Category Archives: Pentax

New Pentax DSLR on September 9th, 2010

By PR admin | Published: September 3, 2010

This is just another confirmation of the September 9th, 2010 announcement of a new Pentax DSLR (or maybe DSLRs): Sankeibiz via Informationondigitalcamera

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Pentax announcement on September 9th

By PR admin | Published: August 30, 2010

Pentax is expected to announce at least one new DSLR camera and at least one prime lens plus two compact cameras on September 9th, 2010. There could be an additional announcement during, or just before Photokina. Pentax is expected to announce new K-5 and K-r models and potentially a new EVIL camera for Photokina this […]

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Rumored Pentax K-5 and K-r specs

By PR admin | Published: August 22, 2010

Those are the rumored Pentax K-5 and K-r specs from the Pentax forum: Pentax K-5: 16 million pixels (SONY new sensor) ISO 25600 7 frames per sec Price: ¥ 139,000 ($1625, but it could be $1400 in the US) Announcement on September 20th, 2010 Available in mid-October Pentax K-r: 12 million pixels 6 frames per sec […]

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Questionable Pentax EVIL specs

By PR admin | Published: August 16, 2010

This post is not to report a rumor, but to debunk a rumor (I got multiple email from readers). Dpnet listed those Pentax EVIL specs on their website: New APS-C 14 million pixel sensor Body image stabilization, the first SR with APS-C single power Flip-type LCD viewfinder screen HD video capture features I have hard believing […]

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All you need to know about Photokina

By PR admin | Published: August 15, 2010

Photokina is the biggest show for photography equipment that takes place every 2 years in Cologne, Germany. This year Photokina will be between September 21- 26. Here is a summary of all rumors, predictions and expectations for the main players in the industry: Canon: Canon G12 is a given, based on previous release patterns (they release a new version […]

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Interesting response from Pentax on their “EVIL thoughts”

By PR admin | Published: August 10, 2010

Another one from the PentaxForum – this is how Pentax Imaging Technical Support answered to an email question about a possible EVIL camera from Pentax: “Thank you for contacting Pentax. As mirror-less camera categories are showing strong growth, we too are examining the possibility of producing this type of camera. And if we are to release such products, […]

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First picture of Pentax K-5?

By PR admin | Published: August 6, 2010

Update: as a reader already noted, somebody on the PF claimed the fakery. PentaxForums has an ongoing discussion about this picture of a Pentax K-5: Same as above, but processed in PS: And for comparison, a picture of the Pentax k- 7. Both cameras look identical. Maybe they will be:

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Pentax K-5, K-r and EVIL cameras at Photokina

By PR admin | Published: August 5, 2010

A rather bizarre rumor showed up on dpreview yesterday – somebody who claims to work for Pentax Spain as a “sales promoter”: Pentax K-5 will be a model above K-7. Pentax K-r will use both a lithium battery and standard AAs and will cost 699€. Pentax EVIL will likely be APSC. The poster claims to work for […]

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Pentax to release a mirrorless camera according to… CitiGroup

By PR admin | Published: August 3, 2010

On page 2 of this CitiGroup report about Hoya (the owner of Pentax), you will see the following sentence: “Hoya plans to release a mirrorless camera under Pentax brand that is distinct from models already on the market.” No further information is provided. It is really weird that a financial corporation like CitiGroup would report rumors […]

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Hoya Corp. filed a patent for a water-resistant, interchangeable lens camera

By PR admin | Published: July 26, 2010

Hoya filed a patent back in 2007 of what appears to be a water-resistant interchangeable lens camera: The full patent 7756405 can be found here: “Field of the invention: The present invention relates to an interchangeable lens which is selectively mountable to a packing-compatible camera body and a packing-incompatible camera body, and also relates to a camera system which […]

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