Pentax to Showcase Model Products at Photokina 2008Pentax is pleased to announce that it will exhibit an interchangeable lens and an accessory at Photokina 2008. Both items are currently under development for use with PENTAX digital SLR cameras. The tentatively named smc Pentax-DA15mm F4 ED AL Limited lens offers ultra-wide-angle coverage and becomes the fifth model of the acclaimed DA Limited series. The lens is scheduled to be marketed in Spring 2009. The other product is tentatively named the smc Pentax-DA 1.4x Rear Converter SDM and is the first rear converter equipped for autofocus operation with Pentax DSLR cameras. The SDM mechanism provides for extra-smooth, super-quiet autofocus. This lens does not yet have a release date.
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