The HD Pentax D FA ★ 50mm f/1.4 SDM AW lens is rumored to be priced around $1,300. My guess is that the official announcement will be on February 28 – one day before the start of the 2018 CP+ show and the same day when Tokina is rumored to announce their new Opera 50mm f/1.4 FF […]
The HD Pentax D FA ★ 50mm f/1.4 SDM AW lens that was announced last year looks very similar to the upcoming/rumored/leaked Tokina Opera 50mm f/1.4 FF full frame DSLR lens – see this overlay: The specifications are also identical:
Yaotomi Camera is a large Pentax-friendly camera store in Osaka. On their Twitter account, there is a tweet that suggests the new HD Pentax-D FA★ 50mm f/1,4 SDM AW lens will be released soon and will be available in time for the cherry blossom season, i.e. it should be on sale by mid-March. Thanks Mistral75!
The Japanese photographer Kimio Tanaka (who had previously released info on the Pentax-09 Telephoto macro lens) posted a review of the new HD Pentax-D FA★ 50mm f/1.4 SDM AW prototype lens (Google translation). Here is the recap by Mistral75: Update: part 2 is now also available (Google translation) part 3 is now also available (Google translation) part 4 is […]
The first sample picture taken with a prototype of the HD Pentax-D FA★ 50mm f/1,4 SDM AW lens was published on Facebook by Ricoh Imaging Japan: Update: another picture taken with the (prototype) HD Pentax-D FA★ 50mm f/1.4 SDM AW lens can be found here.
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