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The HD Pentax DA 15mm f/4 ED AL Limited silver lens is probably discontinued

By admin | Published: November 20, 2022

The HD Pentax DA 15mm f/4 ED AL Limited silver lens is now listed as discontinued in Japan according to Asobinet: In the US, the Pentax 15mm f/4 lens is listed as a special order at B&H Photo and is currently in stock at Adorama and Amazon:  

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Another Pentax 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 lens patent field in Japan

By admin | Published: November 10, 2022

Rumors for a new HD Pentax-D FA 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 ED PLM WR SR lens have been going on for a while – see also the latest Pentax lens roadmap that indicates a similar zoom lens: A corresponding 70-300mm lens was already filed by Ricoh back in 2020. Another 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 lens patent was just listed […]

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Pentax 645 medium format lenses are now up to $3,800 off

By admin | Published: November 1, 2022

Four different Pentax 645 medium format lenses are now up to $3,800 off:

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The new HD Pentax D FA Macro 100mm f/2.8 ED AW lens is now available for pre-order

By admin | Published: October 27, 2022

The new HD Pentax D FA Macro 100mm f/2.8 ED AW lens is now available for pre-order: Adorama B&H Photo Foto Koch (Germany) WEX Photo (UK) Additional information on the new HD Pentax D FA Macro 100mm f/2.8 ED AW lens can be found here:

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HD Pentax D FA Macro 100mm f/2.8 ED AW lens officially announced

By admin | Published: October 20, 2022

The HD Pentax D FA Macro 100mm f/2.8 ED AW lens is now officially announced – the first Pentax macro lens to feature All Weather (AW) dustproof, weather-resistant construction. The lens incorporates a new optical design and comes in a special, limited-edition silver model as well as standard black. The special-edition silver model will be […]

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Some additional information on the upcoming HD Pentax D FA Macro 100mm f/2.8 ED AW lens

By admin | Published: October 18, 2022

Some new information on the upcoming HD Pentax D FA Macro 100mm f/2.8 ED AW lens The name of the lens is HD Pentax D FA Macro 100mm f/2.8 ED AW The latest optical design significantly improves descriptive performance There was no ED lens element in the smc Pentax-D FA Macro 100mm f/2.8 WR lens, […]

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Ricoh Imaging has discontinued four Pentax lenses

By admin | Published: October 16, 2022

Two weeks ago Yodobashi Camera reported that four Pentax lenses will be discontinued: smc PENTAX-DA★ 60-250mm f/4 ED [IF] SDM smc PENTAX-DA★ 200mm f/2.8 ED [IF] SDM smc PENTAX-DA 14mm f/2.8 ED [IF] smc PENTAX-D FA 100mm f/2.8 Macro WR The lenses are also now marked as discontinued on the official Ricoh website.  

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