i think it's funny that pentax's newest lens is available for canikon but not pentax

[ElFenix]

canon

nikon

pentax

 

[foghorn67]

ugh, not a very desirable lens anyway.

 

[AmigaMan]

I don't get it, those are Tokina lenses. Does Pentax make them for Tokina?

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: AmigaMan
I don't get it, those are Tokina lenses. Does Pentax make them for Tokina?

pentax designed, tokina manufactured. they're both part of hoya now, but that partnership has been around a long time.

the lens turned in respectable performance figures at photozone. and the range is close to the classic 70-200.

 

[IeraseU]

I was under the impression the pentax version of the lens was going to include an ultrasonic motor, thus the delay. Of course, I could definitely be wrong.

 

[Mrvile]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
pentax

You got me

 

[Mrvile]

Originally posted by: AmigaMan
I don't get it, those are Tokina lenses. Does Pentax make them for Tokina?

Yeah actually lenses like the Tokina 10-17 fisheye zoom were originally Pentax lenses, then adopted by Tokina and made for other mounts.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: IeraseU
I was under the impression the pentax version of the lens was going to include an ultrasonic motor, thus the delay. Of course, I could definitely be wrong.

yes, the pentax will have a sonic motor, as opposed to the regular coreless motor by tokina. that could be the source of the delay, i have no idea. regardless of why there is a delay, the fact that canon users can buy pentax's new lens and pentax users can't is kinda funny.


the tokina 12-24 f/4 is also a pentax design