Nangona ukuhlanganiswa kwe-2008 kunye neHoya Corporation yaseTokyo, eJapane, iPentax ihlala enye yezinto ezihamba phambili zekhamera zedijithali zehlabathi. Iikhamera zePentax zide ziphakathi kweenkokheli zombini nakwiimpawu zedijithali ze- SLR kunye nama-lens high-end. I-Pentax iphinda ikhiqize imodeli ethile kunye neyokudubula , ekhokelwa yi-Optio linekhamera. Ngokwe-Techno Systems Research Report, i-Panasonic iphakamileyo ye-11 emhlabeni jikelele kwinani leeyunithi ezenziwa ngo-2007 kunye neekhilomitha ezi-3.15 zeekhamera. Isabelo semarike sePentax sasi-2.4%.
Imbali yePentax & # 39; s
I-Pentax yasungulwa kwinqanaba laseTokyo ngo-1919, elibizwa nguAsahi Kogaku Goshi Kausha. Kwiminyaka emibini kamva, le nkampani yaba nguAshai Optical, kwaye yenze iikhamera kunye neelensi kwiminyaka ngaphambi kweMfazwe Yehlabathi II. Ngexesha lemfazwe, u-Ashai wakhiqiza izixhobo zokuvelisa umzamo wezemfazwe waseJapan.
Emva kweMfazwe Yehlabathi II, le nkampani yachithwa iminyaka embalwa, ngaphambi kokuba ibuyele ngo-1948, xa iqala ukuvelisa iibinoculars, iilensi kunye neekhamera kwakhona. Ngo-1952, u-Asahi wakhulula ikhamera ye-Asahiflex, eyayiyinkampani yokuqala ye-SLmm ye-35mm eyenziwe ngumenzi waseJapane.
U-Honeywell waqala ukungenisa iimveliso ze-Asahi kwiminyaka ye-1950, ebiza iimveliso "i-Honeywell Pentax." Ekugqibeleni, igama lophawu lwegama lePentax lalivele kuyo yonke imveliso yelizwe jikelele. Inkampani yonke yaseAsahi yaqanjwa ngokuthi iPentax ngo-2002. I-Pentax ne-Samsung baqala ukusebenza kunye kwiikhamera ze-SLR kunye nemveliso ehambelana nayo ngo-2005.
I-Hoya yinkampani eyenza izihlungi zithombe, i-lasers, i-lens zoqhagamshelwano kunye nezinto zobugcisa. UHoya yasungulwa ngowe-1941, eqala njengomvelisi weglasi kunye nomvelisi weemveliso ze-crystal. Xa ezo nkampani zidibanisa, iPentax igcine igama layo lomenzi. I-Pentax Imaging yi-American division photography yenkampani, kwaye ihlala i-Golden, iColo.
Namhlanje & # 39; s Pentax kunye ne-Optio Offerings
I-Pentax isoloko iyaziwa ngeekhamera zayo zefilimu. Umzekelo, i-Pentax K1000 yenye yeekhamera zefilimu ezaziwa kakhulu emhlabeni, njengoko zenziwe kwiphakathi kwe-1970 ukuya kwa-2000. Namhla, i-Pentax inikeza umxube we-DSLR kunye nemodeli eqalayo.
- ZeDSLR. I-Pentax yenza iikhamera ze-SLR zedijithali ngegama "K". I-K imodeli ye-Pentax inikeza ii-lens eziguquguqukayo kunye nesisombululo esininzi. Khangela iikhamera ze-K zeendleko zokuxabisa phakathi kwe-$ 700 kunye ne-1,500 ye-khamera yomzimba kuphela.
- Iimodeli ezinamanzi. I-Optio "W" imodeli inika izixhobo zekhamera ezingenawo amanzi, kunye nobufakazi benothuli kunye nobuchwephesha bezobuchwepheshe. Iimodeli ze-W zithwala malunga nee-10.0 zeegapixel zokusombulula kwaye zibiza i-$ 250- $ 300.
- Iimodeli ezincinci. Ikhamera ye-Pentax Optio "P" yeekhamera yileyunithi ye-ultra-compact units, elinganisa ubuncinane ngaphezu kwama-0.75 intshi. Khangela iikhamera zemizekelo ye-P ukubiza nge-$ 150- $ 200.
- Iimodeli zokuqala. Iikhamera zedijithali ze-"E" zePentax zijoliswe kubaqalayo, zithwala malunga nama-10.0 zeegapixel zokusombulula kunye nezinto ezininzi zokusebenzisa. Uza kufumana iikhamera ze-E malunga ne-$ 100- $ 150.
- Imveliso ehambelanayo. I-Pentax Imaging inikezela ezininzi iintlobo zeesekhi zeekhamera, kubandakanywa iilensi eziphezulu eziphezulu ze-SLR. Inkampani yenza ezininzi iintlobo ezahlukeneyo zeeskrini zangaphandle, iijaji zebhethri, ukulawula okude kude neekhamera, kugxininisa izikrini, kunye ne-adapters eshushu. Ezinye izahlulo zePentax zinikela ngeengqungquthela zee-binoculars, iindawo zokubeka indawo, izixhobo zokuhlola, amanqanaba e-laser, iiyunithi ze-prism, kunye neenkqubo zokunakekelwa kwezempilo eziphezulu.