The Japanese retailer Camera Sakuraya has listed the smc PENTAX-DA★ 50-135mm f/2.8 ED [IF] SDM lens as “completed production” and “limited stock” (the lens is no longer listed at Adorama and B&H): There have been rumors that Ricoh is working on a new HD Pentax-DA★ 50-135mm f/2.8 ED PLM AW lens: Rumors about two new […]
A quick update on my previous post: Ricoh Japan listed more 645 medium format lenses as discontinued. Half of the Pentax 645 lens lineup has been discontinued Here is the complete list of discontinued 645 lenses (B&H currently has 15 medium format Pentax lenses in stock):
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”.
Both the smc PENTAX-DA 21mm f/3.2 AL Limited (source) and HD PENTAX-DA 21mm f/3.2 AL Limited 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.
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:
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 […]
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 […]
