Pentax have announced that they will be showing a brand new product, the PENTAX-DA 70mm F2.4 lens, at the PHOTO IMAGING EXPO 2006 show at Tokyo Big Site in Ariake, Tokyo from March 23 to 26. The Pentax 70mm F2.4 is an interchangeable uni-focal telephoto lens for exclusive use with PENTAX digital SLR cameras.

Model name ( tentative ) : smc PENTAX-DA 70mm F2.4 Limited

Product information
  * Compact, lightweight telephoto lens designed for exclusive use with PENTAX digital SLR cameras
  * Wide-perspective coverage with a 23-degree angle of view ( equivalent in focal length to 107mm in the 35mm format, when mounted on a PENTAX *istD-series digital SLR camera body )
  * PENTAX-original KAF lens mount
  * Market launch tentatively scheduled for October 2006