Rumor: Tokina 80-400 lens first to get image stabilization

By PR admin | Published: August 20, 2009

Tokina is looking into image stabilization and the first lens to receive it will be the Tokina 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6 ATX840 D zoom lens. This was in a direct email from Tokina support to a PhotoRumors reader in response to introducing image stabilization in Tokina lenses.

tokina 80 400 Rumor: Tokina 80 400 lens first to get image stabilization

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9 Comments

  1. Halogenic
    Posted August 20, 2009 at 11:04 am | Permalink

    Tokina lenses are very good, Image Stabilization would make them even better.

  2. ptys
    Posted August 20, 2009 at 3:21 pm | Permalink

    This is a very good lens at its price point. Let’s hope adding stabilization is not going to spoil that by making it too expensive.

  3. Just a Thought
    Posted August 20, 2009 at 9:14 pm | Permalink

    This will be a nice addition to a line of Superb lenses which match or surpass equivalent Canikon L and Nikkor glass.

  4. Tabitha Green
    Posted August 20, 2009 at 11:33 pm | Permalink

    Sounds wonderful! Tokina surely has made some nice lenses before, and it would be interesting to see how this turns out.

  5. The PRO
    Posted August 21, 2009 at 12:59 am | Permalink

    Hope that it is not too heavy…

  6. Sky
    Posted August 21, 2009 at 4:28 am | Permalink

    great news! :D go Tokina! go! hehe

  7. Tomas
    Posted August 21, 2009 at 12:54 pm | Permalink

    Thats some good news. I’d love them to get USM motor and I’d love to see their 17-35mm and 24-70mm full frame lenses.

    • Anonymous
      Posted August 25, 2009 at 6:14 am | Permalink

      Yeah, that would be wonderful! There two UW DX lenses are just the best out there, pricee and performance wise, in my opinion.
      Time for them to start making some new FX glass, in known build quality.

  8. Co-incidence????
    Posted August 22, 2009 at 12:37 am | Permalink

    Is it just a coincidence that Nikon’s first image stabilized lens was the 80-400 lens, as well? (Or was that the first with VR II?)