Updated It looks, operates and performs almost identically to its predecessor, so is the new K-5 II really worth the upgrade?

Pentax's latest bridge camera dons the armour of a DSLR, but boasts the accessibility of a compact camera.

With a Sony sensor, an f/1.8 lens and vintage looks, the Pentax MX-1 sounds good on paper - but how does it deliver?

The Q10 from Pentax is as compact as a compact system camera can be, but is it any good?

An 18x zoom lens, 16 megapixel resolution and cheap price demands your attentionin a take-anywhere pocket compact camera.

Updated Is the Pentax K5 simply a modest upgrade to an already existing camera, or one that deserves recognition in its own right?

After a quiet spell SLR-wise Pentax is back with a 16MP entry-level model with a weatherproof body, high res screen and 100% viewfinder

Is the combination of the Pentax K-mount with mirrorless technology and Marc Newson design, a marriage made in heaven?

Does a snapshot camera really need two shutter release buttons? Pentax's 20x optical zoom VS20 thinks so.

Pentax's 40Mp medium format camera put to the test

A tiny 12MP camera with interchangeable lenses, but are how do its images fare?

Pentax already has a 100mm macro option in its range - the Pentax smc D FA 100mm f/2.8 Macro - but this newer version has the advantage of weather resistance.

Complete with changeable covers and lens rings, the RS1500 can be dressed up or down for any occasion.

A large zoom lens upgrade

With full specs, price, sample images, high ISO samples and more. We leave no stone unturned in testing the Pentax K-r DSLR

A terrific DSLR for beginners with masses of headroom for those learning the ropes

Is the Pentax Option W60 waterproof camera a damp squib?

Pentax is pitching its new SLR right at the bottom end of the market. Have corners have been cut?

At first sight the Pentax K200D does look very much like the K20D, and the model numbers are confusingly similar. There are significant differences, though. The K20D, reviewed in issue 72, has a 14-megapixel CMOS sensor and a Live View mode. The K200D reviewed here has a regular 10-megapixel CCD and no Live View. Despite that, the K200D is a very accomplished little camera, which shares many of the features of its bigger brother.

On the surface, the K20D is not unlike the K10D. Under the skin, though, it's very different. The biggest change is the swap to a 14.6-megapixel CMOS sensor. It's clear by now that you don't get a lot more definition with these higher pixel counts, but every little helps and it does mean that fine detail is resolved with a little more subtlety.

The Pentax 12-24mm has a big price tag but is compact and lightweight. The big zoom ring facilitates smooth zooming with an even progression from start to finish. The focus ring is equally smooth but has a longer travel than most ultra-wide competitors

The smallest and lightest in the group, the Pentax 18-55mm looks more like a standard 50mm prime lens than a zoom. The filter size is refreshingly small at 52mm, although the lens is reasonably fast at f/3.5-5.6

The Pentax 100mm Macro looks like an old-school lens, with its lockable aperture ring at the back and a huge 'clamp' switch on the side, for locking focus. Autofocus itself is hit and miss, with a noisy motordrive

Not only do they work well, Pentax cameras look neat and tidy - or at least they did until the Optio Z10 came along. When the rest of the camera world is going svelte, this little Pentax has gone lumpy and dumpy.

We were rather scathing in our write up of the K100D Super's predecessor, the plain old K100D. Our grumpiness was largely because the design hadn't changed much since the days of the *ist D - if anything this incarnation is larger, yet at the same time less fussy - and, with a six megapixel resolution it felt overpriced at £600 when you could buy a 10MP DSLR for a similar outlay.