Tokina 300mm F6.3 MF Macro is a Fixed aperture Manual Focus (MF)
Super Telephoto Prime lens with FourThirds max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with
MFT cameras.
What type of photography is the Tokina 300mm F6.3 MF Macro lens good for?
The type of photography that you are planning to use the Tokina 300mm F6.3 MF Macro is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated its suitability to various photography scenarios:
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Reasons to Buy Tokina Reflex 300mm F6.3 MF Macro Lens
Here we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Tokina Reflex 300mm F6.3 MF Macro lens in a list form to help you determine whether it offers the features you need.
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Lens Mount
Tokina 300mm F6.3 MF Macro is compatible with cameras that have a Micro Four Thirds lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Micro Four Thirds lenses are Panasonic G9 II, OM System OM-5 and Panasonic GH6.
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Size, Weight and Filter Thread
Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Tokina 300mm F6.3 MF Macro has a maximum diameter of 55mm and total length of 66mm. It weighs 298g / 10.5 oz.
Tokina 300mm F6.3 MF Macro has a filter thread of 55mm. Below are links to the filters that we recommend you to consider for your Tokina 300mm F6.3 MF Macro:
Focal Range
Tokina 300mm F6.3 MF Macro has a fixed focal length of 300mm which has a 35mm equivalent focal range of 600mm when used on a FourThirds format camera.
Optical Image Stabilization
Tokina 300mm F6.3 MF Macro 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 Olympus 300mm F4 IS Pro in Micro Four Thirds mount that have similar focal range but features Optical Image Stabilization.
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Maximum Magnification Ratio
Tokina 300mm F6.3 MF Macro has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.5x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.8m. For a non-macro lens, the 0.5x is considered a high magnification and will come handy for close-up shots.
Aperture
Tokina 300mm F6.3 MF Macro has a max aperture of F6.3 and a minimum aperture of F6.3.
Optical Formula
Tokina 300mm F6.3 MF Macro's optical formula consists of 7 elements in 3 groups .
Lens Hood
Tokina 300mm F6.3 MF Macro 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-552.
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