Pentax are showing the next lens on their roadmap, the Pentax-D FA* 85mm f/1.4 for full-frame (and APS-C) Pentax DSLRs. Plus a special edition Pentax KP.
| Pentax HD -D FA* 85mm f/1.4 in Interchangeable LensesPentax are showing two reference products, under development, at CP+ 2019, Japan.
The HD Pentax-D FA* 85mm f/1.4 lens has been on the Pentax lens roadmap for a while now, and Pentax has released further details on the new lens, including the picture above. The lens is designed for full-frame coverage, and has been developed as a "new-generation star lens" with "drastically reviewed internal standards", which Pentax say is needed in order to "respond to future camera performance improvements."
Does this mean that Pentax are working on a new, higher resolution, full-frame Pentax DSLR, to update the Pentax K-1 Mark II?
Release date, and pricing information is not yet known, but will be released at a later date.
Pentax is also showing a new Pentax KP Custom edition, with a wooden grip, new top plate design, and a "special coated mount". When the camera will be available, and how much it will cost has not been revealed.
From Pentax: TOKYO, February 26, 2019 - RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. is pleased to announce the exhibition of two reference products -- Interchangeable lens and Limited model of digital SLR currently under development -- at CP + 2019 , one of the largest and most comprehensive camera and imaging show in Asia. This annual event will be held from February 28 to March 3 at the PACIFICO YOKOHAMA convention center in Japan.
Interchangeable lens for PENTAX K mount digital SLR cameras
Model name: HD PENTAX-D FA* 85mmF1.4 (tentative name)
- PENTAX K-mount covering the image circle of a 35mm-format full-frame image sensor
- This lens was developed as a "new-generation star lens", which drastically reviewed internal standards in order to respond to future camera performance improvements
- Market launch: Not decided
PENTAX K mount digital SLR cameras
Model name: PENTAX KP Custom (tentative name)
- Special customized model of PENTAX KP
- Adopted special coated mount, wooden grip, original top cover
- Market launch: Not decided
Notes: Model name, design, and specification and market launch schedules of these products are all tentative and subject to change without notice. Price will be announced at later date.
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