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

By admin | Published: June 25, 2022

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

By admin | Published: June 20, 2022

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

By admin | Published: June 11, 2022

→ 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?

By admin | Published: May 23, 2022

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

By admin | Published: May 17, 2022

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

By admin | Published: May 2, 2022

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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Pentax digest #46

By admin | Published: May 1, 2022

→ This Kikkerland camera multi-tool is $5 at Amazon and it includes: blade, flathead, Phillips screwdriver, 2 x wrenches, saw blade, prybar nail puller, direction auxiliary, bottle opener, butterfly screw wrench, ruler, Sunny 16 rule guide, and keyhole. → The new products announced at the 2022 NAB show can be found here and here. → […]

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