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"Photography in its most basic form is magic. This image, caught in my trap, my box of darkness, can live. It is eternal, immortal." -- Shelia Metzner (May/June 2001 American Photo)
Boz Dimitrov's Pentax K-Mount Equipment Page (KMP)
PentaxForums.com -- the Internet's First Fully Pentax-Dedicated Forum
- article: Shooting Manual Lenses on Pentax DSLRs
- article: DIY Cable Release for K10D/K20D
- article: DIY Diffuser for Pop-Up Flash
- article: Lens Hoods
- thread: Full Frame vs. APS-C: Perspective & FOV
- thread: K20D and Katzeye focusing screen
Pentax Discussion Mail List and archives
Pentax Users Group
The Pentax FAQ
Articles by Mark Roberts:
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Pentax Lens/Camera Compatibility
Service Manuals
The K1000 of Digital SLRs by Mike Johnston, with a nice essay on the history of Pentax products and marketing
Pentax
Digital SLRs | year | sensor | sens. | viewfinder | anti-
shake | wx
seals | battery | reviews | broch. | man. |
| *ist D | 2003 | 6.1 MP | 3200 | prism |
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| 4xAA2 | dpreview | KMP | PopPhoto |
| .pdf |
| *ist DS | 2004 | 6.1 MP | 3200 | prism |
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| 4xAA2 | dpreview | KMP | PopPhoto |
| .pdf |
| *ist DS2 | 2005 | 6.1 MP | 3200 | prism |
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| 4xAA2 | dpreview | KMP |
| .pdf |
| *ist DL | 2005 | 6.1 MP | 3200 | penta-mirror |
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| 4xAA2 | dpreview | KMP | PopPhoto: 1 2 |
| .pdf |
| *ist DL2 | 2006 | 6.1 MP | 3200 | penta-mirror |
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| 4xAA2 | dpreview | KMP |
| .pdf |
| K100D | 2006 | 6.1 MP | 3200 | penta-mirror | yes 1 |
| 4xAA2 | dpreview | KMP | PopPhoto: 1 2 3 | .pdf | .pdf |
| K110D | 2006 | 6.1 MP | 3200 | penta-mirror |
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| 4xAA2 | dpreview | KMP |
| .pdf |
| K10D | 2006 | 10.0 MP | 1600 | prism | yes 1 | yes | Li-Ion3 | dpreview | KMP | PopPhoto: 1 2 3 | .pdf | .pdf |
| K100D Super | 2007 | 6.1 MP | 3200 | penta-mirror | yes 1 |
| 4xAA2 | dpreview | KMP | PopPhoto | .pdf | .pdf |
| K200D | 2008 | 10.2 MP | 1600 | penta-mirror | yes 1 | yes | 4xAA2 | dpreview | KMP | PopPhoto | .pdf | .pdf |
| K20D | 2008 | 14.6 MP | 6400 | prism | yes 1 | yes | Li-Ion3 | dpreview | KMP | PopPhoto: 1 2 | .pdf | .pdf |
| K2000 / KM | 2008 | 10.2 MP | 3200 | penta-mirror | yes 1 |
| 4xAA2 | dpreview | KMP | PopPhoto: 1 2 | .pdf | .pdf |
| K-7 | 2009 | 14.6 MP | 6400 | prism | yes 1 | yes | Li-Ion4 | dpreview | KMP | PopPhoto: 1 2
TOP 1
2
3 | .pdf | .pdf |
| K-x | 2009 | 12.4 MP | 6400 | penta-mirror | yes 1 |
| 4xAA2 | dpreview |
| .pdf |
| K-r | 2010 | 12.4 MP | 25600 | penta-mirror | yes 1 |
| Li-Ion or
4xAA5 | dpreview (preview)
PentaxForums |
| .pdf |
| K-5 | 2010 | 16.3 MP | 51200 | prism | yes 1 | yes | Li-Ion 4 | dpreview (preview)
dpreview
PentaxForums |
| .pdf |
1 sensor-shift; works with all lenses
2 4xAA (NiMH recommended) or 2x CR-3V
3 proprietary Lithium-Ion, D-LI50, rechargeable
4 proprietary Lithium-Ion, D-LI90, rechargeable
5 4xAA with optional AA Battery Holder D-BH109
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Pentax
ILMC | year | sensor | sens. | viewfinder | anti-
shake | wx
seals | battery | reviews | broch. | man. |
| K-01 | 2012 | 16.3 MP | 25600 | n/a | yes 1 |
| Li-Ion2 | dpreview (preview)
PentaxForums | .pdf | .pdf |
1 sensor-shift; works with all lenses
2 proprietary Lithium-Ion, D-LI90, rechargeable
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Samsung
Digital SLRs | year | sensor | sens. | viewfinder | anti-
shake | wx
seals | battery | reviews | broch. | man. |
| GX-1S 1 | 2006 | 6.1 MP | 3200 | prism |
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| 4xAA2 | PopPhoto | web | .pdf |
| GX-1L | 2006 | 6.1 MP | 3200 | penta-mirror |
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| 4xAA2 |
| web | .pdf |
| GX-10 3 | 2006 | 10.0 MP | 1600 | prism | yes 4 | yes | Li-Ion5 | dpreview | PopPhoto | web | .pdf |
| GX-20 6 | 2008 | 14.6 MP | 6400 | prism | yes 4 | yes | Li-Ion5 | dpreview 1 2 | web | .pdf |
1 GX-1S is clone of Pentax *ist DS2
2 4xAA (NiMH recommended) or 2x CR-3V
3 GX-10 is clone of Pentax K10D
4 sensor-shift; works with all lenses
5 proprietary Lithium-Ion, SLB-1674, rechargeable
6 GX-20 is clone of Pentax K20D
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Reviews about Pentax Limited lenses:
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SMC-DA 15mm /f4 ED AL Limited: at dpreview
SMC-DA AF 21mm f/3.2 Limited: at PopPhoto
SMC-FA 31mm f/1.8 Limited: by Michael Johnston
SMC-DA 40mm f/2.8 AL Limited: (none)
SMC-FA 43mm f/1.9 Limited: Stephen Gandy
SMC-DA 70mm f/2.4 Limited: at PopPhoto
SMC-FA 77mm f/1.8 Limited: at PopPhoto
KatzEye Optics
FocusingScreen.com
Comparometer at Imaging Resource
Stan's Pentax Photography Site with information on Pentax lenses
Peter Spiro's Photography Page, with lens tests & descriptions of Pentax bodies
J.L. Colwell's SPLOSdb ("SMC Pentax lenses and other stuff database")
Pentax Life blog
Pentax K20D blog
OK1000 Pentax Blog
Ned Bunnell's Journey of Photography & Notes by the President of Pentax Imaging USA
From K to J -- The End of the Legendary Pentax Compatibility at Asahi Optical Historical Club
Pentax P-TTL Flash Comparison
Pentax SLR Cameras by David Obdrzalek
Guide to Pentax SLRs by Steve Carter
Product Review: Pentax ZX-5N at Apogee.com by Michael Fulks
Review of Pentax ZX-M from Popular Photography made available by Ye
Pentax LX by Leefoo
A Review of the MZ-S by Dario Bonazza
Simplified Zone System with the ZX-5N by Bahman Farzad
Do-It-Yourself for Pentax by Michel Carr (en français), including remote release cable for Pentax DSLRs
Build Yourself Pentax Cable Switch F & CS-205 by Budi Krisnawan
Canon RS60-E3 Remote Pin-Out (same as Pentax CS-205) by Stijn Peeters
Pentax Service Manuals in PDF format by Mark Roberts
Pentax-Manuals.com by Kim Coxon
The Pentax Collector's Page by Fred Sherfy
PDML.net the Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Eric Hendrickson's Pentax Camera Service
List of Pentax repair shops maintainted by Shel Belinkoff
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