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September 21, 2006 PENTAX Corporation 

 
PENTAX to Exhibit Upcoming Digital SLR Camera Products
at Photokina 2006 in Germany

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PENTAX Corporation is pleased to announce the exhibition of three interchangeable digital SLR camera lenses and a medium-format digital SLR camera, all currently under development, at Photokina 2006. This is one of the world's largest photo and imaging merchandise fairs, and will be held this year from September 26 to October 1 in Cologne, Germany.




  [ Overview of Upcoming Products ]
 

• Three interchangeable lenses designed for exclusive use with PENTAX digital SLR cameras

♦ [ Product type ]  Wide-angle zoom lens

Model name ( tentative ) : smc PENTAX-DA* 16-50mm F2.8ED AL[IF]

Marketing schedule : To be marketed in March 2007

♦ [ Product type ]  Telephoto zoom lens

Model name ( tentative ) : smc PENTAX-DA* 50-135mm F2.8ED [IF]

Marketing schedule : To be marketed in March 2007

♦ [ Product type ]  Super-telephoto zoom lens

Model name ( tentative ) : smc PENTAX-DA* 60-250mm F4ED [IF]

Marketing schedule : To be marketed in 2007

Other product information :

  • These products are designed for exclusive use with PENTAX K- and *istD-series digital SLR cameras. They are being developed as the top-of-the-line star ( * ) lens to deliver exceptional performance and optimal image quality.
  • These products will feature the PENTAX KAF2 mount, which incorporates additional electrical contacts to drive a built-in supersonic motor used in autofocusing operation.


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• [ Product type ]  Lens-interchangeable medium-format SLR camera

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[ PHOTO ]		 Model name ( tentative ) : PENTAX 645 Digital

Product information & marketing schedule :

  • 18 effective megapixels
  • PENTAX 645AF mount
  • Compatibility with existing smc PENTAX 645-series lenses
  • Marketing schedule to be announced later
Other information :

  • This product will be continuously upgraded by incorporating newly developed image sensors, with its final effective megapixels expected to reach a 30-megapixel level.


Notes :  Model names, designs, specifications and market launch schedules of these products are all tentative and subject to change without notice.
Marketing prices of these products will be announced later.






REMARKS :  This information is current as of the date of publication. Note that information displayed may have already been changed without prior notice.

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