Pentax & Ricoh Rumors

2019 TIPA awards: the Ricoh GR III is the best expert compact camera

By admin | Published: April 2, 2019

The Ricoh GR III got a 2019 TIPA award for “best expert compact camera”:

Posted in Ricoh GR | Tagged Ricoh GR III, TIPA awards | 6 Comments

New Pentax ME-D digital camera leaked on the official Ricoh Imaging UK Facebook page

By admin | Published: April 1, 2019

A new Pentax ME-D camera leaked on the official Ricoh Imaging UK Facebook page. The new Pentax ME-D is a digital tribute to the Pentax ME that was first released in 1976. Here is a picture of the original Pentax ME camera from B&H Photo:

Here is a screenshot of the original Facebook post in case it gets removed:

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 100 years Pentax, April 1st, Pentax ME-D digital camera rumors | 10 Comments

Ricoh will fix affected GR III cameras with “wobbly control dial/pad”

By admin | Published: March 30, 2019

Ricoh Korea and Ricoh Japan have issued notices that the control dial/pad on some Ricoh GR III cameras could be defective/wobbly – Ricoh claims that this is normal, but in some cases, the tolerance is not acceptable and the affected serial numbers will be fixed (Google translation):

“The basic specification is to set a slight rotation allowance width, but as a result of investigation, it has been found that some products with the following target serial numbers have combinations with large display inclinations.”

Update – here is the official notifications form Ricoh USA.

The affected serial numbers are:

Posted in Ricoh GR | Tagged Ricoh GR III, Ricoh GR III camera wobbly control dial pad recall | 7 Comments

Pentax Limited lens production video

By admin | Published: March 29, 2019

Ricoh published a new Pentax Limited lens production video:

Via Ricoh

Posted in Pentax lenses | 4 Comments

New version Topaz Labs Gigapixel AI update released with $20 off promotion until April 5th

By admin | Published: March 27, 2019

Topaz Labs released a new version of Gigapixel AI – this is a major upgrade to their machine-learning enlargement software solution. Existing customers can update for free. For new users, Topaz is offering $20 off until April 1st. Here are some results with the new algorithm: