List of Pentax products explained

The following is a partial list of products manufactured under the Pentax brand.

Film cameras

35 mm SLR cameras

M37 screw mount

Cameras using the M37 lens mount.

M42 screw mount

Cameras using the M42 lens mount, also known as the Pentax screw mount.

Pentax K mount

Cameras using the Pentax K lens mount.

K series
M series
L series
A series
P series
SF series
Z/PZ series
MZ/ZX series

35 mm compact cameras

Pentax Espio

These cameras are known as IQ-Zoom in the North American market. Model numbers and specifications are the same in several cases. The Espio was introduced in 1992.

Pentax IQ-Zoom

North American market models

Pentax PC

Pentax Zoom

Other point-and-shoot cameras

APS cameras

110 film SLR cameras

Medium-format cameras

Digital cameras

Digital SLR cameras

Early Pentax DSLRs

K-mount DSLRs

As of March 2018, 32 different models have been released. All K-series bodies (except the full-frame K-1) have APS-C 1.5x crop sensors and Pentax K lens mounts.

MZ series
K series

Medium-format DSLRs

Mirrorless interchangeable lens cameras

Digital compact cameras

Early Pentax compact digital cameras

Bridge cameras

Lenses

K-mount lenses

K-mount lenses such as the original K and the M, A, F, FA, DA and DA* series.

Digital era prime lenses

Digital era zoom lenses

Digital era kit zoom lenses

Full frame (35mm) film and digital era prime lenses

Full frame (35mm) film and digital era zoom lenses

Compact lenses designed for K-01 camera

Film era auto focus prime lenses

Compatible with all Pentax DSLRs

Film era auto focus zoom lenses

Compatible with all Pentax DSLRs

Film era auto focus budget zoom lenses

Compatible with all Pentax DSLRs

Film era auto focus prime lenses

Compatible with all Pentax DSLRs

Film era auto focus zoom lenses

Compatible with all Pentax DSLRs

Film era manual focus, auto aperture, prime lenses

Compatible with all Pentax DSLRs

Film era manual focus, auto aperture, zoom lenses

Compatible with all Pentax DSLRs

Film era manual prime lenses

Compatible with all Pentax DSLRs

Film era manual zoom lenses

Compatible with all Pentax DSLRs

Original manual K-mount prime lenses

Compatible with all Pentax DSLRs

Original manual K-mount zoom lenses

Compatible with all Pentax DSLRs

Pentax K-mount Teleconverters and Adapters

M37 screw mount lenses

Lenses for the Asahiflex series cameras.

M42 screw mount lenses

Lenses for the Asahi Pentax and Pentax Spotmatic series cameras.

Q-mount lenses

Five lenses have been released for the Pentax Q. A sixth lens and an adapter were announced in September, 2012.

67 lenses

Camera accessories

Flashes

Pentax AF Series

Data transmission

Pentax offers the Pentax FluCard for adding Wireless data transmission to the DSLR cameras 645Z, K-3 and K-S1.

Other Pentax products

Pentax currently makes a variety of sport optics, including binoculars.

The Pentax line of medical imaging devices was retained by Hoya Corporation when the camera business was sold to Ricoh.

The Pentax line of surveying instruments was sold to a Taiwanese company.

External links