On Feb 8, 2012, at 1:48 PM, Darren Addy wrote: > Photos of a couple of the lenses now at PF > > Includes this bit of news about the 50mm f1.8 > > "The photo of the Pentax 50mm F1.8 confirms our original suspicion > that it would feature the same lightweight construction and plastic > mount as the 35mm F2.4, and it will likely take its place as the > cheapest prime lens in the Pentax lineup. This lens will likely be a > great performer and a good starting point for beginners. This also > means that it is not a replacement for the FA 50mm F1.4." > > More Pentax news at: > http://www.pentaxforums.com/news/photos-of-new-pentax-lenses-revealed.html
Even more interesting to me: Perhaps the most interesting thing we've learned tonight is that Pentax has plans to take full advantage of the Pentax K-01's mirrorless construction. The new and unnamed SMC Pentax-DA XS lens, pictured above, will extend closer to the K-01's sensor than a normal K-mount lens would. The rear lens elements will be located in the area which would otherwise be blocked by the mirror on a DSLR. This introduces many new lens possibilities for the K-01 as well as future Pentax mirrorless cameras, also meaning that lenses can be made more compact! Due to the curvature of the front element of this new lens, as well as its small size, we suspect it will be a very wide lens. It should also be noted that the lens is similar in appearance to current DA limited lenses. If that means that they are coming out with a sharp lens 30mm or wider and f/1.4 or faster, then I might be forced to pick up a noughty one just to be able to use that lens. -- Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est -- 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.
