Category Archives: Tokina

Tokina AT-X 16-28mm PRO FX lens

Update: This lens got officially announced today. You can find all details here. Samples pictures taken with the Tokina AT-X 16-28 F2.8 PRO FX lens can be found here. The previously rumored Tokina AT-X 16-28mm PRO FX lens made a brief appearance in Tokyo while I was gone last week. The lens was shown at [...]
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Some Tokina rumors

In addition to the rumored update of the 80-400mm with VR lens, Tokina will also introduce a new 16-28 f/2.8 full frame lens this Fall (probably around Photokina). Tokina currently makes the most compact 80-400 lens (Tokina 80-400/4.5-5.6 AT-X 840 D) in the market and most of their lenses are made in Japan.
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Tokina and Ricoh announced plans for new lenses at PMA

Tokina announced plans for a new 16-28mm f/2.8 wide angle lens for full frame (source). In 2010 Ricoh is planning to release a new P10 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 VC lens piece for the GXR system. This lens was reported as a rumor here over a month ago. The included sensor will be back-illuminated CMOS with 10MP (same [...]
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Rumor: Tokina 80-400 lens first to get image stabilization

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.
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Tokina to start producing lenses for Sony Alpha mount?

Here is the email that triggered this rumor: Dear Sirs, All Tokina lenses fit on Nikon and Canon cameras only. We are now studying and developing Sony alpha mount and will make a publicity as soon as ready, possibly end parts of this year. Best regards Tokina Sales Division Source: Dyxum
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