Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
04-24-2007, 02:51 PM
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Well I just got off the phone with an interesting person from Pentax and ended up having a longer conversation than I was ready for, but it was well worth the time spent with the cell phone glued to my head.
First, I asked about the FA* 300mm and 600mm 2.8 lenses being available and he said here in the USA no, but they could be in Japan from the parent company.
Next is that he would like all of use to send our lens suggestions to Pentax because right now they are looking for a reason to make more lenses and products available and need as much input as possible. He explained that we go to Pentax Imaging - Home and click on CONTACT US at the bottom of the page. All product suggestions are mailed directly to the VP of marketing and are then sent to the Pentax parent company where they are personally looked over and used to build an idea of what they need to make. This will also work with any problems that occur with your current Pentax DSLR, so if you feel banding, or noise, or shutter lag are a problem they want to know and rectify it asap.
Next is a hint on when the DA* series lenses will be available and he told me April won't be the month but you'll see in may how quiet, fast, and crisp this lens really is. He personally used the two new ones and says they are definitely better than anything else on the market in terms of speed, sound and sharpness and his model was a beta version. He said the delay was because Pentax had the working model worked out and sent it out to each subsidiary and wanted input on the lens , then took the input and hashed out the bugs. Oh and if you wanted to know the DA* series lens has the standard drive mount on it and should work with an auto teleconverter and even an AF teleconverter.
The last point was whether or not the rumor that firmware v1.20 will be out on April 26th and he says that he hasn't personally heard anything, but there has to be an update before the DA* lenses come out in order for the camera to operate the SDM.
So everyone send your suggestions now and he was personally excited to hear how enthusiastic this site is towards Pentax and their current growth so maybe mention that you heard this from here if Mo thinks it's a good idea.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
07-18-2007, 09:46 PM
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Pentax announced today it's official release dates for the DA* 16-50mm 2.8 and the 50-135mm 2.8 and here are the dates!
The DA* 50-135mm will be released world-wide on July 27th 2007
The DA* 16-50mm will be released world-wide on August 11th 2007
I hope you all enjoy this little tidbit and any other information will be announced prior to release, but I can assure these lenses to be much better than anything you would have imagined them being :)
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