Additional information on the new HD PENTAX-D FA ★ 50mm f/1.4 SDM AW lens leaked online: Lens design: 15 elements in 9 groups Minimum shooting distance: 0.4m Maximum shooting magnification: 0.18x Filter diameter: 72mm Size: 80 × 106mm Weight: 910g Release date: July 2018 (it was delayed) Retailer price in Japan (including tax): ¥148,500 (around $1,300, as […]
Adobe released Camera Raw version 10.4 with support for the new HD PENTAX-D FA* 50mm f/1.4 SDM AW lens and Pentax K-1 II DSLR camera. The full list of all supported cameras and lenses can be found here. Note: Dynamic Pixel Shift Resolution from the K-1 II is not currently supported (when you open images that are captured in […]
Ricoh issued an update on the development of the new HD PENTAX-D FA ★ 50mm f/1.4 SDM AW lens – the official release was pushed from the spring of 2018 to the summer of 2018:
→ 5 reasons to buy the Pentax KP camera – a mirrorless killer? → Pentax Q-S1 camera review. → Pentax K-1 II camera hand-held pixel shift processing.
Some pictures of the new Pentax products at the 2018 Photography Show in Birmingham courtesy of PhotographyBlog.
Some more interesting comments from asahi man – first regarding the HD Pentax-D FA★ 50mm f/1.4 SDM AW lens and its cousin the Tokina Opera (he also provided the optical design of the new Pentax 50mm lens – 15 elements in 9 groups):
