Tag: Pentax
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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
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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…
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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.
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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).
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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
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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…
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Several SLR firmware updates
We may have to group them since the firmware updates sometimes happen nearly at the same time. The latest ones are: Sony Alpha series (A380, A330 & A230): Mac, Windows (Sony Europe) Canon EOS 7D v1.1.0 (to correct an issue where a previous image may partly superimpose itself on the next, in continuous shooting): Instructions…
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End of year coupons and offers
Since this is time for the end of the year and its high sales of electronic gadgets and photographic gear, here also comes the time for cashbacks, sales and promotions. The photography market will not forget this in these recession times and there are many offers and promotions or bundles. Among the offers I tried…
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Even more colors for the Pentax K-x
Not happy with black, white, red and blue colors for your next camera? Pentax Japan decided to go even further and allow you to customize the camera body with a wealth of different colors for the plastic body and the hand grip. Do you like this or not? Source: Rye Clifton, via Engadget.