PENTAX INTRODUCES A COMPACT, HIGH-PERFORMANCE 75MM WIDE-ANGLE LENS FOR THE PENTAX 67

DENVER, Colorado (September 26, 2001) . . . PENTAX Corporation introduces the SMCP 67 75mm f/2.8 AL lens for use with its 67 medium format cameras. Despite its large maximum aperture of f/2.8 and outstanding optical performance, this wide-angle lens is designed to be so compact that it can be easily used in handheld photography in most situations. Its focal length of 75mm (equivalent to 35mm in 35mm format) produces a natural perspective, while its minimum focusing distance of 1.35 feet (0.41 meters) and maximum magnification of 0.36 times produce dramatic close-up images. A hybrid aspherical lens element incorporated into its seven-element, five-group optical system not only contributes to the reduction of the overall lens size, but also effectively compensates for various kinds of aberrations for clear, true-to-life images.

It comes with a flower-shaped lens hood, which attaches instantly to the lens with a bayonet mechanism to effectively reduce excessive light. When not in use, it can be attached in reverse for easy storage and carrying. This lens hood also has a PL window - an extremely popular feature originally developed by PENTAX - which allows the user to rotate a polarizing filter without removing the hood from the lens.

Specifications:

Product name

SMC Pentax-67 75mm F2.8 AL

PENTAX OFFERS VERSATILE 90-180MM ZOOM LENS FOR THE PENTAX 67

DENVER, Colorado (September 26, 2001) . . . PENTAX Corporation announces the SMCP 67 Zoom 90mm~180mm f/5.6 for use with its 67 medium format cameras. This versatile standard zoom lens covers the most frequently used focal lengths between 90mm and 180mm (equivalent to 45mm~90mm in 35mm format), making it ideal for a wide variety of subjects and situations.

Thanks to PENTAX’s acclaimed Super-Multi-Coating, this new lens offers outstanding image quality with minimal aberrations. Its minimum focusing distance of 3.9 feet (1.2 meters) and maximum magnification of 0.16 times allow the photographer to produce well defined close-up images.

It also comes with a lens hood, which attaches instantly to the lens with a bayonet mechanism to effectively reduce excessive light. When not in use, it can be attached in reverse for easy storage and carrying. This lens hood also has a PL window — an extremely popular feature originally developed by PENTAX — which allows the user to rotate a polarizing filter without removing the hood from the lens.

Specifications:

Product name

SMC Pentax-67 Zoom 90-180mm F5.6