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Tokina Announces Opera 50mm f1.4 Prime
28 February 2018
Tokina has introduced its 50mm f.14 Opera prime lens for full-frame, high-end dSRLs from Canon and Nikon. The company promised other lenses in the new premium line would be forthcoming.
"We chose the name 'opera' for a new premium full-frame dSLR lens series thinking of a lens that will help photographer in creating real 'work of art'," the company said in its news release.
The first in the Opera series is the 50mm f1.4 FF designed for full-frame dSLRs. The Opera 50mm f1.4 FF uses a ring-shaped ultrasonic motor for its autofocus drive module. Weather sealing prevents from dust and moisture to come inside the lens body.
For the first time Tokina has incorporated an electric diaphragm mechanism in a Nikon mount model. The direction of the focus ring rotation follows Nikon and Canon lens conventions, as well.
HIGHLIGHTS
Highlights of the new prime include:
- Full-frame format
- Maximum aperture: f1.4
- Ring-shaped ultrasonic AF motor
- Electric diaphragm mechanism
- Weather-sealed construction
SPECIFICATIONS
Preliminary specifications for the 50mm prime include:
TOKINA 50mm f1.4 LENS SPECIFICATIONS Mount Canon EF, Nikon Focal Length 50mm Aperture Maximum: f1.4 Autofocus Yes PRICE, AVAILABILITY
Tokina did not disclose a price or promise availability. B&H is now accepting pre-orders.
Kenko Tokina Co, Ltd Is Proud to Announce the New Tokina Opera 50mm f1.4 FF, a Premium Full-Frame Lens for High-End dSLR Cameras
With the debut of opera 50mm f1.4 FF Tokina is launching a new series of next generation premium full-frame lenses for high-end dSLR cameras called "Opera" series.
Opera series is designed to perfectly match recent high-spec full-frame dSLR cameras, which keep requiring high quality optics to be used with. In addition to originally high-valued Tokina AT-X series, this new Opera series is positioned as top premium series of full-frame size lenses and will be further expanded with other lenses of related specifications and performance.
In modern society the word "opera" is commonly used to express general genres of stage art. In Italian it means work or work of art. As an omitted art genre definition opera comes from "opera musicale" that means a piece of music work. In Latin opera comes from "opus" and in contemporary language "magnum opus," "opera magna" still has a meaning of "great literary, artistic or intellectual work." We chose the name "opera" for a new premium full-frame dSLR lens series thinking of a lens that will help photographer in creating real "work of art."
About the product
The debuting premium full-frame lens for high-end dSLR cameras in opera series is 50mm f1.4 FF (FF -- Full-Frame). Designed for full-frame format dSLR cameras, opera 50mm f1.4 FF adopts a ring-shaped ultrasonic motor for autofocus drive module. Weather sealing prevents from dust and moisture to come inside the lens body. For the first time in Tokina line up Nikon mount model incorporates an electric diaphragm mechanism. The direction of the focus ring rotation fits the genuine Nikon and Canon lens.