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Venus Optics Laowa 105mm f/2 for Pentax K mount now available for pre-oder

The Venus Optics Laowa STF 105mm f/2 lens for Pentax K mount is now available for pre-oder at B&H. The price is $699. The shipping date is not specified. Additional information (MTF chart and lens design):

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Pentax K-1 may start shipping earlier

Forum member BrAtClIF visited the Ricoh Imaging headquarters in Denver yesterday and learned that the K-1 may be… Posted by Pentax Forums on Friday, April 8, 2016

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Ricoh published additional Pentax K-1 sample photos

Ricoh Japan published new sample photos taken with the full frame Pentax K-1 DSLR camera. More K-1 sample images can be found here, here and here. Links to full resolution photos (large files, the page will load slow):

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Irix 15mm f/2.4 lens for Pentax K mount pricing announced

The price of the two new Irix 15mm f/2.4 lenses for Pentax K mount is as follow: 695 EUR for Irix Blackstone 475 EUR for Irix Firefly Irix is expected to announce also a 11mm f/4 lens for Pentax K mount. Via PhotoRumors.com

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Top 10 PentaxRumors posts for March 2016

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

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Pentax K-1 updates (user manual, sample photos and more)

The Pentax K-1 manual is now available for download New articles added on the dedicated Pentax K-1 website A lot of Pentax K-1 talk at the recent IR interview with Ricoh executives Pentax/Ricoh price increase coming to Canada tomorrow

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Fujifilm X70 vs. Ricoh GR II 28mm premium compact cameras

Mirrorlessons posted a comparison between the Fujifilm X70 ($699) and Ricoh GR II ($591) 28mm premium compact cameras:

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