Tokina DNA
Ivo Freriks
20 October 2019
Tokina specializes in lenses. Tokina’s origins go back to Tokyo Optical Equipment Manufacturing, founded in 1950. The name Tokina has only been used since 1971.
Tokina specializes in lenses. Tokina’s origins go back to Tokyo Optical Equipment Manufacturing, founded in 1950. The name Tokina has only been used since 1971.
At the Photokina 2018, the Tokina Opera 50mm f/1.4, a high-end standard lens for Nikon and Canon SLR cameras, was shown. Its availability was announced
There was already a Tokina Firin 20mm f/2 MF: a bright full-frame wide-angle lens for Sony system cameras, such as the Sony A7 II, A7R
The Tokina Firin 100 mm f/2.8 FE Macro is an affordable, long macro lens for Sony cameras. It has the new design of Tokina’s Firin
We have tested a number of new lenses from Tokina for videographers, including the AT-X 11-16mm T3 PRO DX (appearing later) and the impressive AT-X
The Tokina AT-X 14-20 F2 PRO DX was announced at the end of 2015 and is now finally for sale. A couple of months waiting
In 2005, the Tokina 100 mm 2.8 Macro was released. There are many lenses from 2005 for which the image quality was immediately exceeded by
The Tokina AT-X 24-70 mm f/2.8 PRO FX is an affordable workhorse for the professional photographer or prosumer, designed to even fulfill the requirements of
What many people don’t realize: Even on DX/APS-C, you benefit from lenses for 50-megapixel full-frame cameras. The number of pixels per mm on a DX/APS-C
In February 2015, the Tokina 11-20 mm f/2.8 AT-X PRO DX was announced. Videographers around the world jumped out of their chairs. Rightly so: with
Not long ago, we published a review of the Tokina 70-200 mm f/4 on a Nikon D800E. It would not surprise me if this lens
In 2012, Tokina showed a prototype of a Tokina 70-200 mm f/4 VCM zoom. Tokina PRO lenses are known for their high-quality optical and mechanical
The Tokina 10-17 mm Fisheye (AT-X 107 DX) came to market in 2008, not only with its own brand name, but also in a slightly
In mid-2013, the Tokina 12-28 mm f/4 was introduced as a successor to the Tokina 12-24 mm f/4. The trend towards ever-larger zoom range is
The original Tokina 11-16 mm (Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 PRO DX II SD) had no built-in AF motor and has been for sale for
Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 PRO DX SD & Nikon D3200 (N APS-C) The Tokina 11-16 mm lens has been available for several years. It