Pentax USA has just announced that rebates on the Pentax K-5 II, K-5 IIs, MX-1, and various lenses will be extended through the end of June.  These rebates were previously set to expire today.

Item Name	Savings	Terms	Buy	Info
Pentax K-5 II Body/Kits Pentax K-5 IIs Body	$100		Buy Now	User Reviews | In-depth Review
Pentax K-30 Body/Kits	$100		Buy Now	User Reviews | In-depth Review
DA 35mm F2.4	$70	w/DSLR purchase	Buy Now	User Reviews | In-depth Review
DA 50mm F1.8	$130	w/DSLR purchase	Buy Now	User Reviews | In-depth Review
DA 10-17mm Fisheye	$200	w/DSLR purchase	Buy Now	User Reviews | In-depth Review
D FA 50mm Macro	$150	w/DSLR purchase	Buy Now	User Reviews | In-depth Review
DA 50-200mm WR	$50		Buy Now	User Reviews | In-depth Review
MX-1	$50		Buy Now	User Reviews | In-depth Review
WG-3 / WG-3 GPS	$50		Buy Now	User Reviews | In-depth Review
Expiration: June 30, 2013

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Pentax USA's $100 instant rebate on K-5 II DSLRs is expiring this Friday, May 31st.  In addition, the $50 instant rebates on the Pentax MX-1 compact and 50-200mm WR lens are also expiring.  Until then, you can save $100 on the Pentax K-5 II, K-5 IIs and $50 on the MX-1 and 50-200mm at stores nationwide.  The $100 instant rebate on the Pentax K-30 will continue to be in effect until the end of June, however.

Update: on 5/31, Pentax USA officially announced that all rebates are being extended through June 30, 2013.

The table below summarizes these deals:

Item	Savings	Price
Pentax K-30 DSLR	$100	$549 (body only) Buy Now | In-Depth Review
Pentax K-5 IIs DSLR	$100	$1096 (body only) Order Now | In-Depth Review
Pentax K-5 II DSLR	$100	$996 (body only) Order Now | In-Depth Review
Pentax 50-200mm Lens	$50	$196 Order Now | In-Depth Review
Pentax MX-1 Camera	$50	$446 Order Now | In-Depth Review

In Europe, comparable instant rebates do not expire until August.

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It appears that Pentax's US suggested retail prices on a number of genuine Pentax lenses might be going up again; the table below, based on yesterday's prices at authorized retailers and the new prices, contains the specifics.  Please note that we've rounded all prices for the sake of readability.

*$150 instant rebate when bundled with a DSLR through 7/31
**$200 instant rebate when bundled with a DSLR through 7/31

These new prices are now reflected on the Adorama, Amazon, and Abe's of Maine web sites. B&H has not upped their prices as of the time of this posting, so act fast if you'd like to get some savings in before it's too late!  To the best of our knowledge, this is not a temporary price increase.

For consistently-sane prices on Pentax lenses, we invite you to visit our Photographer's Marketplace!

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Pentax USA has just announced official price drops on the 645D (professional medium format), Q10 (compact ILC), and X-5 (bridge superzoom) cameras.

The following prices are now in effect:

• Pentax 645D: $6999.95 ($1800 reduction)
• Pentax Q10 02 kit: $499.95 ($100 reduction)
• Pentax X-5: $229.95 ($50 reduction)

We are very happy to see that Pentax is adapting its camera prices to remain attractive in an increasingly-competitive market, especially with the 645D.

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Pentax USA has just announced a number of instant rebates on various cameras and lenses.  We summarize these savings below:

Item Name	Savings	Terms	Buy	Info
Pentax K-5 II Body/Kits	$100		Buy Now	User Reviews | In-depth Review
Pentax K-30 Body/Kits	$100		Buy Now	User Reviews | In-depth Review
DA 35mm F2.4	$70	w/DSLR purchase	Buy Now	User Reviews | In-depth Review
DA 50mm F1.8	$130	w/DSLR purchase	Buy Now	User Reviews | In-depth Review
DA 10-17mm Fisheye	$200	w/DSLR purchase	Buy Now	User Reviews | In-depth Review
D FA 50mm Macro	$150	w/DSLR purchase	Buy Now	User Reviews | In-depth Review
DA 50-200mm WR	$50		Buy Now	User Reviews | In-depth Review
MX-1	$50		Buy Now	User Reviews | In-depth Review
WG-3 / WG-3 GPS	$50		Buy Now	User Reviews
Duration: May thru June, 2013

For the bundle rebates to take effect, you must buy all items at the same time.  All rebates are instant and are deducated at checkout.

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Pentax Europe announced today that there will be a special cash back rebate offer for select Pentax products from May 13th through August 3rd, 2013.  Save between 25 and 100 Euros on select Pentax cameras and kits, including the K-5 II, K-5 IIs, K-30, waterproof WG-3, MX-1, and Q10.  This offer is valid for customers located in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. We believe that it may be extended to other countries later on.

The full details will be made available on this page on May 13th.  Products must be purchased between the dates indicated above, must be from authorized retailers, and original recepits must be kept.

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Pentax has just released a new v1.12 firmware update for the original Pentax Q.  This update fixes an issue with the "Tone Expansion" Smart Effect found in the camera.  As usual, it also includes the latest minor bugfixes.

We believe that this bug was introduced by firmware v1.11, which was taken down by Pentax shortly after being made available.  We recommend that everyone running v1.11 update to the latest firmware version, even if you don't plan on using Tone Expansion.

For those of you still running v1.10 or earlier, this new firmware update will improve your camera's autofocus, so we recommend installing it.

Click here to download firmware 1.12 for the Pentax Q, and read on for installation instructions.  Please note that this firmware will reset all your camera's settings once installed.

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