Ricoh celebrates 100 years of PENTAX, launches new online photo gallery and weekly photo contest

By admin | Published: September 24, 2019


Ricoh Imaging Americas Corporation today announced the launch of a new and improved online PENTAX photo gallery, as part of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Asahi Optical Joint Stock CO., the original manufacturer of PENTAX-brand products, which today includes digital SLR cameras, interchangeable lenses and binoculars.

In addition to launching the new PENTAX photo gallery, Ricoh is hosting a PENTAX 100 Years of History photo contest beginning October 1st. The contest will run for 13 weeks, and a new theme will be announced weekly. Contest entries should be submitted through the PENTAX photo gallery and the full rules can also be found there: www.pentaxphotogallery.com.

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Deal of the day: the HD Pentax DA 20-40mm f/2.8-4 ED Limited DC WR lens is now $300 off

By admin | Published: September 22, 2019



The HD Pentax DA 20-40mm f/2.8-4 ED Limited DC WR lens is now $300 off at Adorama, B&H Photo and Amazon:


Additional information on the lens:

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More pictures of the upcoming flagship Pentax K DSLR APS-C camera

By admin | Published: September 21, 2019


Two days ago Ricoh announced the new flagship Pentax K DSLR camera with an APS-C sensor will be officially announced in 2020. Here are some more pictures of the upcoming camera:

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New Pentax K DSLR camera under development: it will be exhibited at the next Pentax event on September 21st

By admin | Published: September 19, 2019


Ricoh just announced the development of a new flagship Pentax K DSLR camera with an APS-C sensor that will be exhibited at the next Pentax event on September 21st – the official announcement is expected in 2020 (I assume this is the rumored surprise for 2019):

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Pentax 100 years of history limited-edition hot shoe cover O-HC171 officially announced

By admin | Published: September 19, 2019




The previously rumored Pentax 100 years of history limited-edition hot shoe cover (O-HC171) is now officially announced (only 3,000 pieces will be available worldwide):

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Ricoh Image Sync version 2.0.6 released with fixes for the Ricoh GR III camera

By admin | Published: September 19, 2019


Ricoh released Image Sync version 2.0.6. The new version contains fixes for several bugs when using the Ricoh GR III camera:

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This is what Ricoh will release for the Pentax 100th anniversary

By admin | Published: September 18, 2019


Ricoh already confirmed that they will not announce a new camera this fall. For the Pentax 100th anniversary (November 27, 2019) Ricoh will soon announce… a new hot shoe cover O-HC171 (sorry for the clickbait):


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