The latest version of the Pentax 645 medium format lens lineup is from February 2017 and it lists a total of 16 lenses – half of those lenses are now discontinued: smc Pentax-FA645 33-55mm f/4.5 AL smc Pentax-FA645 45mm f/2.8 smc Pentax-FA645 45-85mm f/4.5 smc Pentax-FA645 55-110mm f/5.6 smc Pentax-FA645 150-300mm f/5.6 ED [IF] smc […]
The Pentax smc PENTAX-FA 50mm f/1.4 lens is listed as “completed production/limited stock” on the official Rioch Japan website: The lens is also listed as discontinued at some Japanese camera stores: In the US the Pentax smc PENTAX-FA 50mm f/1.4 lens ic currently in stock at Adorama, Amazon, and B&H. More discontinued lenses can be […]
Two additional Pentax lenses have been discontinued: HD Pentax-DA 55-300mm f/4-5.8 ED WR (source): 生産完了品／在庫限り= discontinued, while stocks last – previously reported here HD Pentax-DA 15mm f/4 ED AL Limited Silver (source): 生産完了品／在庫限り= discontinued, while stock last, 生産完了品のため、なくなり次第終了 (in red) = discontinued product, will end as soon as it’s gone. In the US the HD […]
The Japanese photographer Kimio Tanaka, who has Ricoh/Pentax insider information and a good track record of reporting relevant information, recently tweeted about a new Pentax lens with “weird/unusual/innovative” specifications to be released soon – here is the translation: I’ve heard rumors that PENTAX is going to announce a lens with “strange = strange = innovative” specifications […]
The Pentax smc PENTAX-DA 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 ED SDM lens is listed as discontinued in Japan (also on the official Rioch website): In the US B&H Photo list the lens as “no longer available”, Adorama has it on backorder, but Amazon still has 5 in stock: Update – the smc Pentax-DA 40mm f/2.8 XS lens was also […]
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