Category Archives: Pentax

Pentax full frame DSLR camera rumored to be announced on October 6th

The Pentax full frame DSLR camera is rumored to be officially announced on October 6th according to dpreview forum member asahi man who has provided reliable information about Pentax in the past:

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Pentax K-3 II DSLR camera tested at DxOMark

DxOMark published their test results of the Pentax K-3 II DSLR camera:

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What else is new?

→ Amazon promises better deals on their “Prime Day” than on Black Friday. Check those pages on July 15th for more details: Amazon US Amazon UK Amazon Germany Amazon France Amazon Italy Amazon Spain → The Sigma dp0 camera is now in stock. → Pentax issued a service advisory for “power-off” issue when using the […]

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What else is new?

→ Price drop: the Pentax K-3 II DSLR camera is now $935.24 (the K-3 is $749). → Expires today: $300 off on the Sony a7 mirrorless camera. → The Sony RX100 MIV camera is now shipping and is currently in stock. The camera manual can be downloaded here. → The Panasonic Lumix CM1 camera and smartphone with […]

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Tamron rep: the new full frame Pentax DSLR camera will have a 42MP sensor from Sony

Some interesting rumors coming from a Tamron rep: Ricoh is going to open a factory service center in the US in 2016. The new full frame Pentax will have the 42MP Sony sensor from the a7R II. Tamron will be adding new Pentax K mount lenses because of the above. Additional information on the Pentax full frame […]

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New Samsung NX1 and Pentax DSLR cameras price drop

Samsung NX1 camera is now $200 off at Adorama and B&H ($300 off for the 16-50mm f/2-2.8 S ED OIS lens kit). Big savings on Pentax cameras at Adorama (K-50 for $277.19, K-3 for $674.10, K-3 II for $987.26, K-S1 for $350.10, K-S2 for $627.26)

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HD Pentax-D FA 70-200mm f/2.8 ED DC AW lens delayed

Ricoh Japan announced a production delay for the HD Pentax-D FA 70-200mm f/2.8ED DC AW lens ($2,296.95) that was announced back in February. The lens was supposed to be available now, the new expected shipping date is fall of 2015.

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Pentax K-3 II now in stock, new Pentax K-3 firmware update 1.21 released

The new Pentax K-3 II DSLR camera is now in stock at B&H. Additional information on the K-3 II can be found here. Pentax also released a firmware update version 1.21 for the previous K-3 model.

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