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Tokina AT-X 17 PRO AF 17 mm f/3.5

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Manufacturer Tokina
Model AT-X 17 PRO AF 17 mm f/3.5
Lens style Wide angle
Focal length 17 mm
Maximum aperture f/3.5
Angle of view 103.4 o
Closest focusing distance 0.25 m
Maximum magnification -
Minimum aperture 22
Number of diaphragm blades 8
Auto focus type AF
Lens Construction 11 elements / 9 groups
Filter diameter 77 mm
Macro No
Available mounts Canon EF
Nikon F
Dimensions 88 x 65 mm
Weight 440 g
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Average rating (3 owners reviews)
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Overall

4.67 Good
Owners reviews (3)
  1. JimiH
    JimiH 29 December 2015, 15:23
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    IP 79.154.x.x
    Owner since: 6 months
    Price: 300
    User profile: Amateur

    Cons: Soft wide open, low contrast compared to Canon lenses. It has also the tendency to show CA like all Tokina lenses, it is kind of brand signature...

    Pros: Well constructed, compact, low distorision and vignetting, light sharpness falloff in extreme corners. Soft wide open but it improves quickly and from f/5.6 sharpness is ok.

    Summary: You can't go wrong with this well balanced ulta-wide lens. It is one of the few that can be used for arquitectural work without problems. It is not super-sharp but sharp enough for me and for many others I think. Quaity/price ratio is ridiculously high.

  2. Vanquish1976
    Vanquish1976 31 January 2015, 16:31
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    IP 124.120.x.x
    Owner since: 3 months
    Price: $300
    User profile: Amateur

    Cons: Rotating focus ring, CA

    Pros: IQ, low distortion, ghost and flare resistance

    Summary: Good choice for ultra wide prime lens on FF

  3. Prometheus
    Prometheus 17 December 2010, 16:57
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    IP 84.159.x.x
    Owner since: 6 years
    Price: 325$
    User profile: Amateur

    Cons: - on modern digital SLR only manual focus, but with AF confirm - resolution performance a bit outdated by todays standards - it's just not up to date anymore

    Pros: - build like a tank is no exaggeration - virtually no distortion and no CA - sharp over all of the picture - compared to zooms it's optics are flawless - perfect Landscape prime for APS-C, equiv. to 28mm FF

    Summary: I used it for a long time on the first Digital Rebel, before there have been decent Zooms starting @17/18mm out on the market. It was the perfekt outdoor landscape lens for me, but can be beaten by good zooms today when it comes to resolving power. I do not own it anymore, the 17-55 f2.8 IS is better in resolution at 17mm. But not in other aspects as the low level of distortion and CA is still unmatched by any zoom, I find.