A key designer behind the Pentax 17 half-frame film camera has left Ricoh Imaging, as the company says it is pausing the Pentax film project to evaluate the market. [Read More]
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2024-06-17 23:00
Pentax published a new teaser for its anticipated half-frame 35mm film camera, which it has been developing for two years. The short video ends with the number "17." [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-05-20 20:31
Pentax's Film Camera Project, which was first announced in December 2022, is moving on to the next stage of its development and is scheduled to launch in summer 2024. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2024-03-01 03:59
At a marketing event in Taipei earlier this month, Ricoh executives answered wide-ranging questions about Pentax's strategy, including the status of the company's DSLR cameras and its highly anticipated film camera revival. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-12-19 19:10
Pentax is considering making a brand-new hand-winding manual film camera as part of its endeavors to develop a new analog camera that appeals to young film enthusiasts. [Read More] petapixel.com »
2023-03-22 23:10
Ricoh has announced it's launching a new Pentax film camera project after a surge in interest in analog photography.
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petapixel.com »2022-12-20 18:43
Photo: 35mmc. com The Pentax MX is a gem of a film SLR: super compact, well-built and fully-mechanical in operation – batteries are only required to power the light meter. Better yet, they're easy to find in working order, without breaking the bank. dpreview.com »
2020-03-20 15:00
The Pentax K-3 Mark III DSLR has been officially discontinued in Japan but Ricoh Imaging tells PetaPixel that the camera remains available in the United States and is part of the company's 2025 product lineup. [Read More]
It’s a bit rare to get any concrete information out of FCC filings for any product far ahead of its release, so finding photos of the upcoming Pentax K-3 Mark III without its magnesium alloy shell is definitely unusual.