Tokina

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RMC Tokina 500mm 1:8
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Tokina Co., Ltd is a Japanese lens maker. The company was established in Shinjuku, Tokyo in May of 1950 as Tokyo Optical Equipment Manufacturing. Early lenses were marked with Tokyo Koki, a shortened version of the phonetic translation into English of the company's name, Tokyo Koki Seisakusho[1][2] (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 The company was founded by former Nikon engineers as an OEM manufacturer and originally made lenses for other companies, such as Ponder and Best (later Vivitar).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 1960s the company began selling lenses under its own brand name, Tokina,[3] while continuing to make lenses for other brands such as Soligor and Asanuma. In May of 1971 the company changed its name to Tokina Optical Co. Ltd. The company was later acquired by Kenko in March of 1999.[4][5]. Kenko also purchased optical glass manufacturer Hoya, whose glass was used by Tokina Optical. The combined company is now known as Kenko Tokina Co., Ltd. The US branches of the companies, Tokina Optical Corporation USA and Kenko Company USA had previously merged in 1993 to form THK Photo Products, Inc. The letters THK comes from Tokina, Hoya, Kenko.[6] With the latter Tokina was merged in 2011 into Kenko-Tokina.

Tokina Lenses

Tokyo Koki / Tele-Tokina Lenses

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Tokyo Koki Tele-Tokinas
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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 17mm 1:3.5
  • RMC Tokina 24mm 1:2.8
  • RMC Tokina 25-50mm 1:4
  • RMC Tokina 28mm 1:2.8
  • RMC Tokina EMZ 28-80mm 1:3.8-4.8
  • RMC Tokina 28-85mm 1:4
  • RMC Tokina 35-70mm 1:4
  • RMC Tokina 35-105mm 1:3.5
  • RMC Tokina 35-105mm 1:3.5-4.3
  • RMC Tokina 35-135mm 1:3.5-4.5
  • RMC Tokina 35-135mm 1:4-4.5
  • RMC Tokina 70-210mm 1:3.5
  • RMC Tokina 70-220mm 1:3.5
  • RMC Tokina 75-150mm 1:3.8
  • RMC Tokina 75-260mm 1:4.5
  • RMC Tokina 80-200mm 1:3.5-4.5
  • RMC Tokina 80-200mm 1:4
  • RMC Tokina 80-200mm 1:4.5
  • RMC Tokina 80-250mm 1:4.5
  • RMC Tokina 90-230mm 1:4.5
  • RMC Tokina 100-300mm 1:5
  • RMC Tokina 100-300mm 1:5.6
  • RMC Tokina 200mm 1:3.5
  • RMC Tokina 400mm 1:5.6
  • RMC Tokina 500mm 1:8

SL series (manual focus)

  • Tokina SL 17 17mm 1:3.5
  • Tokina SL 28 28mm 1:2.8
  • Tokina SL400SD 400mm 1:5.6

SZ-X series (manual focus)

  • Tokina SZ-X 247 24-70mm 1:3.5-4.8
  • 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 105 28-105mm 1:3.5-4.5 *
  • Tokina SZ-X 205 28-105mm 1:3.5-4.8
  • Tokina SZ-X 205 SD 28-105mm 1:4-5.3
  • Tokina SZ-X 282 28-200mm 1:3.5-5.3 *
  • Tokina SZ-X 357 35-70mm 1:3.5-4.8
  • Tokina SZ-X 352 SD 35-200mm 1:4-5.6
  • Tokina SZ-X 721 70-210mm 1:4-5.6
  • Tokina SZ-X 210 SD 70-210mm 1:4-5.6
  • Tokina SZ-X 210 N 70-210mm 1:4-5.6
  • Tokina SZ-X 200 80-200mm 1:4.5-5.6 [52 mm filter threads]
  • Tokina SZ-X 845 80-200mm 1:4.5-5.6 * [49 mm filter threads]
  • Tokina SZ-X 630 60-300mm 1:4-5.6 *
  • Tokina SZ-X 730 75-300mm 1:4.5-5.6

(*) Made by Kobori

AF series (auto focus)

  • Tokina AF 270 28-70mm 1:3.5-4.5 (marked "Tokina AF SD" on the bezel and "Tokina 28-70" on the barrel)
  • Tokina AF 270-II 28-70mm 1:3.5-4.5 (unmarked bezel and marked "Tokina AF" on the barrel)
  • Tokina AF 370 35-70mm 1:3.5-4.6 (marked "Tokina AF" on the bezel and "Tokina 35-70" on the barrel)
  • Tokina AF 370-II 35-70mm 1:3.5-4.6 (unmarked bezel and marked "Tokina AF 35-70" on the barrel)
  • Tokina AF 352 35-200 1:4-5.6 (marked "Tokina AF SD" on the bezel)
  • Tokina AF 210 70-210mm 1:4-5.6 (marked "Tokina AF SD" on the bezel)
  • Tokina AF 210-II 70-210mm 1:4-5.6 (unmarked bezel and marked "Tokina AF" on the barrel)

EMZ series

  • Tokina EMZ/SMZ 270 28-70mm 1:3.5-4.5
  • Tokina EMZ/SMZ 287 28-70mm 1:4 (marked simply "RMC Tokina" on the bezel)
  • Tokina EMZ 370 35-70mm 1:3.5-4.8
  • Tokina EMZ 105 35-105mm 1:3.8-4.8 (marked "RMC Tokina EMZ" on the bezel)
  • Tokina EMZ/SMZ 520 50-200mm 1:3.5-4.5 (marked simply "RMC Tokina" on the bezel)
  • Tokina EMZ/SMZ 214 70-210 1:4.5 (marked simply "RMC Tokina" on the bezel)
  • Tokina EMZ 210 70-210mm 1:4.5
  • Tokina EMZ 820 80-200mm 1:4
  • Tokina EMZ 845 80-200mm 1:4.5
  • Tokina EMZ 193AF 19-35mm 1:3.5-4.5
  • Tokina EMZ 280AF 28-80mm 1:3.5-5.6
  • Tokina EMZ 280AF-II 28-80mm 1:3.5-5.6
  • Tokina EMZ 282AF 28-210mm 1:3.5-5.6
  • Tokina EMZ 282AF-II 28-210mm 1:4.2-6.5
  • Tokina EMZ 283AF 28-300mm 1:4-6.3
  • Tokina EMZ 130AF 100-300mm 1:5.6-6.7
  • Tokina EMZ 130AF-II 100-300mm 1:5.6-6.7
  • Tokina EMZ 140AF 100-400mm 1:4.5-6.7

The same lens could be labeled "EMZ" on the box, "SMZ" on the manual, and "RMC" on the bezel.

AT-X series

Manual focus

  • Tokina AT-X 24-40mm 1:2.8
  • Tokina AT-X 285 28-85mm 1:3.5-4.5
  • Tokina AT-X 235 28-135mm 1:4-4.5
  • Tokina AT-X 35-70mm 1:2.8
  • Tokina AT-X 352 35-200mm 1:3.5-4.5
  • Tokina AT-X 352 SD 35-200mm 1:3.5-4.5
  • Tokina AT-X 50-250mm 1:4-5.6
  • Tokina AT-X 60-120mm 1:2.8
  • Tokina AT-X 828 SD 80-200mm 1:2.8
  • Tokina AT-X 90mm 1:2.5 Macro 1:1
  • Tokina AT-X SD 100-300mm 1:4
  • Tokina AT-X SD 150-500mm 1:5.6
  • Tokina AT-X SD 300mm 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. ↑ British Journal of Photography, Vol 111, p. 632
  2. ↑ Flickr camerawiki discussion: Tokyo Koki and Tokina
  3. ↑ A name said to be inspired by "Photokina," reflecting managers' aspirations to compete on a global stage. The history of Tokina 1950-2020 at TokinaLens.com
  4. ↑ Tokina Corporate History (archived)
  5. ↑ Tokina USA Company Info (archived)
  6. ↑ THK Photo Products website, About Us page (archived)

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