Continuing our journey exploring the various series from Pentax, John Riley reaches the FA & FA J Series of lenses. John looks into the history of these full-frame offerings of which include some still in production to this day, along with a few other models that have been modernised.
It's 1991 and PENTAX piles on the muscles with the arrival of the Z series cameras. John Riley researches some of the latter film era camera models.
If you're wondering if Pentax gear is still a viable option in 2025, we've put together 5 positive reasons to why you should buy into the Pentax brand. The DSLR format might be deemed antiquated by some, but here we show there's still life in the old dog yet.
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Photograph titled 'Lady Photographer' by Jmac8866 selected as Pentax User's Photo of the Week.
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It's 1996 and PENTAX start rolling out the new MZ series of cameras, which feature a new elegance of design and function. John Riley researches some of the latter film era camera models.
Photograph titled 'St. Mary's Church, Whitby' by loadoftripe selected as Pentax User's Photo of the Week.
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We review the new Pentax K-3 III DSLR from Ricoh Imaging, and take an in-depth look at the cameras new features, as well as look at image quality from the camera. Find out how the K-3 III performs.
Gary Wolstenholme reviews the new HD Pentax-DA 55-300mm f/4-5.8 ED WR telephoto zoom lens with weather resistance.
John Riley reviews the Pentax K-S2 - Weather sealing, Wi-Fi, an articlated screen, and an all new lens, makes this an interesting new DSLR from Pentax.
We've all seen insects close up but have you seen anything quite like this? Pentax User speaks to Thomas Shahan about his passion for arthropods.