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.
In addition to the new versions of PhotoLab 6 and ViewPoint 4, today DxO updated their Optics Modules and added support for four Pentax lenses (DxO offers more than 77,000 camera and lens combinations): HD Pentax-D FA 21mm F2.4 ED Limited DC WR HD Pentax-FA 31mm F1.8 Limited HD Pentax-FA 43mm F1.9 Limited HD Pentax-FA 77mm F1.8 […]
Irix announced a special offer for its popular 150mm f/2.8 1:1 macro lens for Pentax K-mount. The €100/$100 discount will last until the end of October (31.10.2022): Adorama B&H Photo Amazon DE Main features of the Irix 150mm macro lens:
Ricoh has filed a patent for a 24-90mm f/4 full-frame DSLR lens. Pentax already had a 24-90mm f/3.5-4.5 SMC FA IF AL lens for K-mount: Here are the details from the patent application:
Ricoh Japan announced a new price increase that impacts several compact cameras and accessories (see table above). The price increase will take effect on October 3, 2022. I assume the price will impact other countries as well. Almost all photo companies announced price increases this year (Nikon, Canon, Sony, Sony again, Leica, TTartisan, Tokina, OM, and Zeiss). Here is the translated text of […]
Ephotozine published their review of the HD Pentax-D FA* 85mm F/1.4 lens: “The lens delivers the highest quality, unfortunately at the highest price in its group as well. However, the quality cannot be denied, so if that is what is required the answer is clear. It is large and heavy, there is no escaping that, […]
Ricoh has a new patent application for multiple full-frame lenses including 21mm f/2.4, 18mm f/2.4, 16mm f/2.4, and 14mm f/2.4:
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