Ricoh FY2018/03 financial results

By admin | Published: April 27, 2018


Today Ricoh released their FY2018/03 financial results – sales are slightly up, profits are down. Not much information is available for the camera segment (part of Smart Vision).

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | Leave a comment

New price drops on Irix lenses for Pentax K-mount

By admin | Published: April 26, 2018


There is a new price drop on Irix lenses for Pentax K-mount in the US:

The new discounts are available also at Adorama and Amazon.

Similar deals are available also in Europe (Amazon UK, Amazon DE, Amazon FR, Amazon IT):

For more photography deals follow PhotogDeals on Facebook and Twitter

Posted in Deals, Pentax lenses | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

The Pentax K-1 Mark II camera comes again with a free battery grip

By admin | Published: April 24, 2018


The Pentax K-1 Mark II camera comes again with a free D-BG6 battery grip.

You can also get $200 off on the Pentax K-1 Mark II camera + HD Pentax-D FA L 28-105mm f/3.5/5.6 ED lens combo.

For more photography deals follow PhotogDeals on Facebook and Twitter

Posted in Deals, Pentax K-1 Mark II | Leave a comment

Ricoh released updates for Image Transmitter, Digital Camera Utility and Pentax Tethered Capture Plug-in

By admin | Published: April 23, 2018


Ricoh Imaging released several software updates:

Posted in Software | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Just announced: Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO full frame manual focus lens for Pentax K-mount

By admin | Published: April 20, 2018


Venus Optics officially announced their new Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO full frame manual focus lens for Pentax K-mount. Pricing and availability are not yet available.

Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO technical specifications:

Read More »

Posted in Pentax lenses | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Venus Optics to announce a new Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2:1 macro lens for Pentax K-mount

By admin | Published: April 19, 2018


Venus Optics is rumored to announce a new Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2:1 macro lens for Pentax K-mount (pictured above) at the Beijing P&E show that starts on May 3rd.

After the Laowa 60mm f/2.8 2X Ultra-Macro lens ($399), this will be the second 2:1 lens in the company’s offering. The new lens will have infinity focus and no chromatic aberration.

The recently announced Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro lens is currently delayed until the end of May (additional information can be found here).

Via NikonRumors

Posted in Pentax lenses | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Ricoh releases API and SDK for Ricoh Theta plug-in partner program

By admin | Published: April 19, 2018


Ricoh released API and SDK for Ricoh Theta plug-in partner program:

Read More »

Posted in Ricoh Theta | Tagged | Leave a comment