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Additional information on the new Pentax custom image modes and firmware updates

By admin | Published: June 23, 2022

Here is some additional information on the new custom image modes and firmware updates:

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New function-expansion firmware updates for Pentax K-1, K-1 Mark II, and K-3 Mark III cameras

By admin | Published: June 22, 2022

New function-expansion firmware for PENTAX K-1, K-1 Mark II and K-3 Mark III cameras: Featuring special-edition Custom Images to optimize the imaging performance of PENTAX Limited-series lenses; KATEN mode released the first season-specific Custom Images option TOKYO, June 23, 2022, －RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. is pleased to announce the release of new function-expansion firmware for PENTAX […]

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Another class-action lawsuit against Ricoh for Pentax cameras aperture defects was dismissed by a federal judge in Illinois

By admin | Published: June 20, 2022

After the New York State class-action lawsuit against Ricoh for Pentax cameras aperture defects was dismissed back in February, Law360 reports that a similar lawsuit was also thrown out by an Illinois federal judge (the full article is behind a paywall): Just a reminder that a similar class-action lawsuit was recently filed also n Pennsylvania:

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The new Pentax O-GPS2 GPS unit is now available for pre-order, will be in short supply

By admin | Published: June 16, 2022

The new Pentax O-GPS2 GPS unit for Pentax DSLR cameras is now available for pre-order at: Adorama (US) B&H Photo (US) WEX (UK) Ricoh Japan announced a supply shortage for the Pentax O-GPS2 GPS unit

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DxO Nik Collection 5 now available

By admin | Published: June 15, 2022

Today DxO announced the all-new Nik Collection 5. The suite consists of eight different plug-ins, Major improvements were introduced in Color Efex and Analog Efex. The design of the user interface has been rebuilt from scratch and now has also several new features. Here are the details: What’s new? Why upgrade? More info Free trial Purchased here New DxO Photolab […]

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Pentax digest #47

By admin | Published: June 11, 2022

→ The Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan (CIPA) released the latest camera production data. → New Ricoh Theta “HDRI” plug-in released. → A Shift in Strategy: What is Pentax’s “Workshop-like” Model? → Ricoh announced the opening of “PENTAX Clubhouse” in Yotsuya. → Ricoh GR meet in Japan.

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Ricoh announced a new Pentax O-GPS2 GPS unit for Pentax DSLR cameras

By admin | Published: June 8, 2022

Ricoh announced a new Pentax O-GPS2 GPS unit for Pentax DSLR cameras. The new version makes it easy to capture stellar images of the night sky and is developed as a successor to the current Pentax O-GPS1 model. The new Pentax O-GPS2 provides more reliable and higher-precision positioning data gathered from GPS in the U.S., […]

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