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More leaked pictures of the upcoming Pentax HD DA* 16-50mm f/2.8 lens

By admin | Published: July 8, 2021

The Pentax HD DA* 16-50mm f/2.8 lens will be announced in August and some new pictures leaked online:

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The new Pentax HD DA* 16-50mm f/2.8 lens will be released in August

By admin | Published: June 30, 2021

The new Pentax HD DA* 16-50mm f/2.8 lens will be released in August according to this new video released by Ricoh:

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Ricoh officially announced the development of a new HD PENTAX-DA★16-50mm f/2.8 ED PLM AW lens

By admin | Published: February 24, 2021

Ricoh officially announced the development of a the HD PENTAX-DA★16-50mm f/2.8 ED PLM AW lens for K-mount (see previous coverage of this lens): High-performance Star-series model providing excellent resolution even at open aperture PENTAX K-mount covering the image circle of an APS-C-format image sensor Large-aperture, standard-angle zoom lens with a maximum aperture of F2.8 (fixed) […]

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Two new Pentax lenses announced: Pentax D FA 21mm Limited and Pentax HD DA* 16-50mm f/2.8

By admin | Published: May 14, 2020

In the just-released video, Ricoh announced two new Pentax lenses for K-mount (tentative names): Pentax D FA 21mm Limited Pentax HD DA* 16-50mm f/2.8 Both lenses are rumored to be announced in 2021. More pictures of the new lenses:

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Pentax was planning to exhibit two new lens mock-ups at the 2020 CP+ show

By admin | Published: March 22, 2020

According to this tweet by @kamazikko (based on information from a magazine) Pentax was planning to exhibit two new lens mock-ups at the already canceled 2020 CP+ show (in addition to the new APS-C camera). The speculation is that the two new Pentax lenses are: DFA★ 85mm and DA★ 16-50mm II. Updated Pentax K-Mount lens roadmap […]

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Ricoh has a new patent for an improved Pentax smc DA★ 16-50mm f/2.8 lens

By admin | Published: March 23, 2018

There are already rumors that Ricoh is planning to revamp the current DA★ lenses with new motor drives and electronics and the first two lenses benefiting from this treatment will most likely be the current 16-50mm f/2.8 and 50-135mm f/2.8 models. In the case of the DA★ 16-50mm f/2.8 the revamping could include some tweaks […]

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