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Tokina atx-m 11-18mm F2.8 E worldwide sales date announcement

Kenko Tokina Co., Ltd. is proud to announce the sales release of the Tokina atx-m 11-18mm F2.8 E for Sony E (APS-C) camera mount.

Sales will commence on September 16, 2022.

Overview

The Tokina atx-m 11-18mm F2.8 E is the first super wide angle zoom lens in Tokina's product line-up designed exclusively for mirrorless cameras. It features a fast f/2.8 aperture throughout the zoom range, and a 11-18mm (17-27mm in 35mm equivalent) zoom stored in a compact and lightweight body for hybrid users who shoot stills and video.

The atx-m 11-18mm F2.8 E performs impressive resolution from the wide to tele end of the zoom. This lens boasts high contrast and low distortion, and quick and precise AF response in still and video modes. It is fully compatible with Sony camera functions, including Image Stabilization, Direct Manual Focus, MF Assist and optical corrections.

With its compact design, versatile focal length and optical quality, the Tokina atx-m 11-18mm F2.8 E is the perfect gear for shooting landscape, group photos, environmental portraits, architecture, automobile photography, street snaps, documentary videos and vlogging.

Highlighted Features

• 11-18mm super wide angle zoom for dynamic landscape and architecture.
• Fast f/2.8 aperture throughout the zoom range for shallower depth-of-field, and 9 blades rounded diaphragm for soft bokeh background.
• Compact and lightweight design to carry while travelling, or attaching to gimbals.
• 2 aspherical and 2 super low-dispersion glass elements suppress chromatic aberrations.
• Superb optical design performs rich color reproduction, low distortion and low light fall-off.
• Short minimum focusing distance to create unique wide-angle macro images with perspective effect.
• Silent ST-M motor unit for fast and precise auto focusing operations in still and video modes.
• Full compatibility with Sony E cameras, including Image Stabilization, Direct Manual Focus, MF Assist mode, Eye AF and optical corrections.
• Micro USB port (Type B) for firmware updates.

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Based on the release date, this is some slightly old-dated info from Tokina that is now hitting the news:

About price revision and renewing of Tokina brand lenses

Jun 17, 2022

Dear Customers,

We sincerely thank you for your continued support of Tokina lenses.

Due to recent cost hikes of raw materials and components, our production costs have been greatly increased. We have been making every effort to absorb the cost hike.

However, regrettably, we are not able to bear all the cost increase any further and we need to revise the price of all Tokina lenses. In line with this revision some of our Tokina lenses will be discontinued and renewed respectively as below. The global shipment of renewed models is scheduled to start from June, 2022.

Tokina lens to be renewed

The below models will be renewed. The renewed models will be marked with the "PLUS" sticker on the package and will come with Tokina branded microfiber cleaning cloth. The technical specifications remain the same.

Package design

The renewed models will be marked with the "PLUS" sticker on the package (on all sides).

Seal design and size can be changed without prior announcement. Seal position on the box can be slightly different from real product.

Tokina branded microfiber cleaning cloth included in the box.

Following the renewing the Tokina lenses, the following products will be discontinued.

We would appreciate your kind understanding and cooperation.

From Kenko Tokina Co., Ltd.:

Tokina SZ 8mm F2.8 X FISH-EYE and SZ 8mm F2.8 E FISH-EYE worldwide sales date announcement

Kenko Tokina Co., Ltd. is proud to announce the sales release of the Tokina SZ 8mm F2.8 FISH-EYE lens for Fuji X and Sony E (APS-C) camera mounts. SZ series offering a range of exciting products with specific features and valuable advantages.

Sales will commence on March 15, 2022.

The Tokina SZ 8mm F2.8 FISH-EYE is a compact and lightweight fast, ultra-wide prime, manual focus, full-frame fisheye lens designed exclusively for APS-C sensor mirrorless cameras. The line-up includes models for Fuji X and Sony E APS-C size camera mounts. Emphasized perspective and unique distortion makes this lens attractive for both still photographers and videographers.

Thanks to a compact, lightweight design and manual focus the Tokina SZ 8mm F2.8 FISH-EYE MF can be appealing to young active content creators from the price perspective. The suggested genres are landscape, nightscape, interior, architecture, street snap and pet photography. An ultra wide angle of view, unique perspective effect and a compact design allows this lens to be used for creating viral images for Social Networks such as Instagram as well as Vlogging.

Highlighted Features

• Lightweight (280g) and compact (overall length 52mm) construction.
• Fast f/2.8 lens for compact APS-C sensor mirrorless cameras.
• High quality built and sophisticated exterior design.
• Clickless aperture ring for smooth operation in video shooting.
• Minimum focus distance of 10cm to include close-up objects in front of a wide background.
• Detachable bayonet type hood to use with full-frame mirrorless cameras for achieving circular fisheye effect.

 
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From Kenko Tokina:

Tokina atx-m 23mm F1.4 E, atx-m 33mm F1.4 E, atx-m 56mm F1.4 E worldwide sales date announcement

Kenko Tokina Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce the sales release of Tokina atx-m 23mm F1.4 E, atx-m 33mm F1.4 E, atx-m 56mm F1.4 E lenses for Sony E mount (APS-C) mirrorless cameras.

Sales will commence on November 12, 2021.

Tokina atx-m 23mm F1.4 E, atx-m 33mm F1.4 E and atx-m 56mm F1.4 E lenses for Sony E mount (APS-C) are designed as a highly popular optical gear for amateur or even semi - professional photographers to capture portraits, street portraits, street snaps and landscapes in still or video mode. Three lenses cover major focal lengths - wide, standard and semi-tele to meet 3 important genres in photography - landscape, street snap and portraits.

Highlighted Features

• Perfect option for videography and still photography.
• Extremely compact and lightweight - perfect combination with Sony E-mount (APS-C) mirrorless cameras.
• f/1.4 aperture for creamy and beautiful front and back bokeh and great light intake as a huge advantage in low light shooting.
• Fast, but silent AF realized by ST-M focus motor.
• Fully communicable with the camera body to support 5-axis image stabilization.
• Click-less aperture ring to smoothly control aperture manually in video mode.

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The Tokina SZX 400mm f/8 Reflex MF lens announcement was an interesting one. This lens is already available in many camera mounts, but adding the Canon RF and Nikon Z options to the mix is welcomed.

From Tokina:

Tokina SZX SUPER TELE 400mm F8 Reflex MF lens for Nikon Z and Canon RF camera mounts worldwide sales date announcement

Apr 22, 2021

Kenko Tokina Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce the sales release of Tokina SZX SUPER TELE 400mm F8 Reflex MF lens for Nikon Z and Canon RF camera mounts.

Tokina SZX SUPER TELE 400mm F8 Reflex MF adopts a T-mount standard (pitch 0.75mm, thread 42mm), that allows this lens to be attached to various cameras by using different mount adapters. To provide photographers a chance to use Tokina SZX SUPER TELE 400mm F8 Reflex MF lens with popular Nikon and Canon mirrorless cameras we release Tokina SZX SUPER TELE 400mm F8 Reflex MF for Nikon Z and Tokina SZX SUPER TELE 400mm F8 Reflex MF for Canon RF mounts. New mount adapters for Nikon Z and Canon RF mirrorless cameras can be purchased separately as well.

B&H carries Tokina lenses.

Sales will commence on May 7, 2021.

From Kenko Tokina Co., Ltd.:

Tokina atx-i 17-35mm F4 FF sales date announcement

Nov 20, 2020

Kenko Tokina Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce the sales release of Tokina atx-i 17-35mm F4 FF lens.

Sales will commence on December 11, 2020.

Tokina atx-i 17-35mm F4 FF is designed to fit Full Frame DSLR cameras and supports Nikon F and Canon EF mounts. With its wide angle properties this lens is a perfect gear for shooting landscapes, street snap, architecture and time-lapse. Constant f/4 aperture, robust design while maintaining a reasonable size and weight provide a new option for professional photographers who are especially active in travel.

Highlighted Features

• Compact lightweight and robust design - perfect for landscape, architecture, street snap and travel photography.
• Precise AF actuated by combination of Tokina GMR sensor and SD-M (Silent Drive-Module).
• Low vignetting, extremely low distortion and good sharpness throughout the image.
• Moisture protection.
• One-Touch Focus Clutch system.

B&H carries Tokina lenses.

Roadmap (November 2020 update)

Back to the future. I didn't see this one coming, though we talked about this lens design after the Canon RF 600mm F11 IS STM Lens and Canon RF 800mm F11 IS STM Lens announcement. From Kenko Tokina Co., Ltd.:

Kenko Tokina Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce the sales release of Tokina SZX SUPER TELE 400mm F8 Reflex MF lens.

Sales will commence on August 7, 2020.

Tokina SZX SUPER TELE 400mm F8 Reflex MF is a 400mm super tele lens that adopts catadioptric type optical design with a constant F8 aperture. The lens offers compact alternative to standard tele photo lenses as more and more photographers are looking for easy-to-carry gear. 400mm F8 Reflex MF is designed keeping in mind active travel photographers seeking for outdoor landscape, wild nature or birds by providing compact and lightweight lens to be rediscovered in the new era of also compact but high-tech mirrorless cameras.

Highlighted Features

• Extremely compact and lightweight super tele lens
• Macro shooting with 1:2.5 magnification
• Specific donut-shaped and super smooth bokeh
• Easy and precise focusing
• Super compression effect
• Versatile mount system for 5 camera mounts including 3 mirrorless mounts

Tokina SZX SUPER TELE 400mm F8 Reflex MF adopts 0.75mm pitch and 42mm thread mount standard, that allows this lens to be attached to any camera by using different mount adapters.

Tokina SZX SUPER TELE 400mm F8 Reflex MF can be required in Solo and Kit packages as below:

• Tokina SZX SUPER TELE 400mm F8 Reflex MF (w/o mount adapter included)
• Tokina SZX SUPER TELE 400mm F8 Reflex MF to fit Nikon F (with mount adapter included)
• Tokina SZX SUPER TELE 400mm F8 Reflex MF to fit Canon EF (with mount adapter included)
• Tokina SZX SUPER TELE 400mm F8 Reflex MF to fit Sony E (with mount adapter included)
• Tokina SZX SUPER TELE 400mm F8 Reflex MF to fit Fujifilm X (with mount adapter included)
• Tokina SZX SUPER TELE 400mm F8 Reflex MF to fit Micro 4/3 (with mount adapter included)

Mount adapters can be also purchased separately:

• Tokina Mount Adapter TA-011 for Nikon F
• Tokina Mount Adapter TA-012 for Canon EF
• Tokina Mount Adapter TA-013 for Sony E
• Tokina Mount Adapter TA-014 for Fujifilm X
• Tokina Mount Adapter TA-015 for Micro 4/3

B&H carries Tokina lenses.

From Kenko Tokina Co., Ltd.:

Dear customers. Thank you all for supporting Tokina brand.

On March 6, 2020 in commemoration of the 70th Tokina anniversary we made a development announcement of Tokina new lens line-up 2020 that thankfully attracted great attention of amateur and professional photographers. We received a lot of supportive messages from all around the world that is greatly appreciated.

The development process is constantly changing, so here we would like to update the lens roadmap as below. We are doing our best to introduce our new products to the market as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience.

Notes: The release schedule is tentative. Product design may be changed without preliminary notification.

 
Tokina atx-i 11-20mm F2.8 CF worldwide sales date announcement

Jun 18, 2020

Kenko Tokina Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce the sales release of Tokina atx-i 11-20mm F2.8 CF. The Tokina atx-i 11-20mm F2.8 CF is the third renewed long seller AT-X 11-20 F2.8 PRO DX (11-20mm f/2.8) model to fit contemporary DSLR cameras in newly launched atx-i series.

Sales will commence on July 10, 2020.

The Tokina atx-i 11-20mm F2.8 CF is designed as an ultra wide angle zoom lens for APS-C sensor DLSR cameras. It is the only f/2.8 fast ultra wide angle zoom lens for APS-C sized DSLR cameras on the current market*.

Focal length 11-20mm that covers equivalent angle of wide prime 18mm, 21mm, 24mm, 28mm lenses makes this lens attractive to be chosen after standard zoom lens or initially possessed wide angle zoom kit lens.

A constant maximum aperture of f/2.8 throughout the entire zoom range is realized to achieve great results in low light conditions, for depth of field control and easy manual shooting, while maintaining a reasonable size and weight.

* At present time April, 2020

Highlighted Features

• 11-20mm focal length featuring ultra-wide angle
• Constant maximum aperture of f/2.8
• Excellent optical performance
• Improved AF accuracy
• Internal focus
• Water-repellent coating
• One-touch Focus Clutch mechanism
• Greatly balanced cost performance

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From Tokina: Tokina new lenses 2020 line-up development announcement

Mar 6, 2020

This year we celebrate the 70th anniversary of Tokina brand. In May, 1950 Tokyo Koki Manufacturing company (President, Mr. Denkichi KAWAGUCHI) was established in Shinjuku District, Tokyo as an optical products manufacturer and started designing and manufacturing Tokina brand lenses. During this long period Tokina has left a great legacy behind.

We are happy to introduce you our new Tokina 2020 line-up, which was originally planned to be presented at the biggest annual Asian Camera and Imaging photo show CP+2020 (Yokohama, Japan). Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, the show was canceled.

We couldn't accept the loss of this great chance. Therefore, in commemoration of the 70th anniversary, we officially announce Tokina new lens line-up which we intend to release in 2020 year.

Note: The product images are tentative. Design may be changed without preliminary notification.

B&H carries Tokina lenses.

From Tokina:

About compatibility of Tokina interchangeable lenses with Canon EOS R and Canon EOS RP mirrorless cameras (updated)

Thank you for using Tokina lenses.

We have thoroughly tested all current Tokina interchangeable lenses (Canon EF mount) with the Canon EOS R/Canon EOS RP mirrorless cameras and the Canon EF-EOS R mount adapter.

The results confirm that the current Tokina lens models showed no issues in general operation.

Currently, Tokina lenses are manufactured to show the best performance with the cameras updated with the latest firmware. There might be issues caused by the old firmware of the camera. If there are issues with the lens performance even if the camera firmware is updated to the latest one, please contact our official Distributors to require diagnostics service.

Furthermore, when using Tokina APS-C format lenses (Tokina DX lenses), in case the Cropping/Aspect ratio is set otherwise, it is necessary to reset it on "1.6x (Crop)" manually. When shooting with a different Cropping/Aspect ratio setting, vignetting is likely to occur.

About compatibility of Tokina interchangeable lenses with Nikon Z 6, Z 7 and Z 50 cameras (updated)

Thank you for using Tokina products.

We have thoroughly tested all current Tokina interchangeable lenses (Nikon F mount) with the Nikon Z 6, Nikon Z 7 and Nikon Z 50 mirrorless camera using the Nikon mount adapter FTZ.

The results confirm that current Tokina lens models showed no issues in general operations with the following exceptions:

Tokina opera 50mm F1.4 FF
Issue: Compared with general conditions depending on aperture value AF speed might be slower.

Tokina AT-X 70-200 F4 FX VCM-S (70-200mm f/4)
Issue: AF communication error. However, the lens will operate normally in manual focus mode.

Please, note that due to mount adapter FTZ specifications, the following Tokina lenses do not AF but will operate in manual focus mode:

Tokina atx-i 100mm F2.8 FF MACRO
Tokina AT-X M100 PRO D Macro (100mm f/2.8)
Tokina AT-X 107 f/3.5-4.5 DX NH Fisheye (10-17mm)
Tokina AT-X 107 f/3.5-4.5 DX Fisheye (10-17mm)

For any question about compatibility of Tokina interchangeable lenses with Nikon Z 6, Nikon Z 7 and Nikon Z 50 mirrorless camera contact us via contact form.

From Tokina:

Thank you for using Tokina products.

We have thoroughly tested all current Tokina interchangeable lenses (Nikon F mount) with the Nikon Z 6, Nikon Z 7 and Nikon Z 50 mirrorless camera using the Nikon mount adapter FTZ.

The results confirm that current Tokina lens models showed no issues in general operations with the following exceptions:

• Tokina opera 50mm F1.4 FF
  Issue: Compared with general conditions depending on aperture value AF speed might be slower.
• Tokina AT-X 70-200mm F4 FX VCM-S
  Issue: AF communication error. However, the lens will operate normally in manual focus mode.

Please, note that due to mount adapter FTZ specifications, the following Tokina lenses do not AF but will operate in manual focus mode:

• Tokina AT-X M100 AF PRO D
• Tokina AT-X 107 AF DX NH Fisheye
• Tokina AT-X 107 AF DX Fisheye

For any question about compatibility of Tokina interchangeable lenses with Nikon Z 6, Nikon Z 7 and Nikon Z 50 mirrorless camera contact us via contact form.

From Kenko Tokina Co., Ltd.:

Tokina atx-m 85mm F1.8 FE worldwide sales date announcement

Jan 17, 2020

The Tokina atx-m 85mm F1.8 FE is the first lens debuting in atx-m series designed to fit Sony E-mount full frame cameras. It is a completely newly designed medium tele photo prime lens in Tokina line-up featuring popular 85mm focal length and fast f/1.8 aperture that is excellent spec combination for shooting portraits, landscapes, street snaps and close up shots.

Sales will commence on February 7, 2020.

High-Lighted Features

• Simple and sophisticated design and high build quality based on anodized semi-satin finish metal and optical glass materials.
• Smooth and beautiful bokeh, comparatively round light points in out of focus area thanks to fast aperture f/1.8, large diameter of front glass element and low light fall-off performance.
• Outstanding resolving ability from corner to corner thanks to 10 glass elements including 1 SD element.
• Effective ghost and flares care thanks to Tokina's exclusive Super Low Reflection Coating with water, oil&dust repellent abilities.
• Quiet, speedy and accurate focusing realized by ST-M focus motor actuation.
• Smooth and precise manual focusing thanks to all-metal made unit and high standard grease materials.
• Complete data correspondence with camera body that provides full advantage of the latest features of the Sony A7 series such as 5-axis image stabilization, MF assist, Face/Eye Priority AF, Real-time Eye AF and the electronic distance scale.
• Developed and manufactured in accordance with Sony-licensed specifications.

B&H is taking preorders for the Tokina atx-m 85mm f/1.8 FE Lens for Sony E.

From Tokina:

Apr 19, 2019 – Kenko Tokina Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce the worldwide sales date for the new Tokina FíRIN 100mm F2.8 FE MACRO (SONY E-mount) for digital mirrorless cameras.

Sales will commence on April 26th, 2019.

Tokina FíRIN 100mm F2.8 FE MACRO is the second lens in FíRIN series designed to help shooting artistic photos of people, landscape or things at a very close distance, allowing to see the details that human eyes would hardly see.

It is a moderate tele macro lens with incorporated optics designed for Sony full frame E-mount mirrorless cameras. The lens is capable of life-sized (1:1) reproduction at 30cm. Due to its macro specifications the lens has extremely high resolution, low distortion and low falloff. Fast aperture f/2.8 provides excellent performance in low light conditions. Beautiful soft bokeh makes this lens an extremely attractive tool for macro, portraits, landscapes, art reproduction, commercial and general purpose shooting.

B&H will have the Tokina FíRIN 100mm F2.8 FE MACRO for Sony E available for preorder.

From Kenko-Tokina:

Feb 22, 2019 – Inspired by the focal length and aperture of the widely acknowledged Tokina AT-X 16-28mm F2.8 PRO FX lens, Tokina opera 16-28mm F2.8 FF has been developed with the same concept as the already released opera 50mm F1.4 FF, to offer the photographers another contemporary tool for professional photography. Super wide angle, superior resolving ability coupled with high contrast and beautiful bokeh rendering, fast f/2.8 constant aperture throughout the zoom range and accurate AF drive system make this lens attractive for photographers who specialize in landscape, interior architect, documentary, environmental style portrait and night sky/time lapse photography genres.

Sales start date worldwide: March 15th, 2019

EAN code: 4961607 634660 (for Canon EF mount full frame)
EAN code: 4961607 634677 (for Nikon F mount full frame)

Preorders:
B&H | Adorama

From Tokina:

Thank you for using Tokina lenses.

We have thoroughly tested all current Tokina interchangeable lenses (Canon EF mount) with the Canon EOS R mirrorless camera and the Canon EF-EOS R mount adapter.

The results confirm that the current Tokina lens models showed no issues in general operations, with the following exception:

• Tokina AT-X 17-35 F4 PRO FX

Issue: the image Cropping/Aspect ratio would be fixed at "1.6x (Crop)" and cannot be set at "Full (3:2)".

We are currently preparing a firmware to fix the issue, which will be specifically notified about in due time.

Furthermore, when using Tokina APS-C format lenses (Tokina DX lenses), in case the Cropping/Aspect ratio is set otherwise, it is necessary to reset it on "1.6x (Crop)" manually. When shooting with a different Cropping/Aspect ratio setting, vignetting is likely to occur.

For any questions about compatibility of Tokina interchangeable lenses with Canon EOS R mirrorless cameras, please contact us via contact form.

From Tokina:

Thank you for using Tokina products.

We have thoroughly tested all current Tokina interchangeable lenses (Nikon F mount) with the Nikon Z 7 mirrorless camera using the Nikon mount adapter FTZ.

The results confirm that current Tokina lens models showed no issues in general operations with the following exceptions:

• Tokina opera 50mm F1.4 FF
  Issue: Compared with general conditions AF speed is slower.
• Tokina AT-X 70-200mm F4 FX VCM-S
  Issue: AF communication error. However, the lens will operate normally in manual focus mode.

Please, note that due to mount adapter FTZ specifications, the following Tokina lenses do not AF but will operate in manual focus mode:

• Tokina AT-X M100 AF PRO D
• Tokina AT-X 107 AF DX NH Fisheye
• Tokina AT-X 107 AF DX Fisheye

For any question about compatibility of Tokina interchangeable lenses with Nikon Z 7 mirrorless camera contact us via contact form.

B&H carries the Nikon Z 7 and Tokina lenses.

From Tokina:

To celebrate the launch of new FíRIN 20mm F2 FE AF, we launched a great GIVEAWAY CAMPAIGN with a unique Grand Prize - one winner can get both Tokina FíRIN 20mm AF and MF versions! Experience the advantages of both lenses according to your shooting style and your video review will be shared on our channels for all Tokina fans to watch.

The Second Prize is no less worth a try, as the winner will still have the chance to choose between FíRIN AF or MF version! And the Third Prize is also great as you can get one of Kenko best selling products: Kenko DG Extension Tube Set for Sony E-mount cameras.

This great chance will last only until July 14th, and time is already running out.

Access the campaign page NOW to get all necessary information and enter the GIVEAWAY. We wish you good luck!

Enter the Giveaway

From Tokina:

Thank you for Your constant support to Tokina brand. We here by announce the availability of a firmware update for Tokina FíRIN 20mm F2 FE AF lens.

Benefits of this firmware update

With this firmware update the auto-focus performance of Tokina FíRIN 20mm F2 FE AF in AF-C mode at high-speed shooting (Hi+/Hi/Mid) when used with Sony a7III, Sony a7RIII, Sony a9 cameras will be improved (when used with Sony a9 auto-focus tracking will work only in Mechanical Shutter type AF-C mode).

Product

Tokina FíRIN 20mm F2 FE AF for Sony E-mount (EAN code: 4961607634509)

For the firmware update procedures and further instructions please contact the shop where the lens has been purchased. For more information please contact your local official Tokina Distributor or contact us.

FEBRUARY 28, 2018 - Kenko Tokina Co., Ltd. is proud to announce the new Tokina opera 50mm F1.4 FF , a premium Full Frame lens for high-end DSLR cameras.

Overview

About opera series

With the debut of opera 50mm F1.4 FF we are launching a new series of next generation premium full-frame lenses for high-end DSLR cameras called "opera" series.

Opera series is designed to perfectly match recent high-spec full-frame DSLR cameras, which keep requiring high quality optics to be used with. In addition to originally high-valued Tokina AT-X series, this new opera series is positioned as top premium series of full-frame size lenses and will be further expanded with other lenses of related specifications and performance.

In modern society the word “opera” is commonly used to express general genres of stage art. In Italian it means work or work of art. As an omitted art genre definition opera comes from "opera musicale" that means a piece of music work. In Latin opera comes from "opus” and in contemporary language "magnum opus", "opera magna” still has a meaning of "great literary, artistic or intellectual work". We chose the name "opera" for a new premium full-frame DSLR lens series thinking of a lens that will help photographer in creating real "work of art".

About the product

The debuting premium full-frame lens for high-end DSLR cameras in opera series is 50mm F1.4 FF (FF - Full-Frame). Designed for full-frame format DSLR cameras, opera 50mm F1.4 FF adopts a ring-shaped ultrasonic motor for autofocus drive module. Weather sealing prevents from dust and moisture to come inside the lens body. For the first time in Tokina line up Nikon mount model incorporates an electric diaphragm mechanism. The direction of the focus ring rotation fits the genuine Nikon and Canon lens.

Mounts: Nikon F, Canon EF Sensor size: full-frame format
Sales release: Summer 2018

B&H will carry the Tokina opera 50mm f/1.4 FF Lens.

From Tokina:

Kenko Tokina Co., Ltd. is proud to announce the new Tokina FíRIN 20mm F2 FE AF, the second prime lens in Tokina’s premium lens series “FíRIN” for mirrorless cameras.

Overview
FíRIN 20mm F2 FE AF is the long-awaited autofocus version of the existing FíRIN 20mm F2 FE super wide angle lens for full-frame Sony E-mount. Adopting the same optical design as in MF model, now we offer two options for end-users to choose according to the purpose and style of shooting.

Optical performance
Being optimized for full size camera sensors in terms of size and resolving ability, the optical design adopts 2 aspherical elements and 3 lenses molded from Super-low Dispersion glass to significantly reduce any type of aberration including spherical aberration, distortion and chromatic aberration while assuring high resolution and stunning performance even at wideopen aperture.

Functionality
Keeping along with the basic development concept of the previous model FíRIN 20mm F2 FE AF is made compatible to autofocus and other functions of the camera providing perfect functionality and usability for the photographer.

Ring-shaped ultrasonic autofocus motor
For AF drive system FíRIN 20mm F2 FE AF adopts quick responsive and silent ring-shaped ultrasonic motor. Coupled with GMR sensor AF performs fast and accurate focusing.

Full compatibility to AF system
FíRIN 20mm F2 FE AF is fully compatible with Fast Hybrid AF system and all AF function settings, providing the same AF performance as with common E-mount AF lenses. Fine manual focus adjustment is also possible.

MF Assist function
Accurate focusing is supported by compatibility to MF Assist function, when fine focusing adjustment is operated by manual rotation of the focusing ring with the simultaneous interlocking with image enlarging function and bar distance display on the monitor.

Optical correction
Due to the data transmittance ability via electric contacts the camera obtains necessary data from the lens chip to correct shading, distortion and lateral chromatic aberrations. Optical corrections can be done by the camera as well.

Image Stabilization
By transmitting focal length data FíRIN 20mm F2 FE AF is able to get maximum use of In-Body Image Stabilization function of the camera.
* When in-built camera flash is used vignetting may occur. Please use external flash.

About sales release:

• Sales release in Japan: end of April, 2018 (tentative)
• Sales release worldwide: end of May, 2018 (tentative)

Lens Specifications