Pentax Black Friday offers in the US

By admin | Published: November 22, 2020

I am not 100% sure yet, but I think these are the Pentax Black Friday offers in the US:


M0re Black Friday offers can be found here.

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The first Black Friday deals are already here: Peak Design, Irix, Adobe, and more

By admin | Published: November 20, 2020


Peak Design Black Friday sale:

  • 20% off all Everyday Bags
  • 20% off all Travel Bags
  • $60 off Carbon Fiber Travel Tripod ($35 off Aluminum)
  • 20% off all Bag Organizers & Packing Cubes
  • 10% off all Camera Straps & Clips


Irix Black Friday deals (deals change every two days and include K-mount lenses).


Exclusive Apple deals at B&H.


Adobe Black Friday deals:

  • All CC apps for individuals: up to 25% off for first-time purchasers
  • All CC apps for students: up to 70% off for first-time purchasers
  • All CC apps for teams: up to 25% off for first-time team purchasers


More Black Friday deals can be found here.

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Pentax digest #25

By admin | Published: November 15, 2020


→ Product stories of new APS-C Pentax K-3 Mark III Vol.5 (see also this post).

→ The latest Pentax/Ricoh YouTube videos:

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Venus Optics to announce a new Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO lens for Pentax K-mount

By admin | Published: November 13, 2020




Today Venus Optics announced the previously rumored Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO lens for Pentax K-mount. Pre-orders are now open at the Laowa official online store (with international shipping). US retailers (Adorama, B&H) usually open their pre-orders in a week or two after the announcement.

Here are the lens details:

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New pictures of both black and silver Pentax K-3 Mark III flagship APS-C DSLR camera

By admin | Published: November 13, 2020


Some new pictures of both black and silver Pentax K-3 Mark III flagship APS-C DSLR camera (model R03010) and accessories have been published online by a certification agency (full PDF file available here):

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Ricoh shows J Limited versions of Pentax K-1 II and Ricoh GRIII cameras

By admin | Published: November 9, 2020


Here is some interesting information from the recent “Pentax J Limited Online Event” – Ricoh displayed two different prototype setups based on the Pentax K-1 II and Ricoh GRIII cameras with configurable options/accessories similar to the Pentax KP J limited edition camera:

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SAFOX 13 – focus points arrangement diagram (Pentax K-3 Mark III)

By admin | Published: November 9, 2020


A reader sent me a diagram showing the arrangement of the focus points in the Pentax K-1 Mark III‘s viewfinder:

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