A new Pentax K-Mount lens roadmap has been published and on it are two new lenses.
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Ricoh Japan has published a new lens roadmap over on their website and it shows 2 new lenses in the '2017 or later' section.
The two new lenses are the D FA 50mm f/1.4 and D FA 85mm f/1.4, but there are no images of the new 85mm lens and no additional information is currently available.
Once released, they can be paired with the recently announced KP as well as any other K-mount Pentax camera, including the Pentax K-1.
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24 Feb 2017 9:44PMAnother 50mm F1.4 seems a bit of a surprise. The FA 50mm F1.4 is still an excellent lens on my K-1, albeit soft wide open, but stopped down to F2.2-2.5 it is sharp as a tack all over the image. They also have the DA*55mm F1.4 which has silent focus and full weather sealing, and covers the whole sensor from wide open.
So if begs the question, why a DFA* 50mm F1.4? I suppose it comes down to creating the ultimate IQ from wide open onwards (ala Sigma Art) a more reliable silent focus system over the SDM of the 55mm, and of course the new HD coatings. I just hope it retains the character of so many Pentax lenses of the past and resultant images are not "flat" like the Sigma lens. I am am sure it will. Shame in so many ways it looks so large over the FA 50 though.
Finally, and I hope Ricoh are reading this, please can we have a fast 135mm DFA* lens, I am talking about F1.8-F2, or at worst, F2.5 like my Takumar 135mm.
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