Category Archives: Pentax

The latest patents from Canon, Olympus, Ricoh, Sigma and Panasonic

By PR admin | Published: November 17, 2013

→ Canon filed a patent for a camera with a transparent mirror. → Sigma filed a patent for a 300mm f/2.8 APO lens. → Olympus filed a patent for a 250mm f/5 reflex lens for MFT cameras.

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Two new Pentax lenses announced

By PR admin | Published: November 6, 2013

Pentax officially announced the previously rumored DA 20-40mm f/2.8 – 4 LIMITED DC WR ($999.95) and Q 08 17.5-27mm f/3.7-4 ($499) lenses:

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Pentax 08 wide zoom lens details

By PR admin | Published: November 5, 2013

Here is some new information on the upcoming Pentax 08 wide zoom lens: World’s smallest and lightest ultra wide-angle zoom lens 17.5-27mm focal length equivalent at f/3.7-4 Lens length: 38mm Weight: 75g SP coating To be released in mid-December

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Two new Pentax lenses to be announced soon *UPDATED*

By PR admin | Published: October 31, 2013

Pentax is rumored to announce two new lenses in the next few days that were part of their 2013 lens roadmap: Pentax 08 wide zoom lens HD Pentax DA 20-40mm f/2.8-4 ED Limited DC WR The latest Pentax K-3 DSLR camera is already shipping in the US and is currently in stock. The premium K-3 silver […]

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Pentax K-3 camera additional coverage

By PR admin | Published: October 26, 2013

The new Pentax K-3 DSLR camera is scheduled to start shipping in early November. I was offline during the K-3 announcement and I had multiple emails from readers asking for some additional coverage (I only briefly mentioned the K-3 in this recap):

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Ricoh/Pentax full frame camera rumors

By PR admin | Published: October 25, 2013

Pentax Russia gave some new information on their upcoming full frame DSLR camera in a recent interview with penta-club.ru (via Pentaxforums):

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The latest lens patents from Canon, Pentax and Sony

By PR admin | Published: October 22, 2013

The most interesting patent applications this week come from Canon: 6.7mm f/1.4, 3.6mm f/1.2 and 12mm f/1.2 lenses. Canon also filed patents for a 24-70mm f/2.8 IS and 24-80mm f/2.8 IS lenses (full frame).

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: October 17, 2013

Here are some of the other new products that were announced today and while I was offline: →Sigma officially announced a new 24-105mm f/4 DG OS HSM lens that will be available in various mounts. →Lomography announced new plastic lenses for Micro Four Thirds cameras. →Panasonic announced the development of a new Leica DG Summilux […]

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This “Pentax Open Day” scheduled in the UK on October 9th is most likely for the new K-3 DSLR camera

By PR admin | Published: September 27, 2013

SRS Microsystems has a banner on their website for “UK first at SRS Pentax Open Day” on October 9th. The banner features a silhouette of a Pentax DSLR camera (most likely the K-3). This event is probably scheduled for the upcoming Pentax K-3 camera that is rumored to be announced on October 8th.

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First picture of the new Pentax K-3 DSLR camera

By PR admin | Published: September 26, 2013

Digicame-info just published the first image of the upcoming Pentax K-3 DSLR camera. From the picture it appears that the K-3 will be an APS-C based camera (see rumored specifications). A dpreview member also mentioned few other new features in the K-3:

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