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The Tokina 85mm F1.8 ATX-M FE Costs Just $499.99 (Sample Images)

Chris Gampat
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01/16/2020
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The Tokina 85mm f1.8 FE ATX-M is promising good stuff for portrait photographers at a $499.99 price point.

Photographers using the Sony FE line of cameras are being treated with access to a new lens: the Tokina 85mm f1.8 FE ATX-M. This lens is offering not only a fast f1.8 aperture but also a bit of moisture resistance at the front at a super affordable price point. Unlike their previous 100mm Macro FiRIN lens, they’re claiming the motor won’t blow your eardrums. Even better, this is probably the most affordable autofocus 85mm f1.8 lens available for the Sony FE lineup of cameras. All of the juiciest details of the press release are after the jump.

Tokina 85mm F1.8 FE ATX-M Specs at a Glance

  • Semi-satin black metal lens barrel. The fast f1.8 aperture is perfect for portraits, low light shooting and produces beautiful bokeh.
  • The optical design has 10 glass elements in 7 groups including 1 SD
  • Tokina’s exclusive Super Low Reflection Multi-coating provides natural color and excellent contrast along with superior water, oil, and dust repellant properties. BUT IT IS NOT WEATHER SEALED
  • The new ST-M auto-focus motor is quiet, fast, and accurate in still and video modes and thanks to an all-metal focus unit and high-quality lubricants; the manual focus is tactile, smooth and precise.
  • 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.
  • Worldwide sales of the Tokina 85mm f1.8 FE ATX-M lens will begin on February 7, 2020 with authorized Tokina USA retailers taking pre-orders January 17, 2020. Estimated USA Street Price of $499.00

As we were told by our readers in the comments, Tokina isn’t such a popular brand. They make some really great lenses. In fact, their 50mm Opera earned a spot on our Editor’s Choice roundup last year. They don’t have the marketing we typically see with Rokinon, Samyang, Sigma, or Tamron. But Tokina is owned by Hoya–who is the manufacturer of a lot of the glass that goes into most camera lenses out there. So, we’re positive the Tokina 85mm f1.8 FE ATX-M is going to deliver great image quality without testing it. We don’t hypothesize that it’s going to outdo Sony’s, but we could be totally wrong though!

We got our hands on a few image samples from the Tokina 85mm f1.8 FE ATX-M. Here they are, below.

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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