Tokina Joins the Cine Lens Party with a 16-28 T3.0 lens

DSLRs are becoming increasingly more important for video productions. No surprise that lens manufacturers want to join the market. The latest entry comes from Tokina, with their 16-28 T3.0 Cinema lens. The lens appears to be an adaption from the Tokina AT-X 16-28 f/2.8 PRO FX lens. The Cine lens will be available for EF and PL mounts. The price published on Tokina’s site (translated) is somewhat puzzling: 580.000 Yen, which roughly gives 4350 Euro or $5437. That’s a high price tag, especially if you consider that the AT-X 16-28 F2.8 PRO FX goes over the counter for 900 Euro/$699. The PL version is set to be released end of September, the EF version for end of November.

The specs:

Focal length	16-28mm	Filter Size	112mm
Brightness	T3.0 (F2.8)	Number of blades diaphragm	Nine
Minimum aperture	T22 (F22)	Greatest dimension	123mm
Lens constitution	15 pieces of 13 group	Total length	144mm (127mm from head mount)
Coating	Multilayer coating	Weight	1,500 g
Minimum focusing distance	0.28m	Macro maximum magnification	1:5.26
Support mount	PL mount :4968808 -220 067Canon EF mount :4968808 -220 043

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