Pentax DA Fish Eye 1017-mm Lens for Digital Camera Unveiled
Under its list of zoom lenses, Pentax has just announced the DA Fish Eye 1017-mm lens. This lens provides super wide-angle performance and will capture fish-eye imagery with a 180 degree angle of view and a focal length of 10mm.
Fish Eye lenses have a very wide field of view and allow extremely wide angle shots, the DA Fish Eye allows for an expanded perspective and creative deformation of subjects. The image circle is designed to match the image recording area used in Pentax DSLRs.
The new lens will ship in January 2006 and will be priced a little under $600. pentax.com.
Additional Features
High Optical Performance
Employing ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass, this lens compensates for chromatic aberration throughout the image. And with new optical architecture and a ghost-free lens coating, ghosting and flare are suppressed to produce clear, high-quality images more of the time.
Super Macro Shooting
The advanced internal focus system allows photographers to focus from as close as approximately one inch (2.5cm) with the power to fill the whole frame with surprisingly small subjects.
Newly Developed SP Coating
A newly developed SP (Super Protective) coating made of a special fluoride compound has been applied to the front surface of the lens with a unique evaporation process. As a result, the lens offers excellent water and oil-repellant performance and makes for easier cleaning.
Other Features
Exclusive PENTAX Quick-Shift Focus System for instant shift to manual focus once the subject is captured by AF.
Durable metallic lens mount.
Exclusive lens cap constructed from high-quality aluminum.
Main Specifications
Lens mount: PENTAX KAF mount
Lens construction: 10 elements in 8 groups
Angle of view: 180°- 100° (with an *ist D series camera body)
Diaphragm control: Automatic
Number of aperture blades: 6
Minimum aperture: F22 (at 10mm) -32(at 17mm)
Metering system: TTL open-aperture metering
Minimum focusing distance: 0.46 feet. (0.14m) over entire zoom range
Maximum magnification: 0.23X (10mm) - 0.39X (17mm)
Dimensions (maximum diameter x length): 2.7 inch x 2.8 inch (68mm x 71.5mm)
Weight: 11.3 ounces (320g) with lens body and built in lens hood
Lens hood: Built-in
Optical system for this product was jointly developed and designed with Tokina Co, Ltd.
PENTAX, and smc PENTAX are trademarks of PENTAX Corporation.
Design and Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Stumble It! | Posted by Paul on December 2, 2005 5:59 AM
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