Should Pentax bring back aperture rings and mechanical focus?

Best of Pentax Forums Newsletter December 10, 2025

Should Pentax bring back aperture rings and mechanical focus?

There’s no question that current lenses are marvels of modern manufacturing, fast and sharp and often quite light. What were once rare and expensive optics, such as Extra-low Dispersion and aspherical elements, are now widely available.

And yet some things have been lost. The aperture ring. Mec…