Nikkei published a new article online on the future of compact cameras. The report indicates that many camera manufacturers have already or will soon abandon the compact segment. The one company Nikkei did not mention in their article is Ricoh, which continues to release new GR compact cameras and even gained some market share recently:
The currently discounted Pentax lenses for August 2022 can be found at B&H Photo and at Adorama.
In addition to the GR III firmware update version 1.61 I reported yesterday, Rioch also released a new firmware for the GR IIIx camera:
Ricoh released firmware update version 1.61 for the GR III camera with the following changes:
Here are the first pictures of the new/upcoming HD Pentax-D FA 100mm f/2.8 macro lens (the previous 100mm lens version is currently on sale at Adorama and B&H Photo): Same size and weight as the current model New optical system Improved purple fringing correction Higher price than the current model The official release is scheduled for 2022
→ DxO released PureRAW version 2.1 with support for Apple M1/M2 chips and the latest cameras and lenses. → Get a free memory card with the purchase of the Ricoh GR IIIx Urban Edition camera in Germany. → The latest Ricoh FY2021 financial results can be found here. → New shoulder bag DRIFT for Ricoh GR cameras […]
The top 10 PentaxRumors posts for July 2022 are:
