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Ricoh Imaging Americas Corporation is an official distributor of KENKO brand products in the United States

By admin | Published: October 3, 2023

As of October 1st, 2023, Ricoh Imaging Americas will be an official distributor of KENKO brand products. The Kenko products that will be initially distributed are (additional products will be added in the future):

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Pentax digest #75

By admin | Published: September 28, 2023

→ Lowepro announces the biggest Pro Trekker bag yet: Pro Trekker BP 650 AW II. → New PictureCorrect Adventure Cheat Sheets launch sale.Check out their other photography tutorials, ebooks, presets, and cheat sheets: The photography tutorial ebook The Landscape Photographer’s Lightroom Presets How to Photograph Fireworks eBook The Street Photographer’s Lightroom Presets PictureCorrect Fundamental Cheat Sheets […]

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HD PENTAX-DA 40mm f/2.8 Limited lens listed as “out of production” in Japan

By admin | Published: September 19, 2023

    The HD PENTAX-DA 40mm f/2.8 Limited lens is listed as “out of production” in Japan: In the US only the black version is currently in stock: More discontinued Pentax lenses can be found here (see also the official Ricoh website).

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The Ricoh GR III “Diary Edition” camera is now in stock in the US

By admin | Published: September 17, 2023

The Ricoh GR III “Diary Edition” camera is now in stock in the US at B&H Photo:

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The latest DxO Optics Modules update supports the newest Pentax K-mount lenses

By admin | Published: September 11, 2023

DxO announced support for 1,528 new camera and lens combinations – the new modules are available across DxO’s full range of software: DxO PhotoLab (v5.14 and v6.9) DxO PureRAW (v3.5) DxO FilmPack (v6.14) DxO ViewPoint (v4.9) DxO NikCollection (v6.3) This month’s Optics Modules include the following for Pentax K lenses: HD Pentax-FA 50mm f/1.4 Pentax smc FA 50mm f/1.4 Classic HD Pentax-FA 35mm […]

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Overview of the latest Pentax/Ricoh firmware and software updates

By admin | Published: September 8, 2023

  Overview of the latest Pentax/Ricoh firmware and software updates:

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Major new software updates from Topaz, Luminar, and ON1

By admin | Published: September 7, 2023

The previously reported Topaz Labs Photo AI v2 is now officially released with many new models, including some entirely new enhancements, and many other improvements. Photo AI 2, the most substantial upgrade since the initial release. Photo AI 2 expands the product’s scope with Lighting/Color adjustments and significantly improves existing features like raw noise removal, sharpening, Autopilot, and Photoshop integration. You […]

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