New Pentax D FA 100mm F2.8 Macro WR Announced

Zebooka · 11-30-2009, 09:05 AM

Could this be a future lens? New Pentax D FA 100mm F2.8 Macro WR.
Penta-club.ru

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RawheaD · 11-30-2009, 09:19 AM

Oooh nice! Now I can take macro flower shots in the rain! :-D

Seriously, it does look sweet. The focus ring like the FA31 Lim in a nice touch.

Mike.P® · 11-30-2009, 09:40 AM

Would rather they did a 150/180/200mm version

Asahiflex · 11-30-2009, 09:45 AM

I have serious doubts. Where is the focus limiter?

clover · 11-30-2009, 09:48 AM

DFA mean with aperture ring on it....

Terzof · 11-30-2009, 09:53 AM

Well, it's just a rumor.

D-FA without A-Ring? Funny!

It looks like 35 Macro/77 Ltd getting long and long!

**StephenMerola** · 11-30-2009, 09:54 AM

More specifically it means it can be used with full frame/film cameras, right?

arpaagent · 11-30-2009, 09:54 AM

I'm calling shannanigans. This just looks like a photoshop mock up of what someone wishes for.

Zebooka · 11-30-2009, 09:56 AM

Originally posted by clover

DFA mean with aperture ring on it....

As you may see, now it does not.

Also there were only two D-FA lenses, and both were macro.
This was posted by person, who works in Russian Pentax distributor company.

ogl · 11-30-2009, 09:59 AM

Originally posted by Zebooka

As you may see, now it does not.
Also there were only two D-FA lenses, and both were macro.
This was posted by person, who works in Russian Pentax distributor company.

The marketing director of Pentax Russia.

**NaClH2O** · 11-30-2009, 10:00 AM

Originally posted by StephenMerola

More specifically it means it can be used with full frame/film cameras, right?

Not without an aperture ring it can't

NaCl(I don't think it makes sense w/o an aperture ring)H2O

Fogel70 · 11-30-2009, 10:02 AM

As the lens use "limited" design it would have been easier to believe the rumor if the lens was called "DA 1:2.8 100mm Macro Limited"
I think it would be difficult to have this lens weather sealed with an open slit for the distance scale, instead of the closed window the DA* lenses use.

Angevinn · 11-30-2009, 10:04 AM

Cool, I hope a FF Pentax DSLR is not far off. It looks like a lot of the lens manufacturers are moving away from aperture rings (Nikon, Canon, Sony and Pentax). Be different Pentax, keep the aperture ring! It might be more difficult to make the lens WR with a moving ring though.

Kunzite · 11-30-2009, 10:08 AM

It looks cool, I almost want it to be genuine... but, no focus limiter? That's a big mistake...
No collapsible hood, as well. Hmm....

ixian · 11-30-2009, 10:19 AM

Looks like photoshopped Limited lens to me.

While I believe there may be a new macro lens coming soon (current DFAs are quite old), it's not gonna look like that...

But hey, at least we have some rumors about lenses, not only cameras, cameras, cameras

11-30-2009, 09:05 AM	#1
Zebooka Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Russia, Siberia, Novosibirsk Posts: 323	New Pentax D FA 100mm F2.8 Macro WR Announced Could this be a future lens? New Pentax D FA 100mm F2.8 Macro WR. Penta-club.ru Attached Images

11-30-2009, 10:02 AM	#12
Fogel70 Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Photos: Albums Posts: 3,062	As the lens use "limited" design it would have been easier to believe the rumor if the lens was called "DA 1:2.8 100mm Macro Limited" I think it would be difficult to have this lens weather sealed with an open slit for the distance scale, instead of the closed window the DA* lenses use. Last edited by Fogel70; 11-30-2009 at 10:10 AM.

11-30-2009, 10:04 AM	#13
Angevinn Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chicago, Ill. Posts: 204	D-FA Cool, I hope a FF Pentax DSLR is not far off. It looks like a lot of the lens manufacturers are moving away from aperture rings (Nikon, Canon, Sony and Pentax). Be different Pentax, keep the aperture ring! It might be more difficult to make the lens WR with a moving ring though.

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11-30-2009, 09:19 AM	#2
RawheaD Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: MA, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 831	Oooh nice! Now I can take macro flower shots in the rain! :-D Seriously, it does look sweet. The focus ring like the FA31 Lim in a nice touch.

11-30-2009, 09:40 AM	#3
Mike.P® Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Milton, Hampshire, UK Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,154	Would rather they did a 150/180/200mm version

11-30-2009, 09:45 AM	#4
Asahiflex Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Netherlands Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,795	I have serious doubts. Where is the focus limiter?

11-30-2009, 09:48 AM	#5
clover Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Near Paris Posts: 141	DFA mean with aperture ring on it....

11-30-2009, 09:53 AM	#6
Terzof Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Vietnam Posts: 45	Well, it's just a rumor. D-FA without A-Ring? Funny! It looks like 35 Macro/77 Ltd getting long and long!

11-30-2009, 09:54 AM	#7
StephenMerola Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Wisconsin Photos: Albums Posts: 423	More specifically it means it can be used with full frame/film cameras, right?

11-30-2009, 09:54 AM	#8
arpaagent Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 803	I'm calling shannanigans. This just looks like a photoshop mock up of what someone wishes for.

11-30-2009, 09:56 AM	#9
Zebooka Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Russia, Siberia, Novosibirsk Posts: 323 Original Poster	Originally posted by clover DFA mean with aperture ring on it.... As you may see, now it does not. Also there were only two D-FA lenses, and both were macro. This was posted by person, who works in Russian Pentax distributor company.

11-30-2009, 09:59 AM	#10
ogl Banned Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Sankt Peterburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 8,382	Originally posted by Zebooka As you may see, now it does not. Also there were only two D-FA lenses, and both were macro. This was posted by person, who works in Russian Pentax distributor company. The marketing director of Pentax Russia.

11-30-2009, 10:00 AM	#11
NaClH2O Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bronx NY Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,631	Originally posted by StephenMerola More specifically it means it can be used with full frame/film cameras, right? Not without an aperture ring it can't NaCl(I don't think it makes sense w/o an aperture ring)H2O

11-30-2009, 10:08 AM	#14
Kunzite Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 15,132	It looks cool, I almost want it to be genuine... but, no focus limiter? That's a big mistake... No collapsible hood, as well. Hmm....

11-30-2009, 10:19 AM	#15
ixian Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Warwickshire, UK Photos: Albums Posts: 193	Looks like photoshopped Limited lens to me. While I believe there may be a new macro lens coming soon (current DFAs are quite old), it's not gonna look like that... But hey, at least we have some rumors about lenses, not only cameras, cameras, cameras