On 3/02/06 12:13 PM, "Tom C", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That's one of the reasons why brand loyalty is more or less a thing of the > past. IMO. Aren't a number of the P&S digitals actually a Sanyo product? > > Not that Tokina, can't make great lenses. We just shouldn't be referring to > it as "Pentax glass". > > > Tom C. > >> From: Joseph Tainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Pentax Outsourcing Optical Design >> Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 10:06:01 -0700 >> >> Gang, you have to see this if you haven't yet: >> >> http://www.tokina.co.jp/news/tokina2006.jpg >> >> Joe
Pentax have not "co-developed" anything. They announced that Pentax and Tokina "complement" each other in the development of new lenses (just a little nuance difference? :-). For example; 1. DFA100mm Macro. Pentax provided Tokina with the optical design and Tokina designed the barrel to implement it. 2. Optical formula of 12-24 was done by Tokina and Pentax followed it up with ghostless coating 3. Tokina provided DA lenses optical designs and Pentax implemented them with the barrel design. 4. DA FYZ is of course the Pantax design but Tokina might incorporate it in their products Some of those Pentax designed lenses might very well be marketed in other mounts. Ken
