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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Ricoh Japan announced a price increase coming on October 1st

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 […]

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