→ DxO released FilmPack version 6.3 (more info available here). → Ending soon: $20 off Topaz Labs DeNoise AI (get an additional 15% off with promo code DENOISE15). → The Ricoh Theta X camera will be released in Japan on July 22nd (press release). → The latest Ricoh/Pentax-related YouTube videos:
Here is the latest BCN Ranking market share data from Japan: Compact digital cameras market share – Canon and Nikon have lost market share, while Sony, Fujifilm, Kodak, and Ricoh have increased their market share: Interchangeable lens market share by manufacturers: Compact digital cameras trends (compact cameras average price | compact cameras sales volume):
DC.Watch published an interview with Ricoh Imaging president Noboru Akahane – here is the Google translation:
BCN+R published their latest DSLR camera sales data: From the BCN+R report (Google translated):
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:
→ 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.
