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Promote Control adds advanced remote control capabilities for the Pentax K‐1 DSLR camera

Promote Systems added advanced Pentax K‐1 remote control capabilities to their Promote Control. Pentax K-1 users can now perform Pixel Shift Timelapse, Bulb Ramping, extended HDR and more with the Promote Control (available on Amazon and B&H) Additional information:

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Ricoh Theta SC camera registered in Russia

Ricoh recently registered Theta SC camera model with the Russian certification authority. A new Theta camera has been rumored for a while and is expected to have 4k video recording capabilities. Via Nokishita

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More on the rumored Pentax mirrorless camera

I received an update on the rumored Pentax mirrorless camera – it was described to me as something between the Pentax K-01 (pictured above) and the vintage K1000 SLR camera (see it here on Wikipedia). The official announcement / shipment is expected in Spring of 2017. This is all I have for now. If you […]

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Yongnuo YN585EX wireless speedlite is compatible with Pentax Wireless Flash System (P-TTL)

The Yongnuo YN585EX wireless speedlite is compatible with Pentax Wireless Flash System (P-TTL): A YN585EX supports receiving wireless signal from the master unit of AF-360FGZ, AF540FGZ II and other Pentax cameras. It also supports 4 channels, off-camera TTL and manual flash. Yongnuo YN585EX features:

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Pentax K-1 camera price increase?

Starting October 1st, the price of the Pentax K-1 camera went up by $150 at Adorama and B&H, but Amazon still sells the camera for the old price of $1,796.95. I am not sure if this price increase is permanent and what other products are impacted. Update – there has also been a K-1 price […]

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Top 10 PentaxRumors posts for September 2016

These are the top 10 most visited PentaxRumors posts for September, 2016:

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“Ricoh GR is one of our most important premium cameras. We want to reassure our GR lovers that the series will continue.”

If you missed the dpreview interview with Ricoh at Photokina (I shared it already on Facebook and Twitter few days ago), here is an interesting quote regarding the future of the GR line:

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