Category Archives: Pentax

Pentax 645D will not be sold in the US

“Pentax has finally introduced a medium-format digital SLR. The ruggedized, outdoor-friendly 645D is compatible with Pentax 645 lenses. The Bad news? No plans as yet to sell it in the U.S.”
The source is Adorama. Their source was a Pentax US rep (twitter link):

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Pentax 645D and FA 645 55mm f/2.8 AL[IF] SDM AW announced

Read all the Pentax 645D details @ Pentax Japan and dpreview (price aprox. US $9,400).

Read all the 645 55mm f/2.8 lens details @ Pentax Japan and dpreview (price aprox. US $1,100).
Via ThePhoblographer
Full press releases after the break:

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Pentax 645D will have a 40MP sensor

DC watch reports (in English) that the upcoming Pentax 645D will have a 40MP sensor.

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Pentax 645D to be revealed on March 11, 2010

The Pentax 645D will be officially announced during the CP+ Camera and Imaging Show in Japan (March 11th-14th, 2010):

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Which sensor will Pentax 645D use?

At that point it is not clear which sensor will be deployed in the upcoming Pentax 645D medium format camera. My first guess few months ago was for the KAF-39000 from Kodak. Today ThePhoblographer reported on a newer Kodak sensor that is few millimeters smaller than KAF-39000.
The only problem is that neither of those sensors will give us [...]

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Pentax K-5

There are some rumors about a potential Pentax K-5 DSLR camera that will be placed above the K-x and below the K-7. This information came comes from sales representative for Swedish Pentax distributor (source).

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