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Learn about our developers’ uncompromising quest to make the best 35mm
full-frame camera, including everything from the initial concept to image quality,
functionality, new operating system, and appearance.
full-frame camera, including everything from the initial concept to image quality,
functionality, new operating system, and appearance.
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The PENTAX K-1 series: the product of its designers' devotion and enthusiasm
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PENTAX’s sensibility is defined by the K-1’s visual expression
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In a challenge to break the limits of downsizing, the solution lies beyond commonplace wisdom
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The creation of a new icon that remains
in the memory over generations
in the memory over generations
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The PENTAX K-1 must be the most user-friendly full-frame camera
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Lenses are the dream and pride of the optical manufacturer
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The new PENTAX K-1 Mark II crushes the conventions of perfection
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An innovative development opening the door to new possibilities
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