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Pentax digest #78

→ PictureCorrect holiday sale. → The 25% off offer from Topaz Labs for their Photo AI and Video AI apps is ending this weekend. The new version of Gigapixel 7 will be released in January and is still available for pre-order at the discounted price of $99. → Vote for the 2023 Worst Camera of the Year award (see previous winners here). → ON1 released a […]

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Pentax digest #80

→ New Gura Gear Kiboko City Classic 18L+ camera backpack announced. → Ulanzi announced the launch of two new cheap camera backpacks – BP09 (22L) and BP10 (35L): Ulanzi BP09 camera backpack (22L) retail price: $109, early bird price: $89 Ulanzi BP10 hardshell camera backpack (35L) retail price: $149, early bird price: $119 → B&H Photo […]

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The Pentax brand is 104 years old

The Pentax brand is 104 years old: “The original company was founded as Asahi Optical Co Asahi Kogaku Goshi Kaisha in November 1919 by Kumao Kajiwara, at a shop in the Toshima suburb of Tokyo, and began producing spectacle lenses (which it still manufactures).[1] In 1938 it changed its name to Asahi Optical Co., Ltd. […]

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Pentax digest #79

→ Really Right Stuff (RRS) announced a new MC-LS universal L-bracket: one plate, many cameras (additional information is available here). → Ulanzi announced a new portable fog machine for video and photography (additional information). → The Nomatic x Peter McKinnon LUMA camera bag collection that was listed for funding on Kickstarter is now available for sale at […]

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Pentax digest #77

→ The “I’m Back Film” 20MP digital film cartridge already raised over $400k on Kickstarter. → PictureCorrect autumn sale: The Photography Tutorial eBook: 78% off The Composition Cheat Sheets: 81% off → Organize your gear with Nanuk’s N-Cubik System. → New: Peak Design Camera Cube V2.

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Pentax channel live event on November 26, 2023

Ricoh will hold a Pentax channel live event on YouTube on November 26 2023, where we can get some news/updates on upcoming projects – here is the agenda:

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Pentax digest #76

→ New Gura Gear Kiboko 30L backpack pre-sale. Orders will ship by the third week of October. → Ulanzi announced a new VideoGo travel video tripod – additional information is available here (early bird price: save $40 until October 19, 2023). → Aurora Aperture has a new project available for funding: Gnu 5-in-1 modular tripod system that can turn […]

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