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Interview with Ricoh Imaging president Noboru Akahane

DC.Watch published an interview with Ricoh Imaging president Noboru Akahane – here is the Google translation:

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The latest Nikon, Canon, and Pentax DSLR camera sales data from BCN+R

BCN+R published their latest DSLR camera sales data: From the BCN+R report (Google translated):

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Another class-action lawsuit against Ricoh for Pentax cameras aperture defects was dismissed by a federal judge in Illinois

After the New York State class-action lawsuit against Ricoh for Pentax cameras aperture defects was dismissed back in February, Law360 reports that a similar lawsuit was also thrown out by an Illinois federal judge (the full article is behind a paywall): Just a reminder that a similar class-action lawsuit was recently filed also n Pennsylvania:

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Pentax digest #47

→ The Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan (CIPA) released the latest camera production data. → New Ricoh Theta “HDRI” plug-in released. → A Shift in Strategy: What is Pentax’s “Workshop-like” Model? → Ricoh announced the opening of “PENTAX Clubhouse” in Yotsuya. → Ricoh GR meet in Japan.

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What else is new?

New Eddycam Easy elk leather camera straps (the softest camera strap available today) ON1 Photo RAW 2022.5 is coming in June with Leica M11 support You can make a pinhole camera from this Leica M3 tin

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Ricoh’s financial results for FY2021 are out

Ricoh released its financial results for FY2021 – here are a few quotes (the camera division is under “Other”):

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The crowdfunding of the Pentax K-3 Mark III Jet Black Limited Edition camera in Japan is now over

The crowdfunding of the Pentax K-3 Mark III Jet Black Limited Edition camera in Japan is now over. The project raised ¥35,712,830 (around $275k) from the initial target amount of ¥10,000,000 (around $77k), or a 357% funding:

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