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Canon 10-18 vs Tokina 11-16, which one is better?

Started Feb 22, 2016 | Questions thread
DannH Contributing Member • Posts: 642
Re: Canon 10-18 vs Tokina 11-16, which one is better?

EricJung wrote:

Canon 10-18 must be a good qualified ultra wide lense for crop, but there is another critical review about "poor" sharpness of this lense.

On the other hand, it seems tokina 11-16 has a good reputation of image quality, but it also has flaws like flare.

So i'm slightly confused which one is better choice about image quality, color rendering, low distortion, overall sharpness, etc, regardless of price and weight.

And does tokina 116 has too much contrast or deep color? I'm also care about this, because I don't like too much contrast and unnatural color rendering.

I own the Tokina 11-16 DX II. Yes the Canon is suppose to be better flare resistant, less CA and distortion but after a few thousand shots I have never encountered any real problems. If your shooting foliage wide open in daytime light then you may encounter CA, if your stopping the lens down then it really is a non issue. Any small amounts of CA can easily be taken care of in lightroom.

The Canon 10-18 is by no means poor in regards to sharpness, but the Tokina is marginally sharper. Colour rendering is a personal choice, many prefer the Canon, personally I prefer those of the Tokina which is why I picked it. Your best bet is to look through the groups on flickr and see which you prefer the look of.

The Tokina has the advantage of being a 2.8 lens, which is a big benefit if your in to astro photography, the 10-18 has IS if you like handheld shooting in low light (a tripod will make much more difference to the sharpness) otherwise you can't go far wrong with either. Below are a few shots from the Tokina.

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