Tokina 17-35mm f4 Pro FX is an Auto Focus (AF)
Ultra-Wideangle Zoom lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage and it is designed to be used with Nikon F (FX) mount cameras.
Lens Mount
Tokina 17-35mm f4 Pro FX is compatible with cameras that have Nikon F (FX) lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Nikon F (FX) lenses are Nikon D6, Nikon D780 and Nikon D3500.
Tokina 17-35mm f4 Pro FX is also available in Canon EF mount.
Focal Range
Tokina 17-35mm f4 Pro FX has a focal range of 17-35mm and 2.1X zoom ratio. When it is mounted on an APS-C sensor camera with 1.5x crop, it provides an 35mm (FF) equivalent of 25.5 - 52.5mm.
Weather Sealings
Tokina 17-35mm f4 Pro FX is a weather sealed lens which provides an extra protection to prevent water and dust get inside the lens and camera body under light rain, snow and wind. In order to have an effective protection, you have to pair the Tokina 17-35mm f4 Pro FX with a weather sealed camera body such as Nikon D6, Nikon D780 and Nikon D850.
Optical Image Stabilization
Tokina 17-35mm f4 Pro FX 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 SP 15-30mm F2.8 Di VC USD G2. in Nikon F (FX) mount that have similar focal range but features Optical Image Stabilization.
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Zoom Method
Tokina 17-35mm f4 Pro FX features Rotary (internal) zoom method where the length of the lens doesn't change while you are zooming in or out. Even though this design has a size disadvantage in general compare to extending designs, it has the benefits of better sealing against dust and moisture, no zoom creep and no weight balance shift while zooming.
Maximum Magnification Ratio
Tokina 17-35mm f4 Pro FX has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.21x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.28m.
Aperture
Tokina 17-35mm f4 Pro FX is a fixed aperture lens with a constant max aperture of f4 from 17mm all the way to the 35mm .
Optical Formula
Tokina 17-35mm f4 Pro FX's optical formula consists of 13 elements in 12 groups . Following special elements are used in this design:
- Two Super-Low Dispersion (SLD) glass elements
- one aspheric element
Lens Hood
Tokina 17-35mm f4 Pro FX 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-82.
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