True, still Hoya did quite well... My point being the historic realation between Tokina and Pentax. BTW: Tokina was originally established by former Nikon engineers and executives who wanted to make better zooms - during the early days, when other (Nikon) zooms were still pretty bad.
Regards Jens Bladt Nytarkort / Greeting Card: http://www.jensbladt.dk/godtnytaar2007/lydshow.html http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85 77 Skype: jensbladt248 -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af Godfrey DiGiorgi Sendt: 29. januar 2007 22:50 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: Re: shrinking Tokina lens line As far as I'm aware, Pentax has always built lenses with optical glass that they bought from other sources, as well as possibly their own. The important part is the design and manufacturing, not who makes the glass, as long as the glass meets the spec. G On Jan 29, 2007, at 1:20 PM, Jens Bladt wrote: > As Hoya have been making glass for many lens manufacturing > companies, one > of which is Tokina, I wonder if the Hoya take over of the Pentax > coorporation will mean, that there's really no more (new) Pentax > glass? > Pentax will porobably (hopefully) be developing lenses and cameras, > but the > glass will be Hoya Pentax glass, right? > This does, however not have much to do with Tokina, except the > future Tokina > lenses (also) will be equiped with Hoya Pentax glass. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.14/658 - Release Date: 01/29/2007 14:49 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.14/658 - Release Date: 01/29/2007 14:49 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
