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

Zebooka · 11-30-2009, 08:05 AM

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

RawheaD · 11-30-2009, 08:19 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, 08:40 AM

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

Asahiflex · 11-30-2009, 08:45 AM

I have serious doubts. Where is the focus limiter?

clover · 11-30-2009, 08:48 AM

DFA mean with aperture ring on it....

Terzof · 11-30-2009, 08:53 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, 08:54 AM

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

**arpaagent** · 11-30-2009, 08:54 AM

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

Zebooka · 11-30-2009, 08:56 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, 08:59 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, 09:00 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, 09:02 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, 09:04 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, 09:08 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, 09:19 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, 08:05 AM	#1
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11-30-2009, 09:04 AM	#13
Angevinn Senior Member	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, 08:19 AM	#2
RawheaD Veteran Member	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, 08:40 AM	#3
Mike.P® Pentaxian	Would rather they did a 150/180/200mm version

11-30-2009, 08:45 AM	#4
Asahiflex Pentaxian	I have serious doubts. Where is the focus limiter?

11-30-2009, 08:48 AM	#5
clover Forum Member	DFA mean with aperture ring on it....

11-30-2009, 08:53 AM	#6
Terzof Junior Member	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, 08:54 AM	#7
StephenMerola Site Supporter	More specifically it means it can be used with full frame/film cameras, right?

11-30-2009, 08:54 AM	#8
arpaagent Site Supporter	I'm calling shannanigans. This just looks like a photoshop mock up of what someone wishes for.

11-30-2009, 08:56 AM	#9
Zebooka Veteran Member	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, 08:59 AM	#10
ogl Pentaxian	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, 09:00 AM	#11
NaClH2O Site Supporter	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, 09:02 AM	#12
Fogel70 Senior Member	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.

11-30-2009, 09:08 AM	#14
Kunzite Pentaxian	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, 09:19 AM	#15
ixian Site Supporter	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