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Ricoh has filed a patent for a 24-90mm f/4 full-frame DSLR lens

By admin | Published: September 10, 2022

Ricoh has filed a patent for a 24-90mm f/4 full-frame DSLR lens. Pentax already had a 24-90mm f/3.5-4.5 SMC FA IF AL lens for K-mount: Here are the details from the patent application:

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Ricoh Japan announced a price increase coming on October 1st

By admin | Published: September 4, 2022

Ricoh Japan announced a new price increase that impacts several compact cameras and accessories (see table above). The price increase will take effect on October 3, 2022. I assume the price will impact other countries as well. Almost all photo companies announced price increases this year (Nikon, Canon, Sony, Sony again, Leica, TTartisan, Tokina, OM, and Zeiss). Here is the translated text of […]

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HD PENTAX-D FA★ 85mm f/1.4 ED SDM AW lens review by Ephotozine

By admin | Published: August 23, 2022

Ephotozine published their review of the HD Pentax-D FA* 85mm F/1.4 lens: “The lens delivers the highest quality, unfortunately at the highest price in its group as well. However, the quality cannot be denied, so if that is what is required the answer is clear. It is large and heavy, there is no escaping that, […]

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New: Ricoh patent application for 21mm f/2.4, 18mm f/2.4, 16mm f/2.4, and 14mm f/2.4 full-frame lenses

By admin | Published: August 12, 2022

Ricoh has a new patent application for multiple full-frame lenses including 21mm f/2.4, 18mm f/2.4, 16mm f/2.4, and 14mm f/2.4:

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The Pentax smc FA 645 300mm f/4 ED (IF) lens is now $1,500 off

By admin | Published: August 10, 2022

The Pentax smc FA 645 300mm f/4 ED (IF) lens is now $1,500 off at B&H Photo. All other currently discounted Pentax lenses can be found here. A modified smc PENTAX-DA ★ 300mm f/4ED [IF] SDM lens was installed in the 6U CubeSat Kitsune satellite for high-resolution photos and sent to space

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Discounted Pentax lenses for August 2022

By admin | Published: August 5, 2022

The currently discounted Pentax lenses for August 2022 can be found at B&H Photo and at Adorama.

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First pictures of the new/upcoming HD Pentax-D FA 100mm f/2.8 macro lens

By admin | Published: August 3, 2022

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

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