Pentax on TFTS

Just yesterday–in fact, almost exactly 24 hours ago–we heard about a possible new event from the folks at Pentax, where they might be announcing the new K-01 mirrorless camera. And while, at the time, that was all we had to go on, the qualifiers have been firmly yanked away as, [...]

Interesting news comes on the digital camera front today, as the folks out at Pentax might be having a new camera emerge. Potential photos of the new device have been circulating for some time now, and while the end result may not be the rumored K-01, it’s clear that Pentax [...]

It wasn’t so long ago when we were hearing about the likely end of the small camcorder in the face of way too much competition from the smartphone. After all, while a small handheld camcorder was once a great thing, having a small camcorder that could also make phone calls [...]

Okay, camera buffs–I know you’ve all got your sidearms of choice, but when you clap eyes on this little wonder you might well throw that old friend over for a slice of the new hotness. The folks out at Pentax are showing off a limited edition of the 645D DSLR [...]

In our opinion, digital SLR cameras with monster lenses are best for capturing quality photos. But you can’t exactly stuff a DSLR into your pocket! Fortunately, Pentax has just the solution: the Optio S1. This camera is light on the pocket, figuratively and literally.

It’s not every day that you see a fairly substantial camera get a big new paintjob and some extra “Gundam” kind of styling–seriously, take a look at these pics and tell me you don’t see at least an approximation of a Gundam in there (just looking at this thing made [...]

If you’re fond of taking photos, you’ll know that having the flash hit the subject head-on often creates harsh lighting and long shadows. Bouncing off light using tilt-and-swivel SpeedLites flashes is better, but these usually cost half the price of an entry-level camera body.

After revealing the Pentax-K-r yesterday, another camera has been leaked under the Pentax brand. This is the Pentax K-5 DSLR camera and may very well be officially coming out by next week.

Pentax seems to be leaning towards what Lego-based cameras have started. After releasing the Pentax Optio RS1000, they now offer another camera in the Pentax Optio NB1000 which features a studded building-blog faceplace design.

Pentax is offering something new for the entry-level snappers. Pentax unveils a brightly-colored Pentax K-r DSLR camera which should shy them away from the traditional jet black casings DSLR camera have been identified with.