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Pentax K-mount 50th anniversary

The Pentax K-mount was introduced 50 years ago: “The Pentax K-mount, sometimes referred to as the “PK-mount”, is a bayonet lens mount standard for mounting interchangeable photographic lenses to 35 mm single-lens reflex (SLR) cameras. It was created by Pentax in 1975, and has since been used by all Pentax 35 mm and digital SLRs […]

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New patent application for Pentax 70-150mm, 100-170mm, 70-180mm, and 150-250mm lenses

Ricoh has a new patent application released on May 30, which includes several optical lens designs/calculations: 70-150mm f/4.6-5.7 100-170mm f/4.6-5.2 70-180mm f/4.1-6.1 150-250mm f/5.3-7.9 Additional informtion:

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First sightings of the new Ricoh GR IV camera at the GR SPACE event in Tokyo today

Here are the first sightings of the new Ricoh GR IV camera at the GR SPACE event in Tokyo today:

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Ricoh Gashapon miniature camera collection

Earlier this year, a new Ricoh Gashapon camera miniature collection set was released in Japan with realistic reproductions of old Ricoh film cameras: Ricohflex III with viewfinder hood Ricoh Auto Half with film Ricoh GR1 (black) with film Ricoh GR1 (silver) with film The collection is already sold out in Japan, but you can still buy it from […]

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Pentax K-3 Mark III “The Ultimate Guide” eBook version 1.12 released

A new Pentax K-3 Mark III “The Ultimate Guide” eBook version 1.12 was released recently (more Pentax books can be found here):

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Pentax/Ricoh digest #93

→ New Ricoh/Pentax shopping site for Canada: shoppentax.ca. → Ricoh introduced the RICOH360 Business Package: a complete cloud-based solution for visualization, management, and optimization of space in 360 degrees. → New from Think Tank Photo: Walker Pro Rolling Backpack. → The new Viltrox Z1 retro camera flash is now available at B&H Photo, Amazon, and the official Viltrox […]

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Adobe price increase, plus the latest releases and offers from ON1, Topaz, and Skylum

The Adobe Creative Cloud plans for individuals will get a new name and pricing for customers in North America on June 17, 2025 (see all plans). Additional information is available here. ON1 released the 2025.2 update – free for all version 2025 owners and subscribers. See what’s new in ON1 version 2025.2 here. Additional information is available here. Topaz Labs released Video AI version […]

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