| Books | ||||
| Here follows a list of published books completely devoted to Pentax. They are listed following alphabetical order of their respective authors. Some of them are still available for purchasing new, while most can only be found on secondhand market. The list is quite comprehensive, even though not complete. Further information will always be welcome. | ||||
Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Language | Year |
| AOCo | The Eyes | AOCo | English | 1981 |
| Allinson/Jordan | Asahi Pentax Manual | Morgan | English | 1971/73 |
| Balsley | Pentax ME & MX Pocket Companion | Amphoto | English | 1980 |
| Broekman | Het Pentax reflexboek | Elsevier | Dutch | 1981 |
| Cecchi | Asahi Pentax and Pentax SLR 35mm cameras 1952-1989 | Hove | English | 1991 |
| Clements | Pentax Users's Guide: MZ-5, MZ-10, Z-1p, Z-70 | Hove | English | 1996 |
| Comon | Pentax Classic Cameras K2, KM, KX, LX, M series, Spotmatic series | Magic Lantern | English | 1999 |
| Cooper | Pentax Pocket Companion | Amphoto | English | 1962 to 1967 |
| Cooper | Asahi Pentax Manual (Honeywell Pentax Manual) | Amphoto | English | 1975 |
| Crawley | Pentax LX System (camera test) | Greenwood | English | 1982 |
| Emanuel | Pentax Guide/Asahi Pentax Guide (1st to 21st edition) | Focal Press | English | 1960 to 1979 |
| Fitch-Nash | Taking a closer look with the Asahi Pentax (closeup/macro) | Lewis Press | English | 1966 |
| Fitzig | Pentax SLR Guide | Amphoto | English | 1968 |
| Francke | Pentax kameras von Gestern fuer Anwender von Heute: ESII, SPF, K2, KX, KM, ME, MX, ME Super | Laterna Magica | German | 1992 |
| Franklin | Pentax Modern Classics 1: ESII, SPF, K2, KX, KM, ME, MX, ME Super | Hove | English | 1992 |
| Fuhring | Pentax and Single-Lens-Reflex Photography (1st to 6th edition) | Amphoto | English | 1962 to 1973 |
| Gold | How to Use your Pentax 35mm Cameras | Alfre Pub. Co. | English | 1982 |
| Gottfried | Pentax MZ-7 | VFV | German | 2000 |
| Hadick | Pentax Z-10 | Laterna Magica | German | ? |
| Hünecke | Pentax SFX | Laterna Magica | German | 1988 |
| Hünecke | Pentax SFX | Laterna Magica | Dutch | 1988 |
| Hünecke | Pentax SFX | Hove | English | 1988 |
| Hünecke | Pentax SFX und SFXn | Laterna Magica | German | 1989 |
| Hünecke | Pentax SFX and SFXn | Laterna Magica | Dutch | 1989 |
| Hünecke | Pentax SFX and SFXn | Hove | English | 1990 |
| Hünecke | Pentax SF-7 | Laterna Magica | German | 1989 |
| Hünecke | Pentax SF-7 | Laterna Magica | Dutch | 1989 |
| Hünecke | Pentax SF-7 | Hove | English | 1989 |
| Hünecke | Pentax Z-1 | Laterna Magica | German | 1992 |
| Hünecke | Pentax Z-1 | Laterna Magica | Dutch | 1992 |
| Hünecke | Pentax Z-10 | Laterna Magica | German | 1992 |
| Hünecke | Pentax Z-10 | Laterna Magica | Dutch | 1992 |
| Hünecke | Pentax Z-20 | Laterna Magica | German | 1993 |
| Hünecke | Pentax Z-20 | Laterna Magica | Dutch | 1993 |
| Hünecke | Pentax Z-1p | Laterna Magica | German | ? |
| Hünecke | Pentax MZ-5 | Laterna Magica | German | 1995? |
| Keppler | The Asahi Pentax Way (1st to 11th edition) | Focal Press | English | 1966 to 1979 |
| Keppler | Il libro Asahi Pentax (1st and 2nd edition) | Effe | Italian | 1969 and 1975 |
| Keppler | Das Asahi Pentax Buch | Strache | German | ? |
| Keppler | Manual Pentax Asahi | Omega | Spanish | ? |
| Kilpatrick | Pentax Users' Guide: K1000, P30n | Hove | English | 1990 |
| Kilpatrick/Paradies | Pentax K1000 und P30n | Laterna Magica | German | 1990 |
| Kilpatrick/Paradies | Pentax K1000 und P30t | Laterna Magica | German | ? |
| London | A short course in Pentax photography (1st and 2nd edition) | Curtin & London | English | 1979 and 1983 |
| MacDonald- Honeyman-Hornak |
Pentax ME Super book of Photography | Hamlyn | English | 1982 |
| Murphy | Heiland Pentax Guide Including Asahi Pentax | Verlan | English | 1960 |
| Neumann | Zoom Kompakte Kreativ | Verlag Photographie | German | 1994 |
| Neumann | Zoom Compact in Creative Use | Verlag Photographie | English | 1994 |
| Palazzi | Pentax MX | Cesco Ciapanna | Italian | 1982 |
| Palazzi | Pentax ME Super | Cesco Ciapanna | Italian | 1982 |
| Paradies | Einfach Super - Alles über die Spiegelreflex Pentax Super A | Knapp | German | 1984 |
| Pentax Corp. | Pentax Photography - The Infinite Image | Pentax Corp. | English | 1980 |
| Pentax Europe | Story of the Pentax | Photo Life | Czech | 1998 |
| Prando | Il libro Pentax (1st and 2nd edition) | Cesco Ciapanna | Italian | 1981 and 1982 |
| Reshovsky | Honeywell Pentax System | Petersen | English | 1974 |
| Reynolds | The Asahi Pentax Spotmatic series SPF, ESII, SP1000 book | Focal Press | English | 1975 |
| Reynolds | The Asahi Pentax K series K2, KX, KM, K1000 book | Focal Press | English | 1976 |
| Reynolds | The Asahi Pentax M and K series ME, MX, K2, KX, KM, K1000 book | Focal Press | English | 1978 |
| Reynolds | The Asahi Pentax M series ME, MX, MV, MV1, MG, LX, Super A book | Focal Press | English | 1983 |
| Richter | Erfolgreich fotografieren mit dem Pentax System | Moewig Verlag, München | German | 1981 |
| Richter | Die Pentax Super-A | vfv | German | ? |
| Sherfy | Asahiflex and the Pre-1959 Asahi Pentax cameras | Sherfy | English | 1994 |
| Shipman | How to select and use Pentax SLR cameras(various editions) | HP Books (Fisher) | English | 1977 to 1989 |
| Spitzing | Pentax pentastisch | AOCo | German | 1978 |
| Spitzing | Pentax Guide | Paul Montel | French | 1979 |
| Spitzing | Das Pentax MESuper Buch | Pentax | German | 1980 |
| Swartz | The Pentax Guide | Amphoto | English | 1980 |
| Tydings | New Honeywell Pentax SLR Guide including the Honeywell EE 35 (7 editions) | Amphoto | English | 1963 to 1969 |
| Van Oosten | The Ultimate Asahi Pentax Screw Mount Guide 1952-1977 | Uitgeverij Jansz | English | 1999 |
| White/Sheehy | Pentax Book of Advertising | Classic Camera Collector Publications |
English | 1993 |
Author |
Title |
Publisher |
Language | Year |
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Page updated 25th Oct. 2001