History of the SLR - Blog post - Site News

History of the SLR - Blog post

Pentax created the SLR as we know it today

By PF Staff in Site News on May 26, 2011

We've published an article on the history of the SLR over at the B&H Insights blog. Check it out! It turns out that Pentax was responsible for more innovation in the SLR than one might think!

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