The industry's widest high-speed ultrawide zoom for DSLRs, this digital-only lens ($570, street) is one of Tokina's AT-X series of pro-quality optics. A 16.5-24mm equivalent, its design is based on Tokina's 12-24mm f/4.

Available for Canon, Nikon and Sony digital SLR cameras, this lens costs around ￡545 and offers a wide field of view equivalent to 16.5-24mm on a 35mm camera, whilst maintaining a fast maximum aperture of f/2.8 throughout the range.

Gary Wolstenholme reviews the Tokina AF 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 PRO DX, a fast wide-angle lens.

Good sharpness; especially at 11mm; Low distortion for the type of lens; Low falloff; Excellent build quality; Keenly priced

Chromatic aberrations towards the edges of the frame; Dip in sharpness at maximum aperture at 13mm

The 11-16mm f/2.8 looks and feels virtually identical to its 12-24mm f/4 cousin - consequently it shares all its qualities here like the excellent build quality. The outer shell is made of high-quality polycarbonate whereas the zoom mechanism is made of metal.

The Tokina 11-16mm offers a rather limited focal range but it makes up for this in speed, offering a fixed aperture of f/2.8 throughout. It also has no focusing motor so can be fairly noisy during operation, which means it won't autofocus on Nikon entry-level D-SLRs.

I must buy for anyone into landscapes, real estate etc, a bit of a steal at this price.

Superb image quality; wide; wide; wide!! Used on a Nikon d7100 I'm chuffed to bits at the stunning quality of this lens

A bit heavy after a few hours; a tad soft/blurry at 2.8

I bought this lens because I wanted an UWA. I've had and owned a few UWA and have reviewed them on this website. But I never owned a fast UWA like this at f2.8, and I gotta say that it does make a difference. What I don't like about this lens is the short zoom range.

Fast aperture; fast focusing; tough build

very short zoom range; flare

For vast open landscape photography or shooting the Milky Way galaxy, there is no other lens that is better than this in this price range. I used it on a cross country trip and it performed stunningly. The lens produces very crisp and professional quality images.

Excellent Lens, Love it and worth it, For my humble D60, this lens is worth it, and I can also use it for D90 if I have enough $ to upgrade my Nikon.

This lens is a built like a tank. Just picking it up you can tell there is no plastic on this lens. Constant F2.8 is great for low light shooting. with 11-16 you really are about as wide as you are going to get. My copy is razor sharp and produces excellent color and contrast in the images.

Build quality, Razor tack images, great low light shooter, great color and contrast output; Ultra wide which is very nice for landscape, no MF/AF switch; Very good price point

It is heavy; If you use Cokin P filters get vignetting from about 11-13; need to use ultra slim screw on filters