Tokina AF 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 AT-X 107 DX Lens - Canon Mount

by Tokina

• Optimized for Canon Digital SLR Cameras
• f/22 to f/3.5-4.5 aperture
• Minimum focus distance - 5.5 (14 cm)
• Rotary Zooming System
• Maximum outer diameter - 2.75 (70mm)

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.8 x 2.8 x 2.8 inches ; 12.3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000LPAN06
• Item model number: ATX107
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

The new Tokina AT-X 107 DX is a full-frame fish-eye lens that gives the photographer a 180&Mac176; field of view with dramatic curvature of field or “fish-eye” effect. With this lens an entire view or vista can be captured, wider than the human eye can see. The AT-X 107 opens an entirely new dimension of photography.

The front element of the AT-X 107 DX has a newly formulated WP or “Water Proof” optical coating on the glass. This new coating makes marks such as spots left by water or finger-prints much easier to clean than standard multi-coating.**

The rear optical group of the lens contains 1 SD (Super-Low Dispersion) glass element to reduce the number of elements (pieces of glass) in the optical design in order to make the lens more compact, light-weight and faster focusing.


ITEMS INCLUDED

• Fisheye Front Lens/Hood Cap
• Rear Lens Cap
• 3-Year Warranty

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Tokina 10-17 mm Fisheye December 11, 2011

By mc8509

Amazon Verified Purchase

I purchased this lens exclusively for underwater photography use. It is recommended by many UW photography sites and UW photographers as a must have lens for wide angle photography. Although I also have a Canon 10-22 mm lens, I thought I'd give this a try and see what all the excitement was about. Well, they weren't kidding. This is a phenomenal tool for UW photography. I shot this through an 8" Ikelite dome using a Canon 7D. Sharpness was very good, even into the corners. You can get very close to your subject and minimize the water column (and particles) to a greater degree than even the Canon 10-22 mm. The distortion you see with this lens above water is not evident below. I was always a bit nervous about using a fisheye, because of the curvature they yield. I was pleasantly surprised how much this is a non-issue underwater. Depth of field is fantastic, allowing wide angle close ups of a small foreground subject, with an expansive scene behind. Wreck photography under some pretty dirty water conditions was also excellent. I've had a great time exploring new techniques with this lens, such wide angle close-ups at a small aperture and slow shutter speed to give a visible or blue water background. The 10 to 17 mm zoom makes it very flexible for changing subject matter. The only negative I've found is a tendency toward purple fringing. This isn't evident unless you pixel peep, and it doesn't seem to have a practical effect on picture quality, but it is evident if you zoom into some images. You really have to watch strobe position with a lens this wide. Push them too far forward and fire them toward full power and you run the risk of hot spots bleeding into the photo. As you might expect, this is especially true when the water is heavy with particulates. With a little care and practice, this problem is readily avoided. This lens also seems to be a good choice for shooting UW video. The high depth of field this lens offers eliminates focusing concerns on cameras like the 7D. In most cases it is focus once and forget. Overall, this was a great purchase. Particularly when you consider the reasonable price, every serious UW photographer should own one of these.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome APS-C Wide angle! October 20, 2010

By N.K.

I will keep it quick and simple. This lens is amazing! I use it as my UWA lens for my 40d/7d and it does a VERY nice job. At its widest angle is when it has the most "fisheye" effect so when you use it at 17 mm, it is less noticeable. I use it in conjunction with the Canon 17-55, and it really helps me get in shots of rooms or landscapes. Also, the fisheye effect is a really fun, albeit limited, bonus. Additionally, the minimum focusing distance of this lens is superb. You have to be careful, however, because you can get to close to a subject and ding the front element as it is hard to tell distance from viewfinder due to fisheye effect. Wouldn't recommend this lens if you have no need for UWA because I don't think the fisheye effect alone justifies the purchase.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this lens May 14, 2009

By Mathew Thompson

I bought this lens on a whim after wanting an extreme wide angle lens. It was either this lens or the Sigma 10-20mm. In the end, I bought the Tokina 10-17 due to my enjoyment with fisheye photos and the fact that it looked much easier to convert fisheye photos into good looking rectilinear images than vice versa.

Though, I'll start with the bad. Chromatic aberration is rather bad. You can see it frequently, especially if you shoot photos outdoors. I'm also not a fan of the friction based lens cap.

With that out of the way, on to the good. The lens is solid. It feels as though it can survive a drop (which I always enjoy in a lens).

Because it's a wide angle lens, the focusing elements don't travel very far, making focus fairly quick (albeit noisy).

The lens is WIDE. At 10mm, I can easily take a picture of a room and have all 4 walls in the photo. At 17mm, you have a good wide angle with minimal barrel distortion. Various defishing programs can convert the wide angle shots, even at 10mm, into good looking rectilinear images.

At the end of the day, I have very few regrets about this lens. I can stand across the street and get the entirety of the Sears Tower, plus street and sky into a single frame! I can stand in a small room with a group of people and get everyone in the same frame.

I highly recommend this lens. If you have any post production software or ability, this lens is about as good as it gets for shooting wide.