Best Vlogging Lens for Crop Frame Cameras - Tokina atx-i 11-16mm f/2.8 CF REVIEW
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Thanks so much for making this video so successful! I never expected 5k views 🤯
Love the lens, but I did very clearly see fringing throughout all the apertures. Got myself the older version of this lens for a trip a week ago and Im very happy with it
Good review and btw nice to hear from someone that understands the mechanics. I'm pretty tech myself so I appreciate when I come across those that understand systems and how they work. Thanks!
Thanks so much! Planning a follow up to this soon. Hope you’ll catch it when it drops! ✌🏽
Nice review, just bought it the other day and now more anxious to use it.
That’s awesome! Hope you love it as much as I do.
loved the review and the lens possibilities ♥
Thanks so much! What would you like to see in a follow up video?
Great vid bro. I clicked because I was researching this lens. I subscribed because I live on the MS Coast also. Salute.
Sweet! I love meeting local creators! 👊🏼
Love the video man! This lens looks pretty darn good for video as well as Photo! :) I like that it's 2.8, and it gives a different feel for Vlogging! Awesome job man. Subbed!
Thanks! I really appreciate it. I'm loving the lens so far. I'm sure I'll run into issues with it, but it is definitely worth the purchase AND a huge improvement to the atx DX II model.
Awesome video! Well explained and demo'd 👍
Thanks! I really appreciate that.
Great video thank you so much for the knowledge
I have the old version using it with my Panasonic g9 and speedbooster. I get amazing results and with the speedbooster I can shoot in lowlight at f2.0.
That’s awesome! How do you find the fringing in the corners on the older version? I heard it was hit and miss. You could get a good one with less fringing, but some were really terrible and borderline unusable.
thanks man! this lenses are cool. I0ll probably buy this for my canon 200D!
Awesome, man! Glad I could help!
excellent thank you very much for the contribution👍🏻
Hi mate! How where your in-camera corrections? ON/OFF? Did you adjust distortion in lightroom?
Thanks for the review it's really helpfully ❤🎉
Thanks for the kind words. I shot in raw and did the corrections in lightroom.
@@ajwilliamsmedia my pleasure! you do amazing work. I thank you!
Excellent video. Thanks
Thanks so much!
Hi there! I just subscribed to your channel! I have a question regarding this lense: how do you find the AF noise? Is the noise level of the AF acceptable during vlogging videos? Is your microphone helping to reduce the noise level of the AF? Thanks! I have to decide between the canon 10-18 mm and this Tokina lense.
Good question! At the time I made this video I hadn’t had it long enough to know, but after using it for a while the noise isn’t too bad. It’s definitely there, but if you’re using an external mic, on camera or lav, it’s quite acceptable. Just don’t use built in mics. ✌🏽
Also... Thanks for the sub! I really appreciate it!
Just subscribed great analysis, thanks for this! What gimbal are you happy with?
Thank you so much! I’m using the MOZA Air 2 right now. It does everything I need it to do and has close to a 10lb weight limit so I can put any camera I own on it.
Nice vid, man. Were you vlogging on manual focus? I have watched a lot of reviews complaining about the mic picking up the af sound on the tokina. Have you had that problem too?
I was vlogging with autofocus on. The lens can get noisy when it’s focus hunting, but in general it’s not to bad (at least for my needs). It’s not a deal breaker for me.
Love your video! Did you notice problem with infinity focus? Was it sharp straight out of the box?
Thanks! I haven’t noticed any lack of sharpness at infinity, but I don’t really use it much for that kind of shooting. I plan on doing a follow up video that will test infinite focus soon!
Nice colors! :3
Thanks!
So this provides a blurrier background when compared to the canon 10 to 18?
It will because this has an aperture of f2.8 vs. Canons f4.
couple of questions i hoped you had addressed in your review. does the front element rotate? and if it has metal mount , in versus website they show that it has no metal mount and the front element rotate in comparison to the older version, since i'm not trusting that website much i want your help
Hey, youre doing a great Job. But i expected more vlogging footage with the lens when i read the title. Although a nice review. Greetings and keep up the good work ✌🏻
Thanks bro! Just trying to put out great content! ✌🏽
As well is it for filming? I have a APS-C Canon Eos-m with a metabones and would like to use it with Magic Lantern at a 2.5 crop.
Yes! I use it for filming all the time. As long as it’s not mounted on a full-frame sensor, you’re good to go!
@@ajwilliamsmedia 🤔Thoughts if the Tokina 11-20 would be good, or could there be problems?
Good question. I’m currently in talks with Tokina to try and get my hands on the 11-20mm to test it out. From what I’ve heard though, the 11-20mm is really great.
@@ajwilliamsmedia I would love a Sigma 18-35 equivalent for a 2.5 crop
Hey, this video is great, actually I am confused between this lens and Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 for my crop sensor camera. I have 18-55mm kit lens, 55-250mm, and 50mm prime lens. Can you please suggest me which one I should go for.
It depends on what you’re planning to film with the lens. The Tokina 11-16 is my favorite crop frame vlogging lens. It’s also great for landscape and Astro photography. The sigma 17-50 is an insanely good upgrade to the kit 18-55. It’s my go-to general use lens.
A. J. Williams Media Actually I want a lens wide enough and versatile too for travel photography, that too around 400$. Can you please suggest??
Priyanka Sinha I’d probably go with the 11-16mm then. It’s wide enough to have you and the background in frame. It really gives a good since of your surroundings.
Would you recommend it to use it on the Canon eos R for real state and interior photos ?
I think the eos R has a pretty gnarly crop in 4K. This lens would be a good choice to compensate for that, but I usually go with a 15mm on full frame for real estate videos. The comparable focal length in APS-C would be around 11mm, but I think the 4K crop is more than normal APS-C. Photos in APS-C mode would be fine and you may be able to use the 15-16mm range on the full sensor. I’m planning a video about that and I’ll be filming it soon!
Great to know it same diameter as Sigma 17-50 which Ive got. Im planning to get this Tokina to have range of 11-16 + 17-50 Sigma both 2.8 :) Is there any noticeable picture quality change using both those lens at same camera settings?
Great Vid!
Thanks! Those lenses complement each other very well. I love having the full range covered from 11 through 50. There really isn’t a noticeable difference in quality between them, which makes it a great lens set IMO.
Can I use this on my Canon M50 with a Viltrox Speed Booster?
I can’t say for sure. I know the M50 has a significant crop in 4k and the speed booster is supposed to get it close to APS-C size. I’d think it would work, but I can’t be 100% certain without testing that exact setup.
I recently got this lens. Let me preface that your review was great! I noticed that you said that there wasn't a lot of vignetting from the K&F variable ND filters. I was just wondering if you still stood by this now that you've had the lens for a longer time, since I know ND filters tend to struggle with UWA. I'm pretty much exclusively into photography, so I want something to let me take longer exposures during the day to get that nice 'flowy' water effect.
What you saw in this video was my very first reaction. Having used it for a while and seeing it on bigger screens, there is definitely more vignetting than I saw in the flip screen. It’s totally acceptable at lower VND strengths, but be very careful at higher strengths. I’ve ruined 2 or 3 shots because of heavy vignettes 😳 Also, I am using variable ND’s and the vignettes seem to be strong on those than standard ND filters.
If I were you and I was doing daylight long exposures, I would get a good set of standard ND filters and stay away from VND’s. Hope that helps. ✌🏽
@@ajwilliamsmedia Thanks for the quick reply, I'll probably look into something else then. Cheers!
No problem! I don’t think it’s an audit on the lens as much as an audit on the filter though. 11mm is a tough ask for any VND filter to do well.
Great video A.J, thanks. I'm thinking about getting this lens and that was very helpful. I have a question about the lighting in your studio set up, I really like it and my studio layout is similar. How have you lit your main talking shots above? A key light and then a back light bouncing off the wall? It looks sick...
Thanks! I use a Godox VL150 as the key above me. Almost like at a top-down angle but slightly more toward so that it lights my face. I use a bounce below to compensate for shadows under my chin and nose. For the BG I use a Godox sl60 with a blue gel to light the wall.
That’s the main setup. I change it up from time to time by adding a quasar science tube as a hair-light. I find that using that with the 11-16mm gives the image a weird flare though, so I only use that on tighter shots.
@@ajwilliamsmedia Dude, thank you. That was very helpful. I have most of those lights knocking about and will test it out. Think the blue gel off the back wall is a nice touch.
Thanks so much! And good luck.
Without music in the background is the autocus noisy ?
The short answer is yes, but it’s not the worst autofocus noise. Also, because it’s so wide, it doesn’t need to focus as much as other lenses do. I made a 1 year update video for this lens and I have a noise example without music in it here if you’re interested.
ua-cam.com/video/ta-vpLUoino/v-deo.html
Thank you 🙏
Hi. how about the AF noise sound? can we vlog with shotgin mic with that AF noise? thank u
It can get noisy when it’s hunting, but to me it’s not a game changer. I’m planning on an update to this video soon so look out for that when it comes!
Which camera shot with the 11-16m? Qual câmera usou?
All of the images you see in this video of the Tokina 11-16mm were done with the Canon 80D.
Hi Anthony, thanks for your great video! I'm waiting for the delivery of the same cage and already have the Tokina 11-16mm F2.8 ATX-i. This is the first time i have this kind of lens in my hand, and i feel that the focus ring is very easy to rotate (it doesn't require much strength from my hand). I don't know if it should be like this or more stiff. On my lens, the focus ring feels much easier to turn than the zoom ring. Do you have the same impression?
When in manual focus, the focus ring is much easier to turn than the zoom ring for sure. It still feels nice to me though. There is a little resistance, but not too much. And I love that it has hard stops making it possible to install a follow focus system when you need that extra precision!
@@ajwilliamsmedia Thanks at lot! now I know that I'm not alone to have this impression and this is not abnormal.
Great presentation! Loved the photos and review.
Thanks!
I have the same lens and it's great but I noticed when I pull focus all the way to infinity it just doesnt reach the true infinity.. does anybody has the same problem? I'm using it with GH4 and Metabones SB 0.71x but I tested also with Canon 500D and it has the same infinity problem.
That’s the first time I’ve heard of that issue. I’ll have to check that out. Planning on doing some Astro-photography soon, so that should be a good test for it.
@@ajwilliamsmedia Yeah please try that! You use 80D with that lens right? With the previous versions of this lens it was really common problem and I hoped the newest one will be all good but unfortunately not...
I’ll definitely let you know what I find.
Would u recommend vlogging with this lense without a gimbal?
Good question. Yes... and no. I have two gripes about the lens now that I’ve been using it for a while. 1 - The lack of IS means it’s hard to walk with the lens on a camera. And 2 - Noise. Got another video coming soon about all that though. ✌🏽
What do you think about sigma 30mm 1.4 for apsc?
I’ve never used that specific lens, but from what I know about sigma, it’s got to be a phenomenal option. 30mm is one of my favorite apsc focal lengths and 1.4 will give you great shallow DOF especially in portrait photos.
don't seem to have it for Sony eh?
Yeah, they're missing a huge market for Sony cameras. But it should work well with an adapter.
I have nikon-d5300 crop sensor.. 11mm will be 20mm?
I think the d5300 has a 1.5x crop factor so at 11mm the equivalent full frame value is 16.5mm.
What about autofocus noise?
It’s not the worst, but you can hear it. If noise is a deal breaker this is probably not the lens for you. I’ve found that by using an external mic or lapel, that it’s okay. I plan on doing a follow up video that talks about some of the issues I’ve ran into with it, so stay tuned!
@@ajwilliamsmedia Thanks for the reply! I'm definitely going to use an external mic but it could pick up the noise too. Trying to decide between Canon 10-18 and Tokina 10-16 for videos (crop camera) and autofocus is a big deal. Heart wants Tokina since it's just much nicer and not a lot more expensive... but yeas the noise is an important factor even if it gets picked up by a mic slightly it could get annoying... Looking forward to watching your next video. Thanks for the good work!
If you don’t need the extra aperture, the canon 10-18 is a great choice! Super quiet. The auto focus is actually really good with this lens, but it can be a bit noisy.
@@ajwilliamsmedia the only issue I see with 10-18 is a low light performance and even though it's quite sharp, image quality isn't really exciting. Really want to convince myself to opt for a Tokina xD
Soon. I’ve got 2 or three other videos I need to get out but expect it in April 2021!
Great vídeo my friend, i Start my Channel a few weeks ago, (check it 😁) and i love doing videos, i baught a sigma 16mm 1.4 for my Canon m50 and use it on my setup vídeos, but to do my vlogs i have Canon ef-s 10-22mm, but i’m wuant “upgrade” to something better and i think this lens will improve my wide look in a pretty way 💪
The 10-22mm is great, but it’s not as fast as this Tokina. You won’t be able to get a shallow depth of field with the canon glass and this Tokina is surprisingly great at the shallow depth of field look!
A. J. Williams Media yeah this is true, but is not a BIG difference, cause the 11-22mm have just a step ahead of f3.5. My fear is the “noise” of focusing that everyone talks, but with my Canon m50 with dualpixel focus i saw that this noise as reduce! But i don’t no if this is true ir not.
Wow your production quality is amazing! Do you have any recommendations for cameras to suit beauty videos that have a DSLR/mirrorless look but don’t overheat? Ie they need to be able to shoot for long periods of time! 😊
I shoot with canon bodies mostly and haven’t had any overheating problems (except when I use magic lantern to over crank the bitrate). If you’re looking to livestream the 90D and new mirrorless models from canon are great! But most streamers are using Sony bodies and fitting fans on them to stop the overheating problem.
Oh! And thank you so much for the kind words!
A. J. Williams Media thanks for the tips! I have a Sony mirrorless but haven’t thought about using fans so I think I’ll give that a go first!