Abbreviation: SD = "Super Low Dispersion" (Tokina)

The abbreviation SD means "Super Low Dispersion" and is seen on Tokina products.

Explanation from Tokina

When standard optical glass is used in telephoto lenses, a phenomenon called chromatic aberration can occur. Chromatic aberration is the inherent tendency for glass to disperse (separate) a ray of light into the colors of the rainbow. The rainbow effect created by a glass prism is the most dramatic demonstration of chromatic aberration. In lenses, it is much less pronounced, but still creates slightly out of focus colors, akin to an “optical noise” that has a negative impact on the quality of the picture. To eliminate chromatic aberration, Tokina employs expensive, special glass material having super- low dispersion (SD) properties.

Lenses in the Tokina line-up with the SD mark incorporate these Super-Low Dispersion glass elements, minimizing the secondary spectrum or optical noise caused by chromatic aberration.

See examples of effected products

	Tokina AT-X 16-28mm F2.8 PRO FX
	Tokina AT-X Pro 16-50mm F2.8 DX

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