Originally posted by catastrophe Hi guys,
I've saw the news that Pentax filed a patent for the 12-35mm back end last year but still no news lately about the release of the lens? How long would it actually take for Pentax to release them as that is such a good focal length and seeing that the 12-24mm has been out of stock for such a long time, is the new lens coming out soon?
I don't think there's any reason to believe the release of a 12-35 is coming soon. Pentax files lots of patents for products that never end up coming to the market. I'm not saying that is or isn't the case with the 12-35, just that the fact that they filed for a patent doesn't mean a 12-35 is on its way. As for the 12-24 being out of stock for a while, that's somewhat typical for a lot of Pentax lenses as they're almost certainly produced in batches.