An impressive and very long list of all awards the Pentax/Ricoh brands received over the years


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):

  • Pentax 645D — 5 awards
    2010 Good Design Award (Japan)
    2011 TIPA Awards
    2011 EISA Awards
    2011 Camera Grand Prix (Japan)
    2011 Russian Product of the Year
  • Pentax 17 — 5 awards
    2025 iF Design Award
    2025 Red Dot Design Award
    2025 German Design Award
    2025 Camera Grand Prix (Japan)
    2025 Historical Japanese Cameras Selection
  • Pentax K-1 — 4 awards
    2016 TIPA Awards
    2016 Good Design Award (Japan)
    2017 iF Design Award
    2018 German Design Award
  • Pentax Espio 115 — 4 awards
    1993 TIPA Awards
    1993 EISA Awards
    1994 Camera Grand Prix (Japan)
    1995 Nikkei Industrial Award
  • Pentax K-01 — 3 awards
    2012 Red Dot Design Award
    2012 Russian Product of the Year
    2013 German Design Award

Ricoh brand (top five):

  • Ricoh Theta (series) — 5 awards
    2013 Good Design Award (Japan)
    2014 Camera Grand Prix (Japan)
    2014 iF Design Award
    2015 JIDA Design Museum Selection
    2024 Good Design Award (Japan)
  • Ricoh GR III — 5 awards
    2019 TIPA Awards
    2019 Camera Grand Prix (Japan)
    2019 Good Design Award (Japan)
    2020 Digital Camera Grand Prix (Japan)
    2020 iF Design Award
  • Ricoh Theta Z1 — 4 awards
    2019 Good Design Award (Japan)
    2019 TIPA Awards
    2020 iF Design Award
    2020 IDEA Award (USA)
  • Ricoh GR Digital — 3 awards
    2006 Good Design Award (Japan)
    2006 iF Design Award
    2006 Camera Grand Prix (Japan)
  • Ricoh Theta S — 3 awards
    2016 iF Design Award
    2016 TIPA Awards
    2016 IDEA Award (USA)

If we consider all the awards, we will get the following result (top five):

  • Pentax K-3 — 10 awards
    2014 TIPA Awards – Best DSLR Expert
    2014 EISA – European Advanced Camera 2014–2015
    2014 Russian Product of the Year – Best DSLR
    2014 Amateur Photographer Magazine – Reader Product of the Year
    2014 Amateur Photographer Magazine – Innovation of the Year (AA Simulator)
    2014 Tweakers Awards – Beste spiegelreflexcamera (Readers’ Choice)
    2013 DPReview – Gold Award
    2013 Imaging Resource – Camera of Distinction (Enthusiast DSLR)
    2013 Imaging Resource – New Technology of the Year (On-demand AA filter)
    2013 Tek.no / Akam – DSLR of the Year (“Årets Fotoprodukt 2013”)
  • Pentax 645Z — 9 awards
    2016 iF Design – Product Design
    2016 German Design Award – Special Mention
    2015 TIPA Awards – Best Medium Format Camera
    2014 Popular Photography – Medium-Format Camera of the Year
    2014 Popular Photography – Best Gear of the Year
    2014 DPReview – Gold Award
    2014 Imaging Resource – Camera of Distinction (Professional)
    2014 ePHOTOzine – Editor’s Choice
    2014 Fengniao – Product of the Year (Medium Format)
  • Pentax 645D — 8 awards
    2011 TIPA Awards – Best DSLR Professional
    2011 EISA – European Professional Camera 2011–2012
    2011 Camera Grand Prix (Japan) – Grand Prix
    2011 Russian Product of the Year – Professional DSLR
    2010 Good Design Award (Japan) – Good Design
    2010 DPReview – Gold Award
    2010 Fengniao – Best Medium Format Digital Camera
    2010 American Photo – Editor’s Choice
  • Pentax 17 — 8 awards
    2025 iF Design – Product Design
    2025 Red Dot – Product Design Winner
    2025 German Design Award – Excellent Product Design
    2025 Camera Grand Prix – Editors Choice R&D Award
    2025 Historical Japanese Cameras – Winner
    2025 Amateur Photographer Magazine – Film Camera of the Year
    2025 Australian Camera Magazine – Film Product Winner
    2024 Gear Patrol – GP100 Winner
  • Pentax K-1 — 7 awards
    2018 German Design Award – Excellent Product Design
    2017 iF Design – Product Design
    2016 TIPA Awards – Best Full-Frame DSLR
    2016 Good Design Award (Japan) – Good Design
    2016 Imaging Resource – Camera of Distinction (Professional DSLR)
    2016 ePHOTOzine – Editor’s Choice
    2016 Technical Achievement – World’s first full-frame DSLR with 5-axis IBIS & Pixel Shift
Year Model Award Given By Award

PENTAX BRAND

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

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)

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