Ricoh Buys Pentax

Pentax has long been a major player in the camera world with offerings from actual cameras to lenses alreayd on the market. However, it seems that on October 1st Pentax will no longer exist as a single entity instead being absorbed by Ricoh. The reason we say this is because it was just announced that ...

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DC Super Heroes Inspired Pentax RS1500 Compact Digital Camera

Are you a fan of DC comics and just so happen to be into photography? Well then do we have the perfect offering for you. It seems that Pentax and Warner Bros. have teamed up to put out a limited edition RS1500 compact digital camera inspired by the DS Super Heroes. This 14 megapixel digital ...

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Pentax Announces Optio RS1500

Pentax has come forth today announce their latest point-and-shoot camera offering in the form of the Optio RS1500. This camera features a 14 megapixel sensor, 4x optical zoom, 720p video capture and a 3-inch LCD screen. While this may seem pretty standard, the biggest selling point of the Optio RS1500 is the fact that there ...

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Pentax Optio S1 is about $200

Normally, when I cover Pentax, it is about those outrageous color of the K-r or K-x series of cameras. This time, it is about the Pentax Optio S1 has 14 Megapixels, 5X zoom lens, and electrical image stabilization. As for the display, it is a 2.7 inch LCD. I'm sure you're probably ...

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Pentax K-r gets a brown Rilakkuma edition

I'm not certain what it is about Pentax and their special editions. They already had the Rainbow K-x edition and the Bonnie Pink edition of the K-r. This special edition is related to Rilakkuma, a super cute Teddy Bear which is apparently popular in Japan. Casio already has a version of it. ...

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Pentax 645D gets an ultra-wide-angle lens

For some reason, Pentax has been up to a lot lately. with announcing the Rugged Optio WG-1 & WG-1 GPS and many colors of the Pentax K-x series. Now, there is a new lens, and rather than let me talk about this lens like I know what I am talking about, here is what ...

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Pentax K-5 now comes in Silver!

For some reason, Pentax seems to want to put different sort of colors on their DSLRs can label them as special editions. Just recently, we reported the K-r Bonnie Pink model. We also reported on the Pentax Rainbow K-x with all sorts of colors of the rainbow, and then there are Pentax K-x ...

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Pentax Announces Rugged Optio WG-1 & WG-1 GPS

Digital cameras have come a long way in terms of durability but thinking a traditional point-and-shoot camera will sustain the elements wouldn't be logical thinking. Luckily, there are several manufacturers who push out rugged cameras that will sustain the elements. In fact, Pentax has just come forward to announce the Optio WG-1 and WG-1 GPS. Both ...

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Pentax DSLR Special Edition, a K-r Bonnie Pink Model

I'm not certain why Pentax likes to come up with these weird colored designs for cameras. I have seen a Pentax Rainbow K-x with all sorts of colors of the rainbow, and then there are Pentax K-x cameras with solid colors. Today, the company announced the K-r Bonnie Pink Model. Apparently, Bonnie ...

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Pentax creates robot version of K-r DSLR

Some of you might remember when we discussed the Pentax in rainbow colors. Pentax has just come out with another rainbow one, and this one has a robot samurai head on it for some odd reason. It is pretty much the same as the regular one, and it is also a limited edition, ...

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