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Pentax K-1 overview tutorial

By admin | Published: July 8, 2016

Tony Northrup published his Pentax K-1 overview tutorial:

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Laowa Zero-D 12mm f/2.8 distortion-free lens to be available for Pentax K-mount

By admin | Published: July 7, 2016

Back in February I reported about a new Laowa Zero-D 12mm f/2.8 distortion-free lens. Similar to previous Laowa lenses, the new 12mm will also be available for Pentax K mount. Here again are the lens specification:

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New Ricoh Theta camera rumored to be announced soon

By admin | Published: July 5, 2016

I received information that Ricoh is preparing to announce a new Theta spherical VR camera that could come with 4k video recoding capabilities. Ricoh already has two different Theta models. The new version will most likely be announced for the Photokina show in September.

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Pentax K-S1 camera is now discontinued

By admin | Published: June 26, 2016

After the Pentax K-50, Q-S1 and 645D camera, the Pentax K-S1 DSLR camera is now also discontinued. B&H still has some K-S1 cameras in stock starting from $399.

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Photonstophotos published their Pentax K-1 sensor measurements

By admin | Published: June 23, 2016

Photonstophotos published their Pentax K-1 sensor measurements. First is the Photographic Dynamic Range (PDR) chart:

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Ricoh GR firmware update version 5.01 released

By admin | Published: June 23, 2016

Ricoh released firmware update version 5.01 for their GR compact camera with a single fix: Corrected – Interval Composite may not close correctly for enhanced features (V5.00).

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Pentax K-1 now in stock at B&H

By admin | Published: June 21, 2016

The Pentax K-1 full frame DSLR camera is currently in stock at B&H.

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