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Pentax Camera Bodies, KMP Pentax K-Mount Page (former Bojidar Dimitrov) Pentax Digital Cameras and Film Cameras Reviews and Specifications, PentaxForums.com; Pentax SLR cameras 1952 - 2017 Poster; Pentax history milestones poster; Timeline of Pentax K-mount AF SLRs, PhotoPentax.com; Timeline of Pentax K-mount MF SLRs, PhotoPentax.com
Asahi Pentax. Cameras using the M42 lens mount, also known as the Pentax screw mount. Asahi Pentax (1957) — also sold as the Tower 26; Asahi Pentax S (1958) — also sold as the Tower 26; Asahi Pentax K (1958) — also sold as the Tower 29; Asahi Pentax S2/H2 (1959) — also sold as the Honeywell Pentax H2/Honeywell Heiland Pentax H2
In 2011, Hoya spun off the Pentax brand's digital camera business, which was then acquired by Ricoh, leading to the establishment of Pentax Ricoh Imaging (current Ricoh Imaging). As a response to growing interest in film photography, Pentax launched the Pentax 17 on June 17, 2024. The Pentax 17 is a half-frame film camera. [1]
The Photo History Timeline Collection; In the eye of the camera — Illustrated historical essay about early photography; Lippmann's and Gabor's Revolutionary Approach to Imaging; The Digital Camera Museum with accurate history section and many rare items Archived 2017-02-16 at the Wayback Machine; The Fascinating Timeline of Photography Technology
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, between 1964 and 1976. All Pentax Spotmatics used the M42 screw-thread lens mount which was developed after World War II by Zeiss and Praktica. Asahi Optical used the name Takumar for their ...
The history of the single-lens reflex camera (SLR) begins with the use of a reflex mirror in a camera obscura described in 1676, but it took a long time for the design to succeed for photographic cameras. The first patent was granted in 1861, and the first cameras were produced in 1884, but while elegantly simple in concept, they were very ...
The Pentax MG is a manual focus, aperture priority camera. It has an electronic focal-plane shutter from 1s to 1/1000, synchronized at 1/100. If the batteries fail, the camera can still be operated at a shutter speed of 1/100 or bulb. The exposure meter is center-weighted TTL type. The lenses are interchangeable with the Pentax K bayonet mount.
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