Pentax Digital Cameras and Lenses

Active in the consumer photography market since 1952 (when it introduced the first ever Japanese 35mm SLR), Pentax entered the digital camera market in 1997 with the unique EI-C90 (which came in two halves, allowing it to be used without the LCD screen). Since then, the company has seen some turbulent times. Subsumed into Hoya in 2008, Pentax was subsequently sold to Ricoh in 2011, at which point Pentax stopped being a company and became a brand name. These days, you'll still find the Pentax name on a small range of compact cameras, DSLRs and lenses. The Pentax lineup may be not be the largest on the market, but Ricoh continues to create solid, innovative products under the Pentax brand name, which still retains an incredibly loyal base of users.