Source: Pentax Rumors
And it’s a Chinese Monster, of course. The Monster arrived on October 28th, 2020, and Pentax Rumors published a panic announcement on its arrival.
It even has a monstrous name. It is called MonsterAdapter K Mount Adapter E, LA-KE1:
But why did it attack Pentax? A brand with the great history and some beautiful lenses which are still keeping quite a number of fine optics cult fans. A brand now owned by Ricoh, who has painstakingly prepared for years to announce another obsolete model with a laggy AF. They are still contemplating the name. It seems we are closest to the name of Pentax K-3 Mark III, but wait just a few more years (they are working as fast as they can), and you will know it for sure.
Having that in mind, probable cause of the Monster attack was because it could gobble a bunch of Pentax fans by simply offering them a contemporary full frame and APS-C alternative with a top-notch AF. What are the main features of this Monster, released from the Magic Circle in Mó huán factory (which actuallay means ‘Magic Circle’ in English)? Here they are:
Read more at pentaxrumors.com
Told you it can adapt silver lenses too!
*1: In the early days of the market, the adapter will mainly support early body-driven autofocus and traditional lever aperture lenses (F, FA, DA, DFA series). In the future, support for lenses with built-in motors (SDM, DC) and electromagnetic iris lenses will be gradually added through the adapter firmware update. The specific support time will be notified separately; A and M series lenses before KAF are not supported by this adapter;
*2: If the lens has an aperture ring, the aperture ring needs to be placed in the A position when using it. Otherwise the adapter will enter the MF mode and cannot auto focus;
*3: Depends on the body performance, please refer to the camera manual for details.
Read more at pentaxrumors.com
Who in a sane mind, would still wait for Ricoh’s Pentax DSLR body? What can prevent you to charge at the shop and buy a dozen of those? Unfortunately, if you want to know the price and get on the buyer’s list, you have to join MonsterAdapter Facebook page or learn Chinese and pay attention to the follow-up update of Mohuan’s official Weibo website for information on lens support, updates and price.
Virtually no. Except for video. If you were to ecstatic too read carefully all the points of the ‘more main features’, and if you have missed an article at dPreview.com then you have to go back to the point No. 6:
Due to the noise and power consumption of the old lens, this adapter is specially designed for photography and photography and is not optimized for video recording.
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