The Pentax name continued to adorn SLRs (albeit digital rather than film), with current models including the Pentax KF and Pentax K-3 Mark III, while compact cameras were badged as Ricoh.

The camera marks Pentax's first foray into the analog market in recent times – but while it's a solid debut, priced at $496 / £499 / AU$856, it's not exactly budget-friendly.

Last week, Pentax jumped into the compact interchangeable lens camera fray with the announcement of the Pentax Q.Roughly the size of a Canon PowerShot S95 (without a retractable lens) and not much ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Pentax's new film camera will finally launch in mid-2024 It'll be a half-frame compact with ...

A fixed-lens compact surpassing the Kodak Ektar H35. In the video below, Pentax design team member Takeo Suzuki says the first camera to be launched under the Film Camera Project banner will be a ...

The Pentax 17 is a little large to be considered a true "compact" camera, especially compared with ultra-small digital cameras. Its design is directly inspired by any number of classic Pentax cameras.

In the video, Pentax designer TKO lays out some crucial details about the new camera. We now know that it will be a fixed-lens compact without zoom. That’s very promising as the old fixed-lens ...

Ricoh Imaging Americas Corporation today announced the highly anticipated PENTAX 17 compact film camera. The PENTAX 17 is a half-frame camera, capturing two 17mm x 24mm pictures within a single ...

The Pentax 17 is a half-frame camera, of course, so you’re essentially getting double the shot count. A 36-count roll yielded 72 shots in my testing, which is great value for money.

The Pentax WG-1000 is the ultimate rugged compact camera — here are 3 things I like and 2 things I don’t Move over Samsung, this compact camera gave me perfectly clear shots of the moon ...

The Pentax 17, released earlier this year, is the first new film camera from a major brand since the early 2000s, when film photography entered a sort of Schrödinger’s box—both alive, with an ...

The Pentax 17 half-frame film camera is special, and it can save you money by taking twice the pictures on a single 35mm roll. You just have to spend $500 on one first.