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.
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.
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.
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Photograph titled 'Guitar Over Water?' by by go4IT selected as Pentax User's Photo of the Week.
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.
Photograph titled 'Two lonely people' by Graham_A_E selected as Pentax User's Photo of the Week.
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A round-up of some of the best Pentax Full Frame & APS-C lenses including a brief history of Pentax lenses.
The Hollywood - John Riley puts the fast K series Pentax 28mm f/2 lens to test, providing sample photos, MTF & CA charts along with his verdict of this lens with a big reputation.
In our sequence of articles covering the different of series of Pentax cameras and lenses, John Riley turns his attention to the KA mount and A Series, that featured electronic contacts allowing for communication between camera and lens which opened up a new world of exposure control.
With a resurgence of interest in film photography along with the ease which vintage K Mount lenses can be used natively or adapted to Mirrorless, John Riley takes a look at the history and models of the compact SLR Pentax-M series of camera and lenses.