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ozdean
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New K100Y + 3 Lenses
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End of 2020

Viewfinder view the same size of the K1; 1.05x mag

Tracking and AF as good as K1 II

Eye Sensor to dim LCD

Focus Joystick & main controls on Battery Grip too.

Further features to be announced on Japan site.

DFA* 85 f1.4 (Already Known)

Early 2021

New Aps DA*16-50 PLM AW f2.8 Fast Focus

DFA21 f2.8 Ltd DC WR

http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/japan/event/2020/cp_ref/?utm_source=rim_top_4bnrs&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=cp_ref

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DavidP03 Regular Member • Posts: 467
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Just watched a video on these, 21 looks interesting. Just have to buy a K1 first 😄
David.

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Uloo
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Thank you Dean for your summary.

I'm salivating for the FA 21Lt. It would make a great compact lens for my waterfalls adventures where its hard to back up from some of them to get them all in the picture.

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You might get a deal on both Dave.

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No problem Uloo, DFA21 Ltd will be nice.

I'm staying APSc so the DA*16-50 will be good if its like the *11-18.

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Uloo
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I understand what you mean. At times I'm thinking of just going back to APSC too.

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ozdean wrote:

End of 2020

Viewfinder view the same size of the K1; 1.05x mag

Tracking and AF as good as K1 II

Eye Sensor to dim LCD

Focus Joystick & main controls on Battery Grip too.

Further features to be announced on Japan site.

DFA* 85 f1.4 (Already Known)

Early 2021

New Aps DA*16-50 PLM AW f2.8 Fast Focus

DFA21 f2.8 Ltd DC WR

http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/japan/event/2020/cp_ref/?utm_source=rim_top_4bnrs&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=cp_ref

You forgot new design of lines of mirror box cover! Sign me up and take ALL my money! Game changer!

I will probably buy it, not because it does anything particularly radical, but because my K5II is getting a bit long in the tooth and I need a new K-mount camera that is not FF, Mirror-less or KP

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KL Matt Veteran Member • Posts: 5,999
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Amazing.

DFA21 f2.8 Ltd DC WR

I have been waiting 15 years for this.

Yay!

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I am interested in the DA*16-50 as well. Hopefully I will be able to afford it though.

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kriztian Senior Member • Posts: 1,449
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Good news but I believe lot of people where disappointed over the fact they did not mention the screen and video specs. Thrilled about the new lenses though.

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DavidP03 Regular Member • Posts: 467
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ozdean wrote:

You might get a deal on both Dave.

Love the da15 so focal length would suit, just have to convince the minister for finance 😂😄

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KL Matt Veteran Member • Posts: 5,999
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But I fear I may be waiting at least two more....

Enough time to save up, I suppose.

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5r82 Contributing Member • Posts: 681
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Is 21mm going to be for full frame? I guess so. But what they've shown is 31mm Limited. Suppose 21mm isn't going to look nearly as 31mm as 31mm is screw drive lens. Can someone please give more details or clarify?

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tassosDA Contributing Member • Posts: 510
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Well, it’s beautiful, it’s compact, it will probably have the best ovf of all aps-c  bodies and IF it has a competitive af performance than I am happy to say that my new camera is just around the corner!

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robbo d Veteran Member • Posts: 3,884
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I think they're holding out on a few key specs.

However if focus tracking is greatly improved to the same as K1 Mkii ..... Sorry but that's pretty sad!!

New lenses are good.

My Initial reaction  to the video is a warmed up version of what they already have.

Certainly nothing in that video that excites me overly.

Time will tell.......

More of what they're good at, which is not to be sneezed at but nothing ground-breaking being announced.

No talk of hybrid screen.?

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D FA21 Limited will be really nice... waited for a long time.

Also disappointing about the new APS-C specifications - nothing about the details of new camera sensor, autofocus, video, articulated screen (?) and etc. etc.

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lowerCamelCase Regular Member • Posts: 351
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ozdean wrote:

End of 2020

Viewfinder view the same size of the K1; 1.05x mag

Very nice, something which in dslr only days could have been a game changer. Now with MILC people are kind of used to that. Still, very nice!!

Tracking and AF as good as K1 II

As bad as K1 II would be fitting better. I seriously hoped Pentax would step up here. For me, this means I will not go further with the system. I will miss it...

Eye Sensor to dim LCD

Nothing special, but a good feature.

Focus Joystick & main controls on Battery Grip too.

Finally!

Further fea

tures to be announced on Japan site.

DFA* 85 f1.4 (Already Known)

Surely a nice lens.

Early 2021

New Aps DA*16-50 PLM AW f2.8 Fast Focus

Seriously needed!

DFA21 f2.8 Ltd DC WR

Would have been on my watch list for sure, if they improved af tracking. Ltd wr is a good direction.

http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/japan/event/2020/cp_ref/?utm_source=rim_top_4bnrs&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=cp_ref

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Thanks for the summary.

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MartinsB Regular Member • Posts: 121
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5r82 wrote:

Is 21mm going to be for full frame? I guess so. But what they've shown is 31mm Limited. Suppose 21mm isn't going to look nearly as 31mm as 31mm is screw drive lens. Can someone please give more details or clarify?

The front element looks different than the one on 31.

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Ergo607
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5r82 wrote:

Is 21mm going to be for full frame? I guess so. But what they've shown is 31mm Limited. Suppose 21mm isn't going to look nearly as 31mm as 31mm is screw drive lens. Can someone please give more details or clarify?

As stated, the *D-FA* 21 Limited will be full-frame (D-FA range are digital lenses which cover full-frame, ie K-1, K-1 II)

Agree that it looks a lot like 31 Limited, but as others already stated, this is a completely new lens, built from the ground up, is a little bit larger than the 31 Ltd, most probably weather-sealed and with a new and silent PLM motor (as opposed to screwdrive of the FA limiteds...

The only things unknown is the maximum aperture (I am going to make a bold estimate and guessing it is f/2,8), price and performance.

This is a very interesting lens and one that was needed in the line-up.

Now Ricoh, if you could update the FA Limiteds, then I would be very delighted...

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KL Matt wrote:

Amazing.

DFA21 f2.8 Ltd DC WR

I have been waiting 15 years for this.

Yay!

How do you know it's f/2,8. (although I agree that it is most probable, max aperture is still tentative.

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