Today Thingyfy launched their new Pinhole Pro Max lens on Kickstarter – the world’s most advanced pinhole lens project that already received $80k in funding, an impressive amount for the first day of a crowdfunding campaign and it is available also for Pentax K-mount. Here are the details:
The new Pentax K-3 III and Ricoh GR T-shirts by Uniqlo I reported about a few days ago are now available in Japan:
Today Venus Optics officially announced the previously rumored Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift lens for Pentax K mount:
Additional information:
Venus Optics Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift lens specifications:
A new Pentax K-3 Mark III Jet Black Limited Edition camera with a J limited Sanada Himo hand strap was announced in Japan. The project is listed on the crowdfunding platform Ubgoe. Only 232 cameras will be produced and the price is ¥300,000 (around $2,500). Here are the details:
→ Pentax K-1 Mark II + 28-105mm lens + battery grip kit now $450 off.
→ KUVRD has a new product on Kickstarter – a teeny cleaning tool for every lens & screen: “Universal Glass Cleaners. Safely clean any lens/screen/monitor. Conveniently stick to any surface/device. Washable. Reusable.”
→ Pentax K-5 photos cleaned up using DXO and Topaz Sharpen AI:
Like many other companies, Ricoh has also suspended all shipments to Russia. The company issued several press releases on that topic:
According to Ricoh’s strategy as presented during the recent investors meeting on March 3rd the use of the Internet to connect directly with customers and the workshop approach to production are a global strategy, not an approach limited to Japan:
