Monthly Archives: February 2012

Pentax K-01 now available for pre-order

By PR admin | Published: February 2, 2012

The Pentax K-01 is now available for pre-order at B&H. Here are the Amazon and Adorama listings: Pentax K-01 with 40mm f/2.8 lens (black) Pentax K-01 with 40mm f/2.8 lens (white) Pentax K-01 with 40mm f/2.8 lens (yellow)

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Pentax Ricoh Imaging Corporation introduces Pentax K-01 designed by Marc Newson

By PR admin | Published: February 2, 2012

DENVER, CO February 2, 2012…When is a camera more than a photographer’s tool?  The answer is when it’s an object designed by Marc Newson, one of the most acclaimed and influential contemporary designers. PENTAX RICOH IMAGING AMERICAS CORPORATION introduces the Marc Newson designed PENTAX K-01* interchangeable lens camera (ILC).  The new PENTAX K-01 is another bold effort […]

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Pentax K-01 almost announced

By PR admin | Published: February 2, 2012

I have been reporting rumors about a second Pentax APS-C sensor mirrorless camera for almost a year now and today the K-01 is finally official. I am pretty sure that this camera was initially scheduled for a 2011 announcement, but Ricoh’s acquisition of Pentax delayed the release. Here is the B&H press release for the K-01, they already have listed […]

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Ricoh announces a new A16 24-85mm f/3.5-5.5 GXR unit

By PR admin | Published: February 2, 2012

Just few hours before the Penatx K-01 announcement, Ricoh released a new unit for their GXR system with a 16.2MP CMOS sensor and 24mm-85mm lens. Some sample images can be found here.

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Does the Fuji X-Pro1 X-Trans CMOS sensor perform better than the Nikon D7000 and Canon 5D Mark II?

By PR admin | Published: February 1, 2012

The Italian website dday posted an interesting slide about the performance of the X-Trans sensor inside the X-Pro1 mirrorless camera. The graph, provided by Fujifilm, shows that the X-Pro1 has better resolution and signal/noise ratio than the Nikon D7000 and performs even better than the full frame Canon EOS 5D Mark II (only in terms […]

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Pentax K-01 picture leaked, DA 40mm f/2.8 XS lens specs (UPDATED)

By PR admin | Published: February 1, 2012

Th0se are the first pictures of the Pentax K-01 from the the Chinese forum xitek:

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Pentax K-01 US pricing

By PR admin | Published: February 1, 2012

This is the US pricing for the upcoming Pentax K-01 mirrorless camera that will be announced in few hours: Pentax K-01 body only: $750 Pentax K-01 plus the new 40mm f/2.8 lens: $900

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