The biggest annual photo show in the country is going on right now in Helsinki. Spent the afternoon there.
Pentax had a decent presence, exhibiting the current range of DSLRs, and most of the lenses and accessories. I was delighted to see the all-new DFA*70-200/2,8 and DFA 150-450 on display. I was told the lenses will be at the distributors very soon. Got to try the 70-200 on the distributors K-3 body.
Initial impressions:
-build quality appears to be very good, in line with the best current lenses
-Quiet AF, focus lock was very precise.Even in dimly lit indoor conditions. Switched the AF range limiter of. Despite my efforts it did not hunt.
-AF speed is of course difficult to judge. However, it did not feel any faster than my FA*80-200/2,8.
-Cannot say anything at all about IQ
Look forward to a more thorough test!