- Tokina
Tokina Co., Ltd. is a
Japan ese manufacturer ofphotographic lens es and CCTV security equipment.History
Tokina was founded by a group of
Nikon engineers who left Nikon to concentrate on the development of high-qualityzoom lens es, which were rare at the time. Originally an OEM manufacturer only, in the early 1970s they began selling lenses under their own Tokina brand.cite web
url=http://www.nikonians.org/html/resources/non-nikon_articles/tokina/Tokina_AT-X_M100AF/Tokina_AT-X_M100AF_1.html#tokina_story
title=The Tokina Story
author=Palacios, J. Ramón
work=Nikonians
date=2006-01-16
accessdate=2006-12-19]In recent years, Tokina has enjoyed a partnership with
Pentax , with whom they have jointly developed new lenses, such as a 12–24 mm zoom and a 10–17 mm fisheye zoom. [cite web
url=http://www.pentaximaging.com/footer/news_media_article?ArticleId=6813
title=Pentax Unveils Digital Fish-Eye Lens
author=Pentax Corporation
work=Press releases
date=2005-11-30
accessdate=2006-12-19] These are available under the Pentax brand inPentax K mount and under the Tokina brand for otherlens mount s.Glass
Tokina's glass is made by
Hoya Corporation , the world's largest producer of optical glass.See also
*
List of photographic equipment makers References
External links
* [http://www.tokina.co.jp Official homepage]
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