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New: Monster Adapter LA-KE1 Pentax K to Sony E lens adapter with autofocus, aperture control, and EXIF transmission

Monster Adapter (their English name) / 魔环 (Mó huán, their Chinese name, which means Magic Circle in English) just announced that their LA-KE1 Pentax K to Sony E lens adapter with autofocus, aperture control, and EXIF transmission has entered the final testing stage and should be available by the end of the year. The adapter […]

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Ricoh WG-6 and G900SE firmware and software updates released

Ricoh released firmware and software updates for two compact cameras: Firmware update version 1.03 for the Ricoh WG-6 camera DC software II update for the Ricoh G900SE camera

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The latest photo editing deals and coupons

The latest photo editing deals and coupons: Gigapixel AI: $79.99 (reg. $99.99). Topaz Labs Utility Bundle:$195 (reg. $249.99) Topaz Labs products: 15% off with code RUMORS15 DxO PhotoLab 4 Essential: $99.99 (reg. $129) DxO PhotoLab 4 Elite: $149.99 (reg. $199) Capture One Pro 21: 20% of pre-orders Capture One Pro 20 prepaid: 25% off with […]

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Updates: the new Pentax K-3 Mark III will be priced around $1,900 and will be launched in February 2021

A few updates on the Pentax K-3 Mark III flagship APS-C DSLR camera:

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Progress report on the upcoming Pentax APS-C DSLR flagship camera (officially named Pentax K-3 Mark III)

Ricoh released the official name and full specifications of the upcoming Pentax K-3 Mark III flagship APS-C DSLR camera. The official release will be by the end of 2020. The price was not announced. (see this post for updates) Here are the details:

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Venus Optics to announce a new Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO lens for Pentax K-mount

Venus Optics will launch a new Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO lens for Pentax K-mount. Here are the lens details:

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Special offers on the new Capture One Pro 21 and Topaz Labs Gigapixel AI 5.2

Today Topaz Labs released Gigapixel AI version 5.2 (Gigapixel AI can enlarge images up to 600% without losing detail and preserving image quality). Gigapixel AI is now on sale for $79.99 (reg. $99.99) and so is the Topaz Labs Utility Bundle ($195, reg. $249.99). You can get an additional 15% off with code RUMORS15 on all Topaz Labs products. The new […]

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