Category Archives: Pentax

Pentax K-3 Premium Silver Edition camera now shipping

The Pentax K-3 Premium Silver Edition DSLRE camera is now shipping in the US and is currently in stock at B&H.

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

→ 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

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

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*

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

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

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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