There has been a Hoya/tokina connection for years, not sure exactly what it was, but in the early 80's there were a pair of matching series of excellent Hoya HMC and Tokina RMC lenses that were obviously made by the same mfgr, with just very slight trim differences....These lenses are excellent values as they don't Sell for much but have outstanding build and optical quality....The Hoyas Are far rarer, they may have been sold only on the Japan market or something.
JC O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thibouille Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 11:49 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Confusion Clarified Ah just posted the same link :p Yes indeed although it is not toally clear if this is a comment from the interviewer or the interviewed guy. I suppose the interviewer has enough journalistic ethic which would mean Tokina is indeed owned by Hoya. On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 5:40 PM, Joseph Tainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Straight from the horse's mouth: An interview with Pentax Imaging's Sales > and Marketing Director: > > http://www.photographyblog.com/index.php/weblog/comments/pentax_and_sams ung_partnership_not_perfect > > And at the very end: > > "Similarly, Hoya aren't planning to sell the lens-maker Tokina, which they > also own, or to merge it with Pentax." > > This explains a lot. > > Joe > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille ---------------------- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad: X23+UB,X60+UB Programing: D7 user (trying out D2007) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
