Pentax Adds an Ultra-Wide Angle Lens for the 645N

Asahi Optical Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce the introduction of the SMC Pentax-FA 645 35mm F3.5 AL[IF] ultra-wide-angle lens for use with the Pentax 645N medium-format autofocus SLR camera.

Incorporating a hybrid aspherical lens element and a glass-molded aspherical lens element, this ultra-wide-angle lens produces a brilliant, high-contrast image over the entire image field with minimal coma aberrations, field curvature and distortion. The application of Pentax's original Ghostless Coating also helps minimize flare and ghost images in backlighting situations. Other notable features include: a slide-out focus ring for single-action switching of autofocus and manual-focus modes; an inner focus mechanism for fast, flawless focusing operations; high-quality close-up shooting at a minimum focusing distance of 0.3 meters (one foot) for a maximum magnification of 0.25 times; and a flower-shaped extra-wide 35mm coverage (equivalent to 23mm in the 35mm format) is ideal for landscape and other field applications.

With the addition of this new lens, Pentax now offers a selection of 11 high-performance interchangeable autofocus lenses for the Pentax 645N.