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**Rondec** · 08-15-2011, 04:50 AM

The expensive part of things is the R and D of the lens itself. It really isn't that expensive, once you have the lens designed, to put a k mount on it. Clearly Sigma has already engineered the specs for other lenses that they have in k mount.

As to the FA * 200 macro, it never was a big seller was it? My understanding was that there were maybe 3000 copies sold world wide. Since it would sell for twice what the DA *200 sells for, I doubt it would be a big seller, but I could be wrong.

traderdrew · 08-15-2011, 11:45 AM

Originally posted by Rondec

As to the FA * 200 macro, it never was a big seller was it? My understanding was that there were maybe 3000 copies sold world wide. Since it would sell for twice what the DA *200 sells for, I doubt it would be a big seller, but I could be wrong.

I would like to get a hold of that 200mm macro. Let's see what Ricoh is going to do. Hoya apparently didn't like manufacturing lenses that didn't sell well enough to invest money in them in the first place. Pentax has this "economy of scale" difficulty. However, if Ricoh wants to take on a giant like Canon, I think they better advertise and add some new lenses.

Blue · 08-16-2011, 09:47 AM

Originally posted by Rondec

The expensive part of things is the R and D of the lens itself. It really isn't that expensive, once you have the lens designed, to put a k mount on it. Clearly Sigma has already engineered the specs for other lenses that they have in k mount.

As to the FA * 200 macro, it never was a big seller was it? My understanding was that there were maybe 3000 copies sold world wide. Since it would sell for twice what the DA *200 sells for, I doubt it would be a big seller, but I could be wrong.

Given the fact that they announced it in k-mount and the withdrew the 150mm macro, I suspect they had some prototypes and beta models in k-mount. Same with the 120-300/2.8 zoom.

atlnq9 · 10-01-2011, 05:51 PM

Sigma has began listing Sony/Minolta again for available mounts. Is Pentax the next to be brought back to the official website?

falconeye · 10-01-2011, 06:34 PM

Originally posted by atlnq9

Sigma has began listing Sony/Minolta again for available mounts. Is Pentax the next to be brought back to the official website?

Thanks for the info.

Just let me remind you that Sigma Germany always listed Sony and Pentax as supported mounts for this lens.
-> 150mm F2.8 EX DG MAKRO OS HSM: SIGMA Deutschland GmbH
They were the first website to list the lens at all too.

I actually checked with them that if this is on purpose. They say it is because both products will become available. Price comparison lists in Germany include the Pentax version too. The Sony listing in the US confirms it.

atlnq9 · 10-01-2011, 07:12 PM

Originally posted by falconeye

Thanks for the info. Just let me remind you that Sigma Germany always listed Sony and Pentax as supported mounts for this lens. -> 150mm F2.8 EX DG MAKRO OS HSM: SIGMA Deutschland GmbH They were the first website to list the lens at all too. I actually checked with them that if this is on purpose. They say it is because both products will become available. Price comparison lists in Germany include the Pentax version too. The Sony listing in the US confirms it.

This is good to hear as the US site had it listed then removed it (along with the Sony/Minolta). Upon speaking with them they said that it was no longer going to become available for Pentax. Can you tell me if the German site still lists the 120-300 2.8 for Pentax as Sigma USA still isn't even listing it for Sony/Minolta?

RonHendriks1966 · 10-02-2011, 01:17 AM

Originally posted by falconeye

Thanks for the info.

Just let me remind you that Sigma Germany always listed Sony and Pentax as supported mounts for this lens.
-> 150mm F2.8 EX DG MAKRO OS HSM: SIGMA Deutschland GmbH
They were the first website to list the lens at all too.

I actually checked with them that if this is on purpose. They say it is because both products will become available. Price comparison lists in Germany include the Pentax version too. The Sony listing in the US confirms it.

Just looked and also Sigma 120-300m/f2.8 is listed for Pentax. Hope it will come next year.

**fs999** · 10-02-2011, 02:05 PM

The Sigma benelux site lists also Pentax, along with Fuji (?!) but it is the old lens without OS...
There is the new lens too : with OS and Pentax is also mentioned...

photosensitive · 10-02-2011, 08:50 PM

For any interested Australian Pentaxians, digitalcamerawarehouse.com.au has it listed for sale in Pentax mount for $1199 AUD. I can't verify that this is correct though. I'd give them a call if you're interested.

Sigma Lens 150mm f/2.8 APO EX DG OS Macro HSM - Digital Camera Warehouse 'The Purple Camera Store'

I also noticed the Q is in stock there for $729.

garyk · 10-03-2011, 01:00 AM

If I were Sigma I would wait until I saw a positive move from the new owners. If it comes you will see all the Sigma in Pentax that you see in others. Right now it would be a very poor business move. In my opinion. Hopefully they have already re-tooled for the Pentax mount. In the above lenses.

If so you guys are in luck. I think.

traderdrew · 10-05-2011, 08:13 AM

Originally posted by garyk

If I were Sigma I would wait until I saw a positive move from the new owners. If it comes you will see all the Sigma in Pentax that you see in others. Right now it would be a very poor business move. In my opinion. Hopefully they have already re-tooled for the Pentax mount. In the above lenses.

If so you guys are in luck. I think.

Perhaps why Sigma decided to wait is because of they are waiting to see what Ricoh does.

garyk · 10-09-2011, 11:13 PM

Traderdrew, I hope Sigma makes the 150m in the Pentax mount for sure....

By the way I looked at your Flickr site and you have the best wildlife photos I have seen here on Pentax.
Really good work ALL.

Hope you don't mind me commenting on your site. but I did not see one bad shot. All very good with Pentax K-5. Wow
Flickr: Andrew's Wildlife's Photostream

Adam · 10-10-2011, 11:34 AM

According to B&H it is coming, although I'm not sure how reliable that is:
Sigma 150mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM APO Macro Lens 106109 B&H Photo

traderdrew · 10-10-2011, 02:36 PM

Originally posted by garyk

Traderdrew, I hope Sigma makes the 150m in the Pentax mount for sure....

By the way I looked at your Flickr site and you have the best wildlife photos I have seen here on Pentax.
Really good work ALL.

Hope you don't mind me commenting on your site. but I did not see one bad shot. All very good with Pentax K-5. Wow
Flickr: Andrew's Wildlife's Photostream

Thanks, we both get great shots Gary! I talked to someone else about the Canon 300mm F/2.8. He said it was super sharp also and he has a 500mm F/4 Canon lens. To bad Sigma doesn't seem to match the 300. I still love my 500mm F/4.5. I wish Pentax would give me center weighted autofocus with about five or six focus points around the middle and give us at least 20 autofocus points instead of eleven.

My dream camera is a 600mm F/4 with a low light capable 40 megapixel camera like Pentax's most expensive camera.

pz1fan · 11-13-2011, 05:37 PM

Originally posted by Adam

According to B&H it is coming, although I'm not sure how reliable that is:
Sigma 150mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM APO Macro Lens 106109 B&H Photo

Still not available. Will we see the Sigma 150mm for Pentax before the new Samyang 24mm?

10-03-2011, 01:00 AM	#130
garyk Inactive Account Join Date: Feb 2010 Photos: Gallery Posts: 488	If I were Sigma I would wait until I saw a positive move from the new owners. If it comes you will see all the Sigma in Pentax that you see in others. Right now it would be a very poor business move. In my opinion. Hopefully they have already re-tooled for the Pentax mount. In the above lenses. If so you guys are in luck. I think. Last edited by garyk; 10-03-2011 at 01:05 AM.

10-10-2011, 11:34 AM	#133
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08-15-2011, 04:50 AM	#121
Rondec Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Gladys, Virginia Photos: Gallery Posts: 27,666	The expensive part of things is the R and D of the lens itself. It really isn't that expensive, once you have the lens designed, to put a k mount on it. Clearly Sigma has already engineered the specs for other lenses that they have in k mount. As to the FA * 200 macro, it never was a big seller was it? My understanding was that there were maybe 3000 copies sold world wide. Since it would sell for twice what the DA *200 sells for, I doubt it would be a big seller, but I could be wrong.

08-15-2011, 11:45 AM	#122
traderdrew Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Florida Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 640	Originally posted by Rondec As to the FA * 200 macro, it never was a big seller was it? My understanding was that there were maybe 3000 copies sold world wide. Since it would sell for twice what the DA *200 sells for, I doubt it would be a big seller, but I could be wrong. I would like to get a hold of that 200mm macro. Let's see what Ricoh is going to do. Hoya apparently didn't like manufacturing lenses that didn't sell well enough to invest money in them in the first place. Pentax has this "economy of scale" difficulty. However, if Ricoh wants to take on a giant like Canon, I think they better advertise and add some new lenses.

08-16-2011, 09:47 AM	#123
Blue Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Hill Country Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,377	Originally posted by Rondec The expensive part of things is the R and D of the lens itself. It really isn't that expensive, once you have the lens designed, to put a k mount on it. Clearly Sigma has already engineered the specs for other lenses that they have in k mount. As to the FA * 200 macro, it never was a big seller was it? My understanding was that there were maybe 3000 copies sold world wide. Since it would sell for twice what the DA *200 sells for, I doubt it would be a big seller, but I could be wrong. Given the fact that they announced it in k-mount and the withdrew the 150mm macro, I suspect they had some prototypes and beta models in k-mount. Same with the 120-300/2.8 zoom.

10-01-2011, 05:51 PM	#124
atlnq9 Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Arizona Photos: Albums Posts: 330	Sigma has began listing Sony/Minolta again for available mounts. Is Pentax the next to be brought back to the official website?

10-01-2011, 06:34 PM	#125
falconeye Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Munich, Alps, Germany Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,871	Originally posted by atlnq9 Sigma has began listing Sony/Minolta again for available mounts. Is Pentax the next to be brought back to the official website? Thanks for the info. Just let me remind you that Sigma Germany always listed Sony and Pentax as supported mounts for this lens. -> 150mm F2.8 EX DG MAKRO OS HSM: SIGMA Deutschland GmbH They were the first website to list the lens at all too. I actually checked with them that if this is on purpose. They say it is because both products will become available. Price comparison lists in Germany include the Pentax version too. The Sony listing in the US confirms it.

10-01-2011, 07:12 PM	#126
atlnq9 Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Arizona Photos: Albums Posts: 330	Originally posted by falconeye Thanks for the info. Just let me remind you that Sigma Germany always listed Sony and Pentax as supported mounts for this lens. -> 150mm F2.8 EX DG MAKRO OS HSM: SIGMA Deutschland GmbH They were the first website to list the lens at all too. I actually checked with them that if this is on purpose. They say it is because both products will become available. Price comparison lists in Germany include the Pentax version too. The Sony listing in the US confirms it. This is good to hear as the US site had it listed then removed it (along with the Sony/Minolta). Upon speaking with them they said that it was no longer going to become available for Pentax. Can you tell me if the German site still lists the 120-300 2.8 for Pentax as Sigma USA still isn't even listing it for Sony/Minolta?

10-02-2011, 01:17 AM	#127
RonHendriks1966 Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,675	Originally posted by falconeye Thanks for the info. Just let me remind you that Sigma Germany always listed Sony and Pentax as supported mounts for this lens. -> 150mm F2.8 EX DG MAKRO OS HSM: SIGMA Deutschland GmbH They were the first website to list the lens at all too. I actually checked with them that if this is on purpose. They say it is because both products will become available. Price comparison lists in Germany include the Pentax version too. The Sony listing in the US confirms it. Just looked and also Sigma 120-300m/f2.8 is listed for Pentax. Hope it will come next year.

10-02-2011, 02:05 PM	#128
fs999 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Luxembourg Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,648	The Sigma benelux site lists also Pentax, along with Fuji (?!) but it is the old lens without OS... There is the new lens too : with OS and Pentax is also mentioned...

10-02-2011, 08:50 PM	#129
photosensitive New Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Sydney Photos: Albums Posts: 6	For any interested Australian Pentaxians, digitalcamerawarehouse.com.au has it listed for sale in Pentax mount for $1199 AUD. I can't verify that this is correct though. I'd give them a call if you're interested. Sigma Lens 150mm f/2.8 APO EX DG OS Macro HSM - Digital Camera Warehouse 'The Purple Camera Store' I also noticed the Q is in stock there for $729.

10-05-2011, 08:13 AM	#131
traderdrew Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Florida Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 640	Originally posted by garyk If I were Sigma I would wait until I saw a positive move from the new owners. If it comes you will see all the Sigma in Pentax that you see in others. Right now it would be a very poor business move. In my opinion. Hopefully they have already re-tooled for the Pentax mount. In the above lenses. If so you guys are in luck. I think. Perhaps why Sigma decided to wait is because of they are waiting to see what Ricoh does.

10-09-2011, 11:13 PM	#132
garyk Inactive Account Join Date: Feb 2010 Photos: Gallery Posts: 488	Traderdrew, I hope Sigma makes the 150m in the Pentax mount for sure.... By the way I looked at your Flickr site and you have the best wildlife photos I have seen here on Pentax. Really good work ALL. Hope you don't mind me commenting on your site. but I did not see one bad shot. All very good with Pentax K-5. Wow Flickr: Andrew's Wildlife's Photostream

10-10-2011, 02:36 PM	#134
traderdrew Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Florida Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 640	Originally posted by garyk Traderdrew, I hope Sigma makes the 150m in the Pentax mount for sure.... By the way I looked at your Flickr site and you have the best wildlife photos I have seen here on Pentax. Really good work ALL. Hope you don't mind me commenting on your site. but I did not see one bad shot. All very good with Pentax K-5. Wow Flickr: Andrew's Wildlife's Photostream Thanks, we both get great shots Gary! I talked to someone else about the Canon 300mm F/2.8. He said it was super sharp also and he has a 500mm F/4 Canon lens. To bad Sigma doesn't seem to match the 300. I still love my 500mm F/4.5. I wish Pentax would give me center weighted autofocus with about five or six focus points around the middle and give us at least 20 autofocus points instead of eleven. My dream camera is a 600mm F/4 with a low light capable 40 megapixel camera like Pentax's most expensive camera.

11-13-2011, 05:37 PM	#135
pz1fan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: United States Posts: 183	Originally posted by Adam According to B&H it is coming, although I'm not sure how reliable that is: Sigma 150mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM APO Macro Lens 106109 B&H Photo Still not available. Will we see the Sigma 150mm for Pentax before the new Samyang 24mm?

New Sigma 150mm macro might/will/won't??? come in K-mount

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