Tokina has announced a new portrait lens for the Fuji X mount system. It’s the Tokina atx-m 56mm f/1.4 X, offering a field of view equivalent to that of an 85mm lens on full-frame cameras with a wide f/1.4 aperture. Adding to the Tokina’s atx-m 23mm and 33mm f/1.4 lenses, this completes their Fuji X trio covering the most popular prime focal lengths.
Tokina says the lens is “extremely compact and lightweight”, offering a good balance with the small Fuji X mount APS-C mirrorless cameras. They also say it offers “creamy and beautiful front and back bokeh” with great light intake, thanks to its large f/1.4 aperture.
The lens features a fast and silent ST-M focus motor, with full communication to the body to assist with its 5-axis IBIS. They say its colour balance is tuned to fit with the film simulation modes of the Fuji cameras (whatever that means) and offers a clickless aperture ring for adjusting aperture smoothly when shooting video.
| Focal Distance | 56mm |
| Minimum Aperture | F1.4 |
| Maximum Aperture | F16 |
| Format | APS-C |
| Coating | Multi-coating |
| Lens Configuration | 10 elements in 9 groups |
| Angle of View | 28° |
| Minimum Focus | 60cm |
| Maximum Magnification | 0.1x |
| Focus Method | Inner Focus |
| Diaphragm blades | 9 |
| Filter size | 72mm |
| Overall length | 72mm |
| Maximum diameter | 65mm |
| Weight | 315g |
| Mounts | Fuji X |
The Tokina atx-m 56mm f/1.4 X will be on sale from August 6th, 2021, although I expect pre-orders will start to open up at various retailers before then. The price in Japan is expected to be ¥ 62,000 excluding tax, which equates to around $563. So, I would expect it’ll possibly be in the $549-599 region once it hits the USA. For comparison, the Tokina atx-m 23mm f/1.4 X and Tokina atx-m 33mm f/1.4 X are priced at $449 and $399 respectively.
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