Pentax produced its last film camera in the mid-2000s (the film version of the *ist SLR), just as digital was tipping the entire photography world on its head. Like every other camera maker which ...

Beyond the chip and Prime IV processor, the Pentax K-1 is a beefy, weather-resistant DSLR that’s built like the proverbial tank. The all-black camera has a faux leather coating and a substantial ...

The SDM autofocus does need a compatible camera body, but you have to go some way back to find bodies that aren’t – with the Pentax K100D and *ist models you will be limited to manual focus. The ...

The Pentax *ist DS is one of the smallest and lightest digital SLRs available. It's very easy to operate, and it shoots faster and has a bigger and better LCD than its more expensive big brother ...

The Pentax *ist DL digital SLR, which follows on the heels of Pentax's other D-SLR, the *ist DS, is lighter and cheaper than its predecessor. Though it isn't quite as fast as the *ist DS or as ...

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Pentax Corporation has released details of its new 6-megapixel *ist D interchangeable lens digital SLR, which claims to be the lightest DSLR body on the market. August 2003: Pentax Corporation has ...

[ia] Although not the most compact DSLR available, the Pentax *ist DS is the smallest and lightest in the 6.1-megapixel category and keenly priced for its category. Sporting a tough, stainless-steel ...

Pentax had to join the image stabilization club or face a shaky future. It chose to join in with its new K100D 6.1MP digital SLR ($620 street, body only), an *ist DS2 look-alike that’s the first ...

In appearance, the K100D is very nearly a clone of the Pentax *ist DS2; aside from the image stabilization on/off switch on the back of the camera, only slight differences in body contours and button ...

Pentax’s *ist D series is very well designed. The cameras are small but still pretty good to get hold of. Despite the price – cheap always sets alarm bells ringing – you get all the photographic ...