The new Pentax 17 film camera is now in stock at B&H Photo

By admin | Published: August 6, 2024


The new Pentax 17 film camera is currently in stock for the first time at B&H Photo:


The Pentax 17 has been in stock in Europe for a while: Amazon DE | Erhardt | Koch | WEX.

Pentax film cameras for sale on Amazon

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Ricoh Q1 financial results: “the camera business performed well, resulting in increased revenue and profit”

By admin | Published: August 6, 2024


Today, Ricoh released their latest FY2024 Q1 financial results (for the first quarter ended June 30, 2024). As usual, the camera business is part of “Other”  and specific data is not provided. Here are all the references I found on the camera business (click of larger view):




Source: Ricoh IR

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Pentax digest #88

By admin | Published: August 4, 2024



 
→ New camera bags:


→ Hobolite announced new Avant Max and Mini Max Bi-Color LED lighting kits (for additional information and international shipping, check the official Hobolite website).


→ The LIT DUO 1 light meter has already raised over $861k on Kickstarter, with only a few hours left.


→ SmallRig released a standard configurations catalog for photo and video accessories.

CIPA June 2024 numbers

  

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The new Pentax WG-8 and WG-100 all-weather cameras are now in stock for the first time

By admin | Published: August 3, 2024


The new Pentax WG-8 and WG-100 all-weather cameras are now in stock for the first time:

Sample videos taken with the new Pentax WG-8 all-weather camera

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Ricoh Japan issued a second temporary order suspension for the new Pentax 17 film camera

By admin | Published: August 3, 2024


Ricoh Japan issued another temporary order suspension for the new Pentax 17 film camera due to more orders than expected. Pre-orders are still open in the US, and the camera is already in stock in Europe:

Full text of the notice (Google translation):

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Pentax 17 film camera teardown video

By admin | Published: August 1, 2024


Pentax 17 film camera teardown video – a look inside the new film camera from Pentax (check pricing and availability at Adorama, B&H,  Paul’s, Erhardt, Koch, Amazon DE, WEX):

This is a long video, so here are  the chapter listings below:

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The latest updates from Topaz, ON1, and Adobe

By admin | Published: July 31, 2024


→ Topaz Labs released Photo AI version 3.1.0 with new Autopilot Suggestions and major quality improvements across the board. Topaz also made improvements to the speed of masking and preview rendering in the app. Additional information is available here.


→ In addition to Video AI Pro, Topaz also released a new Gigapixel PRO version for professionals with high-quality upscaling, commercial licensing, and CLI support. Additional information is available here.


→ ON1 released Photo RAW 2024 version 2024.5.1, which includes some enhancements and new AI models for noise reduction. ON1 Photo RAW 2024 is currently up to 50% off with coupon SUMMER24 (expires July 30th). Additional information is available here.


→ Adobe released the July update for Photoshop that includes many new features, including a prompt AI image generator (additional information):

The latest Adobe CC subscription plan rates can be found here. The different Adobe Creative Cloud options are described here. Additional information on Photoshop and Lightroom is available on this page. Adobe Creative Cloud subscription can be purchased directly from B&H Photo or Amazon.


→ PictureCorrect composition cheat sheets summer sale.

Luminar Iceland Photo Tour in August: get $500 off

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