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Ricoh/Pentax interview at the 2024 Paris Photo Show

Phototrend published their interview from the 2024 Paris Photo Show with Yazid Belmadi (Ricoh sales manager). Here is the recap by digicame-info:

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Pentax digest #90

→ Ricoh now also sells the new “Grad ND” software for the latest Pentax DSLR cameras in Europe. → Ricoh issued a notice of resumption of orders for the Pentax 17 film camera. → A guide to disassembling the Ricoh GR camera for sensor cleaning. → New app for Ricoh GR recipes: Camset. → GR SPACE TOKYO will […]

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Somebody converted their Ricoh GRIIIx camera into Monochrome (DIY)

There have been some rumors about a Ricoh GRIII Monochrome camera in the past. An old Ricoh patent (2016-201400) suggested a Bayer sensor without a color filter array (CFA) for sharper monochrome images. Check out this amzing Ricoh GRIIIx Monochrome DIY conversion performed by a fan in China (more videos available here):

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The latest releases from Topaz, Luminar, DxO, ON1, and Adobe

→ Topaz Labs released several new updates: Photo AI 3.3: includes new improvements like Super Focus and Recover Faces Gen 2. Gigapixel 8: with new Redefine Model (Creative Upscaler), Recovery Model, and Gen2 Face Recovery. New Gigapixel Cloud Service: a credit-based server processing option that allows you to offload processing tasks for faster and more efficient […]

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The Ricoh GR III is the 7th best-selling camera for the month of September at MAP Camera Japan

The Ricoh GR III is the 7th best-selling camera for the month of September at MAP Camera Japan: Canon EOS R5 Mark II Canon EOS R6 Mark II Fujifilm X-T5 Sony a7C II Fujifilm X-T50 Nikon Zf Ricoh GR III Sony a7IV DJI Osmo Pocket 3 Nikon Z6III

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The Pentax PF-85EDA spotting scope won the 2024 Good Design Award

The Pentax PF-85EDA spotting scope won the 2024 Good Design Award:

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Salty announced the first underwater housing for Ricoh GRIII and GRIIIx cameras

Salty announced a new underwater housing for the Ricoh GRIII and GRIIIx cameras with a depth rating of 20m/66ft and price of $1,181: The housing is made of anodized CNC machined 6061 billet aluminum and can be custom painted. Additional information is available here:

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