Kenko Tokina releases atx-m 85mm f/1.8 FE lens

GaryPageau ,
The fast f/1.8 aperture is perfect for portraits, low light shooting and produces beautiful bokeh.

Kenko Tokina is releasing the $499 Tokina atx-m 85mm f/1.8 FE lens for full-frame Sony E-mount mirrorless cameras. The lens is the debut lens for Tokina’s atx-m series of mirrorless lenses for multiple mounts and sensor formats. The atx-m 85mm f1.8 FE lens features a clean design with high-quality optics housed in a beautifully anodized, semi-satin black metal lens barrel, the company says.

Tokina atx-m 85mm f/1.8 FE

The optical design has 10 glass elements in 7 groups including 1 SD (Low Dispersion) lens that offers excellent resolution, sharp edge-to-edge results, and well-controlled chromatic aberrations, according to Tokina. The lens has exclusive Super Low Reflection Multi-coating provides natural color and excellent contrast along with superior water, oil, and dust repellant properties.

The atx-m 85mm FE is developed and manufactured in accordance with Sony-licensed specifications and communicates all required data to the camera to take full advantage of the latest Sony features including 5-axis image stabilization, Face/Eye Priority AF, Real-time Eye AF, MF assist, and electronic distance scale.

“This is a very exciting new lens series for Tokina” says Yuji Matsumoto, president, Kenko Tokina USA. “The mirrorless camera market continues to expand and the atx-m series will address the needs of photographers using different camera mounts and sensor sizes.”

Worldwide sales of the Tokina atx-m 85mm f/1.8 FE lens will begin on Feb. 7, 2020 with authorized Tokina USA retailers taking pre-orders Jan. 17, 2020.

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Gary Pageau is principal of InfoCircle LLC, continuing his marketing communications career. InfoCircle LLC is a marketing and communications consulting firm, specializing in business-to-business markets. For nearly 25 years, he was with PMA International, serving most recently as Publisher, Content Development and Strategic Initiatives. His primary responsibilities included overseeing the Association’s editorial department, marketing research unit, education and corporate relations department.