The Pentax smc FA 645 300mm f/4 ED (IF) lens is now $1,500 off at B&H Photo. All other currently discounted Pentax lenses can be found here. A modified smc PENTAX-DA ★ 300mm f/4ED [IF] SDM lens was installed in the 6U CubeSat Kitsune satellite for high-resolution photos and sent to space
Ricoh Imaging will shut down its EU website at www.ricoh-imaging.eu on September 5, 2022, and will replace it with a new, more generic/general website. All current accounts will not be transferred over to the new website. You still have time to download any information from your account (invoices, receipts. etc).
Nikkei published a new article online on the future of compact cameras. The report indicates that many camera manufacturers have already or will soon abandon the compact segment. The one company Nikkei did not mention in their article is Ricoh, which continues to release new GR compact cameras and even gained some market share recently:
The currently discounted Pentax lenses for August 2022 can be found at B&H Photo and at Adorama.
In addition to the GR III firmware update version 1.61 I reported yesterday, Rioch also released a new firmware for the GR IIIx camera:
Ricoh released firmware update version 1.61 for the GR III camera with the following changes:
Here are the first pictures of the new/upcoming HD Pentax-D FA 100mm f/2.8 macro lens (the previous 100mm lens version is currently on sale at Adorama and B&H Photo): Same size and weight as the current model New optical system Improved purple fringing correction Higher price than the current model The official release is scheduled for 2022
