The Tokina AT-X 80-200mm f/2.8 was a fast manual focus telephoto zoom from Tokina's premium AT-X line, sold during the 1980s. It competed against first-party constant-aperture 80-200mm f/2.8 lenses at a lower price, aimed at working photographers and enthusiasts.
Built with a one-touch push-pull zoom-and-focus barrel and a constant f/2.8 maximum aperture throughout the range, it carries Tokina's AT-X multi-coating for improved contrast and flare resistance over the company's slower lines, plus a manual click-stop aperture ring.
Wide open it delivers good subject separation with smooth telephoto bokeh, sharpening further by f/4-f/5.6, and its constant f/2.8 aperture makes it genuinely useful in low light and for sport and action work, unlike Tokina's variable-aperture consumer zooms.
This is one of the more sought-after Tokina manual zooms secondhand, available in M42, Pentax K, Canon FD, Nikon F, Minolta MD, Olympus OM and Konica AR mounts. Check the push-pull zoom for smooth, even travel and confirm aperture blades are oil-free.