Tokina working on high-end 50mm f/1.4 lens for SLRs

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Tokina has announced its Opera 50mm F1.4 FF, a lens intended for high-resolution SLRs. Tokina will release the lens in the summer with Nikon F and Canon EF mount.

The 50mm f/1.4 lens is the first product in Tokina’s new Opera series. The manufacturer says that it wants to release more glassware for high-end SLR cameras under that name. The Opera line is positioned above the AT-X series.

Tokina has not yet revealed concrete details about the optical design of the Opera 50mm F1.4 FF. It is probably a variant of the HD Pentax-D FA 50 mm-f/1.4 SDM AW lens, which is also still under development.

Tokina reports that the Opera lens features an autofocus motor, an electronic diaphragm and seals against dust and moisture. A prototype of the 50mm will be shown at the CP+2018 fair in Japan; the lens should appear on the market in the summer. A price has not yet been announced.

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