A member of the PentaxForums created an impressive and very long list of all awards the Pentax/Ricoh brands received over the years:
Pentax brand (top five):
Ricoh brand (top five):
If we consider all the awards, we will get the following result (top five):
Year | Model | Award Given By | Award |
PENTAX BRAND |
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1923 | AOCO 70 mm Projection Lens | Technical Achievement | First cinema-projection lens manufactured in Japan (1923) |
1931 | AOCO 75 mm f/6.3 (Pearlette) | Technical Achievement | First domestically designed camera lens. supplied to the Pearlette folding camera (1931) |
1950 | Asahi Lens set for Sanwa Micro Camera | Technical Achievement | Early mass-production coated lens for a 16 mm sub-miniature camera. coating quality drew industry praise (1950) |
1952 | Asahiflex I | Technical Achievement | Japanese first 35mm SLR camera assembled from domestic components (1952) |
1954 | Asahiflex II | Technical Achievement | Japanese first SLR camera with quick-return mirror (1954) |
1957 | Asahi Pentax | Technical Achievement | Introduction of pentaprism in 35mm SLR camera (1957) |
1960 | Asahiflex IIb (quick-return mirror) | Science and Technology Agency of Japan | Director’s Award for first reliable instant-return mirror for 35 mm SLRs. honoured engineers Nobuyuki Yoshida & Saburō Matsumoto (1960) |
1961 | Asahi Spot Exposure Meter (3°/21°) | Technical Achievement | World’s first handheld spot exposure meter. derivative of Spotmatic technology (1961) |
1963 | Asahi Fish-Eye-Takumar 18mm F11 | Technical Achievement | World’s first full-frame diagonal fisheye lens for 35 mm SLRs (1963) |
1964 | Pentax Sportmatic | Technical Achievement | Introduction of TTL metering system (1964) |
1964 | Asahi Macro-Takumar 50mm F4 (preset, 1:1 version) | Technical Achievement | Among the earliest 35 mm SLR lenses to focus from infinity down to life-size (1 : 1) without accessories (1964) |
1966 | 1 Million SLRs | Production Record | First camera maker to manufacture one million 35 mm SLR bodies in total production (1966) |
1966 | Pentax Spotmatic Motor Drive | German Design Award | Best design award, Germany (First Japanese winner) (1966) |
1966 | Pentax Spotmatic | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1966) |
1966 | Asahi Pentax | Nikkei Industrial Paper | Nikkei Award Winner (1966) |
1967 | Pentax Spotmatic Motor Drive | iF Design | Product Design (1967) |
1967 | Pentax Spotmatic | iF Design | Product Design (1967) |
1969 | 2 Million SLRs | Production Record | Surpassed the two-million-unit mark for cumulative SLR production—again the earliest in the industry (1969) |
1969 | Pentax 6×7 Standard Set 23400 (Asahi Pentax 6×7 medium format SLR, standard prism + 105 mm F2.4 lens) | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1969) |
1969 | Pentax Spotmatic (Honeywell Pentax Spotmatic) | Modern Photography Magazine | Selected in Modern Photography’s top cameras of the year (1969) |
1971 | Super-Multi-Coating technology | Technical Achievement | World’s first multi-layer anti-reflective coating on consumer lenses. enabled high-quality wide-range zooms (1971) |
1971 | Pentax Electro Spotmatic | Technical Achievement | World’s first mass-produced aperture-priority automatic-exposure SLR (1971) |
1971 | Asahi Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 55mm F1.8 | Technical Achievement | World’s first consumer lens line with 7-layer multi-coating (Super-Multi-Coating) (1971) |
1971 | Honeywell Spotmatic IIa | Technical Achievement | World’s first integrated coupling between camera meter and dedicated flash units—foundation for modern TTL flash control (1971) |
1972 | Asahi SMC Takumar-Zoom 85-210mm F4.5 | iF Design | Product Design (1972) |
1972 | Pentax Spotmatic II | iF Design | Product Design (1972) |
1972 | Asahi Super-Multi-Coated Fish-Eye-Takumar 17mm F4 | iF Design | Product Design (1972) |
1972 | Pentax Electro Spotmatic (Honeywell Pentax ES) | Modern Photography Magazine | Selected in Modern Photography’s top cameras of the year (1972) |
1972 | Pentax 6×7 (Honeywell Pentax 6×7) | Modern Photography Magazine | Selected in Modern Photography’s top cameras of the year (1972) |
1976 | Pentax MX | Technical Achievement | World’s most compact professional SLR. first use of GPD meter cells (1976) |
1976 | Pentax ME | Technical Achievement | World’s first auto-only SLR and most compact amateur SLR. first GPD meter cells (1976) |
1976 | Pentax K2 | Modern Photography Magazine | Selected in Modern Photography’s top cameras of the year (1976) |
1977 | 4 Million Spotmatics | Production Record | Total sales of the Spotmatic family exceeded four million units, making it one of the world’s best-selling SLR lines (1977) |
1977 | Pentax MX | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1977) |
1979 | Pentax Auto 110 | Technical Achievement | World’s first—and only—110-format SLR system with interchangeable lenses and full accessory line (1979) |
1979 | Pentax Auto 110 | NASA | Selected by NASA for astronomical observations (1979) |
1979 | Pentax ME | Modern Photography Magazine | Selected in Modern Photography’s top cameras of the year (1979) |
1981 | Pentax ME-F | Technical Achievement | World’s first autofocus SLR camera with TTL mode (1981) |
1981 | 10 Million SLRs | Production Record | First manufacturer to reach cumulative production of 10 million SLR cameras (1981) |
1983 | Pentax Super A + SMC Pentax-A 50mm F1.4 + Motor Drive A | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1983) |
1983 | Pentax Super A | EISA (European Imaging and Sound Association) | European Camera of the Year (1983-1984) |
1983 | Pentax PC35AF | Australian Camera Magazine | Best Compact Camera (1983) |
1984 | Pentax 645 | Technical Achievement | World’s first multi-mode medium-format SLR (1984) |
1984 | Pentax Autron II PC35AF-M | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1984) |
1984 | Pentax 645 + SMC Pentax-A 645 75mm F2.8 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1984) |
1984 | Pentax PC35AF | Camera Grand Prix (CJPC) | Best Development Award (1984) |
1984 | Pentax 645 | Camera Grand Prix (CJPC) | Best Development Award (1984) |
1984 | Pentax ME*Super | Modern Photography Magazine | Selected in Modern Photography’s top cameras of the year (1984) |
1984 | Pentax Super Program (Program A) | Modern Photography Magazine | Selected in Modern Photography’s top cameras of the year (1984) |
1984 | Pentax PC35AFM | Australian Camera Magazine | Best Automatic Camera of the Year (1984) |
1985 | Pentax P30 | Technical Achievement | World’s first SLR with DX film-coding contacts. re-established no-nonsense modern SLR design (1985) |
1985 | Pentax Sports 1 Date | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1985) |
1985 | Pentax PC35AF | EISA (European Imaging and Sound Association) | European Compact Camera (1984-1985) |
1985 | Pentax 6×7 Standard Set 23400 (Asahi Pentax 6×7 medium format SLR, standard prism + 105 mm F2.4 lens) | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Long Life Design Award (1985) |
1985 | Pentax A3 Date / SMC Pentax | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1985) |
1985 | Pentax PC 35AF-M “Super Sport 35 | Camera Weekly Magazine | Compact Camera of the Year (1985) |
1985 | Pentax 645 | Camera Weekly Magazine | Professional Camera of the Year (1985) |
1986 | Pentax Zoom 70 | Technical Achievement | World’s first compact camera with zoom lens (1986) |
1986 | Pentax PC35AFM | iF Design | Product Design (1986) |
1986 | Pentax P50 Date Program Auto Exposure 35 mm | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1986) |
1986 | Pentax 67 | Camera Grand Prix (CJPC) | Special Prize for Most Durable Construction (1986) |
1987 | Pentax SFX | Technical Achievement | World’s first autofocus SLR camera with built-in auto flash (1987) |
1987 | Pentax Zoom 70 | EISA (European Imaging and Sound Association) | European Compact Camera (1987-1988) |
1987 | Pentax SFX + SMC Pentax F lenses | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1987) |
1987 | Pentax Zoom 70 Date | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1987) |
1988 | Pentax Zoom 70S Quartz Date | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1988) |
1988 | Pentax SF7 Quartz Date + SMC Pentax-F Zoom 35-70mm F3.5-4.5 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1988) |
1988 | Pentax Zoom 70 | Australian Camera Magazine | Best Compact Camera of the Year (1988) |
1989 | Pentax SFXn + SMC Pentax-F Zoom 35-105mm F4-5.6 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1989) |
1989 | Pentax SF7/SF10 | German Design Award | Best design award, Germany (1989) |
1990 | Pentax Zoom 105 | EISA (European Imaging and Sound Association) | European Compact Camera (1990-1991) |
1991 | Pentax Z System | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1991) |
1992 | Pentax Zoom 90WR Quartz Date | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1992) |
1992 | Pentax Zoom 90WR | EISA (European Imaging and Sound Association) | European Zoom Camera (1992-1993) |
1992 | Pentax Espio Quartz Date | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1992) |
1992 | Pentax Z System Z-1 Quartz Date, Z-10 Quartz Date, FA Lenses (16), Strobe (3) | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1992) |
1992 | Pentax Z-1 | Camera Grand Prix (CJPC) | Grand Prix (1992) |
1993 | Pentax Z-20p | Technical Achievement | World’s first SLR offering in-camera “Panorama format (1993) |
1993 | Pentax Espio 115 | EISA (European Imaging and Sound Association) | European Compact Camera (1993-1994) |
1993 | Pentax Espio 115 | TIPA Awards (Technical Image Press Association) | Best compact camera, Europe (1993-1994) |
1993 | Pentax Z-20 | Australian Camera Magazine | Best SLR Camera of the Year (1993) |
1994 | Pentax Z-1P, Pentax Z-5, SMC Pentax-FA series lenses | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1994) |
1994 | Pentax Espio 115 | Camera Grand Prix (CJPC) | Grand Prix (1994) |
1995 | Pentax MZ-5 | Technical Achievement | World’s smallest AF SLR. first AF SLR with retro styling and analogue controls (1995) |
1995 | Pentax Z-1P | TIPA Awards (Technical Image Press Association) | Best SLR Camera (1995) |
1995 | Pentax Espio 80 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1995) |
1995 | Pentax Espio 115 | Nikkei Industrial Paper | Best Product award, Japan (1995) |
1995 | SMC Pentax-F Fish‑Eye Zoom 17–28 mm F3.5–4.5 | Popular Photography Magazine | Grand Prix Best New Development (1995) |
1996 | Pentax MZ-5 | EISA (European Imaging and Sound Association) | European Camera (1996-1997) |
1996 | Pentax MZ-5 | TIPA Awards (Technical Image Press Association) | Best SLR camera in Europe (1996-1997) |
1996 | Pentax 645 + SMC Pentax-A 645 75mm F2.8 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Long Life Design Award (1996) |
1996 | Pentax MZ-5 + FA Pentax-F Zoom 28-70mm F4 AL | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1996) |
1996 | Pentax Espio 115M | TIPA Awards (Technical Image Press Association) | Best compact camera in Europe (1996-1997) |
1996 | Pentax MZ-10 + SMC Pentax-F Zoom 100-300mm F4.5-5.6 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1996) |
1996 | Pentax MZ-5 | Australian Camera Magazine | Best SLR Camera (1996) |
1996 | Pentax MZ-5 | South African Foto/Camera Magazine | Camera of the Year (1996) |
1997 | Pentax Espio 90MC | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1997) |
1997 | Pentax MZ-50 + SMC Pentax-F Zoom 35-80mm F4-5.6 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1997) |
1997 | Pentax MZ-3 + SMC Pentax-FA Zoom 28-70mm F4 AL | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1997) |
1998 | Pentax 645N | EISA (European Imaging and Sound Association) | European Professional Camera (1998-1999) |
1998 | Pentax 645N | TIPA Awards (Technical Image Press Association) | Best Professional Camera (1998) |
1998 | Pentax Espio 200 | EISA (European Imaging and Sound Association) | Best zoom compact with 200mm lens (1998-1999) |
1998 | Pentax Espio 200 | TIPA Awards (Technical Image Press Association) | Best 35mm compact camera, Europe (1998-1999) |
1998 | SMC Pentax FA 43 mm F1.9 Limited | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1998) |
1998 | Pentax Zoom Photo Magnifier 5-11× | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1998) |
1998 | Pentax 645N + SMC Pentax-FA 645 45mm F2.8 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1998) |
1998 | Pentax MZ-M + SMC Pentax-A Zoom 35-80mm F4-5.6 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1998) |
1998 | Pentax MZ-5N | Camera Grand Prix (CJPC) | Camera of the Year (1998) |
1998 | Pentax 645N | Camera Grand Prix (CJPC) | Grand Prix (1998) |
1998 | Pentax 645N | American Photo Magazine | Editor’s Choice (1998) |
1998 | Pentax MZ-5N | Amateur Photographer Magazine | Best SLR camera (1998) |
1998 | Pentax Espio 200 | Australian Camera Magazine | Best New Development (1998) |
1999 | Pentax 645N | Technical Achievement | World’s first autofocus medium format camera with interchangeable lenses (1999) |
2000 | SMC Pentax FA 77 mm F1.8 Limited | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2000) |
2000 | Pentax MZ-7 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2000) |
2000 | Pentax efina T | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2000) |
2000 | Pentax ESPIO 120Mi | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2000) |
2001 | Pentax ESPIO 120SW | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2001) |
2001 | Pentax ESPIO 120SW | TIPA Awards (Technical Image Press Association) | Best Compact Camera (2001) |
2001 | Pentax OPTIO 330 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2001) |
2001 | SMC Pentax FA 31 mm F1.8 AL Limited | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2001) |
2001 | Pentax ESPIO 170SL | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2001) |
2001 | Pentax MZ-S | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2001) |
2002 | Pentax Optio 230 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2002) |
2002 | Pentax AF360FGZ | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2002) |
2003 | Pentax Optio S (Sliding Lens System) | Technical Achievement | World’s first Sliding Lens System – off-axis retractable 3× zoom enabling a 20 mm-thick body (2015) |
2003 | Pentax *ist | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2003) |
2003 | Pentax *ist | TIPA Awards (Technical Image Press Association) | Best 35 mm SLR Camera (2003) |
2003 | Pentax Optio 33L | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2003) |
2003 | Pentax Optio 33WR | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2003) |
2003 | Pentax *ist D | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2003) |
2003 | Pentax ESPIO 140V | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2003) |
2003 | Pentax Optio S | T3 Magazine (Reader Awards) | Rank #1 – Top 100 Gadgets of 2003 |
2003 | Pentax Optio S | Wired magazine | Best Gear So Far – best pocket digicam |
2003 | Pentax Optio S | Shutterbug (PMA, Las Vegas) | Earnest E. Mau Memorial Award – Digital Innovation |
2003 | Pentax Optio S | T3 Magazine – Readers’ Choice | Best Gadget of the Year |
2004 | Pentax *ist DS | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2004) |
2004 | Pentax Optio X | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2004) |
2004 | Pentax Optio S40 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2004) |
2004 | Pentax Optio 33LF | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2004) |
2004 | SMC Pentax-DA 14mm f/2.8 ED IF, SMC Pentax-DA 16-45mm f/4 ED AL | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2004) |
2004 | Pentax Optio 750Z | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2004) |
2004 | Pentax Optio MX | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2004) |
2005 | Pentax Optio WP | Technical Achievement | World’s first waterproof compact digital camera that allowed underwater shooting (2005) |
2005 | SMC Pentax-DA 14 mm F2.8 ED IF | American Photo Magazine | Editor’s Choice (2005) |
2006 | Pentax K10D | Technical Achievement | World’s first fully weather-sealed DSLR (2006) |
2006 | SMC Pentax-DA Fisheye 10-17 mm F3.5-4.5 ED | American Photo Magazine | Editor’s Choice (Best Buy) |
2007 | Pentax K10D | EISA (European Imaging and Sound Association) | European Advanced Camera (2007-2008) |
2007 | Pentax K10D | TIPA Awards (Technical Image Press Association) | Best DSLR Expert (2007) |
2007 | Pentax K10D | Camera Grand Prix (CJPC) | Grand Prix (2007) |
2007 | Pentax Optio T30 | American Photo Magazine | Editor’s Choice – Ultrathin Compacts category (2007) |
2007 | SMC Pentax-DA★ 16-50 mm F2.8 ED AL IF SDM | American Photo Magazine | Editor’s Choice – SLR Lenses (2007) |
2007 | SMC Pentax-DA 70 mm F2.4 Limited | Popular Photography Magazine | POP Awards (2007) |
2007 | Pentax K10D | American Photo Magazine | Editor’s Choice (Advanced DSLR) 2007 |
2007 | Pentax K100D | Amateur Photographer Magazine | Novice Camera of the Year (2007) |
2007 | Pentax Optio A30 | American Photo Magazine | Editor’s Choice – Digital Compacts category (2007) |
2008 | SMC Pentax-DA★ 200 mm F2.8 ED (IF) SDM | American Photo Magazine | Editor’s Choice (SLR Lenses) |
2008 | SMC Pentax-DA★ 200 mm F2.8 ED (IF) SDM | Popular Photography Magazine | POP Awards (2008) |
2008 | Pentax K20D | American Photo Magazine | Editor’s Choice – Advanced DSLR (2008) |
2008 | Pentax Optio M50 | American Photo Magazine | Editor’s Choice – Standard Compacts (2008) |
2009 | Pentax K-7 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design (2009) |
2009 | Pentax K-7 | American Photo Magazine | Advanced DSLR Camera of the Year (2009) |
2009 | Pentax Optio P70 | American Photo Magazine | Editor’s Choice – Compact Cameras (2009) |
2009 | Pentax K-x | Time Magazine | Best Travel Gadget (2009) |
2010 | Pentax 645D | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design (2010) |
2010 | Pentax K-x | TIPA Awards (Technical Image Press Association) | Best DSLR Entry Level (2010) |
2010 | Pentax FA Limited Lenses | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design (2010) |
2010 | Pentax K-5 | DPReview | Gold Award (2010) |
2010 | Pentax K-5 | ePHOTOzine | Editor’s Choice |
2010 | Pentax K-5 | Fengniao award | Best Mid-level DSLR (2010) |
2010 | Pentax 645D | DPReview | Gold Award (2010) |
2010 | Pentax 645D | Fengniao award | Best Medium-Format Digital Camera (2010) |
2010 | Pentax K‑5 | Photokina | Photokina Star (2010) |
2010 | Pentax 645D | American Photo Magazine | Editor’s Choice (2010) |
2011 | Astrotracer technology | Technical Achievement | Introduction of ASTROTRACER: SR combined with GPS data for equatorial-free star-tracking on K-mount DSLRs |
2011 | Pentax Q | Technical Achievement | World’s smallest interchangeable-lens digital camera (2011) |
2011 | Pentax 645D | EISA (European Imaging and Sound Association) | European Professional Camera (2011-2012) |
2011 | Pentax 645D | TIPA Awards (Technical Image Press Association) | Best DSLR Professional (2011) |
2011 | Pentax K-r | Le Point Ma | Lauréat 2011 |
2011 | Pentax 645D | Camera Grand Prix (CJPC) | Grand Prix (2011) |
2011 | Pentax 645D | Russian National Product of the Year Award | Winner in Professional DSLR category (2011) |
2011 | Pentax K-5 | Russian National Product of the Year Award | Winner in DSLR Camera category (2011) |
2011 | Pentax K-5 | Popular Photography Magazine | Best Photo Gear of the Year (2011) |
2012 | Pentax Optio WG-2 | TIPA Awards (Technical Image Press Association) | Best Rugged Compact Camera (2012) |
2012 | Pentax K-01 | Red Dot Design Award | Product Design Winner (2012) |
2012 | Pentax K-5 II | DPReview | Gold Award (2012) |
2012 | Pentax K-5 II | ePHOTOzine | Editor’s Choice (2012) |
2012 | Pentax K-5 II | Xitek Photo X award | Best Advanced APS-C DSLR (2012) |
2012 | Pentax K-5 IIs | Cyberphoto.se | Ace of the year Award (2012) |
2012 | Pentax K-5 IIs | Xitek Photo X award | Best Advanced APS-C DSLR (2012) |
2012 | Pentax K-01 | Russian National Product of the Year Award | Special Prize for Loyalty to Users (2012) |
2012 | Pentax Q | Russian National Product of the Year Award | Special Prize for Design (2012) |
2012 | Pentax O-GPS1 | Digital Camera Grand Prix (DGP) | Accessory Division Winner (GPS unit with Astrotracer star-tracking) (2012) |
2013 | Pentax MX-1 | Australian International Design Awards | Design Award Winner (2013) |
2013 | Pentax MX-1 | Red Dot Design Award | Product Design Winner (2013) |
2013 | Pentax K-01 | German Design Award | Gold Prize (2013) |
2013 | Pentax K-30 | iF Design | Product Design (2013) |
2013 | Pentax K-3 | DPReview | Gold Award (2013) |
2013 | Pentax K-3 | Imaging Resource | Camera of Distinction – Enthusiast DSLR (2013) |
2013 | Pentax K-3 | Imaging Resource | Award of Distinction – New Technology of the Year – On-demand AA filter (2013) |
2013 | Pentax K-3 | Tek.no / Akam | DSLR of the Year — Årets Fotoprodukt 2013 |
2013 | Pentax K-50 | Imaging Resource | Best Entry-Level DSLR (2013) |
2014 | Pentax K-3 | EISA (European Imaging and Sound Association) | European Advanced Camera (2014-2015) |
2014 | Pentax K-3 | TIPA Awards (Technical Image Press Association) | Best DSLR Expert (2014) |
2014 | Pentax 645Z | DPReview | Gold Award (2014) |
2014 | Pentax 645Z | ePHOTOzine | Editor’s Choice (2014) |
2014 | Pentax 645Z | Fengniao award | Product of the Year — Medium Format (2014) |
2014 | Pentax 645Z | Imaging Resource | Camera of Distinction – Professional Camera (2014) |
2014 | Pentax K-3 | Tweakers Awards | Beste spiegelreflexcamera — Readers’ Choice winner |
2014 | Pentax O-GPS1 | Digital Camera Grand Prix (DGP) | Accessory Division Winner (continued market excellence) (2014) |
2014 | Pentax K-3 | Russian National Product of the Year Award | Best DSLR of 2014 (2014) |
2014 | Pentax K-3 | Amateur Photographer Magazine | Reader Product of the Year (2014) |
2014 | Pentax K-3 | Amateur Photographer Magazine | AP Innovation of the Year — AA Simulator (2014) |
2014 | Pentax 645Z | Popular Photography Magazine | Medium-Format Camera of the Year (2014) |
2014 | Pentax 645Z | Popular Photography Magazine | Best Gear of the Year (2014) |
2015 | Pentax K-S2 | TIPA Awards (Technical Image Press Association) | Best Digital SLR Advanced (2015) |
2015 | Pentax 645Z | TIPA Awards (Technical Image Press Association) | Best Medium Format Camera (2015) |
2015 | Pentax K-3 II | ePHOTOzine | Editor’s Choice (2015) |
2015 | Pentax K-3 II | Imaging Resource | Technology of Distinction – Pixel-Shift Resolution (2015) |
2015 | Pentax K-3 II | Imaging Resource | Camera of Distinction – Enthusiast DSLR (2015) |
2015 | Pentax K-3 II | Digital Camera Grand Prix (DGP) | Award-winning model (2015) |
2015 | Pentax K-S1 | Amateur Photographer Magazine | Consumer DSLR Camera of the Year (2015) |
2015 | Pentax K-S1 | Australian Camera Magazine | Customer Digital SLR of the Year (2015) |
2015 | Pentax K-S1 | Popular Photography Magazine | Consumer SLR Camera of the Year (2015) |
2015 | Pentax K-S1 | Russian Foto&Video Magazine | Customer DSLR of the Year (2015) |
2015 | Pentax K-3 II | Popular Photography Magazine | New-Gear Spotlight — Weather-proof astro-tracker debut (2015) |
2016 | Pentax K-1 | Technical Achievement | Wordl’s first full-frame DSLR with 5-axis IBIS & Pixel-Shift super-resolution (2016) |
2016 | Pentax K-1 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2016) |
2016 | Pentax K-1 | TIPA Awards (Technical Image Press Association) | Best Full-Frame DSLR Camera (2016) |
2016 | Pentax 645Z | German Design Award | Special Mention (2016) |
2016 | Pentax 645Z | iF Design | Product Design (2016) |
2016 | Pentax K-1 | ePHOTOzine | Editor’s Choice (2016) |
2016 | Pentax K-1 | Imaging Resource | Camera of Distinction – Professional DSLR (2016) |
2016 | Pentax K-S2 | Amateur Photographer Magazine | Consumer DSLR Camera of the Year (2016) |
2017 | Pentax KP | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2017) |
2017 | Pentax KP | TIPA Awards (Technical Image Press Association) | Best APS-C DSLR Expert (2017) |
2017 | Pentax K-1 | iF Design | Product Design (2017) |
2017 | Pentax KP | ePHOTOzine | Editor’s Choice (2017) |
2017 | Pentax KP | Optyczne.pl | DSLR of the Year – overall category winner |
2017 | Pentax K-70 | Amateur Photographer Magazine | Enthusiast DSLR Camera of the Year (2017) |
2017 | Pentax K-70 | Popular Photography Magazine | Enthusiast DSLR Camera of the Year (2017) |
2018 | Pentax K-1 Upgrade Service | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Gold Award (2018) |
2018 | Pentax K-1 | German Design Award | Excellent Product Design (2018) |
2018 | Pentax K-1 II | Imaging Resource | Camera of Distinction – Best Professional Camera (2018) |
2018 | Pentax K-1 II | Optyczne.pl | DSLR of the Year – overall category winner |
2018 | Pentax K-5 IIs | DPReview | Gold Award (2018) |
2018 | Asahi Super-Multi-Coated Takumar 135mm F3.5 | ePHOTOzine | Highly Recommended Award — Classic Lens Category (2018) |
2018 | Asahi Super-Takumar 50mm F1.4 (8-element) | ePHOTOzine | Highly Recommended Award — Vintage Lens Category (2018) |
2018 | Pentax-D FA★ 50 mm F1.4 SDM AW | DIGIFOTO Pro – DIGIFOTO Awards 2018 | Gear & Gadgets section, “DIGIFOTO Awards 2018” pick |
2018 | Asahi Super-Takumar 55mm F2.0 | ePHOTOzine | Highly Recommended Award — Vintage Lens Category (2018) |
2018 | HD Pentax-D FA★ 50mm F1.4 SDM AW | ePHOTOzine | Editor’s Choice (2018) |
2020 | HD Pentax-D FA★ 85mm F1.4 SDM AW | ePHOTOzine | Editor’s Choice (2020) |
2020 | Asahiflex I & IIB | Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (Mechanical Engineering Heritage #101) | Recognised as foundational Japanese SLRs that advanced camera design to global standards |
2021 | Pentax K-3 Mark III | TIPA Awards (Technical Image Press Association) | Best APS-C Camera Expert (2021) |
2021 | HD Pentax-D FA 21mmF2.4ED Limited DC WR | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2021) |
2021 | Pentax K-3 III | DPReview | Gold Award (2021) |
2021 | Pentax K-3 III | Imaging Resource | Enthusiast Crop-Sensor Camera – Runner-up (2011) |
2022 | SMC Pentax DA★ 300mm F4 ED(IF) SDM | Technical Achievement | Installed in the Kitsune 6U CubeSat satellite |
2022 | HD Pentax-DA 10-17mm F3.5-4.5 ED | ePHOTOzine | Editor’s Choice (2022) |
2022 | Pentax K-3 Mark III | Digital Camera Grand Prix (DGP) | Award for the development & implementation of a high-grade optical viewfinder (2022) |
2023 | SMC Pentax-FA 50mmF1.4 Classic | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2023) |
2023 | Pentax K-3 Mark III Monochrome | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2023) |
2024 | Pentax PF-85EDA | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2024) |
2024 | Pentax K-3 Mark III Monochrome | iF Design | Product Design (2024) |
2024 | Pentax K-3 III Monochrome | ePHOTOzine | Editor’s Choice (2024) |
2024 | Pentax 17 | Gear Patrol – GP100 | GP100 Winner — The 100 Most Important New Products of 2024 |
2025 | Pentax 17 | German Design Award | Excellent Product Design (2025) |
2025 | Pentax 17 | iF Design | Product Design (2025) |
2025 | Pentax 17 | Red Dot Design Award | Product Design Winner (2025) |
2025 | Pentax 17 | Camera Grand Prix (CJPC) | Editors Choice R&D Award (2025) |
2025 | Pentax 17 | Historical Japanese Cameras | Winner – recognition of Pentax heritage (2025) |
2025 | Pentax 17 | Amateur Photographer Magazine | Film Camera of the Year (2025) |
2025 | Pentax 17 | Australian Camera Magazine | Film Product Winner — Imaging Awards (2025) |
RICOH BRAND |
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1953 | Ricoh Ricohflex III TLR | Production Record | Introduced Japan’s first belt-conveyor camera line. Model alone accounted for >50 % of all Japanese camera production at the time |
1957 | Ricoh Ricohflex Million | Production Record | Variant widely believed to commemorate Ricoh’s first millionth camera (name and marketing point to the milestone) |
1960 | Ricoh Auto 35 | Technical Achievement | First Japanese camera with fully-automatic exposure (electric-eye) (1960) |
1962 | Ricoh Auto Half | Technical Achievement | World’s smallest fully-automatic half-frame camera of its day (1962) |
1977 | Ricoh Rikenon 50mm F2 | Technical Achievement | First third-party lens for the K mount (1977) |
1977 | Ricoh XR-1 | Technical Achievement | First third-party (non-Pentax) K-mount camera (1977) |
1977 | Ricoh XR-1 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | 20th Anniversary Prize Of International Trade Administration Bureau (1977) |
1978 | Ricoh XR-2 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1978) |
1978 | Ricoh Auto Half EF | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1978) |
1979 | Ricoh XR500 + Rikenon 50mm F2 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1979) |
1981 | Ricoh XR-S | Technical Achievement | World’s first solar-powered SLR camera (1981) |
1981 | Ricoh KR-10 | Camera Weekly Magazine | Best Overall 35 mm SLR Camera (1981) |
1983 | Ricoh Auto Half | Production Record | Cumulative production of 7 million units over 21 years – one of the world’s best-selling half-frame families |
1985 | Ricoh AF-50D | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1985) |
1987 | Ricoh AF-100D | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1987) |
1988 | Ricoh Mirai | Technical Achievement | First AF SLR with permanently-attached power zoom, flash and motor drive (1988) |
1989 | Ricoh MIRAI Date | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1989) |
1989 | Ricoh Mirai | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1989) |
1992 | Ricoh FF-9SD LIMITED | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1992) |
1995 | Ricoh RDC-1 | Technical Achievement | First consumer digital still camera to capture video and audio (1995) |
1995 | Ricoh R1 | Camera Grand Prix (CJPC) | Special Prize (1995) |
1996 | Ricoh RDC-2 / DC-2 | Technical Achievement | First digital compact with a clip-on LCD monitor and modular comms options (1996) |
1996 | Ricoh GR1 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1996) |
1997 | Ricoh DC-3 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1997) |
1998 | Ricoh DC-3Z | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1998) |
1998 | Ricoh GR10 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1998) |
1998 | Ricoh DC-4 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (1998) |
2000 | Ricoh RDC-200G | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2000) |
2000 | Ricoh RDC-i700 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2000) |
2000 | Ricoh RDC-7 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2000) |
2001 | Ricoh Caplio RDC-i500 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2001) |
2001 | Ricoh MF-1 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2001) |
2001 | Ricoh GR 21 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2001) |
2001 | Ricoh Caplio RR 1 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2001) |
2001 | Ricoh RDC-7 | iF Design | Product Design (2001) |
2001 | Ricoh Caplio RR10 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2001) |
2001 | Ricoh GR 1V | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2001) |
2002 | Ricoh GR21 | iF Design | Product Design (2002) |
2002 | Ricoh Caplio RR30 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2002) |
2003 | Ricoh Caplio Pro G3 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2003) |
2003 | Ricoh Caplio G4 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2003) |
2003 | Ricoh Caplio 300G | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2003) |
2003 | Ricoh Caplio G3 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2003) |
2004 | Ricoh Caplio 400G wide | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2004) |
2004 | Ricoh Caplio RX | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2004) |
2004 | Ricoh Caplio GX | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2004) |
2006 | Ricoh GR DIGITAL | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2006) |
2006 | Ricoh GR DIGITAL | iF Design | Product Design (2006) |
2006 | Ricoh GR DIGITAL | Camera Grand Prix (CJPC) | CJPC Special Prize (2006) |
2007 | Ricoh Caplio GX100 | Technical Achievement | First camera with a detachable/tiltable EVF (2007) |
2007 | Ricoh Caplio 500G Wide | iF Design | Product Design (2007) |
2007 | Ricoh Caplio R5 | iF Design | Product Design (2007) |
2007 | Ricoh Caplio GX100 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2007) |
2008 | Ricoh GX200 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2008) |
2008 | Ricoh Caplio GX100 | iF Design | Product Design (2008) |
2008 | Ricoh R8 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2008) |
2008 | Ricoh G600 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2008) |
2008 | Ricoh GR DIGITAL II | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Gold Award (2008) |
2009 | Ricoh GXR | Technical Achievement | First interchangeable-unit system where both lens and sensor swap together (2009) |
2009 | Ricoh GR DIGITAL III | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2009) |
2009 | Ricoh CX1 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2009) |
2009 | Ricoh GX200 | iF Design | Product Design (2009) |
2009 | Ricoh CX2 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2009) |
2009 | Ricoh GR DIGITAL II | iF Design | Product Design (2009) |
2009 | Ricoh CX1 | American Photo Magazine | Editor’s Choice – Compact Cameras (2009) |
2010 | Ricoh G700 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2010) |
2010 | Ricoh CX 1 | iF Design | Product Design (2010) |
2010 | Ricoh GXR | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2010) |
2010 | Ricoh CX 2 | iF Design | Product Design (2010) |
2010 | Ricoh CX4 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2010) |
2011 | Ricoh GXR | iF Design | Product Design (2011) |
2011 | Ricoh GXR | International Design Excellence Award (IDEA) | Design Award |
2011 | Ricoh PX | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2011) |
2011 | Ricoh GR Series | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Long Life Design Award (2011) |
2011 | Ricoh G700 / G700SE | iF Design | Product Design (2011) |
2011 | Ricoh CX6 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2011) |
2011 | Ricoh GR Digital IV | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2011) |
2012 | Ricoh CX 6 | iF Design | Product Design (2012) |
2012 | Ricoh PX | iF Design | Product Design (2012) |
2012 | Ricoh GR Digital IV | iF Design | Product Design (2012) |
2013 | Ricoh Theta | Technical Achievement | World’s first one-shot, consumer 360-degree still camera (2013) |
2013 | Ricoh Theta | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2013) |
2014 | Ricoh Theta | iF Design | Product Design (2014) |
2014 | Ricoh GR | iF Design | Product Design (2014) |
2014 | Ricoh Theta | Camera Grand Prix (CJPC) | CJPC Award (2014) |
2015 | Ricoh WG-M1 | JIDA Design Museum Selection | Selection Award, Design Museum (2015) |
2015 | Ricoh Theta S, Ricoh Theta M15 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design (2015) |
2015 | Ricoh Theta | JIDA Design Museum Selection | Gold Award, Design Museum (2015) |
2015 | Ricoh Theta M15 | International Design Excellence Award (IDEA) | Design Award |
2015 | Ricoh Theta S | Imaging Resource | Camera of the Year – Most Unique Camera (2015) |
2016 | Ricoh Theta S | iF Design | Product Design (2016) |
2016 | Ricoh Theta S | International Design Excellence Award (IDEA) | Design Award |
2016 | Ricoh Theta S | TIPA Awards (Technical Image Press Association) | Best Design (2016) |
2016 | Ricoh SC-10A | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2016) |
2016 | Ricoh Theta Innovation project | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2016) |
2017 | Ricoh R Development Kit | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2017) |
2018 | Ricoh Theta V | iF Design | Product Design (2018) |
2018 | Ricoh Theta V | International Design Excellence Award (IDEA) | Design Award |
2018 | Ricoh R Development Kit | International Design Excellence Award (IDEA) | Design Award |
2019 | Ricoh GR III | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2019) |
2019 | Ricoh GR III | TIPA Awards (Technical Image Press Association) | Best Expert Compact Camera (2019) |
2019 | Ricoh Theta Z1 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2019) |
2019 | Ricoh Theta Z1 | TIPA Awards (Technical Image Press Association) | Best 360° Camera (2019) |
2019 | Ricoh WG-6, Ricoh G900 | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2019) |
2019 | Ricoh GR III | DPReview | Best Compact/Fixed-Lens Camera (2019) |
2019 | Ricoh GR III | Camera Grand Prix (CJPC) | Editors Award (2019) |
2020 | Ricoh Theta Z1 | iF Design | Product Design (2020) |
2020 | Ricoh Theta Z1 | International Design Excellence Award (IDEA) | Design Award |
2020 | Ricoh Vecnos IQUI | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Focus Award [New Business Design] (2020) |
2020 | Ricoh GR III | iF Design | Product Design (2020) |
2020 | Ricoh GR III | Digital Camera Grand Prix (DGP) | Gold Award (2020) |
2021 | Ricoh Vecnos IQUI | Design Intelligence Award (DIA) | Honourable Mention |
2021 | Ricoh Vecnos IQUI | iF Design | Product Design (2021) |
2021 | Ricoh GR IIIx | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2021) |
2021 | Ricoh GR IIIx | Imaging Resource | Best Premium Compact Camera (2021) |
2022 | Ricoh Theta X | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Award (2022) |
2022 | Ricoh GR IIIx | iF Design | Product Design (2022) |
2023 | Ricoh Theta X | iF Design | Product Design (2023) |
2024 | Ricoh Theta | Good Design Award (G-Mark) | Good Design Long Life Design Award (2024) |