{"id":20492,"date":"2025-01-17T23:10:38","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T23:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webdesignrace.com\/photography_blog\/2025\/01\/17\/pentax-k-3-iii-dslr-discontinued-in-japan-but-not-in-the-united-states\/"},"modified":"2025-01-17T23:10:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T23:10:39","slug":"pentax-okay-3-iii-dslr-discontinued-in-japan-however-no-longer-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webdesignrace.com\/photography_blog\/2025\/01\/17\/pentax-okay-3-iii-dslr-discontinued-in-japan-however-no-longer-in-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentax Okay-3 III DSLR Discontinued in Japan However No longer in america"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-k3-iii-dslr-hero-featured.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-k3-iii-dslr-hero-featured.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-k3-iii-dslr-hero-featured.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-k3-iii-dslr-hero-featured.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-k3-iii-dslr-hero-featured.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-k3-iii-dslr-hero-featured.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-k3-iii-dslr-hero-featured.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-k3-iii-dslr-hero-featured.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-k3-iii-dslr-hero-featured.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-k3-iii-dslr-hero-featured.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-k3-iii-dslr-hero-featured.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" width=\"1600\" height=\"840\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-k3-iii-dslr-hero-featured.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Pentax Okay-3 III DSLR Discontinued in Japan However No longer in america\" title=\"Pentax Okay-3 III DSLR Discontinued in Japan However No longer in america\" \/><\/div><p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-k3-iii-dslr-hero-featured-800x420.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-k3-iii-dslr-hero-featured-800x420.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-k3-iii-dslr-hero-featured-800x420.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-k3-iii-dslr-hero-featured-800x420.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-k3-iii-dslr-hero-featured-800x420.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-k3-iii-dslr-hero-featured-800x420.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-k3-iii-dslr-hero-featured-800x420.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-k3-iii-dslr-hero-featured-800x420.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-k3-iii-dslr-hero-featured-800x420.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-k3-iii-dslr-hero-featured-800x420.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-k3-iii-dslr-hero-featured-800x420.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-k3-iii-dslr-hero-featured-800x420.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"A black Pentax K-3 Mark III camera with a wide-angle lens is placed on a dark, reflective surface. The camera's brand name is prominently displayed, and various dials and buttons are visible on its body.\" width=\"800\" height=\"420\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-776228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-k3-iii-dslr-hero-featured-800x420.jpg?ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-k3-iii-dslr-hero-featured-320x168.jpg 320w, https:\/\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-k3-iii-dslr-hero-featured-1536x806.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-k3-iii-dslr-hero-featured-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-k3-iii-dslr-hero-featured-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-k3-iii-dslr-hero-featured-400x209.jpg 400w, https:\/\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-k3-iii-dslr-hero-featured-550x288.jpg 550w, https:\/\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-k3-iii-dslr-hero-featured.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Pentax Okay-3 Mark III DSLR has been formally discontinued in Japan however Ricoh Imaging tells <em>PetaPixel<\/em> that the digicam stays to be had in america and is a part of the corporate\u2019s 2025 product lineup. <\/p>\n<p>Previous this week, Eastern website online <em>Asobinet<\/em> reported that the Pentax Okay-3 Mark III have been indexed as discontinued at quite a lot of digicam shops and had totally bought out at some outlets. <\/p>\n<p>On Ricoh Imaging\u2019s Eastern website online, the Okay-3 III may be now indexed as discontinued, leaving simply 3 DSLR cameras as lively merchandise: the Pentax Okay-1 II, the Pentax KF, and the Pentax Okay-3 III Monochrome, the corporate\u2019s black-and-white most effective digicam launched in 2023. <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_776229\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-776229\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-japan-website-2-800x714.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-japan-website-2-800x714.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-japan-website-2-800x714.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-japan-website-2-800x714.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-japan-website-2-800x714.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-japan-website-2-800x714.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-japan-website-2-800x714.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-japan-website-2-800x714.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-japan-website-2-800x714.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-japan-website-2-800x714.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-japan-website-2-800x714.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" decoding=\"async\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-japan-website-2-800x714.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Image showing a range of Pentax cameras. Includes digital SLRs like K-1 II and K-3 II, compact cameras like GR III, GR IIIx, and waterproof models like WG-6 and WG-70. Also features a film camera, Pentax 17.\" width=\"800\" height=\"714\" class=\"size-large wp-image-776229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-japan-website-2-800x714.jpg?ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-japan-website-2-320x285.jpg 320w, https:\/\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-japan-website-2-1536x1370.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-japan-website-2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-776229\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ricoh Imaging Japan\u2019s lively merchandise.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When a digicam is discontinued in Japan, it isn&#8217;t at all times the case that the product is discontinued in other places at the moment. Other markets have various ranges of client call for, present inventory, and product methods. Every now and then a digicam or lens is discontinued in a single marketplace and survives indefinitely in other places. <\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_776230\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-776230\" style=\"width: 644px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-japan-website-1-644x800.jpg?ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-japan-website-1-644x800.jpg?ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-japan-website-1-644x800.jpg?ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-japan-website-1-644x800.jpg?ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-japan-website-1-644x800.jpg?ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-japan-website-1-644x800.jpg?ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-japan-website-1-644x800.jpg?ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-japan-website-1-644x800.jpg?ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-japan-website-1-644x800.jpg?ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-japan-website-1-644x800.jpg?ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-japan-website-1-644x800.jpg?ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" decoding=\"async\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-japan-website-1-644x800.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Grid of Pentax camera models with small checkboxes for comparison. Models include 645Z, KP, K-3 III, K-70, K-1, Q-S1, ist DL2, K-30, K-50, K-01, K-r, K-x, K200D, Q10, and Q7, among others.\" width=\"644\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-large wp-image-776230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-japan-website-1-644x800.jpg?ssl=1 644w, https:\/\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-japan-website-1-257x320.jpg 257w, https:\/\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-japan-website-1-1236x1536.jpg 1236w, https:\/\/petapixel.com\/assets\/uploads\/2025\/01\/pentax-japan-website-1.jpg 1287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-776230\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">And its for much longer record of discontinued DSLR cameras.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>PetaPixel<\/em> contacted Ricoh Imaging Americas Company to peer what\u2019s occurring with the Okay-3 III stateside. The corporate introduced the next commentary:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>We can&#8217;t supply remark at the trade in Japan, however we will be able to verify that the Pentax Okay-3 III continues to be to be had within the U.S. and is a part of our plans for 2025. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As for the discontinuation in Japan, it&#8217;s price having a look at nearer. The Pentax Okay-3 III is the corporate\u2019s flagship APS-C DSLR and was once at the beginning introduced in March 2021. That&#8217;s not very way back within the grand scheme of items, and certainly no longer a very long time when discussing a product being discontinued, even supposing most effective in a single marketplace.  <\/p>\n<div class=\"fluid-iframe\" style=\"max-width: 800px;\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pentax K-3 III Monochrome Review: Why Does THIS Exist!?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I4ZpLIUzjPw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>With the elimination of the Okay-3 III from Pentax\u2019s lineup in Japan, there are actually simply 3 DSLRs, most effective two of which might be thought to be conventional fashions. The Okay-3 III Monochrome, whilst nice, could be very area of interest. <\/p>\n<p>Ricoh Imaging Japan nonetheless has reasonably a little bit else on be offering, together with the highly regarded GR III and GR IIIx compact cameras, a host of water-resistant WG-series fashions, and 2024\u2019s Pentax 17 half-frame movie digicam. <\/p>\n<p>Technically, it&#8217;s also imaginable to get 3 infrared-equipped cameras in Japan: the Okay-70 IR, 645Z IR, and KP IR. On the other hand, they&#8217;re special-order merchandise designed for analysis establishments and govt businesses. They can&#8217;t merely be bought via simply somebody. <\/p>\n<p>So, for now, it&#8217;s good-bye to the Pentax Okay-3 III in Japan. American photographers can nonetheless acquire the digicam, even though one can be forgiven for asking, \u201cfor the way for much longer?\u201d <\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em><strong>Symbol credit:<\/strong> Pentax <\/em> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pentax Okay-3 Mark III DSLR has been formally discontinued in Japan however Ricoh Imaging tells PetaPixel that the digicam stays to be had in america and is a part of the corporate\u2019s 2025 product lineup. 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