c/technology@lemmy.world · RobotToaster@mander.xyz · 10 Sep 2026 12:23

Pentax Discontinues Its Entire DSLR Lineup

Fstoppers Pentax Discontinues Its Entire DSLR Lineup | Fstoppers Ricoh officially discontinues Pentax K-series DSLRs after 23 years, ending production as the last major DSLR maker pivots to an entirely new concept. K-mount stays.

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• [–] @Zagorath@quokk.au · 11 Sep 2026

  DSLRs have a separate sensor up near the viewfinder that does phase detect autofocus, this is different in that it can determine how far the lens is from being in focus and go directly there which makes it significantly faster which was crucial in many professional applications.

  Please someone tell my D7500 this. I’m genuinely not sure if it’s the camera or my shitty glass, but I have regularly completely missed shots because the camera refuses to focus properly, but also refuses to actually shoot while it’s not in focus.

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