Update on the latest Ricoh financial results (FY 2023): net profit 3,839 million yen or +236.46% YoY


Here is an update on the latest Ricoh Imaging segment financial results performance over the past few years (net profit):

  • March 31, 2024 … profit of 3.839 billion yen
  • March 31, 2023 … profit of 1.141 billion yen
  • March 31, 2022 … loss of 396 million yen
  • March 31, 2021 … loss of 1.13 billion yen
  • March 31, 2020 … loss of 637 million yen
  • March 31, 2019 … profit of 36 million yen
  • March 31, 2018 … loss of 587 million yen

Actual financial results from April 2023 to March 2024:

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Ricoh is considering increasing production of the new Pentax 17 film camera


Ricoh is considering increasing production of the new Pentax 17 film camera, according to a recent interview with Ricoh executive published by ITmedia. Here is the recap by digicame-info:

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The new Pentax 17 film camera is already in stock in Europe


The new Pentax 17 film camera is already in stock in Europe (I guess the demand was not as high as reported):

Here are the estimated shipping dates from other retailers:

Previous coverage of the Pentaz 17 camera can be found here.

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The latest from Luminar, ON1, DxO, and Adobe


Skylum released a new Luminar Neo update version 1.20 with several improvements ranging from interface tweaks to bug fixes (additional information).


→ The previously reported ON1 Photo RAW 2024.5 is now officially released (additional information).


→ To commemorate their 20th anniversary, DxO announced a new promotional offer where you can get a 20% discount on all products for the next 20 days (starting today until Sunday, July 7, 2024): PhotoLab | PureRAW | FilmPack | ViewPoint | NikCollection. You can read about the 20 years’ history of the company here.

US government sues Adobe for “trapping” customers

Luminar Iceland Photo Tour in August: get $500 off

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Ricoh Japan issued a temporary order suspension for the new Pentax 17 film camera


Ricoh Japan issued a temporary order suspension for the new Pentax 17 film camera due to high demand. Pre-orders are still open in the US and Europe: Adorama | B&H | Paul’s | Koch | WEX.

Full text of the notice (Google translation):

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Pentax 17 camera easter eggs: inspired, designed, and developed from historic products

Here are the Pentax 17 camera easter eggs – inspired, designed, and developed from historic Pentax products:

Pentax 17 pre-order links: Adorama | B&H | Paul’s | Koch | WEX.

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The new Pentax 17 film camera is currently in stock at WEX Photo (UK)


Despite the Pentax 17 supply shortage, the new film camera is currently in stock at WEX Photo UK:


Check availability at Adorama, B&H Photo, Paul’s Photo, and Foto Koch.

Pentax 17 film camera additional information

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