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HD PENTAX-D FA★ 85mm f/1.4ED SDM AW lens hands-on photos

By admin | Published: May 28, 2020

Some hands-on photo from the new HD PENTAX-D FA★ 85mm f/1.4ED SDM AW lens:

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Announced: HD PENTAX-D FA★ 85mm f/1.4ED SDM AW lens for K-mount

By admin | Published: May 27, 2020

As previously reported, Ricoh just officially released the latest HD PENTAX-D FA★ 85mm f/1.4ED SDM AW lens for K-mount. The US price is $1899.95 (£2,099.59 in the UK, CHF 2,299 in Switzerland). The deidcated Ricoh website can be found here. Pre-orders should open soon at Adorama, B&H and Amazon. Additional information:

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Additional information on the upcoming Pentax D FA * 85mm f/1.4 lens

By admin | Published: May 26, 2020

Some additional information on the upcoming Pentax D FA * 85mm f/1.4 lens:

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“I’m Back” digital back for film cameras raised $400k on Kickstarter

By admin | Published: May 26, 2020

The new improved I’m Back® project that adds a digital back to old film cameras raised almost $400,000 on Kickstarter and is ending in 4 days (compatible with Pentax ME/ME super/K1000/Spotomatic and many other brands) – here are the details:

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Pentax D FA * 85mm f/1.4 lens leaked on Amazon UK (price: £2,099.59)

By admin | Published: May 24, 2020

The new Pentax D FA * 85mm f/1.4 lens leaked on Amazon UK – it will be announced/released on May 28th with a price tag of £2,099.59. Here are the details:

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Irix to release a new lens

By admin | Published: May 21, 2020

Irix has a teaser for a new lens – here is the video (Irix lenses are available also for Pentax K-mount):

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Interview with Ricoh GR III engineers and designers

By admin | Published: May 20, 2020

As a part of the new Ricoh GR photography YouTube channel, Ricoh published an interview with Takashi Arai (Product Planning Development Manager), Toshiya Inaba, and Tetsuo Hosokawa (Product Designers) explaining the different stages of the design of the Ricoh GR III camera:

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