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President Noboru Akabane had always habitually said that he wanted PENTAX to become a cute brand that people could look at and say, “look at them, they’re doing something crazy again, but I guess that’s just what they do”

By admin | Published: March 20, 2023

The Japanese magazine Barfout published an interview with Takeo Suzuki (Product Planner and Designer of Ricoh Imaging’s PENTAX Business Unit), here is an interesting quote:

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Pentax digest #65

By admin | Published: March 19, 2023

→ B&H has listed several new SD cards (64GB and up) with V60 ratings along with a 512GB V90 card (V60 cards read speed: up to 250MB/s, write speed: up to 130MB/s; V90 cards read speed: up to 300MB/s, write speed: up to 250MB/s). → KEH March promotions: Buy, sell, and trade pre-owned equipment Three focal […]

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New medium format camera from Pentax?

By admin | Published: March 18, 2023

Probably more clickbait than real rumors, but here it is – a new medium format camera from Pentax:

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The latest photo editing software updates and offers

By admin | Published: March 18, 2023

→ AlexOnRAW released a new AI-Powered Workflow for photographers video course. The course is created for a broader audience than the AlexOnRAW Capture One products and covers the hot topic of AI editing. The course contains three hours of high-quality video lessons. All videos are available online or for download, and as transcripts for quick reference. Until the […]

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The Pentax smc PENTAX-DA 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 ED SDM lens is now discontinued

By admin | Published: March 13, 2023

The Pentax smc PENTAX-DA 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 ED SDM lens is listed as discontinued in Japan (also on the official Rioch website): In the US B&H Photo list the lens as “no longer available”, Adorama has it on backorder, but Amazon still has 5 in stock: Update – the smc Pentax-DA 40mm f/2.8 XS lens was also […]

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Pentax digest #64

By admin | Published: March 11, 2023

→  Topaz Labs released a new Photo AI update (additional information is available here). → The new ON1 Sky Swap AI plugin is now officially released – additional information is available here. → Pentax HD D FA Macro 100mm f/2.8 ED AW lens review at Capa Camera. → Pentax HD D FA Macro 100mm f/2.8 ED AW […]

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Ricoh GR III price increases in the UK, new Pentax savings in Germany

By admin | Published: March 9, 2023

The Ricoh GR III cameras got a price increase in the UK a few weeks ago: Ricoh GR III is now £949 (was £899) Ricoh GR IIIs is now £999 (was £899) Ricoh started new Pentax savings in Germany: Foto Koch Foto Erhardt

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