Pentax K-3 Mark III to be released next week (firmware with Eye-AF finalized)

By admin | Published: March 25, 2021


Several new Pentax products, including the K-3 Mark III, are already listed at a dealer/online store and will be available for pre-order next week:

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New Ricoh Theta Z1 51GB camera officially announced

By admin | Published: March 24, 2021

RICOH THETA Z1 51GB

The previously rumored Ricoh Theta Z1 51GB camera is now officially announced. Pre-orders should be open soon at Adorama and B&H. Additional information on the Theta model:

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New Ricoh Theta Z1 51GB camera will be announced on March 25th

By admin | Published: March 22, 2021

The previously rumored new Ricoh THETA Z1 51GB camera will be announced soon – pre-orders will open on March 25th according to Nokishita.

Update (Google translated):

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Introducing Pentax K-3 Mark III (video presentation with English subtitles)

By admin | Published: March 18, 2021


Ricoh released a new video presentation “Introducing Pentax K-3 Mark III” (with English subtitles):

Previous coverage of the Pentax K-3 Mark III camera can be found here.

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New versions and discounts: Skylum Luminar, Capture One, DxO, Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop, Topaz Labs and ON1

By admin | Published: March 16, 2021


Skylum released Luminar AI Update 2 with some major updates like improved SkyAI with water reflections and transformable Texture Overlays (more info available here). From March 16-24 you can get 40% off the following:

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Capture One released version 14.1.0 with several new updates (see this post for more info). The new features are described in detail on this page, a free trial is also available. The different Capture One 21 buying options can be found here. For a limited time, the latest version of Capture One 21 is currently $100 off at B&H only.


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Meyer Optik Görlitz Primoplan 58 f/1.9 II lens for Pentax K-mount announced

By admin | Published: March 12, 2021


Today Meyer Optik Görlitz announced a new Primoplan 58 f/1.9 II lens for Pentax K-mount. Pre-orders are now open at B&H:

The initial Primoplan 58 f1.9 was developed by the brilliant Meyer-Optik designer Paul Schäfter 80 years ago. Its light intensity of 1:1.9, which was considered extremely high back then, made the Primoplan 58 f1.9 one of the most exciting lenses of its time. The Primoplan 58 f1.9 gained its legendary reputation among photographers around the world in no time at all.

Here is the list of all Meyer Optik Görlitz lenses (available at B&H) – the next lens to be announced will be the Trioplan 35:

Sample photos from the new Meyer Optik Görlitz Primoplan 58 f/1.9 II lens:

The lens has always been known for its extensive range of bokeh effects. With maximum aperture, the bokeh effect swirls and the lights flow into each other as if by magic. When stopped down, it is ‘creamy’ with slight detail in the blur. The smooth progression from focus to blur gives images a sense of depth. 14 aperture blades even blur the lights and depict them as almost circular.



Meyer Optik Görlitz Primoplan 58 f/1.9 II lens additional information:

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Ricoh has registered a new digital camera battery charger D-BC183 for Pentax cameras

By admin | Published: March 10, 2021


Ricoh has registered a new digital camera battery charger D-BC183 in Russia (via Nokishita). The new charger seems to be for a Pentax camera based on current product nomenclature.

Ricoh will also soon announce a new Ricoh Theta camera.

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