Tokina atx-m 85mm f/1.8 FE Lens for Sony E

2023-01-05T12:47:45

This lens is spectacular. I've been using it for event photography and doing impromptu portraits. Attached to my A7Riii it focuses immediately. I shoot a lot of balcony night portraits with city-scape background which makes the bokeh dreamy and bokeh balls beautiful. People often comment on it looking like a high priced pro lens, due to how the glass fills the entire lens body. I decided on this lens due to its small size and weight. Thinking I could get a 1.4 later. But now I have no plan to replace it and I an focus on getting a 135mm to go with it.

TIMOTHY B.

2022-01-30T08:58:52

Incredibly sharp and fantastic lens for under $500. Bokeh better than anything close at this price point. Tremendous build quality.

ANDREW H.

2022-01-04T07:44:47

This lens is sharper than your favorite knife. It's Ben literally the sharpest lens I've ever used the price you pay for it is well below it's quality. Honestly, if you're on the edge, just buy it.

AARON T.

2021-12-28T09:05:52

I cannot stress how good of a lens this is. This is marketed as a budget lens but it surely does not feel like it at all. The lens is all metal, solid, and has this simple and clean aesthetic to it. The only real downside ive found with it is that I have to walk to zoom lol, I am so used to being lazy with variable zoom lenses that its taken some adjustment moving back to primes. I have shot with this lens a few times already in various lighting situations, except OCF, and it is tack sharp!!! The Bokeh is so good on this thing, better than the bokeh I would get with the Tamron 70-200m f2.8 I used to run on my D810 The eye-af is really fast combined with my A7R2, though im comparing it to the dated Nikon D810 and 24-70mm combo I used to run. For $379 this is a steal and one you really shouldn't pass up on because it sure doesn't act like a budget lens. The attached images are SOOC and low res copies

BELEN F.

2020-07-23T18:25:28

I originally wrote a rather scathing two-star review of this lens because the copy I received was defective and pretty close to unusable autofocus wise. What I didn’t know at the point I had written the initial article was how amazing the Tokina support staff would be to work with. On informing them of the issue I was having with AutoFocus, they immediately started trying to replicate the issue in their facility over in Japan. All this - in the height of the initial outbreak of coronavirus. They worked diligently and were able to quickly determine that the issue was with the copy of the lens I had received. They sent me a new copy free of charge that was personally checked to ensure it was in flawless operating order. So when other people say why go with Tokina when there are very similar lenses for less my answer is do if for the support. Tokina genuinely seems to take pride in their products and they stand behind them 100%. That’s worth a lot. And speaking of value, this lens offers an excellent value in terms of cost to performance ratio. It will give you 90% of the top end prime performance for 1/3 of the cost - creamy bokeh, sharp rendering across the frame, and build quality that rivals much more expensive optics. The autofocus performance is exceptional and just falls of the fastest 85mm lens I’ve ever used. Eye autofocus works comparably well also. In terms of overall rendering quality, this lens lends a neutral balanced classic look to the images it produces, making it an excellent choice for black and white photography and giving you a lot of headroom for working with color photos in post. At the current price point you really can’t go wrong. And it’s great knowing you’ve got 3 years under warranty to back you up should you need it.

Benjamin