The DSLR market is dominated by Nikon and Canon. These are brands that have captured the largest market share, and they certainly keep an eye on each other. However, this is something that often seems to have a somewhat negative impact on the creativity of the manufacturers, as it generally means they lose a little [...]

Since the company was acquired by Hoya Corporation in 2008, the future of digital cameras from Pentax is a subject of debate. It was generally thought that Hoya was primarily Pentax for its advanced medical technology, and the camera company would be sold, possibly to Samsung, but in fact Hoya continued to develop new Pentax [...]

With the Pentax Kx, it is not only the choice of a colorful red, white and blue housing that this D-SLR makes out from the crowd. The entry-Kx is also the least-expensive 720p D-SLR on high-definition video capture offering. It also happens to make great pictures, even in low light. My biggest problem: The optical [...]

We have taken some of our best shots with Pentax digital SLR cameras, so we have great hopes for the latest affordable addition to the family, the Kr He sits on the well-preserved K, and just below the semi-pro K-7 and later K-5 in the current palette. Our first impression of the 12.4-megapixel Kr is [...]

One of our favorite DSLRs got an upgrade today, as Pentax announced the new Pentax K-5, the powerful successor to the Pentax K-7. We loved the K-7 for its abundance of shooting features, fantastic picture quality and advanced design, and the K-5 builds on these key strengths, adding more fuel to the fire. For 2010, [...]

A camera everywhere, which is perfect for outdoor use, the Pentax W90 operated not only in the rain, but under water to depths of up to 20 feet, as long as two hours – compliance with the JIS Class 8 waterproofing standard, besting the previous W80 model for another four feet. The Pentax W90 is [...]