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Pentax KP camera hands-on field test

Pentax KP camera ($1,099) hands-on field test from The Camera Store TV:

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Ricoh Imaging sales are roughly half those of Leica

Some interesting research done by a reader (thanks Mistral75): In the 1960s and 1970s Asahi Optical was bigger than Canon and Nikon together Today, Ricoh Imaging sales (= Pentax + Ricoh Theta, GR and WG sales) are roughly half those of Leica. This information is not exactly confidential nor something I have made up but the […]

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Pentax camera image stabilization demo

Here is a Pentax camera image stabilization video demo taken by a reader at the 2017 CP+ show (thanks richardhaw.com):

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New flash and trigger solutions for Pentax cameras

There is a new Shanny SN600FGZ P-TTL GN60 HSS flash for Pentax cameras that was announced two months ago and according to the comments on this Facebook post, the same company will also be releasing a new trigger for Pentax cameras. The SN600FGZ flash costs $120 and can be purchased from Amazon. Phottix announced their new […]

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Third party Ricoh GR remote viewer app released

   There is now a new third party Ricoh GR remote viewer app available in the App store.

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Irix 11mm f/4 lens for Pentax K-mount officially announced

The Irix 11mm f/4 full frame lens for Pentax DSLR cameras is now officially announced. Additional information, including press release, MTF charts, specifications and pictures can be found over at PhotoRumors. Irix lenses can be purchased at Amazon US, Amazon UK, Amazon DE and Amazon IT.

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Top 10 PentaxRumors posts for February 2017

         These are the top 10 most visited PentaxRumors posts for February, 2017:

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