15Feb Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 lens review and video test.
Finding a wide angle lens for you t2i, 60d, or 7d can be a little hard thanks to the crop factor created by the APS-C size sensor (1.6x lens focal length). On a full frame camera 16mm to 35mm is what I would consider wide angle, but on a APS-C sensor 35mm is about 56mm (not very wide). That’s where the Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 lens comes in. At 11mm on an APS-C sensor camera you have about 17mm and at 16mm you have about 26mm. That’s a pretty good wide angle range and a fixed f2.8 is faster then Canons 10-22mm f3.5-4.5.
The Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 is a great wide angle lens for crop sensor cameras. It’s very sharp, very quiet, and uses a standard 77mm filter size. I would consider this lens to be the best wide angle option for APS-C cameras in its price range.
February 15th, 2011 at 9:34 pm
I have been meaning to pick one of these lens up. I really need a wide angle.
February 15th, 2011 at 11:32 pm
great review. I’ld take the canon if it was not for the fact that it stops down when you zoom, hmmm.
Do you think it is worth it – to get the lens for a crop sensor camera only to sell it in a couple years when I get a full sensor?
February 16th, 2011 at 6:01 am
The Tokina 11-16mm holds it’s value and a couple of years is a long time to wait. If you buy the lens and sell it a few years latter I would guess you might loose between $50 and $100 in value. Having a lens that meets your needs for 2 years is easily worth that to me and it might be to you as well.
February 16th, 2011 at 9:50 am
I have one of these on my 60D and I love it.Thanks for your review it helped with my choice..IanT
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