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Pentax digest (videos)

By admin | Published: March 30, 2018

→ 5 reasons to buy the Pentax KP camera – a mirrorless killer? → Pentax Q-S1 camera review. → Pentax K-1 II camera hand-held pixel shift processing.

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Pentax K-1 Mark II DSLR camera already shipping, first review published online

By admin | Published: March 28, 2018

The new Pentax K-1 Mark II DSLR camera is expected to start shipping in April and it seems that some stores already received the first pieces (see cameranu.nl). The first Pentax K-1 Mark II camera review is also now available online at tiendapentaxeros.com (Google translation). Update: part II of the review is now available online (Google translation). Pentax K-1 Mark […]

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Ricoh has a new patent for an improved Pentax smc DA★ 16-50mm f/2.8 lens

By admin | Published: March 23, 2018

There are already rumors that Ricoh is planning to revamp the current DA★ lenses with new motor drives and electronics and the first two lenses benefiting from this treatment will most likely be the current 16-50mm f/2.8 and 50-135mm f/2.8 models. In the case of the DA★ 16-50mm f/2.8 the revamping could include some tweaks […]

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Nikkei: Ricoh to book $1.72 billion impairment loss as North American business slumps

By admin | Published: March 23, 2018

Nikkei published a new article titled Japan’s Ricoh to book $1.72bn impairment loss as North American business slumps: “Japanese office equipment maker Ricoh Co Ltd on Friday said it would book an impairment loss of 180 billion yen ($1.72 billion), citing a slump in North American business as users shift from print to digital.” Earlier this […]

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The new Pentax K-1 Mark II DSLR camera will start shipping on April 20th

By admin | Published: March 22, 2018

Ricoh Japan announced that the new Pentax K-1 Mark II DSLR camera will start shipping on April 20th. In the US, B&H and Amazon list the K-1 Mark II shipping date as April 11th. Pentax K-1 Mark II pre-order options: B&H Photo | Adorama | Amazon | WEX (UK).

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New: ALPA Pentax 67 lens module

By admin | Published: March 21, 2018

ALPA recently announced a new Pentax 67 lens module:

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Pentax at the 2018 Photography Show in Birmingham

By admin | Published: March 20, 2018

Some pictures of the new Pentax products at the 2018 Photography Show in Birmingham courtesy of PhotographyBlog.

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