Tokina AT-X 14-20mm Pro f/2 Review
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The Tokina AT-X 14-20mm Pro f/2 is a unique lens with a fantastic f/2 aperture, making it great for low-light and wide-angle photography. However, it has limitations, including a narrow zoom range and some focus and image quality issues.
A unique lens with a fantastic f/2 aperture, making it great for low-light and wide-angle photography. However, it has limitations, including a narrow zoom range and some focus and image quality issues.
Pros
- Fantastic f/2 aperture for low-light photography
- Well-built with a solid feel
- Minimal vignetting at wide apertures
- Useful for astrophotography with minimal coma smearing
Cons
- Narrow zoom range
- Clumsy focus system
- Issues with image quality at 20mm
- Distracting autofocus backgrounds at f/2
The lens is well-built, but there are some issues with the autofocus system, including a noisy motor and clumsy focus ring.
The Tokina AT-X 14-20mm Pro f/2 is a unique lens with a fantastic f/2 aperture, making it great for low-light and wide-angle photography. However, it has limitations, including a narrow zoom range and some focus and image quality issues. The lens is well-built, with a body that is a mixture of plastic and solid material, weighing 725 grams. The zoom ring turns evenly, but there are some issues with the autofocus system, including a noisy motor and clumsy focus ring. In terms of image quality, it performs well at 14mm and f/2, with sharpness and good contrast in the middle, but with some noticeable chromatic aberration. However, there are image quality issues at 20mm, with soft and less sharp results.Distortion is noticeable at 14mm, but vignetting is minimal. Close-up image quality at f/2 is soft, but improves significantly at f/2.8. It handles bright lights decently, with only average flaring. The lens is useful for astrophotography, with minimal coma smearing at 14mm and f/2. However, autofocus backgrounds at f/2 can be distracting and smudgy. Overall, the lens is best suited for owners of APS-C cameras who want to do astrophotography or wide-angle photography in dark conditions, but it may have limitations for other uses compared to alternative lenses.
Overall, the lens is best suited for owners of APS-C cameras who want to do astrophotography or wide-angle photography in dark conditions, but it may have limitations for other uses compared to alternative lenses.
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