FA 20-35mm F4 and 35mm F2 available new

Full-frame lenses in production again?

By PF Staff in Product Updates on May 11, 2011

As announced about a month ago, the Pentax FA 20-35mm F4 and 35mm F2 full-frame lenses seem to have interestingly hit the shelves of major retailers.

B&H photo today confirmed that the stock they have is 100% new and unopened.  Enjoy these lenses while they last- we're not sure how long they'll be around.

Check our lens database for details on the lenses.

Full-Frame Pentax 20-35mm/4 and 35mm/2 Available!

Pentax classic autofocus lenses

By PF Staff in Product Updates on Apr 8, 2011

Very surprisingly, B&H photo has two classic Pentax full-frame wide-angle lenses in stock: the FA 20-35mm F4 and FA 35mm F2. We suspect that this is either old stock, or a new set produced by Pentax.  For details on these lenses, please visit our Pentax Lens Database.

Pentax 645 25mm F4 Available 4/2

Lens to be available shortly in Japan

By PF Staff in Product Updates on Apr 2, 2011

Pentax have announced on their Japanese website that the new Pentax D-FA 645 25mm F4 lens will become available in Japan starting tomorrow (April 2nd).  We expect to see this lens hit the shelves over in the US shortly thereafter, as it is already listed at several major retailers.

The lens offers a 109-degree FOV (Field Of View) on Pentax 645 bodies and a 95-degree FOV on the 645D, and is thus equivalent to a 13mm K-mount lens. If you happen to be fortunate enough to own or use this lens in the future, why not review it?  The MSRP at launch will be $4999.95.

Sigma 120-400mm available for Pentax

BH Photo now has this telephoto zoom in stock

By PF Staff in Product Updates on Feb 8, 2011

Great news- another quality zoom featuring an optical stabilizer has been made available by Sigma in the Pentax K-mount.

The Sigma 120-400mm f/4.5-5.6 DG APO OS HSM has just arrived at B&H- check it out!

AA Holder for K-r Available

Make your pick: AA's or Li-Ion for your DSLR

By PF Staff in Product Updates on Feb 2, 2011

The Pentax Battery Holder BH-109 for the K-r looks like it's started becoming available from trusted retailers.

This genuine adapter allows you to also use AA batteries in your K-r camera, which natively uses a rechargeable Li-ion battery out of the box.

See this thread for details on where the adapter is available.  Its MSRP is $39.95.