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The Pentax 645Z medium format camera is out of production

By admin | Published: June 5, 2023

The Pentax 645Z medium format camera is listed as discontinued (out of production) at Map Camera in Japan (645Z is currently in stock at Adorama and B&H Photo): Update: the Ricoh Japan store also lists the camera as “production completed”.

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PENTAX-DA 21mm f/3.2 AL Limited lens listed as discontinued

By admin | Published: May 27, 2023

Both the smc PENTAX-DA 21mm f/3.2 AL Limited (source) and HD PENTAX-DA 21mm f/3.2 AL Limited (source) lenses are listed as discontinued in Japan. In the US, the HD PENTAX-DA 21mm f/3.2 lens is currently in stock at B&H and both lenses are no longer listed at Adorama. More discontinued Pentax lenses can be found here.

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Two more Pentax lenses listed as discontinued in Japan

By admin | Published: May 15, 2023

Two more Pentax lenses are listed as discontinued in Japan: HD PENTAX-DA 18-50mm f/4-5.6 DC WR RE smc PENTAX-DA 50-200mm f/4-5.6ED WR More discontinued Pentax lenses can be found here:

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Half of the Pentax 645 lens lineup has been discontinued

By admin | Published: April 22, 2023

The latest version of the Pentax 645 medium format lens lineup is from February 2017 and it lists a total of 16 lenses – half of those lenses are now discontinued: smc Pentax-FA645 33-55mm f/4.5 AL smc Pentax-FA645 45mm f/2.8 smc Pentax-FA645 45-85mm f/4.5 smc Pentax-FA645 55-110mm f/5.6 smc Pentax-FA645 150-300mm f/5.6 ED [IF] smc […]

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The Pentax smc PENTAX-FA 50mm f/1.4 lens is listed as discontinued

By admin | Published: April 5, 2023

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 […]

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Two additional Pentax lenses have been discontinued

By admin | Published: March 25, 2023

Two additional Pentax lenses have been discontinued: HD Pentax-DA 55-300mm f/4-5.8 ED WR (source): 生産完了品／在庫限り= discontinued, while stocks last – previously reported here HD Pentax-DA 15mm f/4 ED AL Limited Silver (source): 生産完了品／在庫限り= discontinued, while stock last,  生産完了品のため、なくなり次第終了 (in red) = discontinued product, will end as soon as it’s gone. In the US the HD […]

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The Pentax smc PENTAX-DA 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 ED SDM lens is now discontinued

By admin | Published: March 13, 2023

The Pentax smc PENTAX-DA 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 ED SDM lens is listed as discontinued in Japan (also on the official Rioch website): In the US B&H Photo list the lens as “no longer available”, Adorama has it on backorder, but Amazon still has 5 in stock: Update – the smc Pentax-DA 40mm f/2.8 XS lens was also […]

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