Category Archives: Pentax

Pentax W90 to be announced

By PR admin | Published: February 9, 2010

Apparently Pentax has one more camera to announce for PMA this year – the Pentax W90. The camera is expected to be waterproof (update: the web page was removed):

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Pentax I-10, H90 and E90 now official

By PR admin | Published: January 25, 2010

The last word on the Pentax Optio models is the official announcement (previously reported here, here and here): Pre-order options: Pentax I-10 Pentax H-90 Pentax E-90

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New Pentax Optio cameras fully leaked

By PR admin | Published: January 25, 2010

Now we have the full monty of the previously reproted Pentax Optio cameras. The new models are I-10, H90 and E-90. You can get some of the specs from the images below: Continue after the break:

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What to expect @ PMA 2010

By PR admin | Published: January 24, 2010

PMA 2010 is one of the major photography related shows in the US. This year the event will take place in Anaheim, California from February 21-23. Many new photography products will be announced prior and during PMA. Here is a brief recap on what to expect based on previously reported rumors (click on each link for […]

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Pentax Optio H90 and Optio L10 cameras

By PR admin | Published: January 24, 2010

An update on the last Pentax rumors: those images were briefly displayed on a retailer website today and then were quickly removed but thanks to Google cache, I was able to retrieve them – here are the Pentax Optio L10 and Pentax Optio H90 looking good: There was a third template for another Pentax camera […]

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Pentax will announce new Optio cameras next week

By PR admin | Published: January 23, 2010

On Tuesday, January 26th, 2010 Pentax will announce new set of Optio point and shoot cameras (the exact date may be +/- 1 day depending on your geo location). Three or four new cameras are expected. No m4/3 or EVIL models. I do not have any details at that point, but I was told that […]

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Rings of fire (k-mount adapter for Samsung NX10)

By PR admin | Published: January 17, 2010

The previously rumored K-mount adapter for Samsung NX10 already surfaced online (source: PentaxForum): This adapter is expected not to support AF. And if you are wondering whether Leica lenses could be mounted on the Samsung NX10 with an adapter, the answer from petavoxel is no: “The quoted flange distance of the new NX mount is 25.5mm. The […]

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Pentax EVIL, 645D price rumors

By PR admin | Published: January 7, 2010

Two rumors from the world of Pentax: Pentax is expected to release an EVIL camera this year that will look exactly like the Samsung NX10. Pentax rumor #2: The medium format Pentax 645D will be released in March 2010 and the price is expected to be US$ 6,500.

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Discontinued Pentax lenses

By PR admin | Published: January 1, 2010

List of discontinued Pentax lenses (source):

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Sony and Panasonic patents

By PR admin | Published: December 17, 2009

Let’s start with Sony – patent application 20090303371 is for a new Sony CMOS sensor based on the Foveon approach – each pixel capture RG&B: “Accordingly, in order to utilize the incident light amount efficiently as well as to prevent occurrence of false colors, a method of separating colors by forming plural photodiodes in a pixel […]

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