Originally posted by lesmore49 Isn't Tokina owned by Hoya, as with Pentax of course? You will note that Tokina has a 12-24, 10-17 fisheye, 16-50...which I believe were designed by Pentax and then sold by Tokina with Canon and Nikon mounts ?
Am I correct ? What's all this about then.
You'll also notice a 35mm f/2.8 macro, 100mm f/2.8 macro, 16-50mm f/2.8 and 50-135mm f/2.8. It's never been too clear whether these are Tokina designs licensed by Pentax or the other way around...or if they're collaborations. Clearly there is something going on or else Tokina would release these lenses in Pentax mount like they used to do in the past.
The question all Pentaxians have on their minds is why Pentax don't release a DA* 11-16mm f/2.8 and DA* 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6. Both would be big sellers if priced like the DA* 16-50 and 50-135.
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