Ricoh to release two new “affordable” Pentax compact film cameras in Spring 2024


In a recent interview, Ricoh Imaging Europe confirmed that Pentax will release two new “affordable” compact film cameras in Spring 2024:

“Last December we announced the launch of a film camera project. Of course, the project is still on track. It will see the light of day in spring 2024 with the arrival of two cameras. As far as the type of film camera that will be released next spring is concerned, it should, as a first draft, be two compact cameras, high-end in terms of technical specifications but not in terms of price. They will be relatively affordable. It’ll be a first draft, two compact cameras, followed by SLRs, of course, which are the cornerstone of this type of cameras.”

The full translated transcript can be found here (the original interview can be found here).

Previous coverage of the Pentax film cameras can be found here:

Sneak peek of the new Pentax film camera currently under development

Update #2 on the Pentax film camera project

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