Tokina, a Japanese company, was founded in 1950 and specializes in high-quality optical products, including lenses, filters, and cinema lenses. They have a long history of glass polishing and have manufactured lenses for both consumer and professional use, some of which have won awards. In the 1960s, they began selling lenses under their own brand name, Tokina, while also producing lenses for other brands like Soligor and Asanuma. Tokina Optical Co. Ltd. was later acquired by Kenko in March of 1999