Pentax Digital SLR Cameras

Pentax was founded in 1919 as the Asahi Optical Joint Stock Co. and in 1938, the name changed again to Asahi Optical Co. Ltd. For over two decades from the 1950s, cameras were imported into the US market by Honeywell Corporation under the name Honeywell Pentax. The name Asahi Pentax was used for the rest of the world. In 2002, the company became the Pentax Corporation. In August 2007, Pentax became a subsidiary of the Hoya Corporation.

Pentax cameras, although not as famous as Canon or Nikon, have produced many classic cameras over the past few decades including many world firsts. Pentax is also famous for its lenses. Pentax offers a variety of digital slr cameras for all levels of photographers. Recent Pentax digital SLR cameras are listed below including the semi-Professional Pentax K20D.