I heard of the new lenses in an email from Pentax forums. I clicked on the link to take a look, and I saw this comment below the announcement:
"560mm lens a bit much? 840mm eff? Good luck keeping that steady." Seriously? Am I missing something or is this comment as ridiculous as it sounds? More Pentax news at: http://www.pentaxforums.com/news/pentax-da-50mm-da-560mm-f56-d-fa-645-90mm-revealed.html#ixzz1lkvpcIlr On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 5:27 PM, Matthew Hunt <[email protected]> wrote: > DPreview broke the news: > > http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/02/07/Pentax_In-development_lenses > > Model name (tentative): smc PENTAX-DA 560mm F5.6 > - Unifocal super-telephoto lens for use with K mount > interchangeable-lens digital cameras > - Sharp, well-defined images — particularly with distant subjects — > thanks to the adoption of optics used in astronomical telescopes > - Market launch scheduled for 2012 > > Model name (tentative): smc PENTAX-DA 50mm F1.8 > - Unifocal standard lens for use with K mount interchangeable-lens > digital cameras > - Maximum aperture of F1.8 for high-quality images with a superb > rendition of depth and natural bokeh (out-of-focus) effect > - Market launch scheduled for 2012 > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
