The following is a partial list of products manufactured

Manufacturing

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Pentax

Pentax is a brand name used by Hoya Corporation for its medical-related products & services and Pentax Ricoh Imaging Company for cameras, sport optics , etc. Hoya purchased and merged with the Japanese optics company on March 31, 2008. Hoya's Pentax imaging business was sold to Ricoh Company, Ltd...

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Brand

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M37 Screw Mount

Cameras using the M37 lens mount.

• Asahiflex Ia
• Asahiflex Ib
• Asahiflex IIa
• Asahiflex IIb

M42 Screw Mount

Cameras using the M42 lens mount

M42 lens mount

The M42 lens mount is a screw thread mounting standard for attaching lenses to 35 mm cameras, primarily single-lens reflex models. It is more accurately known as the M42 × 1 mm standard, which means that it is a metric screw thread of 42 mm diameter and 1 mm thread pitch...

, also known as the Pentax screw mount.

• Asahi Pentax
  Asahi Pentax
  The Asahi Pentax series, by the , was a pivotal development in modern photography. It was the first model of Pentax camera.- Background :In 1957, the Asahi Optical Company introduced the Pentax, a 35 mm Single-lens reflex camera camera which was so well received that it influenced the design...
  
  
• Asahi Pentax SV/Pentax H3v
• Asahi Pentax S1a/Pentax H1a
• Pentax Spotmatic
  Pentax Spotmatic
  The Pentax Spotmatic is a range of 35mm single-lens reflex cameras manufactured by the Asahi Optical Co. Ltd., later known as Pentax Corporation, between 1964 and 1976. The original 1964 Spotmatic was one of the first SLRs to offer a through-the-lens exposure metering system, initially using...
  
  
• Pentax SP500
• Pentax SP1000

K Series

These and the following series all use the Pentax K lens mount

Pentax K mount

The Pentax K mount, sometimes referred to as the "PK mount", is a lens mount standard for mounting interchangeable photographic lenses to 35 mm single-lens reflex cameras. It was created by Pentax in 1975, and has been used by all Pentax 35 mm and digital SLRs since...

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• Pentax K1000
  Pentax K1000
  The Pentax K1000 is an interchangeable lens, 35 mm film, single-lens reflex camera, manufactured by Asahi Optical Co., Ltd. from 1976 to 1997, originally in Japan. It uses a horizontal travel, rubberized silk cloth focal plane shutter with a speed range of 1/1000 second to 1 second, along with...
  
  
• Pentax KM
• Pentax KX
• Pentax K2
• Pentax K2DMD

M Series

• Pentax ME
  Pentax ME
  The Pentax ME was an aperture priority automatic camera, with an electronic focal plane shutter from 8 s to 1/1000 s, synchronized at 1/100 s. The shutter curtains were metal and had a vertical movement. There was no shutter dial, and the camera could not be used in manual mode,...
  
  
• Pentax ME F
  Pentax ME F
  The Pentax ME F was an amateur level, interchangeable lens, 35 mm film, single-lens reflex camera. It was manufactured by Asahi Optical Co., Ltd. of Japan from November 1981 to 1984...
  
  
• Pentax ME Super
  Pentax ME Super
  The Pentax ME Super was a highly successful 35 mm single-lens reflex camera produced by Pentax of Japan between 1979 and 1984.The camera was a development of the Pentax ME...
  
  
• Pentax MG
  Pentax MG
  The Pentax MG was a product of Asahi Optical Co later called Pentax Corporation, introduced in 1981 and produced until 1984. It was a replacement of the MV and MV1 cameras as entry level 35mm semi-automatic camera....
  
  
• Pentax MV
• Pentax MV 1
• Pentax MX
  Pentax MX
  The Pentax MX was a 35 mm single-lens reflex camera produced by Asahi Optical Co, later Pentax of Japan between 1976 and 1985.It was Pentax's flagship professional SLR until the introduction of the Pentax LX. Internally, the MX is essentially a smaller, lighter version of the Pentax KX, and...
  
  

A Series

• Pentax A3
• Pentax A3000
• Pentax Program A/Program Plus
• Pentax Super A/Super Program
  Pentax Super-A
  The Pentax Super-A, also sold in some markets as the Pentax Super Program was a 35 mm single-lens reflex camera produced by Pentax of Japan in the 1980s....
  
  

P Series

• Pentax P3 - Program and manual; flash bulb; tripod ready; shutter speeds of 1-1000
• Pentax P3n - 35mm film; first made in 1988
• Pentax P30
• Pentax P30n
• Pentax P30T
• Pentax P50
• Pentax P5

Z/PZ Series

• Pentax PZ-1/Z-1
• Pentax PZ-1p/Z-1p
• Pentax Z-5p
• Pentax Z-5
• Pentax PZ-10/Z-10
• Pentax PZ-20/Z-20
• Pentax Z-50p
• Pentax PZ-70/Z-70
• Pentax Z-10

MZ/ZX Series

• Pentax MZ-M/ZX-M
• Pentax MZ-S
  Pentax MZ-S
  The Pentax MZ-S is a 35mm single-lens reflex camera from Pentax of Japan. It was introduced in 2001and discontinued in February 2006.It is closely related to the prototype MZ-D Full-frame digital SLR, which never entered production....
  
  
• Pentax MZ-3
• Pentax MZ-5/ZX-5
• Pentax MZ-5n/ZX-5n
• Pentax MZ-6/ZX-L
• Pentax MZ-7/ZX-7
• Pentax MZ-10/ZX-10
• Pentax MZ-30/ZX-30
• Pentax MZ-50/ZX-50
  Pentax MZ-50/ZX-50
  The Pentax ZX-50, also known as the Pentax MZ-50, is a 35mm film SLR camera....
  
  
• Pentax MZ-60/ZX-60

Digital SLR cameras

As of January 2011, 17 different bodies have been released. All the K Series bodies are using APS-C 1.5x crop sensors. The exception is the Pentax 645D, which uses a larger medium format sensor. These are also using the Pentax K lens mount

Pentax K mount

The Pentax K mount, sometimes referred to as the "PK mount", is a lens mount standard for mounting interchangeable photographic lenses to 35 mm single-lens reflex cameras. It was created by Pentax in 1975, and has been used by all Pentax 35 mm and digital SLRs since...

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*ist Series

• Pentax *ist D
• Pentax *ist DS
• Pentax *ist DL
• Pentax *ist DS2
• Pentax *ist DL2

K Series

• Pentax K100D
  Pentax K100D
  The Pentax K100D and similar Pentax K110D are 6 megapixel digital single-lens reflex cameras, launched in the U.S. on May 22, 2006. The K100D has a maximum resolution of 3008 x 2008, and can also down-sample to 2400 x 1600 and 1536 x 1024...
  
  
• Pentax K110D
  Pentax K110D
  The K110D is Pentax's entry-level DSLR. It has 6.1 Megapixels . The K110D is youngest of three sibling cameras in terms of specifications. It differs from the K100D only in lacking an in-body image stabilization system....
  
  
• Pentax K10D
  Pentax K10D
  The Pentax K10D and similar Samsung GX-10 are 10.2 megapixel digital single-lens reflex cameras launched in late 2006. They were developed in a collaboration between Pentax of Japan and Samsung of Korea....
  
  
• Pentax K100D Super
• Pentax K200D
  Pentax K200D
  The Pentax K200D is a 10.2 megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera, announced on January 24, 2008 along with the higher-end K20D. It was discontinued in December 2008, giving it the distinction of being one of the shortest-lived DSLR cameras....
  
  
• Pentax K20D
  Pentax K20D
  The Pentax K20D and its clone, the Samsung GX-20, were 14.6 megapixel digital single-lens reflex cameras manufactured by Pentax that were announced on January 23, 2008. The K20D was available in the U.S...
  
  
• Pentax K-m (K2000)
  Pentax K2000
  The Pentax K-m is a 10.2 megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera, announced on September 22, 2008 at the 2008 Photokina trade show along with the DA-L series of lightweight, inexpensive lenses. It was discontinued in November of 2009, being replaced by the more recent Pentax K-x.The K-m is...
  
  
• Pentax K-7
  Pentax K-7
  The Pentax K-7 is a 14.6-megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera, announced on 20 May 2009. This is the first new flagship model released by Pentax since its merger with Hoya Corporation on 31 March 2008.- Features :...
  
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• Pentax K-x
  Pentax K-x
  The Pentax K-x is a 12.4 megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera, announced on September 16, 2009. Pentax K-x uses an Exmor, Sony-made sensor . In some cases it even approaches the quality produced by full-frame DSLRs like the Nikon D700 and the Canon 5DMkII, both with larger sensors...
  
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• Pentax K-r
  Pentax K-r
  The Pentax K-r is a 12.4-megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera, announced on September 9, 2010. The K-r is available in 3 body colors in North America, with other colors available only in the Japanese market. The K-r introduces a new SAFOX IX autofocus system and has a 3-inch...
  
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• Pentax K-5
  Pentax K-5
  The Pentax K-5 is a 16.3-megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera, announced on 20 September 2010. It began shipping in mid-October 2010.Externally, the camera body is almost unchanged from the Pentax K-7...
  
    (current mid to high-end)

110 film

110 film

110 is a cartridge-based film format used in still photography. It was introduced by Kodak in 1972. 110 is a miniaturised version of Kodak's earlier 126 film format. Each frame is , with one registration hole....

 SLR cameras (No K-mount bayonet))

• Pentax Auto 110
  Pentax Auto 110
  The Pentax Auto 110 and Pentax Auto 110 Super are single-lens reflex cameras made by Asahi Pentax that use Kodak's 110 film cartridge. The Auto 110 was introduced with three interchangeable lenses in 1978. Three more lenses were introduced in 1981, and then the Super model was released in 1982....
  
  
• Pentax Auto 110 Super

Pentax Espio

These cameras are known as IQ-Zoom in the North American market. Model numbers and specifications are the same in several cases.

• Espio 24EW
• Espio 60S/60V
• Espio 70/70E
• Espio 80/80E
• Espio 90MC
• Espio 105G/105Mi/105S/105SW/105WR
• Espio 110
• Espio 115/115G/115M
• Espio 120SW/120SW II
• Espio 130M
• Espio 135M
• Espio 140/140M/140V
• Espio 145M Super
• Espio 150SL
• Espio 160
• Espio 170SL
• Espio 200
• Espio 628
• Espio 738/738G/738S
• Espio 838/838G/838S
• Espio 928/928M
• Espio Junior
• Espio Mini
• Espio P
• Espio W

Pentax IQ-Zoom

North American market models

• IQ-Zoom 28W
• IQ-Zoom 60/60R/60S
• IQ-Zoom 70/70XL
• IQ-Zoom 80E/80G/80S
• IQ-Zoom 90MC/90WR
• IQ-Zoom 95S/95WR
• IQ-Zoom 105 Super/105R/105S/105SW/105WR
• IQ-Zoom 110
• IQ-Zoom 115/115G/115M/115S
• IQ-Zoom 120/120Mi/120SW
• IQ-Zoom 130M
• IQ-Zoom 135M
• IQ-Zoom 140/140M/140M Super
• IQ-Zoom 150SL
• IQ-Zoom 160
• IQ-Zoom 170SL
• IQ-Zoom 200
• IQ-Zoom 700
• IQ-Zoom 735
• IQ-Zoom 835
• IQ-Zoom 900
• IQ-Zoom 928/928M
• IQ-Zoom EZY/EZY-80/EZY-R/EZY-S

Pentax PC

• PC 30
• PC 33
• PC 35AF/35AFM/35R
• PC 50
• PC 55
• PC 100
• PC 300
• PC 303
• PC 313
• PC 330
• PC 333
• PC 500
• PC 505
• PC 550
• PC 555
• PC 606 W
• PC 700

Pentax Zoom

• Zoom 105R/105 Super
• Zoom 280P
• Zoom 60/60X
• Zoom 70/70R/70S/70X
• Zoom 90/90R/90WR

Digital Compact Cameras

Early Pentax Compact Digital

• EI-100
• EI-200

Pentax Optio

Pentax Optio

The Pentax Optio series is a line of consumer digital cameras manufactured by Pentax Corporation. It is one of the earliest mass-market examples of a digital point-and-shoot camera, and encompasses the bulk of Pentax's lower-end camera sales...

 Series

• Optio 30

• Optio 33L
• Optio 33LF

• Optio 33WR (water resistant)
• Optio 43WR (water resistant)

• Optio 230
• Optio 330GS

• Optio 330
• Optio 330RS
• Optio 430
• Optio 430RS

• Optio 450
• Optio 550
• Optio 555
• Optio 750Z

• Optio S
• Optio S (updated version)
• Optio S4
• Optio S4i
• Optio S5i

• Optio S30
• Optio S40
• Optio S45
• Optio S50
• Optio S60

• Optio SV

• Optio MX
• Optio MX4

• Optio X

• Optio WP (water proof to 1.5 meters = 5 feet)
• Optio WPi (water proof to 1.5 meters = 5 feet)

• Optio 50
• Optio 60

• Optio SVi

• Optio S45
• Optio S55

• Optio S5n
• Optio S5z

• Optio S6
• Optio S7

Advanced Series

• Optio A10
• Optio A20
• Optio A30
• Optio A40

Economic Series

• Optio E10
• Optio E20
• Optio E30
• Optio E35
• Optio E40
• Optio E50
• Optio E60

Medium Series

• Optio M10
• Optio M20
• Optio M30
• Optio M40
• Optio M50
• Optio M60

Small Series

• Optio S6
• Optio S12
• Optio S30
• Optio S40
• Optio S45
• Optio S50
• Optio S55
• Optio S60

Touch LCD Series

• Optio T10

View Series

• Optio V10
• Optio V20

Water Proof Series (to 1.5 meters = 5 feet)

• Optio W10
• Optio W20
• Optio W30
• Optio W40
• Optio W50
• Optio W60

Medium Format

• Pentax 6x7
  Pentax 6x7
  The original Asahi Pentax 6×7 of 1969, as well as the later Pentax 67 models, are SLR medium format system cameras for 120 film. It resembles a traditional 35mm SLR camera with interchangeable viewfinder and lens, but is considerably bigger and heavier, weighing with plain prism and standard lens;...
  
  
• Pentax 67
  Pentax 6x7
  The original Asahi Pentax 6×7 of 1969, as well as the later Pentax 67 models, are SLR medium format system cameras for 120 film. It resembles a traditional 35mm SLR camera with interchangeable viewfinder and lens, but is considerably bigger and heavier, weighing with plain prism and standard lens;...
  
  
• Pentax 67II
  Pentax 6x7
  The original Asahi Pentax 6×7 of 1969, as well as the later Pentax 67 models, are SLR medium format system cameras for 120 film. It resembles a traditional 35mm SLR camera with interchangeable viewfinder and lens, but is considerably bigger and heavier, weighing with plain prism and standard lens;...
  
  
• Pentax 645
• Pentax 645N
• Pentax 645N II
• Pentax 645D (Digital)

Lenses

Lens	Aperture	Type
10-17mm Fish Eye	F3.5-4.5	DA
12-24mm	F4	DA
16-45mm	F4	DA
16-50mm	F2.8	DA*
17-70mm	F4	DA
18-55mm	F3.5-5.6	DA
18-55mm II	F3.5-5.6	DA
18-55mm	F3.5-5.6	DA L
18-250mm	F3.5-6.3	DA
20-35mm	F4	FA
28-80mm	F3.5-5.6	FA J
28-105mm	F3.2-4.5	FA
50-200mm	F4-5.6	DA
50-200mm	F4-5.6	DA L
50-135mm	F2.8	DA*
55-300mm	F4-5.8	DA
60-250mm	F4	DA*
75-300mm	F4.5-5.8	FA J
14mm	F2.8	DA
15mm	F4	DA Limited
21mm	F3.2	DA Limited
31mm	F1.8	FA Limited
35mm	F2.8	DA Limited
35mm	F2.4	DA
35mm	F2	FA
40mm	F2.8	DA Limited
43mm	F1.9	FA Limited
50mm	F1.4	FA
50mm	F2.8	D FA
55mm	F1.4	DA*
70mm	F2.4	DA Limited
77mm	F1.8	FA Limited
100mm	F2.8	D FA
200mm	F2.8	DA*
300mm	F4	DA*
600mm	F4	FA*

Flashes

• Pentax AF Series
  • AF-160
  • AF-200S
  • AF-200T
  • AF-220T
  • AF-240Z
  • AF-280T
  • AF-400T

• Pentax FTZ Series
  • AF-400FTZ
  • AF-330FTZ
  • AF-500FTZ

• Pentax FGZ Series
  • AF-200FG
  • AF-360FGZ
  • AF-540FGZ
  • AF-160FC Ring Flash

External links

• Asahi Optical Historical Club
• Bojidar Dimitrov's Pentax K-Mount Page
• Pentax P-TTL Hot Shoe Flash Options
• Complete list of Asahi (Pentax) cameras with recent live auctions results
• Community Dedicated to Pentax Digital & Film Gear - Current as well as legacy