Tokina AT-X 165 16-50mm f/2.8 AF PRO DX Malaysia Price Tracker
The new Tokina AT-X 165 PRO DX makes an excellent standard lens giving the digital photographer the equivalent of a 24-75mm lens in terms of film. From the nature enthusiast to the portrait artist to photojournalist, everyone will be able to appreciate the AT-X 165’s bright F/2.8 constant aperture. This wide aperture allows for faster shutter speeds in low-light conditions or a more shallow depth of field for more pleasing portraits. The out of focus background from a wide aperture setting concentrates attention on the subject giving the photo more strength and intimacy.
Tokina’s exclusive One-touch Focus Clutch Mechanism allows the photographer to switch between AF and MF simply by snapping the focus ring forward for AF and back toward the camera to focus manually. There is no need to change the AF-MF switch on Nikon cameras*** and there is no second AF/MF switch on the lens for Canon, everything is accomplished by the focus ring.
The front element of the AT-X 165 PRO DX has a newly formulated WR or “Water Repellent” optical coating on the glass. This new coating makes marks such as spots left by water or finger-prints much easier to clean than standard multi-coating.**
The rear optical group of the lens contains 1 SD (Super-Low Dispersion) glass element to reduce the number of elements (pieces of glass) in the optical design in order to make the lens more compact, light-weight and faster focusing.
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Tokina AT-X 165 16-50mm f/2.8 AF PRO DX User Review and Discussion
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I recently bought a 12 – 24 mm F4.0 Tokina. Silidly build alright. There is so much hype about the so called sharpness of this Lens. I am yet to find out for sure and test this Lens myself further. I compared it to the Tamron 17 – 50 mm F2.8. Had exactly the same settings and focal distance set on both for 17 mm. The tamron beats it hands down on over all sharpness right across it’s pane. I am used to the quality of Tamron and expected Tokina to be at least as equal. I have a Tamron 70 – 200 mm that needs repairs. I am contemplating on purchasing the Tokina 50 – 135 F2.8 ATX Pro but I am not so sure now. What if this Lens does not come at least to paar with my current 70 – 200 Tammy? I would like to see Photos that have not had such extensive enhancements such as these to get a real feel of the Tokina before buying it. Guess the hype People made about the Tokina just never had a better performing Tamron, even though tamrons are a little fragile and can break more easily.
TOKINA? Not convinced yet….
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Hugo Reply:
February 2nd, 2010 at 5:28 pm
Hi Ray, thanks a lot for your comment here. We really appreciate your contribution here. We hope that you find our project interesting and useful.
“I would like to see Photos that have not had such extensive enhancements such as these to get a real feel of the Tokina before buying it.”
on your statements above, our scripts crawl photos by itself but there are mostly verified by us before a photo will be made public here. Generally, and technically (as for now), it’s not too possible to tell if a photo that has been processed heavily with post-processing tools (yet). This is one very good suggestion and we will keep a note on that.
Thanks again for your comment!
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