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Pentax

Company namePentax Corporation
ペンタックス株式会社
Company typePublic Tyo - 7750 (-2007); Subsidiary of Hoya Corporation (2007-2008)
Sloganfor your precious moments
IndustryImaging
FateMerged into Hoya Corporation (Currently imaging and health care divisions of Hoya)
FoundedTokyo, Japan (1919)
DefunctMarch 31, 2008
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan
Key peopleFumio Urano, President & CEO
ProductsCameras and photographic equipment; binoculars, spotting scopes and telescopes; medical fiberscopes and endoscopes; medical fine ceramics products; information and communications products; components; industrial products; eyeglass lenses
Revenue(+) 157.3 billion yen (Business year ending March 31, 2007)
Net income(+) 3.57 billion yen
Employees1,661 (as of March 31, 2005; non-consolidated Pentax Corp. only)

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|} was a Japanese optics company, producing cameras, sport optics (e.g. binoculars), etc. The company was merged with and into Hoya Corporation on March 31, 2008. Currently, Pentax is a business division and brand name of Hoya.

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Ten years after - Estes Park Trail-Gazette Tweet this news
Estes Park Trail-Gazette--I started out shooting a -Pentax- K1000 and a more automatic -Pentax-, neither of which were ever designed to be used every day. Early on, like everyone else ... - Date : Tue, 03 Aug 2010 21:18:32 GMT+00:00
Pentax Optio i-10 review - What Digital Camera (press release) Tweet this news
What Digital Camera (press release)---Pentax's- retro-designed i-10 may look like the Micro SLR cameras of old, but does it continue the heritage in style? The What Digital Camera -Pentax- Digital ... - Date : Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:24:33 GMT+00:00
Pentax Optio W90 Adventure Camera is Waterproof, Shockproof, Coldproof - Utah Skier Online Tweet this news
Utah Skier Online--For adventure photographers looking for a top quality camera that works equally well underwater as it does on the slopes, the -Pentax- Optio W90 ($329.95) ... - Date : Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:18:09 GMT+00:00
Sunday Series: Patriotism on Pondfield - Patch Tweet this news
Patch--He began studying photography in high school, and has been passionate about the medium ever since. Currently, he shoots with a -Pentax- Digital SLR. ... - Date : Sun, 04 Jul 2010 22:08:03 GMT+00:00
Pentax Optio I-10 - TrustedReviews Tweet this news
TrustedReviews--Since the company was taken over by the Hoya Corporation in 2008, the future of -Pentax's- digital camera range has been a subject of some debate. ... - Date : Fri, 02 Jul 2010 18:12:33 GMT+00:00
Pentax X90 - TrustedReviews Tweet this news
TrustedReviews--Considering that -Pentax- is one of the original “Big Five” camera companies (along with Canon, Nikon, Minolta and Olympus), and has been making digital ... - Date : Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:36:23 GMT+00:00
Counterfeit 'Pentax' lenses among gear seized in raid - Amateur Photographer Tweet this news
Amateur Photographer--Fake -Pentax- and Canon-branded lenses were among a stash of £1/2m counterfeit camera bags that were seized in a raid in Manchester, Amateur Photographer (AP) ... - Date : Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:30:51 GMT+00:00
Samyang to offer 8mm, 14mm & 85mm lenses in Samsung NX mount - Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) Tweet this news
Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)--Currently available in Canon, Nikon, -Pentax-, Sony and Olympus four-thirds mount, the NX mount version of the lenses will start shipping from September 2010. ... - Date : Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:39:44 GMT+00:00
Hands On: Pentax 645D - The Phoblographer (blog) Tweet this news
The Phoblographer (blog)--The other night, I got to play with the -Pentax- 645D�the one medium format camera that I had personally been waiting to try out for a while. ... - Date : Fri, 25 Jun 2010 05:32:07 GMT+00:00
Pixum SummerZoom 2010: Photo competition for travellers. - IndiaCompanyNews (press release) (blog) Tweet this news
IndiaCompanyNews (press release) (blog)--This is the fourth SummerZoom competition in a row; this year the winner will win a waterproof -Pentax- Optio W90 digital camera. This years SummerZoom will ... - Date : Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:08:01 GMT+00:00

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