New big white gun from Pentax, announcement in May 2012

Here is a officially leaked new lens from Pentax.



No real information on this yet, my best guess is that it's a re-tweak of the 600mm f:5.6 of the late 1994-2004 era. Possibly a DA* lens, and maybe $8K+



I did like the 50mm f:1.8 as that's is a nice niche prime, and they need to replace the FA 50mm f:1.4 ($250 CAD) that was replaced with the $900 CAD smc PENTAX DA* 55mm F1.4 . I feel the new 50mm has to be priced at $150 to compete with Nikon's and Canon's 50mm f:1.8 lenses.



Here is the lens I would like to see Pentax update and bring to the marketplace.

Technical Specifications

Optics
Optical Formula	16 elements in 13 groups
Aperture Range	f/2.8 ~ f/32
Number of Aperture Blades	9
Minimum Focusing Distance	1.4 m
Maximum Magnification	0.19 X
Special Features	extra-low dispersion element(s), internal focusing
Mechanics
Filter Diameter	77 mm
Maximum Diameter	88 mm
Length	195 mm
Weight	1510 g
Special Features	tripod collar, AF/MF clutch, power zoom
Accessories
Cap	plastic clip-on cap, 77 mm
Fitting Hood(s)	bayonet hood: PH-RBC77
Fitting Case(s)	soft case: S120-230

Here was the Pentax lens line up circa 1995~2001


Note I do have the outstanding smc Pentax-M* 300mm f:4 that was an ED lens,and I own some great manual focus Pentax primes.

Darrell Larose
Ottawa