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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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DxO Optics Modules updated with added support for 4 Pentax lenses

By admin | Published: October 5, 2022

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 […]

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The Irix 150mm f/2.8 MACRO 1:1 lens for Pentax K-mount is now €100/$100 off

By admin | Published: September 25, 2022

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:

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Ricoh has filed a patent for a 24-90mm f/4 full-frame DSLR lens

By admin | Published: September 10, 2022

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:

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