TTartisan announced a new 250mm f/5.6 Reflex lens for M42-mount

By admin | Published: June 4, 2024


TTartisan announced a new 250mm f/5.6 Reflex lens for M42-mount. Like the 100mm f/2.8 bubble bokeh, the new lens can easily be adapted (it is also available on Amazon).

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First Ricoh GR III/IIIx HDF camera reviews

By admin | Published: May 31, 2024


First reviews of the e new GR III HDF and GR IIIx HDF cameras:

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The latest updates from Topaz, Skylum, ON1, and DxO

By admin | Published: May 30, 2024


→ The Topaz Gigapixel 7 upscaling software is currently $20 off until June 14. With Gigapixel 7 you can upscale and enhance any image by up to 600%.


→ Skylum announced a new photo editing app for professional portrait photographers – additional information is available here.


→ ON1 will release a new Photo RAW version 2024.5 in June – additional information is available here.


→ Topaz Labs released Video AI version 5.1 (additional information is available here).


→ DxO released 528 new modules. Discover the full list of cameras and lenses supported by DxO Optics Modules on this page. See also how DxO Optics performs their tests.

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The latest Ricoh/Pentax savings

By admin | Published: May 28, 2024




The latest Ricoh/Pentax deals and rebates

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Adobe adds support for the Ricoh GR III HDF and GR IIIx HDF cameras

By admin | Published: May 21, 2024


In the latest May releases, Adobe added support for the Ricoh GR III HDF and GR IIIx HDF cameras (check availability at Adorama, B&H, Koch, and WEX):

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.


Check also the Adobe deals on Amazon:


Adobe also introduced AI Generative Remove and Lens Blur to Lightroom:

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Pentax digest #84

By admin | Published: May 19, 2024


→ 15% off Think Tank Retrospective Travel series of camera bags.



→ New: Photography Lighting Cheat Sheets by PictureCorrect (80% off during the launch sale until May 31).


→ You can get 15% off LensRentals with promo code RUMORS15.


→ The latest CIPA numbers.


→ Pentax K-3 III eBook version 1.9 released.


→ Profoto announced a new Profoto Pro-D3 – see the details at Adorama, Amazon, B&H, Erhardt, and WEX.


→ Adorama started a new promotion where you can get up to 5x the bonus points on purchases sitewide from now through 6/30/24 with the Adorama Edge Credit Card.


→ Topaz Video AI 5.0.2 released (additional information is available here).


→ ON1 announced the new ON1 Effects 2024 with several enhancements, including the AI Style Advisor, which uses AI technology to recommend personalized filter stacks based on user edits (additional information is available here).

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Ricoh has a new patent for a Pentax 14mm f/3.5 APS-C lens for K-mount

By admin | Published: May 17, 2024


Ricoh has a new patent (JP2024-067293A) for a 14mm f/3.5 APS-C lens for K-mount (21mm equivalent). The inventor is Takahiro Nakayama, the same person who designed the optics of the HD Pentax-DA★ 16-50mm f/2.8 ED PLM AW lens.

Additional information from the patent filing:

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