Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago

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Brought to you by Pentax Australia and CR Kennedy (the first and oldest international distributor of Pentax) Thanks to them I was able to interview Tomoki Tanaka (General Manager) and Genichiro Takaoka (Business Management) from Pentax to share with you here on the channel.

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CHAPTER MARKERS
00:00 - Intro
00:52 - The unique approach of Pentax
01:27 - Mirrorless cameras?
02:51 - Changes in the 21st century
05:05 - Most immediate goals
05:57 - Supporting individuality
06:57 - The influence of smartphones
09:00 - New medium format cameras?
09:50 - The Pentax Film Project
11:24 - Reception in Japan
12:00 - Did you foresee the popularity?
12:16 - Next challenges
13:11 - R&D for next film camera?
14:52 - Youth embracing film
15:59 - Imperfection of film
17:08 - Rising cost of film
18:23 - Any details on next camera?
19:16 - Pentax 17 stock & manufacturing
19:54 - How important is film to Pentax?
20:29 - Passing on the torch
21:53 - Outro

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