Naphezu kokuhlanganiswa kwayo ngo-2008 noHoya Corporation waseTokyo, eJapane, i-Pentax ihlala ingomunye wabakhiqizi bekhamera ezihamba phambili emhlabeni. Ama-pentax amakhamera asele aphakathi kwabaholi kokubili amafilimu nezithombe ze-digital SLR nama-lens high-end. I-Pentax iphinda ikhiqize amamodeli athile nokudubula , eholwa yi-Optio line yamakhamera. Ngokombiko we-Techno Systems Research, i-Panasonic iyingxenye ye-11 emhlabeni jikelele ngamanani amayunithi akhiqizwa ngo-2007 anama-camera angu-3.15 million. Isabelo samakethe se-Pentax sasingu-2.4%.
Umlando wePentax & # 39; s
I-Pentax yasungulwa emaphandleni aseTokyo ngo-1919, okuthiwa u-Asahi Kogaku Goshi Kausha. Eminyakeni engamashumi amabili kamuva, le nkampani yaba ngu-Ashai Optical, futhi yakhiqiza amakhamera nama-lens eminyakeni engaphambi kweMpi Yezwe II. Phakathi nempi, u-Ashai wakhiqiza izinsimbi zomculo zokuzama ukulwa nomzamo wamaJapane.
Ngemuva kweMpi Yezwe II, le nkampani yahlakazwa iminyaka embalwa, ngaphambi kokubuya ngo-1948, lapho iqala ukukhiqiza amabhayisikili, ama-lens, namakhamera futhi. Ngo-1952, u-Asahi wakhipha ikhamera ye-Asahiflex, eyayiyikhamera yokuqala ye-SLR engu-35mm eyakhiwe umkhiqizi waseJapane.
U-Honeywell waqala ukungenisa imikhiqizo yezithombe ze-Asahi ngawo-1950, ebiza imikhiqizo ethi "Honeywell Pentax." Ekugcineni, igama lomkhiqizo we-Pentax livele kuwo wonke imikhiqizo yenkampani emhlabeni jikelele. Inkampani yonke ka-Asahi yaqanjwa kabusha nge-Pentax ngo-2002. I-Pentax ne-Samsung baqala ukusebenza ndawonye kumakhamera we-digital SLR nemikhiqizo ehlobene ngo-2005.
I-Hoya inkampani eyenza izihlungi zithombe, i-lasers, ama-lens wokuxhumana, nezinto zobuciko. I-hoya yasungulwa ngo-1941, iqala njengomkhiqizi weglasi okhanyayo futhi njengomkhiqizi wemikhiqizo ye-crystal. Lapho izinkampani ezimbili zihlanganiswa, i-Pentax igcine igama layo lomkhiqizo. I-Pentax Imaging yohlu lwe-American photography division lenkampani, futhi luhlala e-Golden, Colo.
Namuhla & # 39; s i-Pentax ne-Optio iminikelo
I-Pentax ibilokhu iyaziwa kakhulu ngamakhamera ayo wefilimu. Isibonelo, i-Pentax K1000 ingenye yekhamera yefilimu eyaziwa kakhulu emhlabeni, njengoba yenziwa kusukela maphakathi no-1970 kuya ku-2000. Namuhla, i-Pentax inikeza ingxube ye-DSLR kanye ne-compact, imibukiso yokuqala.
- Amamodeli we-DSLR. I-Pentax ikhiqiza amakhamera e-digital SLR ngegama "K". I-K imodeli ye-Pentax inikeza amalensi angashintshayo nokuningi kokuxazulula. Bheka amaKhamera wekhamera ye-K ebiza phakathi kuka- $ 700 no-$ 1,500 ukuze umzimba wekhamera kuphela.
- Amamodeli angenawo amanzi. Ama-Optio "W" amamodeli anikeza imizimba yekhamera engenawo amanzi, kanye nobufakazi bokuthuli nobuchwepheshe bezulu. Ama-W models athatha cishe ama-10.0 ama-megapixels wokuxazulula futhi abiza u-$ 250- $ 300.
- Amamodeli ama-Ultra amancane. Amakhamera we-Pentax Optio "P" ayizinkampani ezinama-compact ezinkampani, ezilinganisa okungaphezu kuka-0.75 amayintshi ubukhulu. Bheka ama-camera emakhamera we-P ukuze akhokhe imali engu-$ 150- $ 200.
- Amamodeli wokuqala. Amakhamera adijithali e-"E" e-Pentax ahloswe ngabaqalayo, abhekene nama-megapixel angu-10.0 wokuxazulula kanye nezici eziningana zokusebenzisa kalula. Uzothola amakhamera e-E cishe ama- $ 100- $ 150.
- Imikhiqizo ehlobene. I-Pentax Imaging inikeza izinhlobo eziningi zesekeli zekhamera, kufaka phakathi amalensi aphezulu ekubonisweni kwe-SLR. Le nkampani yenza nezinhlobonhlobo zezinhlobo zangaphandle ze-flash, amashaja webhethri, izilawuli ezikude zamakhamera, ukugxila izikrini, namaphilisi okushisa amasosha. Ezinye izigaba zePentax zinikela ngamabhayisikili, amabala, ukuhlola izinto, amazinga we-laser, amayunithi we-prism, kanye nezinhlelo zokunakekelwa kwezempilo okusezingeni eliphezulu.