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Pentax today released some information on three new DSLR lenses.
They are the
They have supersonic motors and to be released in March of 2007.
Pentax News Release Extracts
PENTAX Corporation is pleased tannounce the exhibition of three interchangeable digital SLR camera lenses and a medium-format digital SLR camera, all currently under development, at Photokina 2006. This is one of the world's largest photand imaging merchandise fairs, and will be held this year from September 26 tOctober 1 in Cologne, Germany.
Three interchangeable lenses designed for exclusive use with PENTAX digital SLR cameras
Wide-angle zoom lens (pictured above)
Model name ( tentative ) : smc PENTAX-DA* 16-50mm F2.8ED AL[IF]
Marketing schedule : Tbe marketed in March 2007
Pentax's smc PENTAX-DA* 16-50mm F2.8ED AL[IF] lens. Courtesy of Pentax, with modifications by Michael R. Tomkins. Click for a bigger picture!
Telephotzoom lens
Model name ( tentative ) : smc PENTAX-DA* 50-135mm F2.8ED [IF]
Marketing schedule : Tbe marketed in March 2007
Pentax's smc PENTAX-DA* 50-135mm F2.8ED [IF] lens. Courtesy of Pentax, with modifications by Michael R. Tomkins. Click for a bigger picture!
Super-telephotzoom lens
Model name ( tentative ) : smc PENTAX-DA* 60-250mm F4ED [IF]
Marketing schedule : Tbe marketed in 2007
Pentax's smc PENTAX-DA* 60-250mm F4ED [IF] lens. Courtesy of Pentax, with modifications by Michael R. Tomkins. Click for a bigger picture!
Other product information :
These products are designed for exclusive use with PENTAX K- and *istD-series digital SLR cameras. They are being developed as the top-of-the-line star ( * ) lens tdeliver exceptional performance and optimal image quality.
These products will feature the PENTAX KAF2 mount, which incorporates additional electrical contacts tdrive a built-in supersonic motor used in autofocusing operation.
[ Product type ] Lens-interchangeable medium-format SLR camera
Model name ( tentative ) : PENTAX 645 Digital
Product information & marketing schedule :
• 18 effective megapixels
• PENTAX 645AF mount
• Compatibility with existing smc PENTAX 645-series lenses
• Marketing schedule tbe announced later
• Pentax's 645 Digital. Courtesy of Pentax, with modifications by Michael R. Tomkins. Click for a bigger picture!
Other information :
This product will be continuously upgraded by incorporating newly developed image sensors, with its final effective megapixels expected treach a 30-megapixel level.
Pentax's 645 Digital. Courtesy of Pentax, with modifications by Michael R. Tomkins. Click for a bigger picture!
Notes : Model names, designs, specifications and market launch schedules of these products are all tentative and subject tchange without notice.
Marketing prices of these products will be announced later.
Posted by Darren in our Lenses category on September 21, 2006