Tokina AT-X 90mm F/2.5 Macro

Macro lens • Film era • Discontinued

  • Announced:
  • · 1983
  • Production status:
  • ● Discontinued
  • Country of design:
  • · Japan
  • Original name:
  • · Tokina AT-X MACRO 90mm 1:2.5
  • Class:
  • · Fast full-frame macro lens
  • · Professional model

Abbreviations

AT-X Professional lens with high quality optics and robust build. Meets the highest standards and provides excellent performance and flawless image quality unachievable with traditional optical technologies.
MACRO Macro lens. Designed specially for shooting close-ups of small subjects but can be also used in other genres of photography, not necessarily requiring focusing at close distances. Learn more

Specification

Optical design:
35mm full frame
90mm
F/2.5
8 elements in 7 groups
Canon FD [42mm]
Contax/Yashica [45.5mm]
Fujica X [43.5mm]
Konica AR [40.5mm]
M42 [45.5mm]
Minolta SR [43.5mm]
Nikon F [46.5mm]
Olympus OM [46mm]
Pentax K [45.5mm]
27° (35mm full frame)
On Nikon D APS-C [1.53x] cameras:
35mm equivalent focal length:
137.7mm (in terms of field of view)
35mm equivalent speed:
F/3.8 (in terms of depth of field)
Diagonal angle of view:
17.8°
On Pentax K APS-C [1.53x] cameras:
35mm equivalent focal length:
137.7mm (in terms of field of view)
35mm equivalent speed:
F/3.8 (in terms of depth of field)
Diagonal angle of view:
17.8°
Diaphragm mechanism:
Diaphragm type:
Automatic
Aperture control:
Aperture ring (with or without Auto Exposure setting)
8 (eight)
Focusing:
0.39m
1:2
Focusing modes:
Manual focus only
Manual focus control:
Focusing ring
Physical characteristics:
510g (Nikon F)
⌀65.5×77mm (Nikon F)
Accessories:
Screw-type 55mm
SH-551 - Snap-on round
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Source of data

  • Manufacturer's technical data.

Manufacturer description

The pro lens for nature to sports photography. Exceptional sharpness. State-of-the-art optics technology:

  • Bonus macro extender included: for life-size ratio 1:1 with maximum f/2.5 (1" min. focusing distance)
  • Ultra compact size (3" length)
  • f/32 for faster new ASA film
  • Multi-coated optics for flare-free images

From the The British Journal of Photography (1984)

Tokina announced a 90mm f/2.5 ATX with continuous focusing to 1:2 and a matched macro extender for reproduction up to 1:1. Its optical specification seems to match that of a superb past 90mm macro lens from Vivitar, though the Tokina lens is rather more compact. (But Tokina has at times supplied lenses for Vivitar.)

From the editor

Introduced at PMA 1983.

The length of the lens is only 77mm at infinity. Small enough to fit in the palm of one hand, and four twists take it to the minimum focusing distance of 0.39m increasing the length to about 130mm.

There's a lot of useful information on the barrel: f/stops are repeated so they can be seen from above and in viewfinders with Judas windows; an infrared mark and scales for depth of field at f/8, 16 and 32 are visible between the aperture and focusing rings; distances are marked in yellow for feet and white for metres. As the front section protrudes from the front of the focusing ring, five magnification ratios are shown in blue for the lens alone and five more in red for lens plus extender, and on either side of these in their respective colors are markings which show how much extra exposure you need to give with non-TTL metering.

Lenses with similar focal length

■M42 mount (10)
Asahi Super-Multi-Coated Macro-Takumar 100mm F/4 [43922] • 1:2A5 - 30.45m⌀49 1972 ●
Asahi Bellows-Takumar 100mm F/4 [360, 43600]P5 - 3⌀49 1964 ●
Asahi Super-Multi-Coated Bellows-Takumar 100mm F/4 [43601]P5 - 3⌀49 1971 ●
Cosina 100mm F/3.5 MC Macro • 1:2
akaPhoenix 100mm F/3.5 Macro
akaPromaster Spectrum 7 100mm F/3.5 MC Macro
akaSoligor 100mm F/3.5 MC Macro
akaVivitar 100mm F/3.5 MC Macro		A5 - 40.43m⌀49 ●
Panagor Auto 90mm F/2.8 PMC Macro • 1:1A6 - 40.35m⌀62 ●
Sigma MF 90mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated Macro ZEN • 1:2A9 - 90.32m⌀52 1988 ●
Soligor C/D 100mm F/2.8 Macro P (s/n 1xxxxxxx) • 1:2A6 - 40.42m⌀62 1974 ●
Steinheil Munchen Macro-[S-]Quinar 100mm F/2.8A4 - 40.50mS.VIII 1966 ●
Vivitar Series 1 90mm F/2.5 VMC Macro (s/n 37xxxxxx) • 1:2A8 - 70.39m⌀58 1975 ●
Vivitar Auto Telephoto 90mm F/2.8 Macro (s/n 28xxxxxx) • 1:1A6 - 40.35m⌀62 1976 ●
■Canon FD mount (11)
Canon FD 100mm F/4 S.C. Macro • 1:2A5 - 30.45m⌀55 1975 ●
Canon FDn 100mm F/4 Macro • 1:2A5 - 30.45m⌀52 1979 ●
Cosina 100mm F/3.5 MC Macro • 1:2
akaPhoenix 100mm F/3.5 Macro
akaPromaster Spectrum 7 100mm F/3.5 MC Macro
akaSoligor 100mm F/3.5 MC Macro
akaVivitar 100mm F/3.5 MC Macro		A5 - 40.43m⌀49 ●
Panagor Auto 90mm F/2.8 PMC Macro • 1:1A6 - 40.35m⌀62 ●
Sigma MF 90mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated Macro ZEN • 1:2A9 - 90.32m⌀52 1988 ●
Soligor C/D 90mm F/2.5 MC Macro • 1:1A6 - 50.35m⌀62 ●
Spiratone Proxitel 90mm F/2.5 Macro • 1:1A6 - 50.35m⌀62 1985 ●
Vivitar Series 1 90mm F/2.5 VMC Macro (s/n 37xxxxxx) • 1:2A8 - 70.39m⌀58 1975 ●
Vivitar Auto Telephoto 90mm F/2.8 Macro (s/n 28xxxxxx) • 1:1A6 - 40.35m⌀62 1976 ●
Vivitar Telephoto 90mm F/2.5 MC Macro (s/n 28xxxxxx) • 1:1
akaElicar V-HQ 90mm F/2.5 MC Macro
akaRokunar V-HQ 90mm F/2.5 MC Macro		A6 - 50.35m⌀62 1986 ●
Vivitar Telephoto 100mm F/2.8 MC Macro (s/n 22xxxxxx) • 1:1A6 - 60.35m⌀52 1986 ●
■Contax/Yashica mount (13)
Cosina 100mm F/3.5 MC Macro • 1:2
akaPhoenix 100mm F/3.5 Macro
akaPromaster Spectrum 7 100mm F/3.5 MC Macro
akaSoligor 100mm F/3.5 MC Macro
akaVivitar 100mm F/3.5 MC Macro		A5 - 40.43m⌀49 ●
Panagor Auto 90mm F/2.8 PMC Macro • 1:1A6 - 40.35m⌀62 ●
Sigma MF 90mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated Macro ZEN • 1:2A9 - 90.32m⌀52 1988 ●
Soligor C/D 90mm F/2.5 MC Macro • 1:1A6 - 50.35m⌀62 ●
Spiratone Proxitel 90mm F/2.5 Macro • 1:1A6 - 50.35m⌀62 1985 ●
Vivitar Series 1 90mm F/2.5 VMC Macro (s/n 37xxxxxx) • 1:2A8 - 70.39m⌀58 1975 ●
Vivitar Auto Telephoto 90mm F/2.8 Macro (s/n 28xxxxxx) • 1:1A6 - 40.35m⌀62 1976 ●
Vivitar Telephoto 90mm F/2.5 MC Macro (s/n 28xxxxxx) • 1:1
akaElicar V-HQ 90mm F/2.5 MC Macro
akaRokunar V-HQ 90mm F/2.5 MC Macro		A6 - 50.35m⌀62 1986 ●
Vivitar Telephoto 100mm F/2.8 MC Macro (s/n 22xxxxxx) • 1:1A6 - 60.35m⌀52 1986 ●
Yashica ML 100mm F/3.5 Macro • 1:2A6 - 40.44m⌀55 1979 ●
Yashica ML 100mm F/4 BellowsM5 - 3⌀52 1976 ●
Carl Zeiss Makro-Planar T* 100mm F/2.8 [AE] • 1:1A7 - 70.45mE67 1984 ●
Carl Zeiss S-Planar T* 100mm F/4 Bellows [AE]A6 - 4E55 1978 ●
■Minolta SR mount (16)
Cosina 100mm F/3.5 MC Macro • 1:2
akaPhoenix 100mm F/3.5 Macro
akaPromaster Spectrum 7 100mm F/3.5 MC Macro
akaSoligor 100mm F/3.5 MC Macro
akaVivitar 100mm F/3.5 MC Macro		A5 - 40.43m⌀49 ●
Minolta MC Rokkor[-QE] 100mm F/3.5 Macro Gen. X • 1:2A5 - 40.45m⌀55 1973 ●
Minolta MD Rokkor 100mm F/4 Macro • 1:2A5 - 40.45m⌀55 1979 ●
Minolta MC Rokkor-QE 100mm F/3.5 Macro • 1:2A5 - 40.45m⌀55 1972 ●
Minolta MD Rokkor 100mm F/3.5 Macro • 1:2A5 - 40.45m⌀55 1978 ●
Minolta MD 100mm F/4 Macro • 1:2A5 - 40.45m⌀55 1981 ●
Minolta Auto Rokkor 100mm F/4 BellowsA3 - 3⌀55 1968 ●
Minolta Auto [Rokkor] 100mm F/4 Bellows MacroA5 - 4 1980 ●
Panagor Auto 90mm F/2.8 PMC Macro • 1:1A6 - 40.35m⌀62 ●
Sigma MF 90mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated Macro ZEN • 1:2A9 - 90.32m⌀52 1988 ●
Soligor C/D 90mm F/2.5 MC Macro • 1:1A6 - 50.35m⌀62 ●
Spiratone Proxitel 90mm F/2.5 Macro • 1:1A6 - 50.35m⌀62 1985 ●
Vivitar Series 1 90mm F/2.5 VMC Macro (s/n 37xxxxxx) • 1:2A8 - 70.39m⌀58 1975 ●
Vivitar Auto Telephoto 90mm F/2.8 Macro (s/n 28xxxxxx) • 1:1A6 - 40.35m⌀62 1976 ●
Vivitar Telephoto 90mm F/2.5 MC Macro (s/n 28xxxxxx) • 1:1
akaElicar V-HQ 90mm F/2.5 MC Macro
akaRokunar V-HQ 90mm F/2.5 MC Macro		A6 - 50.35m⌀62 1986 ●
Vivitar Telephoto 100mm F/2.8 MC Macro (s/n 22xxxxxx) • 1:1A6 - 60.35m⌀52 1986 ●
■Nikon F mount (16)
Cosina 100mm F/3.5 MC Macro • 1:2
akaPhoenix 100mm F/3.5 Macro
akaPromaster Spectrum 7 100mm F/3.5 MC Macro
akaSoligor 100mm F/3.5 MC Macro
akaVivitar 100mm F/3.5 MC Macro		A5 - 40.43m⌀49 ●
Venus Optics Laowa CA-Dreamer 100mm F/2.8 APO Ultra Macro F / K • 2:1M12 - 100.25m⌀67 2019 ●
Lensbaby Velvet 85mm F/1.8 Macro SLR • 1:2M4 - 3⌀67 2017 ●
Meike 85mm F/2.8 Macro Multi Coated SLR • 1.5:1M11 - 80.25m⌀55 2017 ●
Panagor Auto 90mm F/2.8 PMC Macro • 1:1A6 - 40.35m⌀62 ●
Sigma MF 90mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated Macro ZEN • 1:2A9 - 90.32m⌀52 1988 ●
Soligor C/D 90mm F/2.5 MC Macro • 1:1A6 - 50.35m⌀62 ●
Spiratone Proxitel 90mm F/2.5 Macro • 1:1A6 - 50.35m⌀62 1985 ●
TTArtisan 100mm F/2.8 Macro SLR • 2:1M14 - 100.25m⌀67 2024 ●
Vivitar Series 1 90mm F/2.5 VMC Macro (s/n 37xxxxxx) • 1:2A8 - 70.39m⌀58 1975 ●
Vivitar Auto Telephoto 90mm F/2.8 Macro (s/n 28xxxxxx) • 1:1A6 - 40.35m⌀62 1976 ●
Vivitar Telephoto 90mm F/2.5 MC Macro (s/n 28xxxxxx) • 1:1
akaElicar V-HQ 90mm F/2.5 MC Macro
akaRokunar V-HQ 90mm F/2.5 MC Macro		A6 - 50.35m⌀62 1986 ●
Vivitar Telephoto 100mm F/2.8 MC Macro (s/n 22xxxxxx) • 1:1A6 - 60.35m⌀52 1986 ●
Carl Zeiss Classic Makro-Planar T* 100mm F/2 ZE / ZF / ZF.2 • 1:2A9 - 80.44mE67 2006 ●
ZEISS Milvus Makro Planar T* 100mm F/2 ZE / ZF.2 • 1:2A9 - 80.44mE67 2015 ●
Zhongyi Mitakon Creator 85mm F/2.8 Super Macro SLR • 5:1M12 - 8⌀58 2019 ●
■Olympus OM mount (12)
Cosina 100mm F/3.5 MC Macro • 1:2
akaPhoenix 100mm F/3.5 Macro
akaPromaster Spectrum 7 100mm F/3.5 MC Macro
akaSoligor 100mm F/3.5 MC Macro
akaVivitar 100mm F/3.5 MC Macro		A5 - 40.43m⌀49 ●
Olympus OM Zuiko Auto-Macro 90mm F/2 • 1:2A9 - 90.40m⌀55 1986 ●
Olympus OM Zuiko Macro 80mm F/4 Bellows [MC]M6 - 4⌀49 1972 ●
Olympus OM Zuiko Auto-Macro 80mm F/4 Bellows [MC]A6 - 4⌀49 1980 ●
Panagor Auto 90mm F/2.8 PMC Macro • 1:1A6 - 40.35m⌀62 ●
Sigma MF 90mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated Macro ZEN • 1:2A9 - 90.32m⌀52 1988 ●
Soligor C/D 90mm F/2.5 MC Macro • 1:1A6 - 50.35m⌀62 ●
Spiratone Proxitel 90mm F/2.5 Macro • 1:1A6 - 50.35m⌀62 1985 ●
Vivitar Series 1 90mm F/2.5 VMC Macro (s/n 37xxxxxx) • 1:2A8 - 70.39m⌀58 1975 ●
Vivitar Auto Telephoto 90mm F/2.8 Macro (s/n 28xxxxxx) • 1:1A6 - 40.35m⌀62 1976 ●
Vivitar Telephoto 90mm F/2.5 MC Macro (s/n 28xxxxxx) • 1:1
akaElicar V-HQ 90mm F/2.5 MC Macro
akaRokunar V-HQ 90mm F/2.5 MC Macro		A6 - 50.35m⌀62 1986 ●
Vivitar Telephoto 100mm F/2.8 MC Macro (s/n 22xxxxxx) • 1:1A6 - 60.35m⌀52 1986 ●
■Pentax K mount (18)
Cosina 100mm F/3.5 MC Macro • 1:2
akaPhoenix 100mm F/3.5 Macro
akaPromaster Spectrum 7 100mm F/3.5 MC Macro
akaSoligor 100mm F/3.5 MC Macro
akaVivitar 100mm F/3.5 MC Macro		A5 - 40.43m⌀49 ●
Venus Optics Laowa CA-Dreamer 100mm F/2.8 APO Ultra Macro F / K • 2:1M12 - 100.25m⌀67 2019 ●
Lensbaby Velvet 85mm F/1.8 Macro SLR • 1:2M4 - 3⌀67 2017 ●
Panagor Auto 90mm F/2.8 PMC Macro • 1:1A6 - 40.35m⌀62 ●
smc Pentax-M 100mm F/4 Macro • 1:2A5 - 30.45m⌀49 1977 ●
smc Pentax-A 100mm F/2.8 Macro • 1:1A7 - 70.31m⌀58 1985 ●
smc Pentax-A 100mm F/4 Macro • 1:2A5 - 30.45m⌀49 1984 ●
smc Pentax 100mm F/4 Macro • 1:2A5 - 30.45m⌀52 1975 ●
smc Pentax 100mm F/4 BellowsM5 - 3⌀52 1975 ●
Ricoh Rikenon P 100mm F/3.5 Macro • 1:2A5 - 40.43m⌀49 ●
Sigma MF 90mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated Macro ZEN • 1:2A9 - 90.32m⌀52 1988 ●
Soligor C/D 90mm F/2.5 MC Macro • 1:1A6 - 50.35m⌀62 ●
Spiratone Proxitel 90mm F/2.5 Macro • 1:1A6 - 50.35m⌀62 1985 ●
Vivitar Series 1 90mm F/2.5 VMC Macro (s/n 37xxxxxx) • 1:2A8 - 70.39m⌀58 1975 ●
Vivitar Auto Telephoto 90mm F/2.8 Macro (s/n 28xxxxxx) • 1:1A6 - 40.35m⌀62 1976 ●
Vivitar Telephoto 90mm F/2.5 MC Macro (s/n 28xxxxxx) • 1:1
akaElicar V-HQ 90mm F/2.5 MC Macro
akaRokunar V-HQ 90mm F/2.5 MC Macro		A6 - 50.35m⌀62 1986 ●
Vivitar Telephoto 100mm F/2.8 MC Macro (s/n 22xxxxxx) • 1:1A6 - 60.35m⌀52 1986 ●
Zhongyi Mitakon Creator 85mm F/2.8 Super Macro SLR • 5:1M12 - 8⌀58 2019 ●
■Interchangeable mount (6)
Heinz Kilfitt Munchen Makro-Kilar 90mm F/2.8
akaZoomar Muenchen Macro-Kilar 90mm F/2.8
akaZoomar Muenchen Macro-Zoomatar 90mm F/2.8		P4 - 3-- 1956 ●
Sigma[-XQ] MF 100mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated Macro [YS] • 1:1A7 - 50.33m⌀62 1972 ●
Tamron SP 90mm F/2.5 MC Tele Macro 52B [Adaptall-2] • 1:2A8 - 60.39m⌀49 1979 ●
Tamron SP 90mm F/2.5 Macro 52BB [Adaptall-2] • 1:2A8 - 60.39m⌀55 1984 ●
Tamron SP 90mm F/2.8 Macro 72B [Adaptall-2] • 1:1A10 - 90.29m⌀55 1996 ●
Sima SF 100mm F/2 Soft Focus + Macro [T] • 1:1.5--1 - 10.41m-- 1981 ●
■Konica AR mount (4)
Panagor Auto 90mm F/2.8 PMC Macro • 1:1A6 - 40.35m⌀62 ●
Sigma MF 90mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated Macro ZEN • 1:2A9 - 90.32m⌀52 1988 ●
Vivitar Series 1 90mm F/2.5 VMC Macro (s/n 37xxxxxx) • 1:2A8 - 70.39m⌀58 1975 ●
Vivitar Auto Telephoto 90mm F/2.8 Macro (s/n 28xxxxxx) • 1:1A6 - 40.35m⌀62 1976 ●
■Fujica X mount (1)
Sigma MF 90mm F/2.8 Multi-Coated Macro ZEN • 1:2A9 - 90.32m⌀52 1988 ●

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