Category Archives: Pentax

Pentax D FA 645 Macro 90mm f/2.8 ED AW SR medium format lens

Pentax announced one macro lens for their 645 medium format cameras. Pentax HD D FA 645 Macro 90mm f/2.8 ED AW SR lens specs (price: $4,499.95): Medium-Length Macro Lens for Pentax 645 Fast f/2.8 Maximum Aperture Quick-Shift Focus System HD and Aero Bright Lens Coatings Weather Resistant Construction

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Pentax announces exclusive HD coating lens technology

Some of the newly released Pentax lenses have a new “exclusive HD coating technology” that offers improved light transmittance and a much lower refractive index. In their press release Pentax promises 50% reduction of reflections in the visible spectrum:

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Latest Pentax updates

Detailed specs of the Pentax DA 560mm f/5.6 lens (Google translation):  Employ an optical system similar to astronomical telescope, descriptive power is very good, especially in the distance Seven elements in 6 groups, 2 ED glass lens configuration sheet HD coating of newly developed high transmittance than The maximum diameter of 130.3mm, 521.7mm length Squeeze nine wings […]

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Pentax announcements today at 6pm

Pentax will have their nine new product announcements today at around 6pm EST. You can find detailed information on all of the upcoming products in the Pentax category, or under the Pentax K-5 II, Pentax Q10 and Pentax 560mm f/5-6 lens tags. Check also the Photokina 2012 tag that contains information on many other rumored, […]

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First image of the Pentax DA 560mm f/5.6 lens

Several images of the upcoming Pentax products leaked on Facebook earlier today. The picture above shows the new Pentax DA 560mm f/5.6 lens which I already mentioned will be slightly different that the previously shown prototype:

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Pentax K-5 II / K-5 IIs specifications

Here is a complete list of features and specifications for the Pentax K-5 II / K-5 of IIs DSLR camera (Google translation):

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Pentax Q10 specs, K-5 IIs without anti-aliasing filter

First, the detailed specs of the Pentax Q10 mirrorless camera: CMOS sensor’s new backside-illuminated 12.4 million effective pixels Reduce noise high sensitivity ISO100-6400 At 5 fps / five consecutive Burst (JPEG) Faster AF speed when using a telephoto lens and the dark AF face detection capable of recognizing up to 12 people Custom image function, digital filter […]

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