Here is an interesting article from www.asahi.com about Nikon surpassing Canon with a larger market share in Digital SLR cameras within Japan during January to June 2007. This came about by a strong push mainly with the release of the Nikon D40.
It is interesting to see how strong Nikon is these days and it must [...]

Although the low end DSLR market is getting more affordable, there is one particular camera that stands out. No, it’s not from Canon or Nikon, but Pentax. The Pentax K100D is one of the cheapest DSLR on the market today and although it cannot compete directly with the Canon Rebel Xti or the Nikon 40D, [...]

There has been quite a bit of noise between Hoya and Pentax. Is it on or off? Well, I think it’s on again. Here’s an English translation from Hiroshi Suzuki, President and CEO of HOYA CORPORATION:
“HOYA and PENTAX have been carrying out discussions on the merger of the two companies to achieve management integration based [...]

According to the latest report by BCN which is market research firm constantly monitoring POS data from 2,680 stores operated by 23 contracted major retailing companies. Nikon has the number 1 market share in Japan.
Nikon has claimed 47% of the DSLR market in Japan during December 2006. The increased market share was attributed to [...]

PENTAX Imaging Company has announced another new compact digital camera. The PENTAX Optio M30 which sports an ultra-slim body with a fresh, textured design, the affordable Optio M30 features Digital Shake Reduction, Face Recognition AF and AE, and an Auto-Macro function that enables close-up photography up to two inches away in Super Macro mode [...]

PENTAX Imaging Company has announced a new compact digital camera called the PENTAX Optio T30. It is one of the thinnest digital cameras featuring a high resolution three inch LCD monitor. In addition, the Optio T30 features a touch display with a wide field of view for fun image capture and editing. This [...]

Now here is a very interesting article by OK1000 Pentax Blog which has translated a Japanese interview at ASCII with the major engineers involved with the development of the Pentax K10D. Questions posed includes the challenges involved in choosing a 10 mega pixel CCD sensor, sticking to tight schedule, the development of the new circuit [...]

In Tokyo today, HOYA and PENTAX Corporation announced that they have reached a basic understanding aimed at a management integration of the two companies, expected to be completed on October 1, 2007. In reality, Hoya (more than twice the size of Pentax) takes over Pentax.
The new company’s name will be HOYA PENTAX HD Corporation. Under [...]

Rumors have surfaced about the new 10 mega pixel Pentax K10D to be released in October this year. So far the following specifications have been floating around.
• 10.2 megapixel sensor (APS-C sized)
• Hardware noise-killing processing
• Dust removal function
• 3 fps JPEG streaming
• RAW + JPEG possible
• 22 bit image processing and built-in RAW-JPEG converter (SilkyPix algorithms?)
• SDHC compatible card slot
• Li Ion battery [...]

In addition to the A20 announcement, Pentax has also announced the low priced Pentax Optio M20. Although it has a lower 7 mega pixel sensor, it does have the anti-shake feature and a high ISO range of up to 1600. The use of AA batteries also helps lower the cost as well as returning a [...]