New Pentax D FA 100mm F2.8 Macro WR Announced

Pedro Ernesto Guerra Azevedo · 12-09-2009, 06:40 PM

Originally posted by Angevinn

I hope the DFA 100mm WR is just the beginning of many DFA lenses from Pentax. Pentax will hopefully be staggering the release of DFA lenses to gather as much attention to them as they can. If Pentax were to release four or five lenses at once it wouldn't gather as much attention.

Hopefully, we'll see more announcements or releases of DFA lenses (spaced a few months apart) leading up to an announcement of a Pentax FF DSLR!

If Pentax carries the new aperture design (eight rounded blades for a perfectly circular iris) and metallic lens bodies over to all of the future DFA lenses I'll buy them all!

You said everything I think and I think it is too!

1 - Pentax launch new lenses DFA and then launch the FF body, this is a way to hold their users and generate enough forward.

2 - This form of presentation of their products, which began with the K -7, the more movement in the forums, generates much debate and make their mark Pentax always in the media and in evidence, is marketing a cheaper and gives results very .

3 - Pentax is on the right, let's wait and have a little more patience.

Alfisti · 12-09-2009, 07:03 PM

DO THOSE PINING FOR FF REALISE THE PENTAX 100MM MACRO HAS ALWAYS BEEN A D-FA???

For the love of god.

Alfisti · 12-09-2009, 07:08 PM

Originally posted by Pål Jensen

Why is that strange? They did that with the DA* 200/2.8 which indeed is an FA* 200/2.8 in new dress. The fact that Pentax makes an FF lens now, and more importantly, choose a different nomenclature than the cropped DA designation, strongly indicate that Pentax have an FF system coming....

It was always a D-FA, it's not new at all.

**monochrome** · 12-09-2009, 08:14 PM

Originally posted by Pål Jensen

I don't think thats the focus indicator but an indicator for aligning the lens hood (indicating the top). It seems the hood is made of metal too. This looks like a serious piece of equipment. I just wait for the matching FF camera it is designed for...

I think you are on to something here - first to twig onto this line of reasoning in all these threads. Maybe I should hold onto all these M and K lenses I ahve on my For Sale table for a few more months.

(I knew this would happen AS SOON AS I sold them - been waiting three years - I called it!)

ryan s · 12-09-2009, 08:37 PM

Originally posted by monochrome

I think you are on to something here - first to twig onto this line of reasoning in all these threads. Maybe I should hold onto all these M and K lenses I ahve on my For Sale table for a few more months.

(I knew this would happen AS SOON AS I sold them - been waiting three years - I called it!)

You have a separate For Sale table?

Even though I can't afford this lens at the moment, I do think it's the direction Pentax is headed. I, for one, would love a whole lineup of WR/sealed lenses. I was craving one for the past 2 days in the snow outside...

**monochrome** · 12-09-2009, 08:54 PM

Originally posted by ryan s

You have a separate For Sale table?

You wouldn't believe what was there last spring. It is actually a small desk that I had in Elenmentary School - I can actually see wood at the moment. :ugh:

ryan s · 12-09-2009, 08:58 PM

Originally posted by monochrome

You wouldn't believe what was there last spring. It is actually a small desk that I had in Elenmentary School - I can actually see wood at the moment. :ugh:

That's a good feeling...I guess depending on perspective. It's kinda annoying to have a free spot just to have something appear again (really wasn't planning on finding a P3 and A 50/2 at Goodwill last week. Wait...what?

).

**monochrome** · 12-09-2009, 09:06 PM

Originally posted by ryan s

That's a good feeling...I guess depending on perspective. It's kinda annoying to have a free spot just to have something appear again (really wasn't planning on finding a P3 and A 50/2 at Goodwill last week. Wait...what?

).

Well, if woof hadn't posted a K and Auto-Tak 55/1.8 last month

Actually, we joke about LBA but it has gotten out of hand.

Zebooka · 12-09-2009, 10:11 PM

It's a fake... It's a fake... LOL

emr · 12-09-2009, 10:21 PM

Originally posted by henrx

Post from a German Pentax Official:
DSLR-Forum - Einzelnen Beitrag anzeigen - WR! Pentax DFA 100mm 1:2.8 NEU?

According to his post the image is a fake, which of course does not mean there is nothing in the making.

So much for the reliability of this Pentax "official"... I also find it hilarious that after all the cries of fake, unbased rumor etc. this ends up being a genuine Pentax press release picture.

arpaagent · 12-09-2009, 10:36 PM

Originally posted by emr

So much for the reliability of this Pentax "official"... I also find it hilarious that after all the cries of fake, unbased rumor etc. this ends up being a genuine Pentax press release picture.

I'm with you. Out of all the stuff I've seen over the past year or so about speculations, cameras, lens lineups, etc, this one seemed the most unlikely. Go figure. I might buy one.

ryan s · 12-09-2009, 10:45 PM

Originally posted by monochrome

Well, if woof hadn't posted a K and Auto-Tak 55/1.8 last month

Actually, we joke about LBA but it has gotten out of hand.

For a great piece like that camera, you can't pass it up. Sort of an exaggeration and definitely cliched...that might be a "once in a lifetime" purchase due to its age, production number, and especially condition.

I buy and sell cheap stuff because it's a fun hobby. They put that camera on the store shelves and not online because it requires batteries to trip the shutter...so it was assumed to be broken. I could care less about the body but the A lens is kinda nice. I was hoping to try my hand at repairing the cam

The people who say "I just spent $700 on a lens and made 3 threads over 5 days and now I want another lens lol" or the ones who keep buying and buying just to buy don't realize that's not normal...

Originally posted by emr

So much for the reliability of this Pentax "official"... I also find it hilarious that after all the cries of fake, unbased rumor etc. this ends up being a genuine Pentax press release picture.

With 2 or more pics...1 confirmed fake that was done pretty well...why would we blindly believe?

I am still waiting to see one attached to a camera before I consider it to be real...

MiLKMAN · 12-10-2009, 01:26 AM

Don't think it's fake - Pentax releases weather-resistant 100mm F2.8 Macro: Digital Photography Review

**Douglas_of_Sweden** · 12-10-2009, 02:13 AM

I suspect we will see a DA14/2.8 WR soon. And maybe a DA50-300 WR.
For those saying that there are gaps in the lens line they should deal with first: in principle I agree, but this was a relatively simple move for Pentax, and it allow them to try a new design style that may become the future norm when they release entirely new lenses.

kevinschoenmakers · 12-10-2009, 02:45 AM

If the next lens they release is a DA, then we know the DFA for this lens was just because they were rehashing a DFA design. If it's a DFA then we know it's probably a sign for things to come. Until then, we're just guessing really.

12-09-2009, 09:06 PM	#173
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by ryan s That's a good feeling...I guess depending on perspective. It's kinda annoying to have a free spot just to have something appear again (really wasn't planning on finding a P3 and A 50/2 at Goodwill last week. Wait...what? ). Well, if woof hadn't posted a K and Auto-Tak 55/1.8 last month Actually, we joke about LBA but it has gotten out of hand. Last edited by monochrome; 12-09-2009 at 09:50 PM.

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12-09-2009, 06:40 PM	#166
Pedro Ernesto Guerra Azevedo Inactive Account Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Santos - São Paulo - Brasil Posts: 168	Originally posted by Angevinn I hope the DFA 100mm WR is just the beginning of many DFA lenses from Pentax. Pentax will hopefully be staggering the release of DFA lenses to gather as much attention to them as they can. If Pentax were to release four or five lenses at once it wouldn't gather as much attention. Hopefully, we'll see more announcements or releases of DFA lenses (spaced a few months apart) leading up to an announcement of a Pentax FF DSLR! If Pentax carries the new aperture design (eight rounded blades for a perfectly circular iris) and metallic lens bodies over to all of the future DFA lenses I'll buy them all! You said everything I think and I think it is too! 1 - Pentax launch new lenses DFA and then launch the FF body, this is a way to hold their users and generate enough forward. 2 - This form of presentation of their products, which began with the K -7, the more movement in the forums, generates much debate and make their mark Pentax always in the media and in evidence, is marketing a cheaper and gives results very . 3 - Pentax is on the right, let's wait and have a little more patience.

12-09-2009, 07:03 PM	#167
Alfisti Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toronto (for now) Posts: 1,748	DO THOSE PINING FOR FF REALISE THE PENTAX 100MM MACRO HAS ALWAYS BEEN A D-FA??? For the love of god.

12-09-2009, 07:08 PM	#168
Alfisti Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toronto (for now) Posts: 1,748	Originally posted by Pål Jensen Why is that strange? They did that with the DA* 200/2.8 which indeed is an FA* 200/2.8 in new dress. The fact that Pentax makes an FF lens now, and more importantly, choose a different nomenclature than the cropped DA designation, strongly indicate that Pentax have an FF system coming.... It was always a D-FA, it's not new at all.

12-09-2009, 08:14 PM	#169
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by Pål Jensen I don't think thats the focus indicator but an indicator for aligning the lens hood (indicating the top). It seems the hood is made of metal too. This looks like a serious piece of equipment. I just wait for the matching FF camera it is designed for... I think you are on to something here - first to twig onto this line of reasoning in all these threads. Maybe I should hold onto all these M and K lenses I ahve on my For Sale table for a few more months. (I knew this would happen AS SOON AS I sold them - been waiting three years - I called it!)

12-09-2009, 08:37 PM	#170
ryan s Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Madison, WI Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,383	Originally posted by monochrome I think you are on to something here - first to twig onto this line of reasoning in all these threads. Maybe I should hold onto all these M and K lenses I ahve on my For Sale table for a few more months. (I knew this would happen AS SOON AS I sold them - been waiting three years - I called it!) You have a separate For Sale table? Even though I can't afford this lens at the moment, I do think it's the direction Pentax is headed. I, for one, would love a whole lineup of WR/sealed lenses. I was craving one for the past 2 days in the snow outside...

12-09-2009, 08:54 PM	#171
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by ryan s You have a separate For Sale table? You wouldn't believe what was there last spring. It is actually a small desk that I had in Elenmentary School - I can actually see wood at the moment. :ugh:

12-09-2009, 08:58 PM	#172
ryan s Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Madison, WI Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,383	Originally posted by monochrome You wouldn't believe what was there last spring. It is actually a small desk that I had in Elenmentary School - I can actually see wood at the moment. :ugh: That's a good feeling...I guess depending on perspective. It's kinda annoying to have a free spot just to have something appear again (really wasn't planning on finding a P3 and A 50/2 at Goodwill last week. Wait...what? ).

12-09-2009, 10:11 PM	#174
Zebooka Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Russia, Siberia, Novosibirsk Posts: 323 Original Poster	It's a fake... It's a fake... LOL

12-09-2009, 10:21 PM	#175
emr Guest	Originally posted by henrx Post from a German Pentax Official: DSLR-Forum - Einzelnen Beitrag anzeigen - WR! Pentax DFA 100mm 1:2.8 NEU? According to his post the image is a fake, which of course does not mean there is nothing in the making. So much for the reliability of this Pentax "official"... I also find it hilarious that after all the cries of fake, unbased rumor etc. this ends up being a genuine Pentax press release picture.

12-09-2009, 10:36 PM	#176
arpaagent Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Photos: Gallery Posts: 803	Originally posted by emr So much for the reliability of this Pentax "official"... I also find it hilarious that after all the cries of fake, unbased rumor etc. this ends up being a genuine Pentax press release picture. I'm with you. Out of all the stuff I've seen over the past year or so about speculations, cameras, lens lineups, etc, this one seemed the most unlikely. Go figure. I might buy one.

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12-09-2009, 10:45 PM	#177
ryan s Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Madison, WI Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,383	Originally posted by monochrome Well, if woof hadn't posted a K and Auto-Tak 55/1.8 last month Actually, we joke about LBA but it has gotten out of hand. For a great piece like that camera, you can't pass it up. Sort of an exaggeration and definitely cliched...that might be a "once in a lifetime" purchase due to its age, production number, and especially condition. I buy and sell cheap stuff because it's a fun hobby. They put that camera on the store shelves and not online because it requires batteries to trip the shutter...so it was assumed to be broken. I could care less about the body but the A lens is kinda nice. I was hoping to try my hand at repairing the cam The people who say "I just spent $700 on a lens and made 3 threads over 5 days and now I want another lens lol" or the ones who keep buying and buying just to buy don't realize that's not normal... Originally posted by emr So much for the reliability of this Pentax "official"... I also find it hilarious that after all the cries of fake, unbased rumor etc. this ends up being a genuine Pentax press release picture. With 2 or more pics...1 confirmed fake that was done pretty well...why would we blindly believe? I am still waiting to see one attached to a camera before I consider it to be real...

12-10-2009, 01:26 AM	#178
MiLKMAN Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Tallinn Photos: Gallery Posts: 146	Don't think it's fake - Pentax releases weather-resistant 100mm F2.8 Macro: Digital Photography Review

12-10-2009, 02:13 AM	#179
Douglas_of_Sweden Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Stockholm Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,374	I suspect we will see a DA14/2.8 WR soon. And maybe a DA50-300 WR. For those saying that there are gaps in the lens line they should deal with first: in principle I agree, but this was a relatively simple move for Pentax, and it allow them to try a new design style that may become the future norm when they release entirely new lenses.

12-10-2009, 02:45 AM	#180
kevinschoenmakers Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shanghai Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,509	If the next lens they release is a DA, then we know the DFA for this lens was just because they were rehashing a DFA design. If it's a DFA then we know it's probably a sign for things to come. Until then, we're just guessing really.