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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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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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