New Pentax lenses rumored for this Friday

i83N · 09-23-2015, 10:48 AM - **1 Like**

New Pentax lenses rumored for this Friday | Photo Rumors

VoiceOfReason · 09-23-2015, 11:01 AM - **1 Like**

Announced and then delayed until fall of next year?

**WillWeaverRVA** · 09-23-2015, 11:04 AM

Sweet, more Pentax glass! All we have to do is wait...and wait...and wait...

Davidparis · 09-23-2015, 11:05 AM

If they forget about APS-C lenses and their customers, I'm gonna be steaming mad. How about that DA12-28 HD? Or even a DC motor in an updated DA55-300? How about a decent 70-200 now that Tamron and Sigma pulled out? New fictive lenses for a fictive FF camera? Bah, humbug.

davidsladek · 09-23-2015, 11:06 AM

Yep, as photorumors say, it was posted on multiple forums (here and dpreview) and the source of it was Kenspo, who is an official Pentax ambasador and our reliable source and good friend here. He first posted it on Facebook Pentaxians group wall and then confirmed here.

Kunzite · 09-23-2015, 11:07 AM

There is a DA wide on the lens roadmap... but since the DA lens range is quite complete and the D FA isn't, it's obvious that working on the latter has a higher priority.
The good thing is that every D FA lens will work very well on APS-C, too (except for some 'weird' FLs).

---------- Post added 23-09-15 at 09:08 PM ----------

Originally posted by davidsladek

Yep, as photorumors say, it was posted on multiple forums (here and dpreview) and the source of it was Kenspo, who is an official Pentax ambasador and our reliable source and good friend here. He first posted it on Facebook Pentaxians group wall and then confirmed here.

Which is funny, a true leak treated with less confidence than completely made up BS

Just look at 'our' April 1st joke and compare.

P.S. Should we start a counter?

pathdoc · 09-23-2015, 11:45 AM

Originally posted by Kunzite

every D FA lens will work very well on APS-C, too (except for some 'weird' FLs)

I'd have thought it would be more the other way around!

Originally posted by Davidparis

If they forget about APS-C lenses and their customers, I'm gonna be steaming mad.

Unless you've run out of DA lenses to buy and focal lengths to cover, it seems to me you have little to complain about. Talk less, buy more.

Originally posted by Davidparis

Or even a DC motor in an updated DA55-300?

Not until they've recouped the R&D and production costs from the current HD model.

Originally posted by Davidparis

How about a decent 70-200 now that Tamron and Sigma pulled out?

Already coming in D-FA* form, but if they'd released it after being told it wasn't good enough yet then the likes of you would be screaming "PENTAX IS DOOOOOOMED!" louder than you already are!

Originally posted by Davidparis

How about that DA12-28 HD?

At ten years old this one probably is due for an update, but the full-frame lineup needs to take priority for now. You're more likely to see an HD version of the 12-24, maybe with DC if they can fit it easily inside the current casing.

davidsladek · 09-23-2015, 11:45 AM - **1 Like**

Quote:

P.S. Should we start a counter?

Done

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Kunzite · 09-23-2015, 11:48 AM

Originally posted by pathdoc

I'd have thought it would be more the other way around!

Hmm... nope. D FA lenses are guaranteed to work on APS-C; DA lenses, OTOH, are not guaranteed to cover FF (even if some will).
What I'm saying is that, except in some cases price and/or weight/size, there is no drawback if Ricoh Imaging is offering a D FA lens instead of a DA.

Originally posted by pathdoc

Talk less, buy more.

Ricoh likes this

zmohie · 09-23-2015, 11:54 AM

From now to the time of releasing the k1 ..pentax will bring us a new news every month or week to feed our curious of the long awaited and never happened dslr full frame.
So yes I assume these news are true.

kenspo · 09-23-2015, 11:55 AM - **8 Likes**

It's not a rumour

pathdoc · 09-23-2015, 12:22 PM

Originally posted by Kunzite

Hmm... nope. D FA lenses are guaranteed to work on APS-C; DA lenses, OTOH, are not guaranteed to cover FF

I think we're at cross purposes. You said every DFA would work on crop except for some weird FL's, and my thought was "Which ones? Surely any FF lens should work on a crop camera; it'll be the ultra-wide-angle crop lenses that fail on full-frame." True, some full-frame fisheyes or very wide rectilinears might have their appearances changed because the edges are lost on APS-C, but that's about all, isn't it?

Kunzite · 09-23-2015, 01:07 PM

By 'weird FL' I mean focal ranges which are not very practical on APS-C - for example, a 24-70 or a 28-105; they're not quite wide enough for a standard zoom. That's all.
But many D FA lenses will work very well, image quality and practicality wise, on APS-C.

lytrytyr · 09-23-2015, 01:22 PM

Originally posted by Kunzite

By 'weird FL' I mean focal ranges which are not very practical on APS-C - for example, a 24-70

Saying this well-loved lens wasn't "practical" on FF?

SMC Pentax-A 35-105mm F3.5 Reviews - A Zoom Lenses - Pentax Lens Reviews & Lens Database

Krizu · 09-23-2015, 01:25 PM - **1 Like**

so, kenspo seems back from the meeting with Ricoh. Where are the juicy insider news to keep us on our toes? ;-)

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Kunzite Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 15,132	Originally posted by pathdoc I'd have thought it would be more the other way around! Hmm... nope. D FA lenses are guaranteed to work on APS-C; DA lenses, OTOH, are not guaranteed to cover FF (even if some will). What I'm saying is that, except in some cases price and/or weight/size, there is no drawback if Ricoh Imaging is offering a D FA lens instead of a DA. Originally posted by pathdoc Talk less, buy more. Ricoh likes this Last edited by Kunzite; 09-23-2015 at 11:56 AM.

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09-23-2015, 11:05 AM	#4
Davidparis Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Paris, France Posts: 290	If they forget about APS-C lenses and their customers, I'm gonna be steaming mad. How about that DA12-28 HD? Or even a DC motor in an updated DA55-300? How about a decent 70-200 now that Tamron and Sigma pulled out? New fictive lenses for a fictive FF camera? Bah, humbug.

09-23-2015, 11:06 AM	#5
davidsladek Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Surrey Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 346	Yep, as photorumors say, it was posted on multiple forums (here and dpreview) and the source of it was Kenspo, who is an official Pentax ambasador and our reliable source and good friend here. He first posted it on Facebook Pentaxians group wall and then confirmed here.

09-23-2015, 11:07 AM	#6
Kunzite Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 15,132	There is a DA wide on the lens roadmap... but since the DA lens range is quite complete and the D FA isn't, it's obvious that working on the latter has a higher priority. The good thing is that every D FA lens will work very well on APS-C, too (except for some 'weird' FLs). ---------- Post added 23-09-15 at 09:08 PM ---------- Originally posted by davidsladek Yep, as photorumors say, it was posted on multiple forums (here and dpreview) and the source of it was Kenspo, who is an official Pentax ambasador and our reliable source and good friend here. He first posted it on Facebook Pentaxians group wall and then confirmed here. Which is funny, a true leak treated with less confidence than completely made up BS Just look at 'our' April 1st joke and compare. P.S. Should we start a counter?

09-23-2015, 11:45 AM	#7
pathdoc Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,381	Originally posted by Kunzite every D FA lens will work very well on APS-C, too (except for some 'weird' FLs) I'd have thought it would be more the other way around! Originally posted by Davidparis If they forget about APS-C lenses and their customers, I'm gonna be steaming mad. Unless you've run out of DA lenses to buy and focal lengths to cover, it seems to me you have little to complain about. Talk less, buy more. Originally posted by Davidparis Or even a DC motor in an updated DA55-300? Not until they've recouped the R&D and production costs from the current HD model. Originally posted by Davidparis How about a decent 70-200 now that Tamron and Sigma pulled out? Already coming in D-FA* form, but if they'd released it after being told it wasn't good enough yet then the likes of you would be screaming "PENTAX IS DOOOOOOMED!" louder than you already are! Originally posted by Davidparis How about that DA12-28 HD? At ten years old this one probably is due for an update, but the full-frame lineup needs to take priority for now. You're more likely to see an HD version of the 12-24, maybe with DC if they can fit it easily inside the current casing.

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davidsladek Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Surrey Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 346	Quote: P.S. Should we start a counter? Done Launch Countdown - Countdown to Sep 25, 2015 12:00 Noon in Paris

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zmohie Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: egypt Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 435	From now to the time of releasing the k1 ..pentax will bring us a new news every month or week to feed our curious of the long awaited and never happened dslr full frame. So yes I assume these news are true.

09-23-2015, 11:55 AM - 8 Likes	#11
kenspo Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Oslo Posts: 2,207	It's not a rumour

09-23-2015, 12:22 PM	#12
pathdoc Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2015 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,381	Originally posted by Kunzite Hmm... nope. D FA lenses are guaranteed to work on APS-C; DA lenses, OTOH, are not guaranteed to cover FF I think we're at cross purposes. You said every DFA would work on crop except for some weird FL's, and my thought was "Which ones? Surely any FF lens should work on a crop camera; it'll be the ultra-wide-angle crop lenses that fail on full-frame." True, some full-frame fisheyes or very wide rectilinears might have their appearances changed because the edges are lost on APS-C, but that's about all, isn't it?

09-23-2015, 01:07 PM	#13
Kunzite Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 15,132	By 'weird FL' I mean focal ranges which are not very practical on APS-C - for example, a 24-70 or a 28-105; they're not quite wide enough for a standard zoom. That's all. But many D FA lenses will work very well, image quality and practicality wise, on APS-C.

09-23-2015, 01:22 PM	#14
lytrytyr Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2011 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,310	Originally posted by Kunzite By 'weird FL' I mean focal ranges which are not very practical on APS-C - for example, a 24-70 Saying this well-loved lens wasn't "practical" on FF? SMC Pentax-A 35-105mm F3.5 Reviews - A Zoom Lenses - Pentax Lens Reviews & Lens Database

09-23-2015, 01:25 PM - 1 Like	#15
Krizu Inactive Account Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Munich Posts: 22	so, kenspo seems back from the meeting with Ricoh. Where are the juicy insider news to keep us on our toes? ;-)