Tokina Co., Ltd. is a Japanese manufacturer of photographic lenses and CCTV security equipment.
Tokina was founded by a group of Nikon engineers who left Nikon to concentrate on the development of high-quality zoom lenses, which were rare at the time. Originally an OEM manufacturer only, in the early 1970s they began selling lenses under their own Tokina brand.
In recent years, Tokina has become a partner of Pentax, division of Hoya Corporation a...
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Tokina Co., Ltd. is a Japanese manufacturer of photographic lenses and CCTV security equipment.
Tokina was founded by a group of Nikon engineers who left Nikon to concentrate on the development of high-quality zoom lenses, which were rare at the time. Originally an OEM manufacturer only, in the early 1970s they began selling lenses under their own Tokina brand.
In recent years, Tokina has become a partner of Pentax, division of Hoya Corporation and jointly developed some lenses. These will be available under the Pentax and Schneider Kreuznach D-Xenon and D-Xenogon brands in Pentax K mount and under the Tokina brand for all other lens mounts. However, the research center, design and engineering teams of these two companies are completely independent.
The co-developed lenses share main optical designs but have different barrel structures and coatings. They also have some other different features. For example, the Tokina AT-X PRo 12-24mm II comes with built-in silent focusing motor,...
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