Originally posted by Lokusart
A 17-70WR, that would be great. hope they release it soon
How soon? Is 12 months from now soon enough?
Most likely this year's offer will be very slim in terms of
new lens designs, and before Photokina perhaps only one lens is to be announced: a long zoom. But
if the 35mm Pentax is announced this Photokina, then perhaps we'll see HD FA limiteds with it, and perhaps 70-200 which is vaguely charted on the roadmap now.
Which is nice, of course, but in terms of
new lenses, still slim. HD coating on top of well-known limiteds (possible slight optical corrections), and one new lens. And all will be expensive, especially 70-200 if it's f2.8.
If the 35mm cam is released, all will sound like a reprise of 2013, and will sounds like Ricoh, yes. But if the 35mm is not released, then we may have some hope that more new lenses for current Pentax cameras will be released. Because that is what current Pentax users are hoping for — maximise potential of current cameras. Maybe even few DA* will be made into something new — if the 35mm is
not announced. I would personally love this option, rather than a 35mm camera that further delays things and complicates matters.
But I sincerely doubt that
both 35mm Pentax and 35mm lenses, and a bunch of missing lenses for the crop sensor will come out at the same time.