Category: Pentax

  • Five D-SLR shoot-out

    Barry Fitzgerald decided to offer us a comparison of five of the entry-level D-SLR. I invite you to read to the conclusion which should please some of the admirers of Pentax. The reviewed cameras are: Sony Alpha A230 Sony Alpha A550 Pentax K-x Canon EOS 1000d/Rebel XS Nikon D3000

  • Very expensive pixels

    The most recent announcements from Mamiya and Pentax are clearly targeting those of us who do not pay their photo cameras or get them out of the same budget that pays for their first-class plane trips: Mamiya MD40: For $21,900 (not far from 20 000€), you will get a 40 MP medium format camera on…

  • Pentax K-5 coming?

    According to a PentaxForums user, Pentax would be preparing a “light” version of the Pentax K-7 to be presented later this year. Its name? Pentax K-5. The user appears to have either a good aptitude to forecast or reliable information sources. So, KR tends to give him some good confidence level.

  • Samsung news

    Assuredly, Samsung decided to shake the market of mirror-less SLR (how can we name these cameras?) since the official launch of the Samsung NX-10. They open a new Korean web site at http://www.samsungimaging.co.kr/ which is -for now- dedicated to the NX-10 but which will certainly be the spearhead of the 2010-2011 marketing efforts around the…

  • Pentax reviews

    I just updated the tests/reviews in the database of the SLR photo cameras, mostly for the Pentax and Samsung cameras (and some Nikon, Sony, Canon, too).

  • Download the Pentax K-x manual

    The user manual for the Pentax K-x is now available for free download (at Pentax Japan). Pentax K-x User Manual

  • Samsung NX-10 seems to be coming soon

    It seems true, indeed. Just see the number of posts about it on K-Rumors. If I wanted to sum it up, I would say the following. Since months already, it is clear that Samsung and Pentax are no longer living a love affair. The Korean company parted and now thinks a lot about being independent…

  • A fish-eye lens at rock-bottom price

    When you use an expensive SLR camera you are often tempted to purchase a specialty lens like a ultra-wide angle (fish eye) lens. But, apart from the rare occasions when you really need it, it’s too expensive for you and me. Why not build it yourself? Instructables does the demonstration with a Nikon D90, but…

  • Camera Raw 5.6 is here

    Ready to celebrate the arrival of 2009 Beaujolais Nouveau, a new version of the RAW conversion utility from Adobe is here: Camera Raw 5.6. It supports a whole lot of recent cameras: Canon EOS 7D Canon PowerShot G11 Canon PowerShot S90 Leaf Aptus II 5 Mamiya DM22, DM28, DM33, DM56, M18, M22, M31 Nikon D3s…