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Pentax 17 film camera Q&A

By admin | Published: July 13, 2024

Ricoh published a long list of Q&A about the new Pentax 17 film camera (check pricing and availability at Adorama, B&H, Erhardt, Koch, Amazon, WEX):

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The new Pentax WG-8 all-weather camera will start shipping on July 12

By admin | Published: July 7, 2024

The new Pentax WG-8 all-weather camera will start shipping on July 12, according to Ricoh Japan (it was initially scheduled to ship on July 5th). Pentax WG-8 pre-orders: Adorama B&H Photo WEX Photo Pentax WG-100 pre-orders: Adorama B&H Photo WEX Photo Foto Koch Sample videos taken with the new Pentax WG-8 all-weather camera

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Update on the latest Ricoh financial results (FY 2023): net profit 3,839 million yen or +236.46% YoY

By admin | Published: July 6, 2024

Here is an update on the latest Ricoh Imaging segment financial results performance over the past few years (net profit): March 31, 2024 … profit of 3.839 billion yen March 31, 2023 … profit of 1.141 billion yen March 31, 2022 … loss of 396 million yen March 31, 2021 … loss of 1.13 billion […]

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Ricoh is considering increasing production of the new Pentax 17 film camera

By admin | Published: July 5, 2024

Ricoh is considering increasing production of the new Pentax 17 film camera, according to a recent interview with Ricoh executive published by ITmedia. Here is the recap by digicame-info:

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The new Pentax 17 film camera is already in stock in Europe

By admin | Published: June 30, 2024

The new Pentax 17 film camera is already in stock in Europe (I guess the demand was not as high as reported): DE: Foto Erhardt UK: WEX Photo Here are the estimated shipping dates from other retailers: Amazon DE: July 1st Foto Koch: July Adorama: slight delay B&H Photo: coming soon Previous coverage of the […]

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The latest from Luminar, ON1, DxO, and Adobe

By admin | Published: June 22, 2024

→ Skylum released a new Luminar Neo update version 1.20 with several improvements ranging from interface tweaks to bug fixes (additional information). → The previously reported ON1 Photo RAW 2024.5 is now officially released (additional information). → To commemorate their 20th anniversary, DxO announced a new promotional offer where you can get a 20% discount on all products […]

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

By admin | Published: June 21, 2024

Ricoh Japan issued a temporary order suspension for the new Pentax 17 film camera due to high demand. Pre-orders are still open in the US and Europe: Adorama | B&H | Paul’s | Koch | WEX. Full text of the notice (Google translation):

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