After several delays, Ricoh finally announced the release date of the new HD Pentax-D FA 70-200mm f/2.8 ED DC AW lens: March 18th, 2016. The US price of the lens is $2,296.9. Adorama and B&H are now taking pre-orders. HD Pentax-D FA 70-200mm f/2.8 ED DC AW lens features and specifications:
To commemorate Ricoh’s 80th anniversary, the company released a new Pentax K-3 II Silver edition camera. Only 500 pieces will be produced worldwide. The K-3 II Silver edition has a special silver-color coating on top of the magnesium-alloy camera body: “In order to give a more elegant, high-grade appearance to this exclusive model, its surface features is not […]
The previously rumored Ricoh WG-M2 action camera with 4k video is now officially announced. The price is $299,95 (available also in silver). The main features are: Ultra-wide angle 204°lens Waterproof up to 20 meters (no housing required) Shock-resistant up to 2 meters (6.5′) Cold-proof down to 14° Fahrenheit Waterproof down to 65′ 7 selectable video effect modes […]
Here are few size comparisons of the new Pentax K-1 camera with other full frame models from different manufactures and the K-3:
Venus Optics is coming up with two new Laowa lenses and they both will also be available for Pentax K mount (the Laowa 60mm f/2.8 Macro 2:1 and 15mm f/4 Shift Macro 1:1 are already available):
On the official Pentax K-1 mini-site, there is a picture (see above) of the K-1 with several other Pentax lenses, from left to right: HD Pentax-D FA★ 70-200mm f/2.8 ED DC AW, HD Pentax-D FA 150-450mm f/4.5-5.6 ED DC AW, HD Pentax-D FA 24-70mm f/2.8 ED SDM WR, HD Pentax-D FA 15-30mm f/2.8 ED SDM […]
Two of the Pentax K-1 sample photos published online by Ricoh few days ago were taken with and without the new Pixel Shift feature:
