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Pentax K-1 water resistance test

By admin | Published: August 31, 2016

This new video shows the water resistance capabilities of the Pentax K-1 camera:

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New Pentax rebates now online

By admin | Published: August 22, 2016

B&H published a new set of Pentax lens rebates that offer up to $600 off on selected lenses/combos:

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Does the Pentax K-1 also have the white dots issue during long exposures?

By admin | Published: August 21, 2016

Does the Pentax K-1 DSLR camera also has a thermal problem/white dots/bright spots during long exposures? A reader sent me the above picture – it appears that Ricoh overlooked the white dot issue during longer exposures (this is a form of noise that shows up on most long exposure taken with Long Exposure noise off). The problem seems […]

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Deal of the day: Pentax AF200FG flash is now 50% off

By admin | Published: August 10, 2016

For a limited time the Pentax AF200FG flash is $69 off with free shipping (new price: $69.95, original price: $139). The main specs are:

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Firmware update v1.10 for Pentax K-70 released

By admin | Published: August 10, 2016

     Ricoh released another firmware update v1.10 for the Pentax K-70 DSLR camera. Here is the changelog:

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Metz released firmware update that will make their Mecablitz flashes compatible with the Pentax K-1 camera

By admin | Published: August 9, 2016

Metz released new firmware updates that will make their Mecablitz 44 AF-1, 48 AF-1, 50 AF-1, 58 AF-1 und 58 AF-2 flashes compatible with the Pentax K-1 DSLR camera. Here is the translated press release:

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New advisory: some Sigma lenses could also scratch the Pentax K-70 camera

By admin | Published: August 9, 2016

Today Sigma issued a new advisory that some of their lenses for Pentax K mount could leave a “small scratch” when attached to the new Pentax K-70 camera. Similar issue was also reported with the K-1 camera. Here is the full press text with the list of lenses:

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