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"Photography in its most basic form is magic. This image, caught in my trap, my box of darkness, can live. It is eternal, immortal." -- Shelia Metzner (May/June 2001 American Photo)
Pentax Discussion Mail List and archives
PentaxForums -- the Internet's First Fully Pentax-Dedicated Forum
Pentax Users Group
The Pentax FAQ:
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the old version maintained by Joseph Tastskin
the new version maintained by Frederick Wasti -- gone?
Boz Dimitrov's KMP (Pentax K-Mount Equipment Page)
Asahi Optical Historical Club
BOA's Pentax Equipment Reviews
Pentax Lens Gallery
Articles by Mark Roberts:
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Pentax Lens Modifications for Matrix Metering
Service Manuals
Tutorial on Digital Imaging
J.L. Colwell's SPLOSdb ("SMC Pentax lenses and other stuff database")
The K1000 of Digital SLRs by Mike Johnston, with a nice essay on the history of Pentax products and marketing
Stan's Pentax Photography Site with information on Pentax lenses -- new URL
Peter Spiro's Photography Page, with lens tests & descriptions of Pentax bodies
Pentax Photography Equipment at Photo.Net
Reviews of Pentax Equipment at JDHPhotography
Pentax SLR Cameras by David Obdrzalek
Guide to Pentax SLRs by Steve Carter
Product Review: Pentax ZX-5N at Popular Photography
Product Review: Pentax ZX-5N at Apogee.com by Michael Fulks
First Look--Pentax ZX-M from Popular Photography magazine
Review of Pentax ZX-M from Popular Photography made available by Ye
Pentax K1000 by Matt Denton
Pentax LX by Leefoo
MZ-M (ZX-M) Tips by Brendan
A Review of the MZ-S by Dario Bonazza
Reviews and essays about Pentax Limited lenses:
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An essay about the Pentax FA Limited lenses by Stephen Gandy
A review of the Pentax SMC-FA 31mm Limited by Michael Johnston
A review of the Pentax SMC-FA 77mm f/1.8 Limited at Popular Photography, in PDF format
A review of the Pentax SMC-FA 31mm f/1.8 Limited at Popular Photography
From K to J -- The End of the Legendary Pentax Compatibility at Asahi Optical Historical Club
Simplified Zone System with the ZX-5N by Bahman Farzad
Do-It-Yourself for Pentax by Michel Carr (en français), including remote release cable for Z-series bodies
Pentax MX manual en français
Pentax MX owners manual and service manual in PDF format
Pentax Service Manuals in PDF format by Mark Roberts
Pentax-Manuals.com by Kim Coxon
The Pentax Collector's Page by Fred Sherfy
Pentax at TechPhoto
Penta Magazine--a Russian English-language magazine with some English content for Pentax users
PDML.net the Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Eric Hendrickson's Pentax Camera Service
List of Pentax repair shops maintainted by Shel Belinkoff
Although it doesn't seem to be indicated on the Pentax web site, Pentax still sells manuals in paper format. From Mark Smith at Pentax Imaging:
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Should you wish to order a manual, please call (800) 877-0155 (US residents only) and use touch tone option #3 for the Literature Department. They can send out a manual along with an invoice for $6, which you can return with payment at your convenience.
Search eBay:
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Pentax Limited
Pentax LTD
Pentax 31mm
Pentax 43mm
Pentax 77mm
Lensbabies (and reviews at photo.net & PhotoFocus)
Spiratone Portragon (and article at photo.net)
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