From the update desk at dpreview we have three new Pentax products as follows. Please note that these have not been announced in Japan yet!
Pentax DA 18-250mm F3.5-F6.3
Added! More details on the lens at the OK 1000 blog.
Press release at dpreview, Imaging Resource, Imaging Insider.
According to Pentax USA it will go on sale in the USA for $500 in October.
You can order/pre-order it at Amazon right now. Amazon estimates delivery in 3 to 5 weeks. You know you want it! ;-)
This has the 35mm equivalent of 27.5mm to 383mm using the 1.5x-ish APS-C sensors used by Pentax DSLR.
It may be related to the Tamron 18-250 equivalent since there is a partnership between Pentax and Tamron.
Pentax Optio A40
Press release at dpreview, Imaging Resource, Imaging Insider.
This is the anticipated follow-up to the Pentax Optio A30.
It is powered by an expected 12mp 1/1.7" CCD sensor.
CCD-shift image stabilization
Pedestrian 37-115mm equivalent 3x optical zoom lens
Shutter priority, DivX MPEG-4, LiIon
You can pre-order it at Amazon for $300 with estimated shipping date November 1st.
Pentax Optio V10
Press release at dpreview, Imaging Resource
Pentax seems to be soul searching again, as this new V-series is yet another twist in their lineup. It is a return to the superslim cameras of the shared Pentax/Casio designs of a few years ago. While Casio continued to go on and on with those, Pentax scaled back a bit on the S-series. And now we have the V-series.
It has an 8mp 1/2.35" CCD sensor.
Pedestrian 36-108 eq 3x optical zoom lens, no stabilization
3" LCD, LiIon battery
19mm thick
No need to mention face priority anymore, all new cameras have it.
You can pre-order it at Amazon for $250 with an estimated shipping date of Thanksgiving 2007.
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