Pentax & Ricoh Rumors

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:

Pentax WG-8: B&H Photo | WEX Photo
Pentax WG-100: Adorama | B&H Photo | WEX Photo | Foto Koch

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

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:

US (pre-order): Adorama | B&H Photo | Paul’s
Europe (in stock) Amazon DE | Erhardt | Koch | Amazon DE | WEX

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.

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