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New Pentax lens announcements! - davidmanze - 10-30-2017
Shock horror, two new K mount lenses announced by Pentax:
![[Image: fbe4815344e0426694a31153f3b3811e.png]](https://1.img-dpreview.com/files/p/TS300x80~products/pentax_11-18_2p8/fbe4815344e0426694a31153f3b3811e.png)
![[Image: 57d4e3423b304acbb30c4a2f23ab0e24.png]](https://4.img-dpreview.com/files/p/TS300x80~products/pentax_fa_50_1p4_sdm_aw/57d4e3423b304acbb30c4a2f23ab0e24.png)
HD Pentax-DA* 11-18mm F2.8
HD Pentax-D FA* 50mm F1.4 SDM AW
Almost a first.... an F2.8 wide angle APSc zoom looks an interesting choice of FLs, nice and bright, could be goodie.
Finally a decent standard zoom for K mount FF? No doubt that the FA 50mm F1.4 is getting long in the tooth these days.
The now question is: is that it Pentax and for how long?
New Pentax lens announcements! - Brightcolours - 10-31-2017
Standard prime*
Good to see that Pentax took the time to ship after introduction to another level... ("spring 2018", "summer 2018")
New Pentax lens announcements! - toni-a - 10-31-2017
Pentax are always late and lagging, I am wondering how are they capable of surviving
New Pentax lens announcements! - davidmanze - 10-31-2017
The reality set in for me when I weighed up that my coffin would arrive sooner than a K mount 150-600mm/500mm F4,
Three years later still no K mount long tele-zoom...
....... luckily still no coffin! :ph34r:
New Pentax lens announcements! - Guest - 10-31-2017
We have a lens roadmap:
http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/japan/products/lens/images/K_Mount_Lens.pdf
Just a glance on it and you'll know these two lenses are not the only ones planned
Next should be a D FA* 85mm f/1.4, then the others. Story goes, developing the new ring-type SDM motor took longer - I hope they'll pick up some speed next year.
And, what do you mean by "no K mount long tele-zoom"? My D FA 150-450mm feels quite real...
New Pentax lens announcements! - davidmanze - 11-01-2017
The 150-450mm is a good lens......but for me and many birders 450mm just isn't long enough even on APSc!
The DA 560mm was IMHO a strange offering, very long, telescope optics, only F5.6 and needs stopping down to be sharp, Pentaxians had been waiting for an affordable long tele-zoom and they got offered that lens with a 7,000 euros price tag.......that lens should have been affordable..........proof, barely a soul bought it!
Pentax are in a super position with their association with Tamron, IMHO they should bring out the 150-600mm G2 in the K mount.....as well as many others.
........Yes you may say.......it would spoil the sales of their own 150-450mm.....but, so what?..... it would prevent much brand migration.
A lot of Pentax birders have gone to dual systems now, with Nikon for birding for the availability of long glass, in the end I had to succumb to the endless new improved affordable glass coming out, 98% of which is unavailable in the K mount.
New Pentax lens announcements! - Guest - 11-01-2017
At this moment, I'd say e.g. a Nikon D500+200-500 or a third-party 150-600mm would be a better option for birders such as yourself.
As for Pentax, I believe their strategy should allow them to expand their product line with OEM products, rather than rebadges (as a birder, why would you get a Pentax with a weaker AF, and the same lens you can buy cheaper for Canon/Nikon?).
Even "killing" the 150-450 might be a mistake, while you'd love the added reach of a x-600mm lens, others might prefer the more manageable and shorter lens.
Last but not least, the DA 560mm f/5.6 is much more affordable than a 600mm f/4 from the other manufacturers.
New Pentax lens announcements! - Brightcolours - 11-01-2017
Quote:And its performance is worse than a Tamron or Sigma 150-600mm. And worse than Canon EF 400mm f4 DO IS USM II + 1.4x TC.
Last but not least, the DA 560mm f/5.6 is much more affordable than a 600mm f/4 from the other manufacturers.
Anyone getting that Pentax 560mm is a bit odd, I gather.
New Pentax lens announcements! - Guest - 11-01-2017
Are you sure it's performance is worse than a Tamron or Sigma 150-600? You don't even say which Tamron or Sigma, and some of them are quite weak at 600mm.
New Pentax lens announcements! - Brightcolours - 11-02-2017
Quote:Are you sure it's performance is worse than a Tamron or Sigma 150-600? You don't even say which Tamron or Sigma, and some of them are quite weak at 600mm.That Pentax is quite weak at 560mm.