Talk:Pentax cameras

Market share

"The Pentax series remains pivotal in the development of modern SLR photography." Says who? Since when? Do they have even 2% of the marketplace? — Preceding unsigned comment added by [[User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{1}}}#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{1}}}|contribs]])

Market share is irrelevant to the statement in question. In the car market, BMW has only a 5% market share. Shall we dismiss their contributions as well? Jimby 99 (talk) 05:27, 2 January 2009 (UTC)

Pentax firsts

Here is a list of Pentax firsts. Remember, Pentax was designing, marketing, and selling SLRs years before Canon and Nikon sold their first SLR. Pentax basically created the category.

• The first Japanese SLR (Asahiflex, 1952)
• The world's first instant return mirror system (Asahiflex II, 1954)
• The first time a pentaprism has been utilized in the viewfinder of a single lens reflex (SLR) camera (Asahi Pentax, 1957)
• The world's first through-the-lens (TTL) metering system (Spotmatic, 1964)
• Asahi is the first camera manufacturer to produce one million SLRs (after only in 14 years of manufacturing -- world record, 1966)
• The world's first SLR camera with a TTL automatic-exposure control (Pentax ES, 1971)
• The world's first Super Multi-Coated lenses (Takumar lens series, 1971)
• The smallest and lightest SLR camera (Pentax MX and ME 1976)
• The world's first camera to incorporate the concept of push-button shutter speed control (ME Super, 1979)
• The world's first through-the-lens autofocus camera (Pentax ME-F, 1980)
• The first camera manufacturer to reach the production milestone of 10 million SLR cameras (Asahi Optical, 1981)
• The world's first mutli-mode medium format camera (Pentax 645, 1984)
• The first 35mm SLR camera to feature a built-in TTL auto flash (SF-1, 1987)
• The world's first autofocus medium format SLR (645N, 1997)

--unsigned comment

This reads like Microsoft's history of computing where endless strings of company-speak are cited as world-changing innovations. To compare Pentax with Leica is like comparing Crysler with BMW. Except that Crysler is doing better. Without taking ANYTHING away from the excellent 6 by 7 Pentax, most of these inventions were actually invented in Europe and Pentax was the first Asian firm to implement them. Sadly, very sadly, Pentax is a shadow of its former self. --unsigned comment

I'd include some of the innovations into the article. --Angerdan (talk) 17:41, 14 December 2017 (UTC)

Maybe someone want's to complete this with collecting the sources and adding them? -- Angerdan (talk) 17:55, 22 December 2017 (UTC)

 Done --Angerdan (talk) 23:29, 14 February 2018 (UTC)

The 'First' of "1976: The world's first light meter is invented by Pentax (in conjunction with Nippon electronics) and used by many brands afterwards.[5][6]" is not correct (at all), looking at the reference pdf what they invented was the first "Gallium Arsenide Phosphide Photo Diode light meter" which I'm not sure is comparable to the importance of the other items. I've corrected the line but it can probably just be removed.68.146.113.88 (talk) 14:09, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

K-7

Pentax is up to anounce it's brand new k7d. Just wait till 21th of may... Does anybody know about this new stuff? They're trying to start a new line of cameras. --Bilderling (talk) 11:43, 5 May 2009 (UTC)

Depth of field preview

The M series portion of the article states that only the MX features depth of field preview. I know this to be wrong from both my usage of my dad's LX and from this article here: (Redacted) The LX does indeed have depth of field of preview. Is the article wrong about other models as well? --unsigned comment

The article only states that the MX was the only M-series camera to have depth of field preview. That seems accurate. The LX was a wonderful camera, and had DoF preview, but it also wasn't a M series camera, so the comment seems ok. - Bilby (talk) 09:25, 5 July 2015 (UTC)

Whoops. Thanks! I guess we can delete this now. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.15.208.188 (talk) 08:23, 7 July 2015 (UTC)

Press release language

"Updated version of autofocus module, SAFOX VIII+ for instant autofocus response" should be softened as it reads like marketing-speak. It's a known issue that Pentax is very affordable, but it's autofocus is a generation or two behind the leading SLRs. "Instant" autofocus might be incontestable language for the pro-level Nikons and Canons but not not offerings in consumer class cameras. I've cut the last bit off to make it more neutral. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.157.180.148 (talk) 20:04, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Seems like it's already  Done --Angerdan (talk) 23:29, 14 February 2018 (UTC)