Pentax pick up 1 TIPA award...

[matty]

PENTAX 645D DEEMED Best DSLR Professional BY TIPA 2011

PENTAX 645D Medium-format Digital SLR Camera Named “Best DSLR Professional” at 2011
TIPA European Photo & Imaging Awards

Award and product images available here: http://www.pentaximaging.com/pressfiles.aspx

GOLDEN, CO. PENTAX Imaging Company announced today that the PENTAX 645D medium-format digital SLR camera, first launched in June 2010, was selected the Best DSLR Professional in Europe 2011 by the prestigious Technical Image Press Association (TIPA). The award recognizes the camera’s exceptional image quality, excellent reliability and outstanding operability.

TIPA is an independent, non-profit organization of chief editors and technical editors of 29 leading photo and imaging magazines in 14 countries (mostly European). Current winners in various categories were chosen from new photo and imaging products introduced to the market from April 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011.

TIPA noted that members “appreciated the design, build and feature specs,” in addition to the super-fine image quality delivered by 40 effective megapixels. The camera’s magnesium alloy body is fully dust-proof and weather-resistant, “making it a great choice for outdoor and location photographers.” TIPA noted “the all-glass trapezoid pentaprism finder makes for a dazzling capture experience.”

Finally, TIPA made special mention of the lens system. “Perhaps most impressive is lens compatibility, which encompasses both the new D FA autofocus lenses as well as older 645 lenses.”

About PENTAX:
PENTAX Imaging Company offers award winning weather-resistant digital SLRs and stylish, compact, waterproof cameras, as well as lenses, flash units, binoculars, scopes, and eyepieces. For more than 90 years, PENTAX has developed durable, reliable products that meet the needs of consumers and businesses. With headquarters in Golden, Colorado, PENTAX Imaging Company is a division of PENTAX of America, Inc.

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(better late than never..)

[photon]

Conspicuous absence from the Talk Equipment blurb: "and those offered by Sigma, Olympus, Fuji, Sony and others".

[Mike.P]

Mmmm, may be a bit daft but that grates with me a little since they have done so well with the K-x/K-r/K-5 and especially after getting best professional DSLR.

[matty]

can be added...

[Mike.P]

Appreciate it ... would feel like I had a proper camera then :lol:

[matty]

done!

[photon]

:thumbs: (alphabetical order would be nice...)

[matty]

steady..

[Mike.P]

Pentax 645D Medium-format DSLR wins Camera of The Year at Camera GP Japan 2011 Awards.

Pentax is delighted to announce that its 645D medium-format DSLR camera, has been selected as Camera of The Year at the Camera GP Japan 2011 Awards. The Pentax 645D, which was launched in the UK in September 2010, won the coveted award because of the camera’s exceptional 40 effective megapixel image quality, combined with excellent reliability and outstanding operability.

The annual Camera Grand Prix Awards are one of the most prestigious camera awards in Japan and are sponsored by the Camera Journal Press Club (CJPC), a group of photography writers from the top 11 photo and camera magazines in Japan. the awards represent the CJPC’s selection of the most distinguished still cameras introduced to the Japanese market during the year.

Each year, the winners are decided by a 57-member selection panel consisting of the editors and publishers of club-member magazines, photographic experts, technical writers and professional photographers, as well as CJPC members. The Pentax 645D was selected as Camera of the Year over 172 other new products introduced to the Japanese market between April 1, 2010 and March 31, 2011.

Reasons for PENTAX 645D Selection
The panel concluded that, as the first medium-format DSLR camera launched by Pentax , the 645D represented the perfect combination of many advanced and photographer-friendly features, including an extra-large CCD image sensor designed to deliver super-fine images and all housed within a highly dependable dust-proof, weather resistant body. Pentax was given further praise for continuing development of the 645D, bringing it through a series of trials and errors over many years to perfect it as a super-high-resolution, multi-featured medium-format digital camera — and one that is far more affordable than competitive models. The camera’s compatibility with conventional lenses also played a crucial role in the decision to give the Pentax 645D the Camera of The Year award.

Founded in 1984, the Camera Grand Prix Awards this year celebrated its 28th award ceremony. Pentax has won the coveted Camera of the Year award three times previously with the following models:

* The Pentax Z-1 Quartz Date in 1992
* The Pentax 645N in 1998
* The Pentax K10D in 2007

The 645D now joins them as PENTAX’s fourth winner of this prestigious award.

The Pentax 645D has previously received the Best DSLR Professional in Europe 2011 award from the prestigious Technical Image Press Association (TIPA). Winning these two highly coveted awards in Japan and Europe clearly demonstrates the 645D’s outstanding performance and technical excellence.

[Mike.P]

645D IS EISA European Professional Camera 2011-2012

GOLDEN, CO. (August 15, 2011)…PENTAX Imaging Systems Division is pleased to announce that the PENTAX 645D medium-format digital SLR camera, first launched in June 2010, was selected as the EISA European Professional Camera 2011-2012 by the prestigious European Imaging and Sound Association. The award was presented in recognition of the camera’s super-fine image quality assured by approximately 40 effective megapixels, exceptional reliability and superb operability.

The European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) is an organization comprised of 50 leading Photo, Video, Audio & Home Theater, In-car Electronics and Mobile Devices magazines from 19 European countries. Each year, EISA selects the outstanding representatives from all of the products introduced to the European market in the previous year, and awards a prize to the winners of the different categories.

“With the introduction of the PENTAX 645D, the medium-format market has gained a much anticipated and highly competitive member that offers exceptional image-quality and handling,” the EISA jury noted in its award citation. “The 645D is a joy to use in the field, and although it is big and somewhat heavy, its ergonomic grip, large viewfinder, fast and accurate autofocus, and well-made controls make it perfectly usable without a tripod. With its 33x44mm, 40-million-pixel, Kodak CCD-sensor it is a landscape photographer’s dream, creating absolutely stunningly sharp and detailed pictures with very attractive colors and a huge dynamic range. As a serious photographer’s tool, the PENTAX 645D is second to none.”

The PENTAX 645D has already been awarded the “Best DSLR Professional” in Europe 2011 by the Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) as well as the “Camera of The Year at Camera GP Japan 2011” by Japan’s Camera Journal Press Club (CJPC). By winning the EISA European Professional Camera 2011-2012, the 645D has picked up three premier camera awards in Europe and Japan. Becoming a triple-crown winner further demonstrates the PENTAX 645D’s outstanding performance and technical excellence.

American Photo Magazine named the medium format camera an Editor’s Choice in Fall 2010.