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Water and dust are no problem for the latest digital SLR camera from Pentax
More than 80 weather seals protect the K-30, Pentax's latest mid-range DSLR camera, which borrows high-end features such as a glass pentaprism and 16-megapixel sensor from higher priced models.
DSLRs 22 May 2012
Pentax unveils 25mm lens for its medium format camera
Pentax will release next month its DA-645 25mm F4L [IF] SDM AW lens, a ultra-wide-angle lens specifically designed for its medium format camera
Medium Format Cameras 23 Mar 2012
Pentax Ricoh Imaging to absorb Ricoh's camera business
Following its acquisition of Pentax, Ricoh is to shift the production of its cameras to the Pentax Ricoh Imaging Company, the firm has confirmed today
Manufacturers 09 Feb 2012
Pentax unveils its "compact" K-01 mirrorless camera
Pentax has thrown a paving stone in the mirrorless market with the release of its K-01 "compact" camera. BJP's Olivier Laurent speaks with Pentax UK's general manager Jonathan Martin
Manufacturers 02 Feb 2012
Ricoh officially takes over rival Pentax
On 01 October, Pentax officially changed its name to become the Pentax Ricoh Imaging Company, as Ricoh's takeover bid was made official.
Cameras 04 Oct 2011
Pentax sold to Ricoh: Does it make sense?
What impact will Ricoh's takeover of Pentax have on both companies' product ranges. Our expert, Richard Kilpatrick, provides some answers.
Cameras 01 Jul 2011
Pentax sold to Ricoh for £77m [update 1pm]
Hoya is selling the camera manufacturer Pentax to Ricoh in a £77m deal confirmed this morning. Pentax UK reacts...
Business 01 Jul 2011
Big glass: The best long fast lenses for action photographers
Their use of rare materials and complex construction means they command premium prices. All the same, long fast lenses are almost obligatory for action photographers. David Kilpatrick provides a guide...
Lenses 27 Jun 2011
Pentax enters mirrorless market with Q system
Pentax is joining Olympus, Panasonic, Samsung and Sony in the mirrorless market with its upcoming Q system of interchangeable lens compact cameras
EVIL Cameras 23 Jun 2011
Is a medium format camera right for you?
BJP evaluates the pros and cons of the Leica S2 and Pentax 645D against those of the system approach taken by Hasselblad and Phase One, asking if the increasing affordability of such cameras will finally...
Medium Format Cameras 08 Apr 2011
Pentax confirms 25mm lens for its medium format system
Pentax has confirmed to BJP the upcoming release - "within six to eight weeks" - of a 25mm f/4 prime lens for its 645D medium format system
Medium Format Cameras 07 Feb 2011
Pentax confirms K-5 sensor issue
Pentax has confirmed that the first shipment of its K-5 cameras "included some products with a stained image sensor"
DSLRs 26 Jan 2011
Loyalty at a price?
Open versus locked: makers in both the mirrorless and medium- format camera markets are taking an increasingly divergent approach to their systems, reports David Kilpatrick in this report from Photokina....
Medium Format Cameras 02 Jan 2011
Pentax 645D to make UK appearance
Pentax is set to officially unveil, in the UK, its 645D medium format camera at a 26 November event organised in collaboration with Park Cameras
Medium Format Cameras 22 Nov 2010
Pentax 645D tested: The New Contender
Pentax takes its acclaimed 645 camera into the digital age. Adam Woolfitt gives his first impressions after using the camera on an initial two-day location test
Medium Format Cameras 17 Nov 2010
Pentax offers cashback on its digital SLRs
Pentax is offering up to £120 cashback for the purchase of one of its two new digital SLRs - the K-5 and K-r
DSLRs 04 Nov 2010
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