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New Pentax K-3 Mark III Jet Black Limited Edition camera now available for crowdfunding in Japan

A new Pentax K-3 Mark III Jet Black Limited Edition camera with a J limited Sanada Himo hand strap was announced in Japan. The project is listed on the crowdfunding platform Ubgoe. Only 232 cameras will be produced and the price is ¥300,000 (around $2,500). Here are the details:

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Pentax digest #44

→ Pentax K-1 Mark II + 28-105mm lens + battery grip kit now $450 off. → KUVRD has a new product on Kickstarter – a teeny cleaning tool for every lens & screen: “Universal Glass Cleaners. Safely clean any lens/screen/monitor. Conveniently stick to any surface/device. Washable. Reusable.” → Pentax K-5 photos cleaned up using DXO and […]

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Ricoh suspended all shipments to Russia

Like many other companies, Ricoh has also suspended all shipments to Russia. The company issued several press releases on that topic:

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Pentax: shift to online marketing & sales and workshop approach to production is global, not limited to Japan

According to Ricoh’s strategy as presented during the recent investors meeting on March 3rd the use of the Internet to connect directly with customers and the workshop approach to production are a global strategy, not an approach limited to Japan:

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Ricoh announced new Pentax Jupiter series binoculars

Ricoh announced new Pentax Jupiter series binoculars – here are the details (Pentax binoculars are sold at Adorama and B&H):

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Released: DxO PureRAW 2, Luminar Neo 1.0.2, ON1 Resize AI, Sharpen AI 4.0.2

DxO PureRAW 2 DxO released PureRAW 2 – the new version allows users to pre-process images without leaving Lightroom, offers significant speed improvements, added Fujifilm X-Trans/40 new cameras support, 5800 new modules, improved OS integration, and more. Skylum Luminar Neo 1.0.2 Skylum (located in Ukraine) released Luminar Neo 1.0.2 – some of the new improvements […]

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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

Customized Pentax lens for satellite mounting

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. The first pictures will be posted online soon. Additional information (Google translated):

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