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It is also known as the Pentax SF-1 in the United States, and was first produced in 1987. It was Pentax's second Autofocus 35mm SLR after the Pentax ME F. It was the world's first AF SLR with built-in auto flash. The SF-X comes from the same family as the slightly newer Pentax SF7/SF10.
Asahiflex I with viewfinder closed. Cameras using the M37 lens mount. Ashiflex I (1952–1953); Asahiflex Ia (1953–1954) — also sold as the Tower 23; Asahiflex IIb (1954–1957) — also sold as the Tower 23
While there were larger CCD sensors made for interchangeable-lens cameras, such as the Leica M9, CCD sensors in fixed-lens cameras maxed out at 2/3″ (1/1.5″). Premium compact cameras of the time contained sensors around 1/1.7″ in size, whereas entry-level models used 1/2.3″ sensors or smaller.
Still the basis for Pentax lenses and cameras today, the K mount offered greater convenience and enabled the production of faster lenses such as the 50 mm f /1.2. [17] To keep M42 users in the Pentax system, an M42-K Mount adaptor was offered, enabling them to continue to use their existing lenses, albeit with the loss of automation and needing ...
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... Can update firmware over USB Has sub-flash Pentax AF-200FG [17] 20m No 28mm 1/1, 1/2, 1/4 TTL ...
The Pentax was activated using its timer function, and the camera making the photo was triggered just before the flash would fire from the Pentax. This way, the flash bounced off the reflector and illuminated the camera enough to be exposed by it's own flash, and the other camera was able to register both the flash firing and the Pentax in one ...
Because the diameter of a 135 film cartridge is 25 mm (0.98 in), most cameras were limited to a minimum thickness of 30 mm (1.2 in). Ricoh released the R1 in 1994, claiming it to be the world's thinnest camera; the camera has a distinctive grip section for the photographer's right hand which accommodates the film cartridge, but the remainder of ...
The K20D is the first Pentax DSLR with a CMOS image sensor co-developed by Pentax and Samsung. Samsung's expertise in sensor design is seen as a major benefit to Pentax, which did not release its first DSLR until 2003, when most other camera manufacturers had already established themselves in the growing digital SLR market.