Pentax digest #18

By admin | Published: April 2, 2020



→ The Tamron A034TM tripod collar will fit the HD PENTAX-D FA 70-210mm f/4 ED SDM WR lens (source: Yaotomicamera).


→ Pentax HD Pentax-D FA 70-210mm f/4 ED SDM WR lens review by Ephotozine:

Pros

  • Very good and even sharpness generally
  • Low CA
  • Modest vignetting
  • Low distortion
  • Reliable AF
  • Weather resistance
  • Smooth bokeh
  • Half the weight of the f/2.8 lens
  • Excellent flare control
  • Well priced

Cons

  • f/4 aperture may not suit all
  • Edge sharpness drops off at longer focal lengths


→ Pentax MX – a nuts and bolts review

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New firmware updates for Ricoh Theta Z1 and Ricoh Theta V released

By admin | Published: April 1, 2020


Ricoh releases new firmware updates for the Theta Z1 and Theta V cameras:

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Ricoh introducing the new flagship Pentax K-AF camera

By admin | Published: April 1, 2020


Ricoh introducing the new flagship Pentax K-AF camera. Here are the details:

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Report: “the newly announced Pentax FA* 85mm f/1.4 is just a rehoused Sigma lens”

By admin | Published: March 31, 2020


Here is a report from Fstoppers – “Comments suggest the newly announced Pentax FA* 85mm f/1.4 is just a rehoused Sigma lens – probably not”:

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These photo editing software deals are ending next week

By admin | Published: March 27, 2020


Several deals on photo editing software are ending next week:

Skylum

→ Get $10 off the new Skylum Luminar 4.2 with coupon code NIKONRUMORS.
→ Only 2 days left: $40 off Aurora HDR.

DxO

→ DxO is offering up to 30% off on all DxO software until March 31 (including NIK Collection and the new DxO PhotoLab 3.2).

Topaz Labs

→ The new Sharpen AI is on sale for $59.99 (regularly $79.99) until April 3.
→ Two different Topaz Labs bundles are on sale.

Franzis

→ The Franzis Photographer’s Projects Collection is on sale for $39 (original price: $276, 86% off).

ON1

→ Save $30 on the new ON1 Photo RAW version 2020.1.

Rocky Nook

→ Rocky Nook is offering 40% off all books (paperback, ebook, and bundles) with coupon code NIKONRUMORS. All available photography books can be found here, all camera guides are listed here.

Adobe

→ Adobe Creative Cloud is 25% off through April 5th (US, Canada and Mexico)
→ Save 20% on Adobe Spark

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JAXA and Ricoh release the 3rd phase of 360-degree spherical still images captured in outer space

By admin | Published: March 25, 2020


Ricoh released the 3rd phase of 360-degree still images captured in outer space:

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Updated Pentax K-mount lens roadmaps (March 2020)

By admin | Published: March 23, 2020


Here are the updated Pentax K-mount lens roadmaps (March 2020 – click for larger view):

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