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2025 digital camera shipment market share: Ricoh at 2.1%, up 1.3% from 2024

By admin | Published: August 20, 2026

Here is the 2025 digital camera shipment market share from the latest Nikkei Industry Report:

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What else is new?

By admin | Published: August 15, 2026

The major new Luminar Prime Fall Upgrade 2026 is now available for pre-order with a 50% off early-bird price MyBoook.com is a new website & gallery builder that automatically syncs with Adobe Lightroom (coupon code included) The Peak Design modular field L-bracket system crowdfunding project ends in 5 days

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Christopher Nolan modified a Pentax 6×7 medium format camera to serve as a director’s viewfinder for The Odyssey movie

By admin | Published: August 10, 2026

  Christopher Nolan is famous for his commitment to large-format film, especially 15-perf 65mm/70mm IMAX. What is less widely known is one of the practical tools that has helped him previsualize those towering frames: a modified Pentax 6×7 medium-format still camera used as a director’s viewfinder. Christopher Nolan’s teams have long used a modified Pentax […]

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The Ricoh Pentax WG-90 waterproof shock-resistant camera is discontinued, a new model will be announced at the end of the year

By admin | Published: August 8, 2026

I received information that the Ricoh Pentax WG-90 waterproof shock-resistant camera (see previous coverage) is now discontinued and that a new model will be announced at the end of the year. Ricoh already sent this information to authorized dealers, informing them of the discontinuation. In the US, the Ricoh Pentax WG-90 is currently $30 off. […]

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Report: a new Pentax DSLR camera is already in production

By admin | Published: August 4, 2026

Kimio Tanaka recently doubled down on his previous reports about a new Pentax DSLR camera by commenting that production has already started: It is still not clear what exact model the new Pentax camera is – see previous coverage:

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Ricoh Q1 financial report: “Cameras performed well and increased earnings, primarily on strength of Ricoh GR series demand”

By admin | Published: August 4, 2026

Ricoh released its FY2026 Q1 financial report. Here is a quote that refers to the camera division (part of the “other” reporting): Other Other segment sales were ¥12.2 billion and increased by 39.5% as compared to the previous corresponding period. The camera business continued to perform strongly, driven mainly by the RICOH GR series, resulting […]

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The Pentax 17 & Pentax Spotmatic SP film 1:1 wooden replica cameras are now $40

By admin | Published: August 2, 2026

The Pentax 17 and Pentax Spotmatic SP film 1:1 wooden replica cameras are now $40: Pentax 17 35mm half-frame film camera (available also on eBay) Asahi Pentax Spotmatic SP SLR film camera (available also on eBay) Additional pictures: Pentax 17 35mm half-frame film camera Asahi Pentax Spotmatic SP SLR film camera Please note that each wooden […]

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