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==History==
 
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'''Tokina Optical Co. Ltd.''' is a Japanese lens maker. The company was established in Shinjuku, Tokyo in May of 1950 as '''Tokyo Optical Equipment Manufacturing'''. Tokina was founded by former [[Nikon]] engineers as an OEM manufacturer and originally made lenses for other companies, such as [[Vivitar|Ponder and Best (later Vivitar)]]. In the early 1970's the company began selling lenses under it's own brand name, '''Tokina'''.<ref>[http://www.nikonians.org/html/resources/non-nikon_articles/tokina/Tokina_AT-X_M100AF/Tokina_AT-X_M100AF_1.html#tokina_story The Tokina Story - nikonians.org]</ref> In May of 1971 the company changed its name to Tokina Optical Co., Ltd. In March of 1999 it was purchased by [[Kenko]].<ref>[http://www.tokina.co.jp/en/history.html Tokina Corporate History]</ref><ref>[http://www.thkphoto.com/company/ci-02.html Tokina Company Info]</ref>. Tokina uses optical glass made by [[Hoya]]. The three companies, Tokina, Hoya, and Kenko, have a combined US distributor named THK Photo Products, Inc.
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'''Tokina Optical Co. Ltd.''' is a Japanese lens maker. The company was established in Shinjuku, Tokyo in May of 1950 as '''Tokyo Optical Equipment Manufacturing'''. The phonetic translation into English, '''Tokyo Koki''', was sometimes used on early lenses made for export to the United States<ref>[http://www.flickr.com/groups/camerawiki/discuss/72157629372052601/ Flickr camerawiki discussion: Tokyo Koki and Tokina]</ref> (note that there is another company that used the English moniker [[Tokyo Koki]].) The company was founded by former [[Nikon]] engineers as an OEM manufacturer and originally made lenses for other companies, such as [[Vivitar|Ponder and Best (later Vivitar)]]. In the early 1970's the company began selling lenses under it's own brand name, '''Tokina'''.<ref>[http://www.nikonians.org/html/resources/non-nikon_articles/tokina/Tokina_AT-X_M100AF/Tokina_AT-X_M100AF_1.html#tokina_story The Tokina Story - nikonians.org]</ref> In May of 1971 the company changed its name to Tokina Optical Co., Ltd. In March of 1999 it was purchased by [[Kenko]].<ref>[http://www.tokina.co.jp/en/history.html Tokina Corporate History]</ref><ref>[http://www.thkphoto.com/company/ci-02.html Tokina Company Info]</ref>. Tokina uses optical glass made by [[Hoya]]. The three companies, Tokina, Hoya, and Kenko, have a combined US distributor named THK Photo Products, Inc.
  
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===Lenses===
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==Tokina Lenses==
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===Tokyo Koki / Tele-Tokina Lenses===
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These were early T mount preset telephoto lenses. Slight variants of these lenses were also marketed by [[Vivitar|Ponder &  Best]] under Vivitar Compatible T System branding.
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* Tokyo Koki Tele-Tokina 105mm f/2.8
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* Tokyo Koki Tele-Tokina 135mm f/3.5
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* Tokyo Koki Tele-Tokina 200mm f/4.5
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* Tokyo Koki Tele-Tokina 300mm f/5.5
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* Tokyo Koki Tele-Tokina 400mm f/6.3
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* Tele-Tokina 600mm f/8
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* Tele-Tokina 800mm f/8
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===RMC series (manual focus)===
 
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* [[Vivitar 35-105mm f/3.5 Close Range zoom|35-105mm f3.5 Close Range zoom]] (for [[Vivitar]])
 
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* [[28-135mm f4-4.6 Hexanon AR]] (for [[Konica]])
 
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* [[Vivitar 90-230mm f/4.5 Close Focus|90-230mm f4.5 Close Focus]] (for [[Vivitar]])
 
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* RMC Tokina 24mm 1:2.8
 
* RMC Tokina 24mm 1:2.8
 
* RMC Tokina 28-70mm 1:3.5-4.5
 
* RMC Tokina 28-70mm 1:3.5-4.5
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* [[RMC Tokina 500mm 1:8]]
 
* [[RMC Tokina 500mm 1:8]]
  
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====SL series (manual focus)====
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===SL series (manual focus)===
  
 
* Tokina SL-17 17mm 1:3.5
 
* Tokina SL-17 17mm 1:3.5
 
* Tokina SL-28 28mm 1:2.8
 
* Tokina SL-28 28mm 1:2.8
  
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====SZ-X series (manual focus)====
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===SZ-X series (manual focus)===
  
 
* Tokina SZ-X 270 SD 28-70mm 1:3.5-4.5
 
* Tokina SZ-X 270 SD 28-70mm 1:3.5-4.5
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* Tokina SZ-X 730 75-300mm 1:4.5-5.6
 
* Tokina SZ-X 730 75-300mm 1:4.5-5.6
  
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===AF series===
 
* Tokina AF 193 19-35mm 1:3.5-4.5
 
* Tokina AF 193 19-35mm 1:3.5-4.5
  
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====AT-X series====
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===AT-X series===
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==== Manual focus ====
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* Tokina AT-X 24-40mm 1:2.8
 
* Tokina AT-X 28-85mm 1:3.5-4.5
 
* Tokina AT-X 28-85mm 1:3.5-4.5
 
* Tokina AT-X 235 MF 28-135mm 1:4-4.5
 
* Tokina AT-X 235 MF 28-135mm 1:4-4.5
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* Tokina AT-X 35-70mm 1:2.8
 
* Tokina AT-X 828 MF SD 80-200mm 1:2.8
 
* Tokina AT-X 828 MF SD 80-200mm 1:2.8
  
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* Tokina AT-X 242 AF 24-200mm 1:3.5-5.6
 
* Tokina AT-X 242 AF 24-200mm 1:3.5-5.6
 
* Tokina AT-X 840 AF 80-400mm 1:4.5-5.6
 
* Tokina AT-X 840 AF 80-400mm 1:4.5-5.6
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* Tokina AT-X 340 AF 100-300mm 1:4
 
* Tokina AT-X 340 AF 100-300mm 1:4
  
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===AT-X DX series===
  
 
* Tokina AT-X 107 DX 10-17mm 1:3.5-4.5 (Fisheye Zoom)
 
* Tokina AT-X 107 DX 10-17mm 1:3.5-4.5 (Fisheye Zoom)
  
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====AT-X PRO series====
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===AT-X PRO series===
  
 
* Tokina AT-X 235 AF PRO 20-35mm 1:2.8
 
* Tokina AT-X 235 AF PRO 20-35mm 1:2.8
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* Tokina AT-X 300 AF PRO 300mm 1:2.8
 
* Tokina AT-X 300 AF PRO 300mm 1:2.8
  
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===AT-X PRO DX series===
  
 
* Tokina AT-X 116 PRO DX 11-16mm 1:2.8
 
* Tokina AT-X 116 PRO DX 11-16mm 1:2.8
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* Tokina AT-X M35 PRO DX 35mm 1:2.8 Macro
 
* Tokina AT-X M35 PRO DX 35mm 1:2.8 Macro
  
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=References=
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===OEM Lenses===
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* [[Albinar]]
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* [[Vivitar]]
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* [[28-135mm f4-4.6 Hexanon AR]] (for [[Konica]])
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==Links==
 
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Revision as of 03:49, 23 February 2012

Tokina Optical Co. Ltd. is a Japanese lens maker.

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RMC Tokina 500mm 1:8
image by Stefan Köder (Image rights)

History

Tokina Optical Co. Ltd. is a Japanese lens maker. The company was established in Shinjuku, Tokyo in May of 1950 as Tokyo Optical Equipment Manufacturing. The phonetic translation into English, Tokyo Koki, was sometimes used on early lenses made for export to the United States[1] (note that there is another company that used the English moniker Tokyo Koki.) The company was founded by former Nikon engineers as an OEM manufacturer and originally made lenses for other companies, such as Ponder and Best (later Vivitar). In the early 1970's the company began selling lenses under it's own brand name, Tokina.[2] In May of 1971 the company changed its name to Tokina Optical Co., Ltd. In March of 1999 it was purchased by Kenko.[3][4]. Tokina uses optical glass made by Hoya. The three companies, Tokina, Hoya, and Kenko, have a combined US distributor named THK Photo Products, Inc.

Tokina Lenses

Tokyo Koki / Tele-Tokina Lenses

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Tokyo Koki Tele-Tokinas
image by luisalegria (Image rights)

These were early T mount preset telephoto lenses. Slight variants of these lenses were also marketed by Ponder & Best under Vivitar Compatible T System branding.

  • Tokyo Koki Tele-Tokina 105mm f/2.8
  • Tokyo Koki Tele-Tokina 135mm f/3.5
  • Tokyo Koki Tele-Tokina 200mm f/4.5
  • Tokyo Koki Tele-Tokina 300mm f/5.5
  • Tokyo Koki Tele-Tokina 400mm f/6.3
  • Tele-Tokina 600mm f/8
  • Tele-Tokina 800mm f/8


RMC series (manual focus)

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RMC Tokina 35-105mm 1:3.5
image by Michael Gatchell (Image rights)
  • RMC Tokina 24mm 1:2.8
  • RMC Tokina 28-70mm 1:3.5-4.5
  • RMC Tokina 28-70mm 1:4
  • RMC Tokina 28-85mm 1:4
  • RMC Tokina 35-70mm 1:4
  • RMC Tokina 35-105mm 1:3.5
  • RMC Tokina 80-200mm 1:4
  • RMC Tokina 200mm 1:3.5
  • RMC Tokina 500mm 1:8

SL series (manual focus)

  • Tokina SL-17 17mm 1:3.5
  • Tokina SL-28 28mm 1:2.8

SZ-X series (manual focus)

  • Tokina SZ-X 270 SD 28-70mm 1:3.5-4.5
  • Tokina SZ-X 270 II 28-70mm 1:3.9-4.8
  • Tokina SZ-X 205 28-105mm 1:3.5-4.8
  • Tokina SZ-X 282 28-200mm 1:3.5-5.3
  • Tokina SZ-X 721 70-210mm 1:4-5.6
  • Tokina SZ-X 630 60-300mm 1:4-5.6
  • Tokina SZ-X 730 75-300mm 1:4.5-5.6

AF series

  • Tokina AF 193 19-35mm 1:3.5-4.5

AT-X series

Manual focus

  • Tokina AT-X 24-40mm 1:2.8
  • Tokina AT-X 28-85mm 1:3.5-4.5
  • Tokina AT-X 235 MF 28-135mm 1:4-4.5
  • Tokina AT-X 35-70mm 1:2.8
  • Tokina AT-X 828 MF SD 80-200mm 1:2.8

Autofocus

  • Tokina AT-X 242 AF 24-200mm 1:3.5-5.6
  • Tokina AT-X 840 AF 80-400mm 1:4.5-5.6
  • Tokina AT-X 840 AF-II 80-400mm 1:4.5-5.6
  • Tokina AT-X 340 AF 100-300mm 1:4

AT-X DX series

  • Tokina AT-X 107 DX 10-17mm 1:3.5-4.5 (Fisheye Zoom)

AT-X PRO series

AT-X PRO DX series

  • Tokina AT-X 116 PRO DX 11-16mm 1:2.8
  • Tokina AT-X 124 PRO DX 12-24mm 1:4
  • Tokina AT-X 124 PRO DX II 12-24mm 1:4 (with AF motor)
  • Tokina AT-X 165 PRO DX 16-50mm 1:2.8
  • Tokina AT-X 535 PRO DX 50-135mm 1:2.8
  • Tokina AT-X M35 PRO DX 35mm 1:2.8 Macro

OEM Lenses


References

  1. ↑ Flickr camerawiki discussion: Tokyo Koki and Tokina
  2. ↑ The Tokina Story - nikonians.org
  3. ↑ Tokina Corporate History
  4. ↑ Tokina Company Info

Links

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Olympus OM10 with Tokina 80-200mm
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