DENVER, CO (September 10, 2012) - PENTAX RICOH IMAGING AMERICAS CORPORATION (PENTAX), today expands on the innovative Q-system with the new 12.4 megapixel PENTAX Q10 interchangeable lens camera, new Q-Mount PENTAX 06 15-45mm F2.8 telephoto zoom lens and Adapter Q for PENTAX K-mount lenses, expanding its family of compact Q series products.

ENGADGET: Pentax launches Q10 interchangeable lens camera, K-5 II and K-5 IIs flagship DSLRs

So the oil-services companies devised techniques (such as the Q-Fin system from WesternGeco and the Nautilus system from CGGVeritas) to measure and adjust the position of the streamers as they travel through the water.

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System providers like Q-Cells and First Solar will continue to sell in Germany, but there's more incentive now to focus on other countries where the market is still tiny.

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