What is Pentax SATOBI?

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Pentax SATOBI is a custom image setting that provides a finishing tone similar to color photos from the 60 and 70s with colors such as distinctive cyan blue, dull yellow, and faded red. SATOBI is the opposite of MIYABI, which is suitable for expressing colorful landscapes. SATOBI was developed to reproduce a universal image that makes people feel “nostalgic”. Some of the SATOBI custom image mode suggestions are:

  • Sunrise or sunset scenes
  • Urban buildings with blue-sky scenes
  • Kids and babies in nostalgic scenes
  • Rustic or unsophisticated scenes

Additional information on SATOBI can be found here, here, and here:

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The Pentax 645Z camera is now $2000 off

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Ricoh introduced new rebates in 2022 – the Pentax 645Z camera is now $2000 off:


The latest Pentax lens rebates can be found at Adorama and B&H Photo:

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Happy New Year and the top 10 PentaxRumors posts for 2021

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Happy New Year to all PentaxRumors readers! Here are the top 10 most popular blog posts for 2021 (see previous top 10 posts):

  1. Pentax mirrorless camera mockup
  2. Pentax K-3 Mark III additional information
  3. Pentax K-3 Mark III additional information and new pictures
  4. New Ricoh GR IIIx camera announced
  5. Differences between the Ricoh GR III and Ricoh GR IIIx cameras
  6. Pentax K-3 Mark III to be released next week (firmware with Eye-AF finalized)
  7. New pictures of the Ricoh GR III J limited 02 camera
  8. This is the new Pentax K-1 Mark II J Limited 01 DSLR camera (leaked pictures)
  9. Updated Pentax K-mount lens roadmap released
  10. New HD PENTAX-FA 77mm f/1.8 Limited lens to be announced next

Next are the top 10 PentaxRumors blog posts for December 2021:

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Pentax online event additional coverage: there will be a total of six different versions of the Pentax K-3 Mark III DSLR camera

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Here is some additional coverage of the Pentax online event that was held in Japan on November 27 – there will be a total of six different versions of the Pentax K-3 Mark III DSLR camera (jet black finish, a version with a modified shutter release button, a monochrome model, a gunmetal version, and an Astro model):

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Ricoh filed a patent for a 18-100mm f/2.8 APS-C lens

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Ricoh has filed a patent for a 18-100mm f/2.8 APS-C lens (28-150mm equivalent) – here are the details:

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Pentax digest #40

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Topaz Labs released DeNoise AI version 3.4 with native Apple M1 silicon support, improved RAW file handling, and AI Engine performance improvements.
→ Topaz Labs also released Sharpen AI version 3.3.5 with new AI-powered auto-selection tools to help you mask and sharpen images faster and more precisely.


→ The latest ON1 Photo RAW Update 2022.1 is now available. The new version 2022.1 includes an enhanced Sky Swap AI, a unique re-editable Liquify Tool, Snapshots, new photo organizing features in Advanced Search and Smart Albums, and several more features and enhancements (see what’s new).

→ A lens you can’t afford to miss – Pentax 40mm f/2.8.

→ From landscapes to street, this lens does it all – Pentax DA 12-24mm lens review.

Pentax DA* 16-50mm f/2.8 first impressions lens review.

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Now in stock: Ricoh GT-2 tele conversion lens, GV-3 external viewfinder, GA-2 lens adapter for the new GR IIIx camera

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Most of the new Ricoh GR IIIx camera accessories (GT-2 tele-conversion lens, GV-3 external viewfinder, GA-2 lens adapter) are currently in stock at Adorama and B&H Photo.


The three main accessories are still out of stock in the UK:

More GR III accessories can be found here:

Ricoh GR III camera accessories

Keep in mind that a GR camera accessories price increase is coming next year:

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