World Pentax Day is Today!

Go out and shoot on Saturday or Sunday

By PF Staff in Giveaways and Events on Feb 23, 2013

Today and tomorrow is World Pentax Day, so don't forget to go out and shoot if you get a chance!  Then, upload your favorite photos to the World Pentax Day event gallery, and together, we'll paint a picture of what the world looked like this weekend!  Here are some handy links to get you started if you are unfamiliar with the event:

Remember, everyone is welcome to participate.  Happy shooting!  This year, we will be giving away 3 lenses to 3 lucky participants, so don't miss out!

Special World Pentax Day Events

for US and UK members

By PF Staff in Giveaways and Events on Feb 18, 2013

Today we have some exciting news for our US- and UK-based users!  This year, Pentax representatives will be getting directly involved in the World Pentax Day (weekend) event, and the details are found below.  Also, don't forget to Like our Facebook page for the latest updates about the World Pentax Day event!

Denver, Colorado, USA:

To celebrate World Pentax Day, a few Pentax reps will be at the Denver Zoo with a tent, some promo items and Pentax products (camera bodies and lenses) available for check-out and use.  Details and RSVP

UK (Online):

Pentax UK will be giving away a Pentax K-5 II to UK-based participants of World Pentax Day.  Simply upload your favorite photo on the Pentax UK Facebook page for a chance to win!  Details and Enter


To learn more about World Pentax Day (an event open to all members), please visit the official event announcement or RSVP on Facebook.  Remember that PentaxForums.com will also be giving away a Pentax 50mm to three lucky participants!

World Pentax Day: February 23-24, 2013

go out and shoot during this weekend!

By PF Staff in Giveaways and Events on Jan 23, 2013

The next World Pentax Day (WPD) is actually going to be a World Pentax Weekend and it will take place on Saturday and Sunday, February 23rd thru February 24th, 2013.  This is our thirteenth installment of the WPD and we hope to see as many members as possible partake in the event!

If you've never participated before, World Pentax Day is an event open to everyone in which you simply go out and shoot, and then post your favorite photos in the special event gallery.  Thus, as community we will create a snapshot of what the world looked like during that day.

We encourage you to get together with your photo friends or local photo club and use this day as an excuse to go out and put your camera to good use, especially if this will be your first WPD.

Pentax M 50mm F1.7

We will also be giving away some nice manual Pentax lenses to three lucky particpants of WPD (winners will be drawn randomly)!

The rules of the event are simple! The photos you upload must:

  • Be taken with a Pentax camera (or a rebadged clone)
  • Be taken on February 23rd or 24th, 2013 in your timezone

Starting on February 23rd you will be able to upload up to 5 of your favorite photos to the event gallery, which is linked below.

Upload to the World Pentax Day Gallery

The link above will go live on the 23rd, and the gallery will remain open through March 12th.  Once again, only photos taken on 2/23/2013 or 2/24/2013 may be uploaded to this gallery.

Arcsoft NR Software Giveaway

Win one of the most advanced noise reductio programs out there!

By PF Staff in Giveaways and Events on Jan 19, 2013

ArcSoft (a company specializing in post-processing software) has recetly annouced a new noise-reduction program called low-light NR, which introduces a feature called multi-frame noise reduction on top of conventional noise reduction algorithms.  They are giving away 5 free copies of this software through an exclusive PentaxForums.com giveaway, and it only takes a few minutes to enter, so we highly encourage you to do so.  Details on the giveaway are found here.

Below is an example of how this new noise reduction technology outperforms traditional algorithms:

Low Light NR Example

As you can see, noise is obliterated and details are retained almost perfectly.

Pentax K-30 Giveaway Ended

Voting phase to start soon!

By PF Staff in Giveaways and Events on Nov 19, 2012

Our Pentax K-30 giveaway contest has now ended, and we'll shortly be publishing the submissions so that we can determine who shall be the winner!

Over the course of the next several weeks, you will see two types of submissions appear on our homepage: blog posts about what pieces of equipment have been the most influential on our members, and blog posts about the making of our members' favorite photos.  We will try to post one or two submissions per day, and you will be able to rate each submission individually.


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