Pentax Ricoh announced a new compact digital APS-C sensor camera : the Ricoh GR. It receives an APS-C CMOS sensor (16-megapixel), a fixed lens of 28mm equivalent and pretty fast ( f/2.8) and the new GR Engine V image processor. Here is a new player in the segment of compact cameras equipped with an SLR [...]
Pentax has renewed their waterproof digital compact line at the occasion of the opening ceremonies of the Japanese photo salon CP+ with a trio of cameras. The first two being The WG-3 and WG-3 GPS waterproof to 14m (46 ft.+/-) and equipped with a backlit CMOS sensor. The third is a more affordable variant in [...]
Pentax unveils today its high-end compact camera with a 1/1. 7″ backside illuminated CMOS sensor and a promissing fast lens. Here is the Pentax MX-1. The Pentax MX-1 gets what it takes ti ensure the success of a compact camera aimed towards enthusiast photographers with the adoption of 1/1.7″ larger than usual sensor , more [...]
Along with the weather resistant DSLR K-30, Pentax unveils today a small compact camera, superslim with only 18mm thick (22.5mm with the lens), a light camera as well (105 / 122 grs with / without battery and memory card). It has interchangeable skins and is delivered with 10 of them. Apart from that, the Pentax [...]
Pentax gives its rugged digital cameras a refresh this year with the Optio WG2-GPS and WG2. Th efirst one, you have guessed has a GPS sensor the second one does not have. The price difference is $50. Pentax charges twice what its competitor usually charge for a GPS version camera extra cost (see the Nikon [...]
I just received the specs of this interesting Pentax compact camera. It is not interesting because of its 16 megapixels sensor (a CCD unfortunately… no BSI CMOS sensor in Pentax digital camera range….), nor because it has a 3″ / 460 000 dots rear screen, nor 720P movie recording, some pretty basic specs. No, it [...]
