On Aug 17, 2005, at 10:36 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Pentax USA, (Pentaximaging), considers quite an extensive list of
lenses to be current.
http://www.pentaximaging.com/products/cameras/lenses/digital_35mm/
index.jsp
Interesting. No mention is made of the 40mm DA that I could see,
and the
14mm is, if I read correctly, described as a zoom lens.
I wouldn't put too much stock into the accuracy of regional
distributors' websites. Of course, it's hard to validate the
credibility of the list even from the Pentax Japan website, but at
least it was marked as updated on 13 July, just a month ago. Pasting
in the data from the link I sent earlier:
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URL :: http://www.digital.pentax.co.jp/en/lens/
smc PENTAX-DA 16mm-45mm F4 ED AL
smc PENTAX-FA J 18mm-35mm F4-F5.6 AL
smc PENTAX-FA 20mm-35mm F4 AL
Standard Zoom Lenses
smc PENTAX-DA 18mm-55mm F3.5-F5.6 AL
smc PENTAX-FA28mm-70mm F2.8 AL
smc PENTAX-FA J 28mm-80mm F3.5-5.6AL
smc PENTAX-FA 28mm-105mm F3.2-F4.5 AL [IF]
smc PENTAX-FA 28mm-105mm F4-F5.6
Telephoto Zoom Lenses
smc PENTAX-DA 50mm-200m F4-F5.6 EDNEW!
smc PENTAX-FA J 75mm-300mm F4.5-F5.8AL
Wide-Angle Lenses
smc PENTAX-DA 14mm F2.8 ED [IF]
smc PENTAX-FA20mmF2.8
smc PENTAX-FA24mmF2AL[IF]
Standard Lenses
smc PENTAX-FA28mmF2.8AL
smc PENTAX-FA31mmF1.8AL Limited [Silver]
smc PENTAX-FA31mmF1.8AL Limited [Black]
smc PENTAX-FA35mmF2AL
smc PENTAX-DA40mmF2.8 Limited NEW!
smc PENTAX-FA43mmF1.9 Limited [Silver]
smc PENTAX-FA43mmF1.9 Limited [Black]
Telephoto Lenses
smc PENTAX-FA50mmF1.4
smc PENTAX-FA77mmF1.8 Limited [Silver]
smc PENTAX-FA77mmF1.8 Limited [Black]
smc PENTAX-FA135mmF2.8[IF]
smc PENTAX-FA200mmF2.8ED[IF]
Super-Telephoto Lenses
smc PENTAX-FA300mmF2.8ED[IF]
smc PENTAX-FA300mmF4.5ED[IF]
smc PENTAX-FA600mmF4ED[IF]
Macro Lenses
smc PENTAX-D FA Macro 50mm F2.8
smc PENTAX-D FA Macro 100mm F2.8
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That's what they claim their current lens line to be. How available
for purchase all these lenses are is another matter.
Godfrey
