The brand behind your purchase

Ricoh / Pentax

Cameras and imaging tools developed by two long-running Japanese optical lineages.

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01 / Buying facts

What you can check.

Official website

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Warranty & support

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History on record

The founding date has not been documented here.

02 / Company & ownership

Behind the brand.

Ricoh and Pentax bring together compact-camera, SLR and office-imaging expertise. Their current cameras deliberately serve photographers who value direct controls and optical viewfinders.

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Ricoh / Pentax — official source ↗

1919
Asahi Optical starts producing lenses in Tokyo.
1936
Riken’s imaging business becomes an independent company.
2011
Ricoh acquires the Pentax imaging business.

03 / Design & manufacturing

What happens where?

Designed in

Tokyo, Japan

Sources · previous brand research

Ricoh / Pentax — official company and origin information ↗

Manufacturing scope

Japan, Vietnam and other locations, depending on model

Sources · previous brand research

Ricoh / Pentax — official company and origin information ↗

Design and production process

Ricoh and Pentax bring together compact-camera, SLR and office-imaging expertise. Their current cameras deliberately serve photographers who value direct controls and optical viewfinders.
Current production spans Japan, Vietnam and other locations, depending on model.
Some models have Japanese production steps, but country of assembly varies across the range.

Sources · previous brand research