Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 compared to 17-40mm f/4L on 5D mark II

Tokina 11-16mm full frame sensor test photos

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Place the cursor over the picture to compare the Canon 17-40mm f/4L field of view at 17mm

Below are 100% crops at or near the edge of the test photos:

Near the top of the image (but not at the extreme edge) Canon 17-40mm Left, Tokina on right

edge sharpness top

Extreme left edge of photo - Canon 17-40mm f/4L on left, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 on right

edge sharpness

Extreme bottom edge of photo - Canon 17-40mm f/4L on left, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 on right

edge sharpness bottom

Extreme right edge of photo - Canon 17-40mm f/4L on left, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 on right

edge sharpness right

100% crops of the corners (taken at f/16 for both lenses) - Canon 17-40mm at 17mm and Tokina 11-16mm at 16mm.

Extreme upper right of photo - Canon 17-40mm f/4L on left, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 on right

corner sharpness upper right

Close to the upper left of photo - down a little from the extreme corner - Canon 17-40mm f/4L on left, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 on right

corner sharpness upper left

Extreme lower left of photo - Canon 17-40mm f/4L on left, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 on right

corner sharpness lower left

Extreme lower right of photo - Canon 17-40mm f/4L on left, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 on right

corner sharpness lower right

100% crop near the center of the photo - Canon 17-40 on left, Tokina 11-16 on the right

center sharpness