Posts Tagged ‘ Pentax ’

Tiny Cameras, Big Tricks

September 30, 2011
Tiny Cameras, Big Tricks

By David Pogue – NY Times – September 28, 2011 Why doesn’t everyone buy an S.U.V.? So much space, so much power! Why doesn’t everyone wear steel-toed work boots? So rugged, so protective! And why doesn’t everyone buy S.L.R. cameras? Gorgeous photos, sensational low-light shots, interchangeable lenses, no shutter lag! This is a rhetorical...

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PENTAX 645D Medium Format Digital SLR Camera Wins EISA

August 18, 2011
PENTAX 645D Medium Format Digital SLR Camera Wins EISA

645D IS EISA European Professional Camera 2011-2012 GOLDEN, CO. (August 15, 2011)…PENTAX Imaging Systems Division is pleased to announce that the PENTAX 645D medium-format digital SLR camera, first launched in June 2010, was selected as the EISA European Professional Camera 2011-2012 by the prestigious European Imaging and Sound Association. The award was presented in...

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Breaking News:Hoya to sell Pentax camera business to Ricoh

July 1, 2011

 Ricoh to pay about 10 bln yen -Nikkei * Ricoh wants access to Pentax SLR technology -Nikkei * Hoya shares leap on the news, Ricoh falls (Adds detail) By Mariko Katsumura and Kentaro Hamada TOKYO, July 1 (Reuters) – Japanese optical glass-maker Hoya said on Friday it would sell its Pentax camera business to...

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Pentax teaming up with singer Bonnie Pink for limited edition Kr DSLR

February 5, 2011
Pentax teaming up with singer Bonnie Pink for limited edition Kr DSLR

By Gary Pageau – PMA Newsline Pentax has teamed up with Japanese pop star Bonnie Pink to offer a limited-edition Kr DSLR, “PENTAX Kr BONNIE PINK MODEL”, to be sold exclusively at Pentakkusuonrainshoppu. The Pentax site said the Bonnie Pink model features the singers logo upon start up and will feature one-of-a-kind camouflage grip....

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2 New Binoculars from Pentax

January 11, 2011
2 New Binoculars from Pentax

Pentax Imaging Co., Golden, Colo., announced two new binocular series to the Pentax DCF line-up. Each heavy-duty DCF series roof-prism binocular, the Pentax 9×32 DCF BC and the 9×42 DCF BR, features high-performance optics, a waterproof construction allowing fresh-water rinsing, and an ergonomic body design for a comfortable hold. Combining outstanding optical performance and...

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Pentax K-r receives a rainbow paintjob, 35mm prime lens for limited edition kit

December 6, 2010
Pentax K-r receives a rainbow paintjob, 35mm prime lens for limited edition kit

Do not adjust your browsers, that really is a Pentax product adorned with a generous helping of the three primary colors and a mech‘s head attached to its flash hotshoe. Why? In response to customer demand, of course. It’d seem people were so enamored with the way the K-x got abused restyled that they...

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Demystifying Digital’s Best Holiday Cameras and Camcorders

November 27, 2010
Demystifying Digital’s Best Holiday Cameras and Camcorders

Demystifying Digital gives us a  look at the Best Holiday Cameras and Camcorders targeted to your your needs and level of expertise. With hundreds of camera and camcorder models on the market at any given minute, finding the right model can be taunting. Intimidating even. We’ve parsed the specs and identified the top models...

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Facebook Fans invited to the Pentax Mudfight Challenge

October 28, 2010
Facebook Fans invited to the Pentax Mudfight Challenge

Can’t you just see the butler handing you an envelope on a silver tray, you open the envelope and it simply says “You are cordially invited to a mudfight.” Enter Pentax Imaging Co., Golden, Co., and the Pentax Optio W90 Mudfight Challenge. Centered around the company’s waterproof camera, the Mudfight Challenge App dares Facebookers...

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31st Bi-Annual Photokina Draws to a Close

September 30, 2010
31st Bi-Annual Photokina Draws to a Close

The 3ist bi-annual photokina wrapped up in Cologne, Germany earlier this week and a host of new products and services were introduced over the six-day event.  Here’s a brief sampling of news from Canon U.S.A., Casio, Eastman Kodak Co., GE, Lexar, Microsoft Corp., Nikon, Pentax, Samsung, Sony,and Tamron. http://www.picturebusinessmag.com/article/the-3ist-bi-annual-photokina-wrapped-up-cologne-germany/1?sponsor=newsletter/digital-clique#utm_source=digital-clique&utm_medium=enewsletter_headline&utm_campaign=2010-09-29

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Pentax Announces K-5 DSLR for advanced amateurs

September 22, 2010
Pentax Announces K-5 DSLR for advanced amateurs

Pentax Imaging Systems, Golden, Colo., announced the Pentax K-5 DSLR camera, a high-end prosumer model featuring a 16.3 megapixel CMOS sensor, up to 7 FPS to capture fast action shots, high sensitivity 80-12800 ISO range, expandable to 51200, with improved noise performance overall, widescreen 1080p HD video at 25 FPS with http://pmanewsline.com/2010/09/20/pentax-announces-k-5-dslr-for-advanced-amateurs/

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