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Creating “sheep view” in the Faroe Islands with the Ricoh Theta camera

By admin | Published: July 19, 2016

An interesting use of the Ricoh Theta 360 camera for creating “sheep view” in the Faroe Islands:

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Firmware update v3.00 for the Ricoh GR II camera released

By admin | Published: July 15, 2016

Ricoh released firmware update version 3.00 for the Ricoh GR II camera. Here is the change log:

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Ricoh Theta M15 360 camera on sale

By admin | Published: July 13, 2016

The Ricoh Theta M15 360 spherical camera is currently on sale on Amazon for $192. This new price drop could be connected with the rumors about a new Ricoh Theta camera being announced at Photokina.

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Sigma 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro HSM C Pentax lens reviewed at DxOMark

By admin | Published: July 11, 2016

DxOMark published their test results for the Sigma 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro HSM C Pentax mount lens ($499). Their conclusion:

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Pentax K-70 camera will start shipping on July 22nd

By admin | Published: July 8, 2016

The shipping date of the new Pentax K-70 camera is listed as July 22nd on the official Ricoh Japan website. B&H lists the US availability as July 30th, while Amazon lists it as July 15th. The new HD Pentax-DA 55-300mm f/4.5-6.3 ED PLM WR RE lens will start shipping in August.

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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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