A long article is telling us the story of Pentax (or rather Asahi Pentax) with many an old photo camera that are so nice and fresh in the memory of photographers.
Category: Pentax
News expected this week
We are told that this Fall is a great time for news on the SLR market. I let you judge by yourself: Canon: one announcement would be a definite possibility to replace the Canon 1D Mk III with a Canon 1D Mk IV and maybe also a Canon EOS 7D whose top cover and a…
Pentax K-7: Firmware update and user manual
A few news for Pentax. The Pentax K-7 is receiving a new firmware. the most visible change is the introduction of a customizable behavior for the 4-way controller in order to allow people not to use the OK button so often. For Windows (Download zip from www.pentaximaging.com, 9.2MB) For Mac (Download zip from www.pentaximaging.com, 9.17MB)…
Pentax K-7, first French tests
photo credit: chez_sugi Weirdly, perhaps because the photo camera was actually delayed a little, the Pentax K-7 did not receive many reviews on the Internet. Happily, photo newspapers (in France) started to give it a nice place this month with Chasseur d’Images, Le Monde de la Photo and Réponses Photo all testing the Pentax K-7.…
Last minute change to Pentax K-7 sensor?
According to Amateur Photographer, the image sensor included in the currently available pre-production models of the Pentax K-7 SLR photo camera is NOT the final one. It is unclear whether it is only a minor update to the sensor or a major replacement. But, in any case, it means that there will be quite a…
Pentax K30D, still in preparation?
The Pentax representatives and PR people keep telling us that the Pentax K20D is not replaced by the newest Pentax K-7. So, what? Do you replace the K20D or not? The answer could come from Samsung, forever-partner of Pentax for digital SLR photo cameras. The network of informers in direct contact with Samsung keeps repeating…
Focal length and photo lenses
Tamron rewrote its web site. This was the occasion to move the Lens Comparison Tool but it is still useful to compare a 400mm with a 500mm (or a 35mm with a 50mm). But you can also find a similar tool at Olympus (and it takes into account the specificities of 4/3 sensor format, of…
Pentax K-7 video presentation
YouTube link
Very first review of the Pentax K-7
Kudos to OK1000 Pentax Blog for their actual review of the new Pentax K-7. Short, but apparently not only a rewriting of the Pentax Press Release.
Two new Weather-resistant lenses at Pentax
Really unusual announcement : Pentax, which already has a nice line of SLR photo cameras specially treated to be weather-resistant, and just introduced the Pentax K-7 as weather-resistant and cold-temperature-hardened, now offers two new weather-resistant zoom lenses. SMC PENTAX DA 18-55MM F3.5-5.6 AL WR Lens Mount: N/A Lens Construction: 11 elements in 8 groups Angle…
Pentax K-7 is now official
The Pentax K-7 arrives with an impressive set of features to replace the older Pentax K20. You can expect people to notice it: All features Listed after the jump…
Pentax K-7
The new Pentax K-7 is being leaked (well before the official date) by Rice High’s Pentax Blog. Photos of the Pentax K-7 Features the Pentax K-7 And, here are the features of a clearly attracting SLR photo camera :
Pentax K7D: Some more
May be more for the 20th of May, than for the 21st (as previously expected). From the official pentaximaging.com.
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Pentax K7D, on May 20
Now, this is official (from Pentax Germany), the new Pentax will come on May 20.
Evolution of rumours
Upon a recommendation by Gérard Pandolfo, I have checked the Google Trends for the upcoming Pentax K7D. It is interesting to notice that Japan is clearly the country where most of the attraction for the Pentax K7D appears. While I’m here, let’s notice that the author of a book about the Nikon D400, recently apologized…
Is this a Pentax K7D?
The high-resolution image was shown on PentaxForums.
New Pentax K SLR coming (K7D?)
I leave the keyboard for a couple of days and here is a flurry of people giving us information about the possible new Pentax SLR photo camera. The most obvious point was the appearance of an ad for it. And a German user informed us that the name should be Pentax K7D. This would be…
New Pentax: Weirder and weirder
Things are getting more and more difficult to understand in the rumour coming from Shanghai about the possible new Pentax SLR. After a first blurry image, we now get a photo which shows a group of Pentax SLR photo cameras and the one on the left cannot be identified as one of the existing products.…
New blurry Pentax SLR is seen
We know from multiple sources that Pentax is preparing a new digital SLR photo camera that could be bringing a number of surprises including a significant change in the body form. Rice High has actually found on a Chinese forum a blurry image that would be showing part of a new Pentax SLR photo camera.…
Pentax goes in color
The Japanese branch of Pentax has found that adding colors and color options to its cameras could help sell them. So, here come the newest additions to the list of unconventional SLR cameras: Source: PB.
Pentax joins megapixel truce
We had seen that Olympus thought stopping the race for pixels taking 12 mega-pixels as the maximum really needed by most photographers. But they had satyed more or less isolated… up to now. FotoMagazin, German monthly photo magazine, tells us the news in its lastest (April) issue: Pentax joins Olympus in the non-race. After Nikon…
Pentax next moves
Were you waiting for news from Pentax, maybe in the shape of a Pentax K30D? We will have to wait together. This is DC.Watch.Impress who was able to interview Taku Sendai, Product planning manager at Hoya (Pentax mother company). First of all, we get the confirmation that the 645 range of large format cameras will…
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Camera manufacturers in crisis?
According to Canon Rumours, there could be some concentration moves around the camera manufacturers. Up to this, it’s just in line with what I’ve been telling about some brands whose CEOs have heart burns from the intense current competition. But they also give us names and combinations to think about. Panasonic could buy the photo…