Category Archives: Pentax

Ricoh “will plug a gap in the market” in 2012

By PR admin | Published: October 28, 2011

This is a quote form Marketingmagazine: “Chas Moloney, Ricoh UK marketing director, said the company is now preparing a new product that will plug a gap in the market, which will be unveiled in 2012.” Ricoh acquired Pentax back in July this year, maybe they are referring to the rumored second mirrorless camera developed by Pentax.

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No new Pentax cameras in 2011

By PR admin | Published: October 9, 2011

The previous rumors for a new Pentax products announced during the Salon de la Photo show in Paris (October 6-10, 2011) turned out to be a mistake according to this forum post from a PentaxForum member who actually visited the Pentax booth and talked to the reps: The print on the invitation about a new product was a simple […]

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Ricoh establishes Pentax Ricoh Imaging Company

By PR admin | Published: October 1, 2011

Pentax Ricoh Imaging Company is the new official company name after Ricoh acquired Pentax few months ago. Here is the official press releases: Tokyo, October 1, 2011–Ricoh Company, Ltd. (President & CEO: Shiro Kondo; hereinafter referred to as “Ricoh”) announces the establishment of PENTAX RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. as its wholly owned subsidiary on October 1, […]

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Ricoh is working on a new mirrorless camera developed by Pentax

By PR admin | Published: September 18, 2011

From the beginning of 2011, the rumors were that Pentax will announce two mirrorless cameras. As the months passed by, the chance of a second mirrorless system diminished, even though rumors continued to flow. My guess three weeks ago was that Ricoh’s purchase of Pentax did put the plans for second mirrorless camera on hold. Yesterday TMCNet published this unusual press […]

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Pentax Optio RZ18 announced, looks nothing like the previously rumored picture

By PR admin | Published: September 12, 2011

The just announced Pentax Optio RZ18 camera doesn’t look even close to the previously leaked/rumored images which means that there will be another point and shoot camera with a swivel display coming soon. Pentax Optio RZ18 camera press release:

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Pentax K to Q lens mount adapter prototype shown in Japan

By PR admin | Published: September 4, 2011

DCWatch has a report on the first public showing of the Pentax K to Q mount lens adapter from Osaka, Japan. The adapter will allow you to use Pentax K-mount lenses on the new Pentax mirrorless interchangeable lens camera. The Pentax Q (priced at $799.95) has a 5.5x crop factor which will turn a 60-250mm lens into a 330-1375mm monster. The shown […]

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Latest patents from Panasonic, Olympus, Pentax, Canon and Samsung

By PR admin | Published: September 3, 2011

Panasonic patent for RGB color separation Panasonic patent for extending zoom range by cropping (digital zoom) Panasonic patent for reflective mirror AF to improve speed Panasonic patent for bouncing flash unit Olympus patent for global shutter Olympus patent to achieve a very fast flash sync speed Pentax patent for a sensor that reduces ghosting Canon […]

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There may really be a new Pentax DSLR

By PR admin | Published: September 1, 2011

I just mentioned few hours ago that Pentax may be releasing a new DSLR camera and now we have an invitation from Pentax France about new products at the Salon de la Photo show that will take place in Paris (October 6-10, 2011). The translation is: “Of course, we have other new products to introduce to you, but […]

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Pentax K-5 price drop + new rebate (total savings: $400)

By PR admin | Published: September 1, 2011

Pentax just announced a new rebate and a price drop for their K-5 model valid till November 30, 2011. Maybe there is a new model coming out? This is Adorama’s version of the rebate (with $100 worth of free goods: 8GB SD memory card, spare DL-I90 battery, slinger camera bag, digital memory case):

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Will there be a second interchangeable lens camera system from Pentax?

By PR admin | Published: August 23, 2011

Quesabesde reminds us that Pentax still has to announce their second interchangeable lens camera that will have a larger APS-C sensor. They put the probability of such a new camera system at 50%. It is possible that Ricoh’s recent purchase of Pentax may have put those plans on hold. A recent Pentax roadmap did not have a second camera to be […]

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