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Tokina AF 16-50mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro DX (Nikon) - Review / Test Report - Sample Images & Verdict |
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Lens Reviews -
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Sample Shots
Finally here're some quick'n dirty sample shots taken with the D200 (all converted RAWs via RSP 2006).
Please note that RSP applies some degree of automatic CA correction.
Click on a thumbnail to view the original file (opens in a separate window). Please note that the originals are FULL SIZE samples
(=several megabytes) thus requiring a significant amount of bandwidth so please take care of the limited resources here.
| Make |
NIKON CORPORATION |
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| Model |
NIKON D200 |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
50.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/2.8 @ 1/1250s |
| Size |
3898x2613 |
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| Make |
NIKON CORPORATION |
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| Model |
NIKON D200 |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
50.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/2.8 @ 1/2500s |
| Size |
3898x2613 |
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| Make |
NIKON CORPORATION |
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| Model |
NIKON D200 |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
50.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/2.8 @ 1/640s |
| Size |
2613x3898 |
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| Make |
NIKON CORPORATION |
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| Model |
NIKON D200 |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
16.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/8.0 @ 1/125s |
| Size |
3898x2613 |
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| Make |
NIKON CORPORATION |
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| Model |
NIKON D200 |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
16.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/10.0 @ 1/250s |
| Size |
2613x3898 |
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| Make |
NIKON CORPORATION |
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| Model |
NIKON D200 |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
25.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/8.0 @ 1/800s |
| Size |
2613x3898 |
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| Make |
NIKON CORPORATION |
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| Model |
NIKON D200 |
| ISO Speed |
200 |
| Focal Length |
50.0mm |
| Exposure Data: |
f/2.8 @ 1/2500s |
| Size |
3898x2613 |
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Verdict
The Tokina AF 16-50mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro DX is a long awaited lens but does it really live up to the
high expectations ? Well, partially. Despite a slight centering defect the resolution
characteristic is pretty impressive with a generally excellent center performance and very
good borders and extreme corners from f/4 onwards. At f/2.8 the border resolution is slightly
reduced. The bokeh (out-of-focus blur) is smooth and buttery at 50mm @ f/2.8. Vignetting is
well controlled except at 16mm f/2.8 - the competition has more problems in this category.
The lens shows fairly heavy barrel distortions at 16mm but only marginal distortions at longer
focal lengths. The primary weakness of the lens are very heavy CAs at 16mm and 24mm at large
aperture settings - this is rather typical for Tokina lenses. A positive thing that we got used
to is the very high build quality of Tokina AT-X lenses and the 16-50mm f/2.8 AT-X Pro DX does
also qualify here although the duo-cam zoom extension system may not be everybody's darling.
The AF performance of the lens is very good both in terms of speed and accuracy.
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