new tokina lenses

[jeronimo]

16-50mm F2.8 DX
50-135mm F2.8 DX
10-17mm F3.5-4.5 Fish Eye DX
17-135mm F3.5-5.6 DX


New line of tokina lenses...?

More info on this (japanese) site;
http://www.tokina.co.jp/news/pie2006news.html


http://www.tokina.co.jp/news/tokina2006.jpg

[.me]

very interesting lenses... fish-eye zoom.. 16-50 very interesting.. 50-135 very interesting.. 80-400 very interesting..
whats PIE2006?
canon has to pull up to this?

[wazmunstr]

ill take the 80-400! fisheye zoom... nice.

[.me]

dammit, those are only for 1.6 mounts

[jeronimo]

nobody knows someone in japan to translate?

I'm also realy curious about what it all says

[viodea]

you can try this translation site but not always make sense after translation :p
http://world.altavista.com/

[jeronimo]

Today I saw that there is more text and links to images of the lenses.
http://www.tokina.co.jp/news/pie2006news.html probably there is also a date stated, can anyone confirm?
Found on dpreview forum that the 16-50 will be anounced in september

[viodea]

I can read Chinese but not Japanese but some Japanese make sense to me.
16-50 F2.8 DX (2006年秋頃発売予定) - Fall 2006
50-135mm F2.8 DX　(2006年夏頃発売予定) - Summer 2006
10-17mm F3.5-4.5 Fish Eye DX　(2006年夏頃発売予定) - Summer 2006
17-135mm F3.5-5.6 DX　(2006年夏頃発売予定) - Summer 2006

[corterlifecrisis]

that fisheye looks pretty nice seeing as how i'm in the market for one. hopefully it dosen't cost an arm and a leg.

[wazmunstr]

17-135... holy crap. man they are coming out with some awesome lenses.

[hudsonch]

Pro DX/DX are for digital cameras only (APS-C format)
Pro D/D are digital and 35mm film compatible
Lenses marked with PIE2006... they will be displayed in the Photo Imaging Expo 2006 in Tokyo (3/23 to 3/26). As viodea had pointed out, these lenses are scheduled to be available in summer or fall.

[jeronimo]

Nobody heard anything yet? The Photo Imagin Expo is finnished allready, isn't it?

[royoflanagan]

I bought an ATX pro DX 12-24 a few weeks ago and, unlike ef-s lenses which cannot physically be mounted on a full frame body, it was quite happy to be mounted on my EOS 5 (a2). admittedly it did vignette interestingly from about 16mm downwards.
the results from my EOS 20d with this lens are extremely good.

[cjm]

I just bought this lens ATX pro DX 12-24mm I can't wait to get it :)

[swapnali]

try this. little sensible translation
http://www.excite.co.jp/world/english/web/

Copy your url. then select the second radio selection button which means japanese to english translation and then click on the button

[PhotoAlien]

I'm waiting for the prices on 16-50 and the 50-135 ..wow..f2.8. Finally.

[tuan209]

I'm waiting for the prices on 16-50 and the 50-135 ..wow..f2.8. Finally.

Im waiting for these two as well. How is the AF on Tokinas? I tried the Tamron 17-50 and it seemed OK, but I perfered the AF of my 17-85 IS.

[AmericanFirst]

Released as a pair, for roughly $500 and $600, respectively, IMO they would easily compete with Canon's EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens and be a nice low-light alternative, while extending the lower and upper ranges... exclusively on an APS-C sensor.

50mm does seem like a natural break... and Tokina went the extra mile to get that 50-135mm f/2.8 range coupled in there, too. I say, "Good Job!" Can you imagine how cool this pair would be with anti-shake thrown in? :eek:

If costs go higher, though, they may just price themselves into another market... where there may not be any interest. Full-sensor need not apply. :lol:

PIE = Photo Imaging EXPO. It was a show held in Japan, last year.

[jcw122]

I myself am waiting on the Tokina 17-50's. Both Sigma and Tamron have competing lenses, Tamron being better, but I wanted to find out how this Tokina lense will do, and I'm hoping it's good. I wish it was coming out sooner, so I could have it by summer, but oh well.