The Pentax smc PENTAX-FA 50mm f/1.4 lens is listed as “completed production/limited stock” on the official Rioch Japan website:
The lens is also listed as discontinued at some Japanese camera stores:
In the US the Pentax smc PENTAX-FA 50mm f/1.4 lens ic currently in stock at Adorama, Amazon, and B&H.
More discontinued lenses can be found here. The official list of discontinued Pentax lenses can be found at Ricoh Japan website.
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→ Ricoh GRIII/GRIIIx price rising trend in Japan.
→ The latest Ricoh/Pentax-related videos:
Ricoh warns against using non-original accessories on the GR III cameras (Google translated):
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A reader sent me a link to this new Pentax flash-dedicated website (see all currently available Pentax flash units):
