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Ihagee Elbaflex film analog SLR camera will be available also in Pentax K-mount

The Ihagee Elbaflex film analog SLR camera that started on Kickstarter will also be available in Pentax K-mount. Here is the update recently posted on Kickstarter: “The good news is that we have done some calculations, racked our brains and did some prototyping and the result is that we can also offer this camera with a […]

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Pentax Black Friday deals

The Pentax Black Friday deals above can be found on this page (just navigate to Photography->By Brand->Pentax. More discounted Pentax lenses can be found here. The Ricoh THETA V 360 4K spherical VR camera is now $30 off. The Pentax UK Black Friday offers can be found here. Other Black Friday deals: Adorama: buy a $100, $250, $500 […]

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Ricoh Black Friday deals

New Ricoh Black Friday deals int he US: Ricoh Theta V 360 camera with Ricoh selfie stick: $400 Ricoh Theta S 360 camera: $237 Ricoh WG-30W waterproof camera: $180 (available also in carbon gray) More Black Friday deals can be found here.

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New firmware update for the Ricoh Theta V camera

Ricoh released another firmware update for the Theta V camera:

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KEH Pre-Black Friday Sale Event (with a coupon code for up to 25% off)

KEH announced their “Pre-Black Friday Sale Event” where you can get 25% off featured products and 15% off everything else with coupon code PBF17A. This offer will run through Saturday, 11/18, at 4pm ET. KEH is also announcing a limited-time holiday promotion: 365-day warranty (KEH usually offers a 180-day warranty but will be extending that […]

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A year later, DxOMark officially publishes their Pentax 645Z test results

If you remember my post from December last year, DxOMark briefly published their test score of the Pentax 645Z medium format camera (now $1,500 off) and then removed it a few hours later. The results are now officially available on DxOMark’s website:

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Mitakon Speedmaster 135mm f/1.4 lens now available in Pentax K-mount

The Mitakon Speedmaster 135mm f/1.4 lens is now available in Pentax K-mount. The price of the lens is ¥330,000 excluding tax (around $2,900). Here are the technical specifications and two sample photos:

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