Tokina announced a new 300mm f/6.3 mirror lens for Micro Four Thirds for the CP+ show in Japan: 300mm: focal length (equivalent to 600mm) Aperture: f/6.3 Lens length: 66mm Filter size: 55mm Weight: less than 300g Manual focus Equipped with distance encoder, can communicate with the body (Exif, lens information, etc.) Minimum focusing distance 0.8m 1:2 Macro […]
After Komamura joined the Micro Four Thirds System Standard Group last year, today Olympus announced that Astrodesign, Kenko Tokina and Tamron have also joint the group:
Tokina just announced a sxecond version of their popular 11-16mm f/2.8 lens. The new lens will have a better performance (ASPH element), new coating and AF motor. No wonder the old Tokina 11mm-16mm f/2.8 lens is currently $40 off (mail-in rebate). Specs:
The Tokina AT-X 17-35mm f/4 PRO FX lens was first shown at Photokina 2008. The Canon version will be available in July, the Nikon version will go on sale in September, 2011. The listed price for Japan is ¥98,000 (around $1,211). Some sample images can be found here.
Remember the Tokina AT-X 17-35mm f/4 PRO FX lens prototype that nobody covered during Photokina 2010? Tokina will show the same lens again at the CP+ Show in Japan together with a new Kenko 400mm f/6.3 super telephoto lens: Tokina did produce a 400mm f/6.3 lens in the past. Update: the 400mm f/6.3 lens will […]
Besides a picture on dpreview and a two sentence coverage on dc.watch, there is no further information on the Tokina AT-X 17-35mm f/4 PRO FX lens prototype that was shown at Photokina two weeks ago. A reader emailed me that this lens will take 77mm filters and is rather compact in size, similar to the […]
Photokina is the biggest show for photography equipment that takes place every 2 years in Cologne, Germany. This year Photokina will be between September 21- 26. Here is a summary of all rumors, predictions and expectations for the main players in the industry: Canon: Canon G12 is a given, based on previous release patterns (they release a new version […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
