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Pentax K-3 Announced (April Fools 2012)
It has been over a year and a half since we've seen a new DSLR from Pentax- the K-5 and K-r both came out in the fall of 2010, and the K-r ended up being discontinued in late 2011, prior...
Reads: 141,812 | Posted on 04-01-2012 in PentaxForums News
Pentax K-01 Officially Announced
We are happy to be among the first to report the official specifications and photos of the new, affordable ($749 MSRP) Pentax K-mount mirrorless interchangeable lens camera,...
Reads: 61,942 | Posted on 02-02-2012 in Pentax News
Pentax K30: New Mid-Range DSLR
One of our forum members recently posted a leak from a French Pentax forum about the Pentax K30, which is rumored to be the new intro-level DSLR replacement for the Pentax K-r, or...
Reads: 60,126 | Posted on 05-16-2012 in Pentax Rumors
Pentax K-30 Officially Announced
Now that the embargo on the new Pentax K-30 has been lifted, we are happy to be among the first sites to post a complete overview of this revolutionary new $849 DSLR. The Pentax...
Reads: 44,539 | Posted on 05-21-2012 in Pentax News
Pentax and Full Frame
Last month, we joined forces with the spanish Pentax community Pentaxeros and wrote a letter to Pentax proposing that Pentax should expand the K-mount DSLR system by...
Reads: 36,578 | Posted on 10-20-2011 in Pentax News
Pentax Announces 8 New Products and Lens Coating
Today, Pentax officially announces a host of new products, proving most of the recently-posted leaks and rumors true!  The products being announced today...
Reads: 30,333 | Posted on 09-10-2012 in Pentax News
Photos of new Pentax Lenses Revealed
Although most of the product names for the 7 Pentax lenses that were announced yesterday remain tentative, Pentax has already publicly revealed photos of all 7 of those...
Reads: 26,603 | Posted on 02-08-2012 in Pentax News
Pentax K-01: Initial Hands-On Impressions
Our (production) Pentax K-01 and DA 40mm XS lens arrived yesterday, and we have already started testing the camera and getting a feel for how it performs!  As interesting...
Reads: 26,579 | Posted on 03-07-2012 in Pentax-Related News
Pentax K-5 IIs vs. K-5 Sample Photos
We have received a Pentax K-5 IIs and is running it through its paces for our in-depth review which we expect to publish very soon. It soon became evident from our test shots...
Reads: 24,800 | Posted on 10-28-2012 in Photographic Articles
Pentax Confirms Full-Frame Plans at CP+
PentaxForums.com had the chance to interview Hiraku Kawauchi and Shigeru Wakashiro of Pentax Ricoh Japan at the 2013 CP+ show yesterday.  We started off by asking about...
Reads: 24,588 | Posted on 02-03-2013 in Pentax Rumors
Brutal Pentax Lens Price Increase: 15-90%
As much as we wish this were also an April Fool's joke, the Pentax USA pricing policy change we announced last week now seems to be in full effect at online stores in the US. ...
Reads: 24,452 | Posted on 04-03-2012 in Pentax News
Pentax K-01 Mirrorless K-mount Camera
Pentax is slated to announce a new k-mount mirrorless body at the CP+ camera & photo show in Japan, according to the latest rumors leaked by a Japanese camera blog and other...
Reads: 24,019 | Posted on 01-19-2012 in Pentax Rumors
Pentax MX-1 Announced
Pentax has just announced the MX-1, the company's first entry into the "enthusiast" point-and-shoot market.  As such, this camera will deliver more manual controls,...
Reads: 23,639 | Posted on 01-07-2013 in Pentax News
The Pentax K-5 II / K-5 IIs Report
We have to admit that prior to arriving at Photokina, we were not overly-impressed by Pentax's announcement of the K-5 II and K-5 IIs.  The two new cameras seemed to share...
Reads: 23,576 | Posted on 09-20-2012 in Photokina 2012
Pentax K-5 II vs K-5 IIs Samples Posted
Pentax has recently published a web page containing several sample photos from the new K-5 II and K-5 IIs.  In addition, several comparative photos were showcased in...
Reads: 22,765 | Posted on 10-02-2012 in Pentax News
Pentax K-5 Mark II Coming
Yesterday, an anonymous visitor from Germany made a post on our forum about what sorts of announcements we can expect at Photokina, a photo trade show which we will officially...
Reads: 21,803 | Posted on 09-05-2012 in Pentax Rumors
Pentax K-01 Lens Guide
Have you decided to get a Pentax K-01?  If so, then we hope that through this guide, you will be able to pick out a selection of lenses that will not only allow you to get the...
Reads: 21,768 | Posted on 02-07-2012 in Photographic Articles
Tokina Confirms Pentax Full-frame Under Development
A Tokina employee revealed to us today at CP+ that Tokina has renewed their discussions with Pentax about reviving their lens collaboration as of late last year. According...
Reads: 20,977 | Posted on 02-01-2013 in CP+ 2013
Pentax K-01 Unveiling Countdown
// View the official photos, specifications, and highlights of the rumored Pentax K-01 K-mount mirrorless camera. (Countdown timer requires JavaScript). Until then,...
Reads: 20,751 | Posted on 01-31-2012 in Pentax News
Pentax X-5 Announced
It's not the long-awaited full-frame, or even a DSLR for that matter, but today Pentax has announced a very interesting 16-megapixel all-in-one "bridge" digital camera...
Reads: 19,229 | Posted on 08-22-2012 in Pentax News