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Rumors: Pentax to release a new Pentax ESPIO 140 film camera

PentaxRumors received a tip speculating that a new Pentax ESPIO 140 compact film camera could be the next addition to Pentax’s film lineup. This rumor arrives amid Pentax’s ongoing revival of analog photography, following their original Ricoh plan from 2022 for three new Pentax film cameras: First, they will develop a compact film camera (already released: Pentax […]

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Pentax 17 half-frame film camera with 25mm f/3.5 lens is now officially announced

      The Pentax 17 half-frame film camera with 25mm f/3.5 lens is now officially announced and available for pre-order Pre-orders: Adorama | B&H Photo | Paul’s Photo | Koch Foto | WEX Photo Watch the livestream here Additional information Sample photos Full coverage at PentaxRumors:

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Pentax 17 film camera listed online, available for pre-order

The new Pentax 17 film camera is already listed online in Germany and is available for order. The full details can be found at PentaxRumors: (the official announcement is today at 4 pm):

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Pentax 17 half-frame film camera with 25mm f/3.5 lens leaked online hours before the official announcement

The Pentax 17 half-frame film camera with 25mm f/3.5 lens leaked online hours before the official announcement (the official announcement is today at 4 pm):

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First leaked picture of the upcoming Pentax 17 half-frame film camera with 25mm f/3.5 lens

PentaxRumors published the First leaked picture of the upcoming Pentax 17 half-frame film camera with 25mm f/3.5 lens, built-in flash, and a viewfinder: Previous coverage of the upcoming Pentax film camera:

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The first teaser for the Pentax half-frame compact film camera is here

The first teaser for the Pentax half-frame compact film camera is here:

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The new Pentax/Ricoh compact film camera will be announced this summer, this is what we know so far

Pentax/Ricoh just announced that the upcoming compact film camera will be officially released this summer (2024) and will be designed for vertical-position shooting, using a half-size format. Here is what we know so far:

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Pentax NC-1 mirrorless camera kit will be priced around $600

I received some information on the US pricing of the upcoming Pentax NC-1 mirrorless camera – the kit with one lens will have a MSRP in the $600 range. More lenses are expected to be released later in the year. Pentax already showed a teaser for their new mirrorless camera at a recent trade show in […]

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Pentax will bring two new interchangeable lens cameras this summer, only one will be mirrorless

Back in January I mentioned that Pentax is working on two new interchangeable lens cameras. One of them will be the Pentax NC-1 that should be announced in the summer of 2011 and it will be a true “mirrorless solution”. The second camera is rumored to be a digital version of the Pentax Auto 110 camera. The […]

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Pentax RZ-18 Optio compact camera will have a swivel screen

This is the drawing of the rumored Pentax RZ-18 Optio compact camera that was used either in a recent patent or a Trade Mark/Design office filing (I do not have any details on the origin of this image). I was expecting this camera to be announced at the CP+ show in Japan last month, but it seems that the […]

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