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Wednesday, February 04, 2015

HD Pentax D FA 150-450mm f/4.5-5.6



Source: Digicame Info (in Japanese)

So, the symbolic green rings of the digital line of PENTAX lenses are back finally and the two new lenses are undoubtedly equipped with the latest HD coating. Ricoh finally has recognised that they had done something very wrong marketing wise. Everything looks much better now and it does not hurt the feeling of we stubborn old Pentax brand fanboys anymore! ;-p
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Ian · 530 weeks ago

"undoubtedly equipped with the latest HD coating"
Well it does include HD in it's name! So undoubtedly it would have the HD coating. Undoubtedly. :-)
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kiku · 530 weeks ago

And I thought red ring means HD coating.
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thelonelyplayer · 530 weeks ago

So they will redesign all DA HD lenses? Very able marketing choiches...
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photobyandrei 53p · 530 weeks ago

Bring on a full-frame body, not a top one but one that will compete with the likes of Canon 6D and Nikon D610, add a better weather sealing and make it less expensive than the Nikon D750 and people will buy it. I really hope that 2015-2016 will be the years of Pentax resurrection.
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PENTAXCLICK · 530 weeks ago

I'm not sure, maybe now the ring is green for Full Frame format and the red ring for APS-C is it possible? perhaps as a way to differentiate, with news of these lenses is clear that a new FF camera format is very close, Greetings
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VoiceOfReason · 530 weeks ago

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VoiceOfReason · 530 weeks ago

HD Pentax-D FA* 70-200mm F2.8ED DC AW

HD Pentax-D FA 150-450mm F4.5-5.6ED DC AW
http://www.cnet.com/uk/news/pentax-delivers-two-w...
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UhNope · 530 weeks ago

Since when are you a Pentax 'fanboy'?
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JJ Micheli · 530 weeks ago

On the french Facebook page of Ricoh Imaging, they talk about the Full Frame :
It will be announced at the CP+ :) !
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photobyandrei 53p · 530 weeks ago

Good news (they don't look like the ordinary perennial Pentax ff rumors): http://photorumors.com/2015/02/04/this-is-the-new...
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fullframe_finally · 530 weeks ago

Yes!! Finally some good news from Pentax! After I had given up and started to sell my lenses.

And I only sold my FA31 with wobble hood, the most overrated of the legendary lenses! Glad no one would buy my FA* lenses at a reasonable price too!

Full frame and green rings!

Thank you Pentax!
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maksa · 530 weeks ago

Rice will close his blog after today news. :-(

«Pentax is doooooomed».
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nick · 530 weeks ago

what is Rice going to do now.. Years of unsubstantiated complaints... end of pentax, end of the world etc.
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fullframe_finally · 530 weeks ago

Exactly wrong. Rice has always been the biggest fanboy. He has a collection of Pentax lenses and wants the best for the brand. They just were going in the wrong direction with APS-C, changes of ownership, etc..., for years!
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A.P · 530 weeks ago

Hellow,gentleman,
Please find this blog. http://www.yaotomi.co.jp/blog/used/2015/02/hd-pen...
This blog is camera shop at Osaka in Japan.(written by japanese only)
Already this lense is attached with K3, very interesting information.
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odwiedzaczblogów · 526 weeks ago

first look and i thought that it is cannon xD
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Chris · 526 weeks ago

Could someone please explain why a red or green ring on a lens is a good or bad thing?

Or, put another way: who has ever based a purchase decision on the color of that ring?

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