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title: "TOKINA ATX-i 100mm Macro F2.8 for Nikon F Mount"
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# F2.8 fast aperture for creamy bokeh 1:1 life-size macro ratio 30cm minimum focus distance TOKINA ATX-i 100mm Macro F2.8 for Nikon F Mount

**Brand:** kenko
**Price:** R17788
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 📸 Elevate your macro game — don’t just shoot, mesmerize!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** TOKINA ATX-i 100mm Macro F2.8 for Nikon F Mount by kenko
- **How much does it cost?** R17788 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.za](https://www.desertcart.co.za/products/174613884-tokina-atx-i-100mm-macro-f2-8-for-nikon-f)

## Best For

- kenko enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted kenko brand quality
- Free international shipping included
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## Key Features

- • **Portrait-Perfect Bokeh:** F2.8 aperture crafts smooth, almost circular background highlights for stunning subject isolation.
- • **True 1:1 Macro Mastery:** Capture nature’s finest details with life-size reproduction at just 30cm.
- • **Seamless Manual & Autofocus:** One-touch clutch mechanism lets you switch focus modes effortlessly, matching Nikon’s intuitive control.
- • **Compact & Lightweight Powerhouse:** Weighing only 515g, this lens is your go-anywhere creative companion.
- • **Precision Optics, Zero Distortion:** Experience edge-to-edge sharpness with minimal distortion and chromatic aberration.

## Overview

The TOKINA ATX-i 100mm F2.8 Macro lens for Nikon F mount delivers professional-grade 1:1 life-size macro photography with a fast aperture and exceptional corner-to-corner sharpness. Its compact, lightweight design and advanced optical coatings minimize distortion and flare, while the smooth bokeh and clutch focus mechanism provide creative control for portraits, nature, and commercial shoots. Compatible with a wide range of Nikon cameras, this lens is a versatile tool for millennial pros seeking precision and style.

## Description

The Tokina atx-i 100mm F2.8 FF MACRO is a compact medium tele macro lens for full frame format film and digital SLR cameras. Being light-weight, compact, performing high resolution, fast aperture, low distortion, low falloff and beautiful soft bokeh this lens is extremely attractive tool for macro, portraits, landscapes, street art, commercial and general purpose shooting. The optical design of Tokina atx-i 100mm F2.8 FF MACRO features zero curvature of field and extremely low distortion while maintaining super high resolution across the entire image along with low falloff and perfectly controlled chromatic aberration. Multi-coating applied to optical elements effectively control flare and ghosting. The front of the lens has a 55mm filter threads which extends during the focusing but does not rotate. This allows different filters including polarizers to be used for landscape or product photography. The direction of the manual focusing ring matches the proprietary direction of Nikon and Canon lenses. The front of the lens has a 55mm filter threads which extends during the focusing but does not rotate. This allows different filters including polarizers to be used for landscape or product photography. The Tokina atx-i 100mm F2.8 FF MACRO Nikon F mount is equipped with manual aperture ring based on Ai AF Nikkor D-Type* lens standard that allows to use this lens with wide variety of cameras including old Nikon film cameras. *When used with Nikon DSLRs that do not have a focus motor in the camera body like D3000 and D5000 series only MF mode is available. Highly valued One-touch focus Clutch mechanism allows to switch between autofocus and manual focus easy.SpecificationsFocal Distance :100mmMinimum Aperture :F2.8Maximum Aperture :F32Format Full-FrameCoating: Multi-coatingLens Configuration: 9-8 (elements/groups)Angle of View: 24°Minimum FocusDistance: 0.3mMacro Ratio: 1:1Focus Method: Extending barrelDiaphragm blades: 9Filter size: 55mmOverall length: Nikon F mount: 95.2mmCanon EF mount: 97.7mmMaximum diameter: 73mmWeight:Nikon F mount: 515gCanon EF mount: 525gHood BH-551

Review: A little help when the f-stop isn't what you think it should be. - This review is more of a general heads up for those looking into a first "real" macro lens. They work a little differently than most of your other lenses because they get much higher magnification than other lenses. Basically, this is my attempt at a physics lesson that doesn't hurt. So, here goes. A common complaint with nearly all macro lenses capable of 1:1 or greater magnification that also focus to infinity is that they, "won't change the aperture to the f-stop on the box", and as you get closer to the maximum magnification, the closest the lens will focus, the aperture number gets even further away from the one on the box. Sorry, this explanation will be a bit long, so if you don't want to read all the way down the simple answer is: "This is working the way it should and is not broken, and is not a trick by Tokina. All macro lenses do this when magnification increases. It's the laws of physics. Relax and let it happen". The whole explanation is this. All macro lenses listed with a maximum aperture will operate at that maximum aperture from infinity focus to approximately 1:10 magnification (1/10th size projected onto the sensor). This should start happening just further away than arms length on longer lenses, and closer on wider angle macro lenses. It is around this point that the macro compensation for aperture will start telling your camera that the aperture maximum is less than printed on the body. This is because the lens is physically extending away from the sensor, like a built in macro tube / bellows, and causes the light to travel further to hit the sensor. Because it has to travel further it becoames dimmer (inverse square law - look it up on the internet). The further out the lense goes the higher the magnification and the dimmer the image. The physical aperture is still the same f/2.8 (or whatever your macro lense lists), but, to pass the camera body the correct compensation for exposure the sensors in the lens will start reporting smaller and smaller apertures, like f/3 or f/4.5, and up to f/5.6 or smaller on some macro lenses. This is to make your life easier so you don't have to mess with magnification compensation tables like we used to have to in the pre-computerized photography days. So, yes, the reported aperture of the lens will always be a smaller aperture as you focus closer and closer until reaching the maximum magnification of the lens. This is the correct behavior of the lens. This is what you want the lens to do automatically. All the macro lenses capable of near life size to larger than life do it. Enjoy the lens and don't let this worry you. It's a fantastic piece of glass and engneering! (get a tripod and cable release for sharpest images, really!) Good shooting, and, thank you for hanging in with me during this lesson in the physics of light! It's amazing stuff! :)
Review: quality lens for good price - I wanted a good macro lens to help take better photos of insects, flowers, etc. at closer range. Took it out today for a couple of hours at a nature sanctuary and had great success. Taking pictures of small bugs on leaves can be quite challenging, but I'm very happy with the quality of the photos with this lens..

## Features

- Compact and lightweight design
- Life-sized (1:1) reproduction at 30 cm
- Extremely high corner to corner resolving performance and almost zero distortion
- Beautiful bokeh with almost circular-shaped background highlights for portrait shooting thanks to classical extending barrel focusing system

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0816SSH9H |
| Best Sellers Rank | #584 in SLR Camera Lenses |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (135) |
| Date First Available | November 14, 2019 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 1.16 pounds |
| Item model number | TO1-ATXI100MN |
| Manufacturer | TOKINA |
| Product Dimensions | 2.87 x 2.87 x 3.74 inches |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Kenko
- **Camera Lens Description:** TOKINA ATX-i 100mm Macro F2.8 for Nikon F Mount
- **Compatible Mountings:** Nikon F
- **Focal Length Description:** 100mm
- **Lens Type:** Macro

## Images

![TOKINA ATX-i 100mm Macro F2.8 for Nikon F Mount - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61pQHx-cHuL.jpg)

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A little help when the f-stop isn't what you think it should be.
*by A***E on January 27, 2021*

This review is more of a general heads up for those looking into a first "real" macro lens. They work a little differently than most of your other lenses because they get much higher magnification than other lenses. Basically, this is my attempt at a physics lesson that doesn't hurt. So, here goes. A common complaint with nearly all macro lenses capable of 1:1 or greater magnification that also focus to infinity is that they, "won't change the aperture to the f-stop on the box", and as you get closer to the maximum magnification, the closest the lens will focus, the aperture number gets even further away from the one on the box. Sorry, this explanation will be a bit long, so if you don't want to read all the way down the simple answer is: "This is working the way it should and is not broken, and is not a trick by Tokina. All macro lenses do this when magnification increases. It's the laws of physics. Relax and let it happen". The whole explanation is this. All macro lenses listed with a maximum aperture will operate at that maximum aperture from infinity focus to approximately 1:10 magnification (1/10th size projected onto the sensor). This should start happening just further away than arms length on longer lenses, and closer on wider angle macro lenses. It is around this point that the macro compensation for aperture will start telling your camera that the aperture maximum is less than printed on the body. This is because the lens is physically extending away from the sensor, like a built in macro tube / bellows, and causes the light to travel further to hit the sensor. Because it has to travel further it becoames dimmer (inverse square law - look it up on the internet). The further out the lense goes the higher the magnification and the dimmer the image. The physical aperture is still the same f/2.8 (or whatever your macro lense lists), but, to pass the camera body the correct compensation for exposure the sensors in the lens will start reporting smaller and smaller apertures, like f/3 or f/4.5, and up to f/5.6 or smaller on some macro lenses. This is to make your life easier so you don't have to mess with magnification compensation tables like we used to have to in the pre-computerized photography days. So, yes, the reported aperture of the lens will always be a smaller aperture as you focus closer and closer until reaching the maximum magnification of the lens. This is the correct behavior of the lens. This is what you want the lens to do automatically. All the macro lenses capable of near life size to larger than life do it. Enjoy the lens and don't let this worry you. It's a fantastic piece of glass and engneering! (get a tripod and cable release for sharpest images, really!) Good shooting, and, thank you for hanging in with me during this lesson in the physics of light! It's amazing stuff! :)

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ quality lens for good price
*by B***T on June 6, 2023*

I wanted a good macro lens to help take better photos of insects, flowers, etc. at closer range. Took it out today for a couple of hours at a nature sanctuary and had great success. Taking pictures of small bugs on leaves can be quite challenging, but I'm very happy with the quality of the photos with this lens..

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Extremely sharp lens
*by D***R on June 4, 2022*

Having had the lens for only 48 hours and shot about 100 images I think it's safe to say this is a very sharp lens. The image is uncropped, unedited shot hand held in very light breeze with Nikon D500, f25, 1/1000, ISO 3200. Pros- light weight so it will be in the backpack all the time; auto focus/manual focus clutch is fast to activate and easy to use, compact size; focus index is clear and easy to read; good build quality; focus ring movement is smooth and not to fast or too slow to move elements. Cons- will not work with D5X00 or D3X00 cameras due to lack of camera internal motor; no pouch for when it is not on the camera. (I know, waaaaaa) Like I said, I've only had it for 48 hours but I'm impressed with the build quality and images. Manual focus is easy as the ring has a smooth throw...roughly 245 degrees from infinity to 0.3 M (11.75 inches). For $350 I think you would be hard pressed to find a better value.

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