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Ricoh Adds New Lenses to the K and Q Mount Cameras

Chris Gampat
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11/06/2013
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Today, Ricoh is announcing new lenses for their Pentax line of cameras (you know, because Ricoh owns Pentax now.) Customers that have bought into the K mount system will be able to enjoy the new 20-40mm f2.8-4 ED Limited WR DC lens. On their APS-C cameras, it will render a 30-62mm field of view–which is an interesting choice for many. When it launches, you’ll need to shell out $999.95 for the unit.

Q camera owners (yes they exist, and there are actually a number of them) are also getting a treat today in the form of the 08 wide zoom lens. The lens offers a super wide zoom range of 17.5-27.5mm with a Dual Aspherical design to minimize distortion. When it launches in December, you’ll be able to purchase one for $499.95.

More photos and tech specs are after the jump.

20-40mm f2.8-4 ED Limited WR DC

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Specifications

LENS MOUNT: PENTAX KAF3
FOCAL LENGTH: 20-40mm (equiv. 30.5-61.5mm)
APERTURE: f/2.8-4
MIN APERTURE: f/22-32
LENS CONSTRUCTION: 9 elements in 8 groups
ANGLE OF VIEW: 39°-70° (w/ PENTAX DSLR)
MIN FOCUSING DISTANCE: 0.9’ (0.28m)
MAX MAGNIFICATION: 0.20x
FILTER DIAMETER: 55mm
DIAPHRAGM CONTROL: Fully Automatic
NUMBER OF APERTURE BLADES: 9
APERTURE BLADES Rounded (20mm f/2.8-4   40mm f/4-5.6)
LENS APERTURE RING: n/a
TRIPOD ADAPTER: n/a
HOOD: MH-RA55 (metal hood)
OBJECTIVE CAP: O-LW65A
CASE: Soft Lens Case P70-150
MAX DIAMETER X MIN LENGTH: 2.8” x 2.7” (71.0 x 68.5mm)
WEIGHT (W/O HOOD): 10 oz (283g)
NOTES:   HD Coating, SP (Super Protect) Coating, Quick-shift Focus

 

08 Wide Zoom

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Specifications

LENS MOUNT: PENTAX Q
FOCAL LENGTH (Q, Q10): 3.8-5.9mm (35mm equiv. 21-32.5mm)
FOCAL LENGTH (Q7) 3.8-5.9mm (35mm equiv. 17.5-27mm)
APERTURE: f/3.7-f/4
MIN APERTURE: f/8
LENS CONSTRUCTION: 10 elements in 8 groups
ANGLE OF VIEW (Q, Q10): 67° – 92°
ANGLE OF VIEW (Q7): 77° – 102°
MIN FOCUSING DISTANCE: 0.82’ (0.25m)
MAX MAGNIFICATION: 0.03X
FILTER DIAMETER: 49mm
DIAPHRAGM CONTROL: Fully Automatic
NUMBER OF APERTURE BLADES: n/a
LENS APERTURE RING: n/a
TRIPOD ADAPTER: n/a
HOOD: PH-RBF49 (optional)
OBJECTIVE CAP: O-LC49 (included)
CASE: n/a
MAX DIAMETER x MIN LENGTH: 2.1” x 1.5” (54 x 38mm)
WEIGHT (W/O HOOD): 2.6 oz (75g)

 

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Chris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. Chris's editorial work includes not only editing and scheduling articles but also writing them himself. He's the author of various product guides, educational pieces, product reviews, and interviews with photographers. He's fascinated by how photographers create, considering the fact that he's legally blind./ HIGHLIGHTS: Chris used to work in Men's lifestyle and tech. He's a veteran technology writer, editor, and reviewer with more than 15 years experience. He's also a Photographer that has had his share of bylines and viral projects like "Secret Order of the Slice." PAST BYLINES: Gear Patrol, PC Mag, Geek.com, Digital Photo Pro, Resource Magazine, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance, IGN, PDN, and others. EXPERIENCE: Chris Gampat began working in tech and art journalism both in 2008. He started at PCMag, Magnum Photos, and Geek.com. He founded the Phoblographer in 2009 after working at places like PDN and Photography Bay. He left his day job as the Social Media Content Developer at B&H Photo in the early 2010s. Since then, he's evolved as a publisher using AI ethically, coming up with ethical ways to bring in affiliate income, and preaching the word of diversity in the photo industry. His background and work has spread to non-profits like American Photographic Arts where he's done work to get photographers various benefits. His skills are in SEO, app development, content planning, ethics management, photography, Wordpress, and other things. EDUCATION: Chris graduated Magna Cum Laude from Adelphi University with a degree in Communications in Journalism in 2009. Since then, he's learned and adapted to various things in the fields of social media, SEO, app development, e-commerce development, HTML, etc. FAVORITE SUBJECT TO PHOTOGRAPH: Chris enjoys creating conceptual work that makes people stare at his photos. But he doesn't get to do much of this because of the high demand of photography content. / BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TIP: Don't do it in post-production when you can do it in-camera.
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