Like so many others, I started using Pentax cameras with the famous K-1000. Years later I'm using the digital K10D as my main camera
and Pentax is experiencing something of a boom, with sales of the K10D and K100D exceeding production capacity and lenses also
in short supply because they can't build them fast enough.
This page contains links to all my various collections of Pentax camera and lens information, plus links to my favorite resources
for Pentax users. If you're an long-time Pentax user, some of them will surely be familiar to you already, but i hope you'll
find a few new (to you) gems here as well. If you're a newcomer to Pentax, be sure to browse through and see what kind of resources
the Pentax community has to offer.
These pages are all on this site and amongst the "Photo Specific" links in the navigation bar on the
left side of this page, but I'll give you some detailed descriptions here.
One of the great things about Pentax's digital cameras is their class-leading lens compatibility:
You can use any Pentax lens made since 1975. But the functionality varies from the oldest
lenses to the newest. This guide shows what features work with each lens series
and what to beware of when buying third-party lenses.
This started off as just a page with the transmission characteristics of various Pentax filters.
Now it includes a reference guide for the filter thread size for every Pentax K-mount lens ever made.
This is a collection of service manuals for older Pentax film cameras. You still sometimes see
people selling copies of these service manuals on eBay. Don't buy from these scoundrels: They've just downloaded them free from my web site.
You can do so too!
With help from my friends on the Pentax mailing list,
I've set up a Cafe Press store of humorous gifts for photographers.
Find out more here.
Here you'll find the specific gear I use in my photography. I tend toward very high quality glass like
the Pentax Limited series lenses. Still, it's a low-budget collection compared to that of a wildlife shooter
with a 600mm f/4 and similar gear!
Every year I compile the most interesting quotes, quips and non-sequitors that find their way
onto the PDML
and post the list. Here's the archive for your enjoyment:
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This obviously isn't a Pentax product, but due to Pentax's class-leading backward compatibility
these old gems are of more interest to Pentax shooters than to users of other camera makes.
Many members of the Pentax Discussion Mailing List
have their own web sites. Here's the ever-evolving list.
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From around the web, here are some excellent sources of information and various Pentax-related products and services.
The grand-daddy of them all! A comprehensive listing of Pentax cameras, lenses and accessories, with full technical specifications.
A huge collection of user evaluations of Pentax lenses.
Probably the best source of technical information, photographic advice and outright entertainment.
The PDML, as it is known, is where you can meet a great group of people with vast experience with Pentax equipment.
A monthly photo gallery by members of the Pentax Discussion Mailing List (see the PDML listing at left).
Send in your own photos and be part of the PUG.
Ned Bunnell is the president of PENTAX Imaging Company. His blog is usually a good read. He's a fine photographer, too.
Thorough, objective tests of the resolution of many Pentax lenses.
A big assortment of Pentax owner's manuals.
Software ($24.99) that lets you use your PDA as an infrared remote control for just about anything electronic,
including IR-equipped Pentax cameras. Download the codes for Pentax cameras
here (zipped).
Pentax blog. Interesting reading and the latest Pentax news.
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