Pentax 100mm f/2.8 WR Weatherproof Macro Lens
Pentax 100mm f/2.8 WR Weatherproof Macro Lens
Pentax Imaging Company has announced the smc Pentax D FA Macro 100mm F2.8 WR lens designed for use with Pentax digital SLR DSLR cameras. Combining a high-quality exterior finish with Pentax-original weather-resistant construction, this new macro lens is especially useful for the demands of outdoor photography.
This Pentax macro lens features a high-grade, aluminum barrel with the high-quality, exclusive exterior design and finish unique to the Pentax D FA series lenses. Further, the entire mechanism of the focus ring has been reviewed and upgraded to assure flawless manual-focus operation.
For improved performance, the Pentax D FA MACRO 100mm F2.8 WR is the first Pentax interchangeable macro lens featuring a completely rounded diaphragm blade to create a natural, beautiful bokeh at wide apertures, while minimizing the streaking effect of point light sources.
Pentax WR lenses feature simplified weather-resistant construction to repel water and moisture. Combined with a Pentax weather-resistant K-7, K20D, K200D or K10D digital SLR camera body, the lens performs well in damp, inclement outdoor conditions including rain, mist, water spray and splashes.
The lens also features the Pentax-original SP (Super Protect) surface coating to repel dust, water and grease and to minimize fingerprints.
Other significant features of this latest WR lens include:
• Mounted on a Pentax digital SLR camera body, this lens offers a focal length equivalent to 153mm in the 35mm format for high-quality, true-to-life images, while minimizing flare and ghost images. The maximum life-size magnification allows photographers to capture dramatic close-up images with great ease.
• A working distance of just over five inches (13 cm) facilitates close-up photography of subjects including flora, insects, and wildlife.
• The Pentax-developed Quick-Shift Focus System for instant switching to manual-focus operation after the subject is captured in focus by the camera’s AF system.
• An image circle to accommodate 35mm film-format camera image size.
• Compatibility with the macro adapter included in the Pentax AF160FC dedicated Auto Macro Ring Flash.
The Pentax D FA MACRO 100mm F2.8 WR lens will ship in January 2010 for USD $849.95.