Pentax WG-8 review: a real Captain Scarlet of a compact camera, even though it only comes in green or black

Pentax WG-8.

I’ve got a bit of a soft spot for Pentax. The Pentax ME Super was one of my first ‘proper’ 35mm SLR film cameras back in the early 1980s and, to me, it had the same kind of iconic status as early generations of the VW Golf (or Rabbit) from the same era.

Fast forward to 2011 and Pentax was acquired by Ricoh. The Pentax name continued to adorn SLRs (albeit digital rather than film), with current models including the Pentax KF and Pentax K-3 Mark III, while compact cameras were badged as Ricoh. It looks like the Pentax brand name is coming back to compact cameras, with recent additions including the Pentax 17 retro compact film camera.