Originally Posted by jeffkrol 
OK, if you look through this thread you will see that twice (and 2 different) Hoya exec's state that Hoya "ownes" Tokina.
Hoya ownes Tokina??? : Pentax SLR Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review
My guesstimate is since Tokina/Kenko are a LTD. company their "private stock" may well be owned by Hoya in a majority stake. This appears to be one of those more convoluted relationships.
For $443 US you may be able to find out for sure.
TOKINA CO.,LTD. (Single location) - IRUMA-GUN - JAPAN - D&B - AlacraStore.com
Ogl I used to strongly believe the same thing (Tokina independence) but that wall is crumbling a bit. It still may be true but the pendulum is swinging to some sort of "ownership".
Both Tokina and Kenko are pretty dependent on Hoya...
Of course. To buy 100% of glass is dependence.
No doubts.
But I can't find Mr. Hideto Fukazawa,
There is no such company or division -
Hoya’s Tokina Industrial Division.
It's nonsense.
It's so easy to go to
HOYA CORPORATION
and download ALL reports and find there something about Tokina.
The financial report from April, 1, 2007 till March, 31, 2008 is not empty paper which tried to hide Hoya’s Tokina Industrial Division.
http://www.hoya.co.jp/english/invest...pdf/0530_2.pdf
Also it's easy to find bio of directors of HOYA.
I can't pay 443 USD for Tokina's report.
