Tokina 16-50mm f2.8 DX is a Fixed aperture Auto Focus (AF)
Standard Zoom lens with APS-C / DX max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with
F(DX) Mount cameras.
What type of photography is the Tokina 16-50mm f2.8 DX lens good for?
The type of photography that you are planning to use the Tokina 16-50mm f2.8 DX is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated its suitability to various photography scenarios:
Reasons to Buy Tokina AF-X Pro 16-50mm f2.8 DX Lens
Here we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Tokina AF-X Pro 16-50mm f2.8 DX lens in a list form to help you determine whether it offers the features you need.
| Weather-sealed |
| Autofocus |
| Distance Scale |
| DoF(Depth of Field) Scale |
| Hood supplied |
| Full-time Manual Focusing |
| Fast Aperture at Wide end |
| Fast Aperture at Tele end |
| Constant f2.8 aperture throughout the range |
| 9 Diaphragm Blades for Smooth Bokeh |
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| Lens Extents while zooming |
Lens Mount
Tokina 16-50mm f2.8 DX is compatible with cameras that have a Nikon F (DX) lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Nikon F (DX) lenses are Nikon D3500, Nikon D7500 and Nikon D5600.
Tokina 16-50mm f2.8 DX is also available in Canon EF mount.
Size, Weight and Filter Thread
Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Tokina 16-50mm f2.8 DX has a maximum diameter of 84mm and total length of 97mm when not extended. It weighs 610g / 21.5 oz.
Tokina 16-50mm f2.8 DX has a filter thread of 77mm. Below are links to the filters that we recommend you to consider for your Tokina 16-50mm f2.8 DX:
Focal Range
Tokina 16-50mm f2.8 DX has a focal range of 16-50mm and 3.1X zoom ratio which has a 35mm equivalent focal range of 24-75mm when used on a APS-C / DX format camera.
Weather Sealings
The Tokina 16-50mm f2.8 DX is a weather-sealed lens, which provides extra protection to prevent water and dust get inside the lens and camera body under light rain, snow and wind. In order to have effective protection, you have to pair the Tokina 16-50mm f2.8 DX with a weather-sealed camera body such as the Nikon D7500, Nikon D500 and Nikon D7200.
Optical Image Stabilization
Tokina 16-50mm f2.8 DX doesn't have an optical image stabilization system so the only option to stabilize the image taken with this lens is to mount on a camera body with IBIS (sensor based In-body image stabilization).
Alternatively, you can check the Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 XR II VC LD. in Nikon F (DX) mount that have similar focal range but features Optical Image Stabilization.
Lenses Similar to Tokina 16-50mm f2.8 DX With Optical Image Stabilization
Zoom Method
Tokina 16-50mm f2.8 DX features Rotary (extending) zoom method where the length of the lens changes as you zoom in or out. This makes it possible to design the lens with a smaller minimum length ( generally when it is zoomed out) compared to internal zoom lenses. The disadvantages of this design are being harder to seal against dust and moisture, weight balance shifting while zooming and zoom creep in certain lenses.
Below are the 3 Standard Zoom type Nikon F mount lens alternatives with highest max magnification ratios:
Aperture
Tokina 16-50mm f2.8 DX is a fixed aperture lens with a constant max aperture of f2.8 from 16mm all the way to the 50mm .
| Focal Length |
Max Aperture |
Min Aperture |
|
16mm
|
F2.8 |
F22 |
|
50mm
|
F2.8 |
F22 |
Optical Formula
Tokina 16-50mm f2.8 DX's optical formula consists of 15 elements in 12 groups . Special elements used in this design is SD element.
Lens Hood
Tokina 16-50mm f2.8 DX comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos. The model number of the hood is BH-777.
Body Colour
Tokina 16-50mm f2.8 DX is available in Black color.
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