Playing With Lenses: Niiiiiceeeee: RMC Tokina 135mm 1:2.8

Saturday 27 May 2017

Niiiiiceeeee: RMC Tokina 135mm 1:2.8

Cost: 17.99$ (average market price 40.44$)

As they say, it's hard to screw up a prime lens... And this lens is the proof in the pudding. Nice colors, lots of details and sharpness, good contrast, easy to focus. In short, a pleasure to take out and have some fun with. And very little correction to be done in Lightroom. Rumor has that it also has a nice bokeh, but I did not try on this session.

Solid, good looking, all-metal build with integrated extendable hood and fairly compact for a 133mm. Smooth focussing with exactly the right resistance. Fast enough so I did not have to go to high on my ISO.

I like this lens! It will be added to my collection of lenses I actual will use aside from a first test. Will have to look out for some other Tokina Prime lenses.

RMC, or Rainbow Multi Coated, stands for a multiple of chemical coatings for lens surfaces with minimum light loss. The result is a dramatic improvement in both color fidelity and brightness and the elimination of flare and ghost images.

Lens Specification:
Focal Length: 135mm
Maximum Aperture: F2.8
Minimum Aperture: F22
Image Format: 35mm
Lens Mount: Pentax PK
Optics: 4 Elements
Blades: 6
Focussing: Manual
Minimum Focus: 150cm
Filter Size: 52mm
Weight: 400g
Length: 75-90mm
Production: 1970's
Serial Number: 7905336
Made in: Japan

More information on: Tokino Co., Ltd

Samples:

All pictures taken with the Lens Turbo II adapter