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Another Pentax 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 lens patent field in Japan

Rumors for a new HD Pentax-D FA 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 ED PLM WR SR lens have been going on for a while – see also the latest Pentax lens roadmap that indicates a similar zoom lens: A corresponding 70-300mm lens was already filed by Ricoh back in 2020. Another 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 lens patent was just listed […]

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Rumors about two new Pentax lenses: 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 and 50-135mm f/2.8

Ricoh is rumored to be working on two new Pentax lenses: HD Pentax-D FA 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 ED PLM WR SR – this is probably the lens labeled “Telephoto Zoom Lens” on the latest Pentax roadmap), that will be combining in-body and in-lens stabilization (see this related patent). HD Pentax-DA★ 50-135mm f/2.8 ED PLM AW The […]

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Updated Pentax K-mount lens roadmap (October 2021)

With the release of the new HD PENTAX-D FA 21mm f/2.4 ED Limited DC WR lens Ricoh also updated the Pentax K-mount lens roadmap for October 2021 (previous versions can be found here):

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Pentax DFA 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 SR lens patent

Ricoh has a patent (P2018-224783) for what appears to be a new Pentax DFA 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 SR or similar:

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