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5DayDeal Photography Bundle Adobe BCN ranking Black Friday Capture One HD PENTAX-DA ★ 11-18mm f/2.8 lens HD PENTAX-DA★ 16-50mm f/2.8 ED PLM AW lens HD PENTAX-D FA ★ 50mm f/1.4 SDM AW lens interviews Irix Kickstarter Kimio Tanaka limited edition Monochrome Ricoh GR camera Pentax 17 Pentax 17 half-frame film camera with 25mm f/3.5 lens Pentax DA* 11-18mm f/2.8 Pentax D FA * 85mm f/1.4 lens Pentax digest Pentax film camera Pentax K-3 Mark III Pentax K-3 Mark III MONOCHROME Pentax K APS-C DSLR flagship camera Pentax lens roadmap Pentax roadmaps photo editing deals and coupons Photo editing tools pre-order rebates reviews Ricoh Digital Camera Utility Ricoh GR III Ricoh GR III accessories Ricoh GR IIIx camera Ricoh GR IV accessories Ricoh GR IV camera Ricoh GR Monochrome Ricoh Image Sync Ricoh Theta Z1 Skylum Luminar Neo to be discontinued Topaz Labs coupon code Topaz Photo AI Venus Optics Laowa lenses What else is new?
New Pentax K-mount roadmap updated with upcoming HD Pentax-D FA 100mm f/2.8 macro lens

Ricoh released a new Pentax K-mount lens roadmap that already includes the already reported HD Pentax-D FA 100mm f/2.8 macro lens. Here are the three upcoming lenses:
- Large aperture wide-angle single focus lens (28mm or 35mm)
- Telephoto zoom lens (HD Pentax-D FA 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 ED PLM WR SR?)
- Macro lens (HD Pentax-D FA 100mm f/2.8 macro?)
Here are the updated roadmaps:
New HD Pentax-D FA 100mm f/2.8 macro lens is coming

Ricoh recently held a Pentax Clubhouse event in Japan (see coverage at DC.Watch and Capa Camera) where the company’s representative mentioned a few details about a new/upcoming HD Pentax-D FA 100mm f/2.8 macro lens (the latest version is currently on sale at Adorama and B&H Photo):
New Topaz Labs Image Quality Bundle promo

There is a new Topaz Labs Image Quality Bundle promo:
- Topaz Labs Image Quality Bundle sale price: $159.99 ($99 off retail value)
- Get an extra 15% off with promo code IQBUNDLE15
- Offer valid until Friday, August 12
The Topaz Labs Image Quality Bundle includes DeNoise AI, Sharpen AI, and Gigapixel AI and 1 year of unlimited upgrades. Visit the official Topaz Labs website for more info.

Via PhotoRumors
New eBook “Capture One Hidden Features” from AlexOnRAW (discount code included)

AlexOnRAW.com released a new eBook “Capture One Hidden Features” – a collection of more than 200 pro hints to improve your Capture One workflow. The book comes in two formats, PDF and ePUB, and can be read on a tablet, laptop, or phone. You can download a few chapters for free here.
- 200+ pro hints to enhance your Сapture One workflow
- Capture One Hidden Features is a collection of more than 200 pro hints to improve your Capture One workflow, structured into an easy-to-read book.
- This book was created for Capture One users who are familiar with all the essential features and are looking to discover advanced tools and workflow hints.
- Capture One Hidden Features comes in two formats, PDF and ePUB, so it’s super convenient to read from your iPad, laptop, or phone.
- The book has already been acclaimed by the top Capture One experts and industry professionals.
- You’ll get three bonuses with the book: 1) Dynamic Symmetry grids for Capture One that allow you to evaluate composition faster. 2) 10 styles for Capture One 3) 5 Style Brushes for Capture One
- The full book includes: 200+ pro hints, 40 chapters, 234 pages.
You can get a 10% discount on any book on AlexOnRaw with coupon code RUMORS.
Here are a few sample pages:
The latest Japanese compact digital cameras segment market share
Here is the latest Japanese compact digital cameras segment market share:
“A big hit product for a long time was born in a compact digital camera. It’s Fujifilm ‘s “instax mini Evo”. Immediately after its release on December 3, last year, its popularity has boiled. “It is selling more than twice as much as originally planned” (Fujifilm’s President and CEO, Sadaichi Goto). For this reason, in December, Fujifilm’s maker share was boosted to 26.8% with compact digital cameras, and it jumped to the top at once. The market share by model is also 14.9%, which is by far the best. In January of the following year, although the manufacturer’s share was handed over to Sony, it maintained the top share at 13.8% by model.”
BCN Ranking collects actual sales data from approximately 40% of the Japanese retailers – this is not a worldwide market share report.
Previous BCNR reports can be found here.
Source: BCN+R, via PhotoRumors
Ricoh GR IIIx Urban Edition camera pre-orders exceeded expectations, expect delivery delays

Ricoh issued a notice about the delivery schedule of the new GR IIIx Urban Edition camera indicating that pre-orders exceeded expectations and delays are expected:












