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With over 15 years in continuous production, John Riley revisits this versatile Pentax all-in-one walkaround solution. Does the Pentax 18-135mm match up to modern expectations? With sample photos, MTF & CA charts along with further reflection John provides the answers.
John Riley reviews Pentax's lowest priced DSLR model aimed at enthusiasts that's still in production. The KF might be Pentax's least equipped model, but with a 24mp sensor it's far from being a compromise in what really matters, image quality.
John Riley reviews the Pentax WG-8 which is 20 megapixel tough waterproof camera. John provides sample photos, test charts and his verdict for this travel and pocket friendly compact.
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In the Garden with the Laowa 15mm f4 Macro
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Wide open spaces.
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Ebay auction Takumar 58mm f/2
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Three from this morning
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For sale: Irix 15mm f/2.4 Firefly with Pentax K-mount
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For sale: K1000, ME and selection of lenses
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One of my earliest photos rediscovered - do you recognise him?
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Autumn Vine Leaves
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Competitions
Upload your photos to the main gallery to be in with a chance of winning the accolade of Photo of the Week. The current prize is a 128GB EVO Plus microSD memory card with SD adapter, courtesy of our friends at Samsung.
Congratulations kasperbergholt and Flan for your successful entries in the recent photography competitions Monthly #171 - Summer's End and Weekly #989 - Vintage.
Why not join in by submitting your photos to the latest competitions.
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Into the woods - Awarded Photo of the Week
Photograph titled 'Into the woods' by sueriley selected as Pentax User's Photo of the Week.
FREE Health Check by Asahi Photo
Asahi Photo are offering free SLR health checks exclusively for the Pentax User membership.
Bricks and Branch - Awarded Photo of the Week
Photograph titled 'Bricks and Branch' by LennyBloke selected as Pentax User's Photo of the Week.
Corgarff Castle - Awarded Photo of the Week
Photograph titled 'Corgarff Castle' by grahamwalton selected as Pentax User's Photo of the Week.
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Popular Reviews & Features
Gary Wolstenholme reviews the new Pentax HD PENTAX-DA 15mm f/4 ED AL Limited Lens.
Award winning photographer Bill Ward recently announced the release of this first book 'Immersive' which is a collection of photographs taken within water using the ICM technique.
John Riley takes a look at the recently released Pentax K-3 III Monochrome, which is an APS-C DSLR dedicated to black & white photography. John reviews & tests the performance of this stunning monochrome camera which offers crisper, noise-reduced images over its colour sibling.
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.
