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The new Pentax 17 film camera is now in stock at B&H Photo

By admin | Published: August 6, 2024

The new Pentax 17 film camera is currently in stock for the first time at B&H Photo: The Pentax 17 has been in stock in Europe for a while: Amazon DE | Erhardt | Koch | WEX. Pentax film cameras for sale on Amazon

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Ricoh Q1 financial results: “the camera business performed well, resulting in increased revenue and profit”

By admin | Published: August 6, 2024

Today, Ricoh released their latest FY2024 Q1 financial results (for the first quarter ended June 30, 2024). As usual, the camera business is part of “Other”  and specific data is not provided. Here are all the references I found on the camera business (click of larger view): Source: Ricoh IR

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Pentax digest #88

By admin | Published: August 4, 2024

  → New camera bags: OnePro backpack designed for outdoor photography Wandrd Carryall duffel cameera bag Gura Gear Kiboko City Commuter 18L+ limited edition camera bag in Slate Grey (additional information) → Hobolite announced new Avant Max and Mini Max Bi-Color LED lighting kits (for additional information and international shipping, check the official Hobolite website). → The LIT DUO 1 […]

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The new Pentax WG-8 and WG-100 all-weather cameras are now in stock for the first time

By admin | Published: August 3, 2024

The new Pentax WG-8 and WG-100 all-weather cameras are now in stock for the first time: Pentax WG-8: B&H Photo | WEX Photo Pentax WG-100: Adorama | B&H Photo | WEX Photo | Foto Koch Sample videos taken with the new Pentax WG-8 all-weather camera

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Ricoh Japan issued a second temporary order suspension for the new Pentax 17 film camera

By admin | Published: August 3, 2024

Ricoh Japan issued another temporary order suspension for the new Pentax 17 film camera due to more orders than expected. Pre-orders are still open in the US, and the camera is already in stock in Europe: US (pre-order): Adorama | B&H Photo | Paul’s Europe (in stock) Amazon DE | Erhardt | Koch | Amazon DE | WEX Full text of […]

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Pentax 17 film camera teardown video

By admin | Published: August 1, 2024

Pentax 17 film camera teardown video – a look inside the new film camera from Pentax (check pricing and availability at Adorama, B&H,  Paul’s, Erhardt, Koch, Amazon DE, WEX): This is a long video, so here are  the chapter listings below:

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The latest updates from Topaz, ON1, and Adobe

By admin | Published: July 31, 2024

→ Topaz Labs released Photo AI version 3.1.0 with new Autopilot Suggestions and major quality improvements across the board. Topaz also made improvements to the speed of masking and preview rendering in the app. Additional information is available here. → In addition to Video AI Pro, Topaz also released a new Gigapixel PRO version for professionals with high-quality upscaling, commercial […]

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