Pentax Corporation (ペンタックス株式会社, Pentakkusu Kabushiki gaisha) was a Japanese camera and optical equipment manufacturer, and currently, it exists as the...
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mainly 35 mm SLRs – manufactured by Pentax (ペンタックス, Pentakkusu) Ricoh Imaging Corp. and its predecessors, Pentax Corporation (ペンタックス株式会社, Pentakkusu Kabushiki-gaisha)...
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The Pentax K1000 (originally marked the Asahi Pentax K1000) is an interchangeable lens, 35 mm film, single-lens reflex (SLR) camera, manufactured by Asahi...
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The Pentax Spotmatic refers to a family of 35mm single-lens reflex cameras manufactured by the Asahi Optical Co. Ltd., later known as Pentax Corporation...
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Asahi Pentax AF-160A Pentax AF-160S Pentax AF-200FG Pentax AF-200S Pentax AF-200Sa Pentax AF-200T Pentax AF-201SA Pentax AF-220T Pentax AF-240Z Pentax AF-260a...
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The Pentax MX is a 35 mm single-lens reflex camera produced by Asahi Optical Co, later Pentax of Japan between 1976 and 1985. It was Pentax's flagship...
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Hoya and Pentax announced that Pentax, as the company ceasing to exist, will merge with and into Hoya on March 31, 2008. The acquired Pentax surveying...
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The Pentax LX is a 35mm single-lens reflex camera produced by Pentax in Japan. It was introduced in 1980 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Asahi Optical...
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photography. They were the earliest Pentax cameras. In 1957, the Asahi Optical Company (later "Pentax") introduced the Pentax, a 35 mm Single-lens reflex camera...
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cameras. It was created by Pentax in 1975, and has since been used by all Pentax 35 mm and digital SLRs and also the MILC Pentax K-01. A number of other...
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The Pentax 645 is a medium format single-lens reflex system camera manufactured by Pentax. It was introduced in 1984, along with a complementary line...
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The Pentax Q series is a series of mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras made by Pentax and introduced in 2011 with the initial model Pentax Q. As of...
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The Pentax ME Super is a highly successful 35 mm single-lens reflex camera produced by Pentax of Japan between 1979 and 1984. The camera was a development...
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The Pentax 6×7 (called "Pentax 67" after 1990) is a SLR medium format system film camera for 120 and 220 film, which produces images on the film that are...
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The Pentax Optio series is a line of consumer digital cameras manufactured by Pentax Corporation. It consists mostly of point-and-shoot cameras, and encompasses...
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The Pentax K-1 is the first production Pentax full-frame digital SLR camera. As the flagship model of the Pentax K-mount system, it includes several new...
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The Pentax K10D and similar Samsung GX-10 are 10.2-megapixel digital single-lens reflex cameras launched in late 2006. They were developed in a collaboration...
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The Pentax K-3 is a 24-megapixel Pentax high-end digital single-lens reflex camera with an APS-C sensor, announced on 7 October 2013. The Pentax K-3 is...
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The "'Pentax MX-1" is a digital compact camera by Ricoh Imaging (Pentax) announced on January 7, 2013. The design of the Pentax MX-1 is reminiscent of...
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M42 lens mount (redirect from Pentax Universal Screw Mount)
M42 mount was also used by Pentax; thus, it is also commonly known as the Pentax thread mount, despite the fact that Pentax did not originate it. The M42...
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The Pentax K100D and similar Pentax K110D are 6-megapixel digital single-lens reflex cameras, launched in the U.S. on May 22, 2006. The K100D has a maximum...
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The Pentax Q is a mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera introduced by Pentax on June 23, 2011. Introduced as "The world's smallest interchangeable lens...
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Pentax lenses were first badged as Takumar. The Takumar branded lenses were well respected for their line of Super Takumar, which designated the high performance...
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The Pentax K-m (called K2000 in U.S.) is a 10.2 megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera, announced on September 22, 2008, at the 2008 photokina trade...
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The Pentax K-x is a 12.4 megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera, which was announced on September 16, 2009. The Pentax K-x uses a Sony Exmor sensor...
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Pentax Imaging Corp. and renamed the new subsidiary Pentax Ricoh Imaging Company, Ltd. October 1, 2011: Ricoh announced the establishment of Pentax Ricoh...
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The Pentax 645Z is a professional medium format digital SLR camera announced by Ricoh on April 15, 2014. While it shares its sensor with the Phase One...
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The Pentax Auto 110 and Pentax Auto 110 Super were fully automatic single-lens reflex cameras manufactured by Asahi Pentax for use with Kodak 110 film...
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The Pentax K-5 is a 16.3-megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera, announced on September 20, 2010. It began shipping in mid-October 2010 and it was...
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