The Tokina ATX-i 100mm f/2.8 FF macro full-frame DSLR lens for Nikon F and Canon EF is officially announced. The US price is $429. Pre-orders are open at Adorama and B&H. Additional information, including MTF charts, can be found here:
Tokina ATX-i 100mm f/2.8 FF macro lens for Nikon F-mount officially announced
Eastman Kodak Company reported their financial results for the third quarter 2019, including a net loss of $5 million on revenues of $315 million and growth in key print and film product areas:
Meyer Optik Görlitz is back with three new (version II) lenses:
“We are currently revising the entire portfolio and are expected to release the first optimized lens at the end of November. This is the Trioplan 100 f2.8 II. The other lenses such as Trioplan 50, Lydith 30 or Primoplan 75 will follow (presumably) in monthly intervals.”
Additional information on the new Meyer Optik Görlitz version II lenses:
Tokina is rumored to announce a new ATX-i 100mm f/2.8 FF full-frame DSLR macro lens for Nikon F and Canon EF. The new lens will be a replacement for the current Tokina 100mm f/2.8 AT-X M100 AF Pro D Macro lens and will most likely have the new Opera design like the latest Tokina Opera 16-28mm f/2.8 FF and Tokina Opera 50mm f/1.4 FF lenses.
Update #1 – the lens will start shipping on December 6 with a price of around $500.
Update #2 – here is the leaked press release:
Huntington Beach, CA, November 15, 2019: Kenko Tokina, Japan’s leading manufacturer of premium camera accessories, is releasing the Tokina atx-i 100mm f2.8 Macro FF lens for full-frame DSLR cameras from Nikon and Canon. Distributed in the US exclusively by Kenko Tokina USA, this new lens provides unparalleled versatility with the award-winning optics.
The Tokina atx-i 100mm F2.8 FF Macro is a versatile mid-range auto-focus telephoto lens with excellent close focusing capabilities reaching life-sized (1:1) reproduction at 11.8 inches (30cm) from the sensor plane. Engineered for Canon EF and Nikon F mount full-frame DSLR cameras.
At (1:1) reproduction, the lens provides a very comfortable 4.5 inches of working distance between the front of the lens and your subject. The fast f/2.8 aperture makes it easy to focus in low light and renders soft beautiful bokeh. Making it an excellent choice for portraits, landscapes, video, and small world photography.
The Tokina atx-i 100mm F2.8 Macro is a “flat-field” optical design that suppresses the field-of-view curvature to zero. This means the lens yields excellent edge-to-edge sharpness at all focus distances and apertures. The lens’ multi-coatings render natural color with extremely low light falloff, perfectly controlled chromatic aberration, flare and ghosting.
The One-Touch Focus Clutch Mechanism makes switching from auto-focus to manual focus simple. While in AF mode the user only needs to snap the focus ring back toward the camera to engage “real” manual focus control. This gives photographers an authentic tactile MF feel with hard stops on either side of the focus range like traditional manual lenses. Additionally, the directional rotation of the focus ring matches the direction of proprietary Nikon and Canon lenses.
“This is the second lens offering in the new atx-i series.” says Yuji Matsumoto, President at Kenko Tokina USA. “It combines the award-winning optics of the original ATX model with a sleek new look that matches the cosmetics of today’s advanced DSLR cameras.”
Worldwide sales of the Tokina atx-i 100mm F2.8 FF Macro lens will begin on December 6, 2019 with authorized Tokina USA retailers taking pre-orders November 15, 2019.
Estimated USA Street Price of $429.00
Source: Nokishita, via NikonRumors
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After Fujifilm officially discontinued their Neopan 100 Acros film, the company decided to bring back to life version II of the photographic film:
The Japanese website Toyokeizai published the mirrorless camera market share data for 2018:
We can now add Fujifilm to the list of camera companies that reported really bad financial results:
