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New Pentax Ricoh professional service started in Japan

By admin | Published: April 27, 2018

A new Pentax Ricoh professional service was started in Japan:

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Ricoh FY2018/03 financial results

By admin | Published: April 27, 2018

Today Ricoh released their FY2018/03 financial results – sales are slightly up, profits are down. Not much information is available for the camera segment (part of Smart Vision).

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New price drops on Irix lenses for Pentax K-mount

By admin | Published: April 26, 2018

There is a new price drop on Irix lenses for Pentax K-mount in the US: Irix 15mm f/2.4 Firefly lens: $425 ($50 off) Irix 11mm f/4 Firefly lens: $524.95 ($50 off) Irix 11mm f/4 Blackstone lens: $649.95 ($125 off) The new discounts are available also at Adorama and Amazon. Similar deals are available also in […]

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The Pentax K-1 Mark II camera comes again with a free battery grip

By admin | Published: April 24, 2018

The Pentax K-1 Mark II camera comes again with a free D-BG6 battery grip. You can also get $200 off on the Pentax K-1 Mark II camera + HD Pentax-D FA L 28-105mm f/3.5/5.6 ED lens combo. For more photography deals follow PhotogDeals on Facebook and Twitter

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Ricoh released updates for Image Transmitter, Digital Camera Utility and Pentax Tethered Capture Plug-in

By admin | Published: April 23, 2018

Ricoh Imaging released several software updates: Pentax Tethered Capture plug-in for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom version 1.3.0 Image Transmitter 2 update version 2.4.0 Digital Camera Utility 5 update version 5.8.1

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Just announced: Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO full frame manual focus lens for Pentax K-mount

By admin | Published: April 20, 2018

Venus Optics officially announced their new Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO full frame manual focus lens for Pentax K-mount. Pricing and availability are not yet available. Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO technical specifications:

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Venus Optics to announce a new Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2:1 macro lens for Pentax K-mount

By admin | Published: April 19, 2018

Venus Optics is rumored to announce a new Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2:1 macro lens for Pentax K-mount (pictured above) at the Beijing P&E show that starts on May 3rd. After the Laowa 60mm f/2.8 2X Ultra-Macro lens ($399), this will be the second 2:1 lens in the company’s offering. The new lens will have infinity focus and no chromatic aberration. The recently announced Laowa […]

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