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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors 05-10-2019, 04:22 PM  
Rumours of HD Pentax-D FA 50-300mm f/4.5-5.6/6.3
Posted By RGlasel
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What we don't know is how many people were employed to make Pentax lenses five years ago, compared to now. There is no reason to believe that assembly of DA 50 f1.8's or DA 18-135's is significantly more automated than a DFA * 50 (there might be extra QA tests at the end of the line, but if dealing with rejects and re-works once the batch building process is underway slows down overall production, the factory has a major problem) and the remaining workforce should have the skills needed to switch from Plastic Fantastic to Prime Stars on their next shift. If the production facilities (with the exception of outside suppliers) could handle 2013 demands, they can certainly handle 2019 demands. The use of a 3-D printed mock-up without glass in it to demonstrate the DFA * 85 at CP+ suggests that Ricoh couldn't start building this lens tomorrow, even if they wanted to.
Forum: Pentax News and Rumors 05-10-2019, 09:54 AM  
Rumours of HD Pentax-D FA 50-300mm f/4.5-5.6/6.3
Posted By RGlasel
Replies: 97
Views: 16,000
In times of uncertainty, the future tends to be more or less of the present. The number of truly new products from Ricoh Imaging in the past 18 months is a relatively small "bunch" and not all closely related to each other.


At this point, I don't think we should expect to see "lines" of lenses or bodies, new releases will either fill glaring holes in the top tier (DFA * 85, a flagship APS-C body and don't forget the Theta Z-1) or the completion of long-standing projects (DA * 11-18, GRIII) or re-purposing/refurbishing of existing products (DFA 28-105, DA 55-300 PLM, HD FA 35, the "new" WG compact). The DFA 70-200 f4 seems to be only waiting for a green light to start production, so it probably fits into the long-standing project category, the FF long superzoom might belong to either of the last two categories.
Forum: Pentax News and Rumors 05-09-2019, 09:45 AM  
Rumours of HD Pentax-D FA 50-300mm f/4.5-5.6/6.3
Posted By RGlasel
Replies: 97
Views: 16,000
I will place my bet on this. My poor memory remembers a very dark picture of a camera Asahiman posted a while ago that looked to me like a modification of a promotional image from Ricoh Imaging's website. It could still be the case that the DFA 50-300 will share some of the construction of the DFA 150-450, after all we are talking about the manufacturer that wouldn't spend the money to build a DFA * 85 mockup with real glass in it.:) Start saving money for the 86mm filters to go with this FF superzoom.:)
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