Category Archives: Third party lenses

Lomography Daguerreotype Achromat 2.9/64 Art lens now available in native Pentax mount

By admin | Published: May 2, 2016

I received this from Lomography – their new Daguerreotype Achromat 2.9/64 Art lens is now also available in native Pentax mount:

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Venus Optics Laowa 105mm f/2 for Pentax K mount now available for pre-oder

By admin | Published: April 10, 2016

The Venus Optics Laowa STF 105mm f/2 lens for Pentax K mount is now available for pre-oder at B&H. The price is $699. The shipping date is not specified. Additional information (MTF chart and lens design):

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Irix 15mm f/2.4 lens for Pentax K mount pricing announced

By admin | Published: April 6, 2016

The price of the two new Irix 15mm f/2.4 lenses for Pentax K mount is as follow: 695 EUR for Irix Blackstone 475 EUR for Irix Firefly Irix is expected to announce also a 11mm f/4 lens for Pentax K mount. Via PhotoRumors.com

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New Irix 15mm f/2.4 full frame lens for Pentax K mount announced

By admin | Published: March 19, 2016

The new lens manufacturer Irix debuted their first 15mm f/2.4 full frame lens today. In addition to Nikon and Canon, the new lens will be available also for Pentax K mount. Additional information (techncial specs, MTF charts and more) can be found at NikonRumors and PhotoRumors:

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New Venus Optics Laowa lenses for Pentax K mount

By admin | Published: February 22, 2016

Venus Optics is coming up with two new Laowa lenses and they both will also be available for Pentax K mount (the Laowa 60mm f/2.8 Macro 2:1 and 15mm f/4 Shift Macro 1:1 are already available):

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New savings on Sigma lenses for Pentax

By admin | Published: January 21, 2016

Sigma introduced new rebates on several of their lenses for Pentax mount. Free expedited shipping included. Some lenses also offer 4% back in rewards.

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Samyang 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC for Pentax tested at DxOMark

By admin | Published: January 20, 2016

Today DxOMark published their test results for the Samyang 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC lens for Pentax mount ($269):

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