Ricoh baru saja meluncurkan situs teaser yang mempromosikan pengenalan kamera DSLR Pentax full frame pada musim semi 2016. Kabar mengenai kamera dengan K-mount ini sudah ada sejak bulan Februari lalu, dengan sebuah mockup yang ditampilkan di acara CP +. Rumor sebelumnya dapat dibaca di artikel ini dan ini. Belum diketahui pasti spesifikasi detailnya, tetapi berdasarkan rumor sebelumnya kemungkinan besar akan menggunakan sensor Sony.
Update:
Rincian spesifikasi kamera DSLR Full Frame Pentax beredar di internet. Ditampilkan pada gambar presentasi yang menarik seperti yang ditampilkan di bawah.
Secara umum spesifikasinya adalah :
- Sensor 36MP milik Sony
- Tanpa AA Filter
- Sistem stabilisasi 5 sumbu
- Mode resolusi super (seperti E-M5II)
- Adapter lensa 645
- Diffraction correction
- Optival viewfinder yang besar x0.78
- PRIME IV 14 bit processor, berbasis PRIME M2
Update :
Website resmi dari kamera Pentax FF bisa dilihat di http://www.pentax.com/en/pentaxff/ menampilkan gambar yang lebih jelas dengan keterangan singkat. Dijelaskan bahwa kamera ini akan diluncurkan pada saat musim semi 2016.
PENTAX New-format SLR Camera
2015.11.30
PENTAX has always been a unique brand of camera. Never one to imitate other makes, PENTAX has stuck to its pursuit of original value to create high-performance cameras used and loved by pros and amateur photographers alike.
Let’s look back on the history of PENTAX, going back to its origins at Asahi Optical Co., Ltd. The company was established in 1919 as Asahi Kogaku Goshi Kaisha. It manufactured eyeglass lenses and cine lenses. In 1952, the company began camera production with its Asahiflex 1, the first single-lens reflex camera made in Japan. In 1954, this model evolved into Asahiflex IIB with a quick-return mirror. The Asahi Pentax AP, which came out in 1957, was the first camera to come equipped with a pentaprism—a five-side optical glass element—as well as a quick-return mirror. This was the first time the name PENTAX appeared. These models were followed by many other cameras—exclusively SRL [sic] —equipped with unique features that were the first of their kind, both in Japan and in the world. In 1964, the Asahi Pentax SP was the first SRL [sic] with TTL (through-the-lens) metering. Asahi Pentax ES, launched in 1971, was the first with TTL full-aperture metering and automatic exposure control.
Not all PENTAX cameras used 35 mm film. In 1967, the maker put out the first medium-format SRL [sic] with built-in TTL exposure metering that used 6 cm x 7 cm film. The camera was aptly named PENTAX 6 x 7. A medium-format camera using 6 cm x 4.5 cm film, the PENTAX 645 (1984). Not only did PENTAX mobilize the medium-size camera world with 35 mm cameras, but it also launched the first medium-format interchangeable AF lens camera, PENTAX 645NII (1997), achieving both high-quality pictures and mobility. The camera has been used and loved by photography lovers of all kinds.
As for digital SRL [sic] cameras, in 2003, PENTAX *istD was unveiled as the smallest and lightest weight camera in the world. PENTAX K100D (2006) was well-received as the first PENTAX digital SRL to have built-in image stabilization. The same year, PENTAX K10D was released. It had the same functions as K100D as well as the first dustproof and weatherproof structure, and achieving a reputation for overall excellence in an SLR camera. It received 3 major international camera awards: TIPA, Camera of the Year, and EISA. In the years that have followed, the maker has continued to release unique cameras, such as the digital SRL [sic] with the well-known medium-format 645 mount, PENTAX 645D.
Coming up in spring 2016!