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The Pentax 645Z medium format camera is out of production

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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