The US pricing for the new Irix 150mm f/2.8 Macro 1:1 full-frame DSLR lens for Pentax K-mount is now officially announced: $595. Pre-orders are now open at B&H Photo. Additional information, including MTF chart, distortion graph and technical specifications can be found here:
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In addition to the $100 discount I already reported two weeks ago, the Pentax K-1 Mark II DSLR camera now also comes with a free D-BG6 battery grip (priced at $219), Pentax DSLR Slingbag 2 (priced at $52.95) and Pentax padded camera strap (priced at $29.95): Adorama B&H Photo
The Pentax K-1 upgrade service won the Good Design Gold Award. The full press release can be found here.
The FCC filing for the Ricoh GR III camera is now available online (code name R02010). The camera dimensions are: 109.4 mm (width) x 38.5 mm (height) x 33.2 mm (depth). Wi-Fi and Bluetooth v4.2 are installed. Via Nokishita
The new Ricoh WG-60 rugged, waterproof, shockproof and crushproof camera is now available for pre-order at Adorama and B&H. Sample images and additional information on the WG-60 can be found here.
ThePhoblographer published their interview with Ricoh engineering team on the new GR III camera. Here is a quick recap: Rioch doesn’t believe that full-frame is necessarily superior to other formats The lens has been redesigned to achieve better optical performance and smaller size The sensor stabilization is the same as in Pentax DSLR cameras GR III […]
