The Ricoh Theta plug-in store is now live

By admin | Published: July 25, 2018


The Ricoh Theta plug-in store is now live:

The new, online marketplace makes available downloadable software plug-ins that provide new functionality for the RICOH THETA V fully spherical camera, such as wireless live streaming, remote camera control, automatic image uploads and much more. Plug-ins created by Ricoh and such organizations as Sony, NTT DOCOMO and HoloBuilder can be downloaded from the site.

The plug-ins are being created by members of the RICOH THETA Plug-in Partner Program, which allows third-party developers to create their own Android™-based software plug-ins for the RICOH THETA V, a camera capable of capturing fully-spherical 4K-equivalent video and high-resolution still images. Based on the open-architecture Android operating system, the RICOH THETA V is unique among 360-degree imaging cameras in that its functionality can be further expanded by installing plug-ins.

Full press release:

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HD PENTAX-D FA ★ 50mm f/1.4 SDM AW lens now shipping

By admin | Published: July 19, 2018


The new HD PENTAX-D FA ★ 50mm f/1.4 SDM AW lens is now shipping – see the first reports from Japan (here and here):

Check HD PENTAX-D FA ★ 50mm f/1.4 SDM AW availability at:
B&H | Adorama | Amazon |  WEX | Park Camera

Update – here is an unboxing video (in German):

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Deal of the day: Skylum Luminar 2018 now $20 off (lowest price so far)

By admin | Published: July 19, 2018


Skylum is now running a 4-day special where you can get Luminar 2018 for the lowest price ever:

You can download a free trial of Luminar here.

Serif is also running a 30% off deal for their Affinity Photo software (for both iPad and desktop versions).

For more photography deals, follow @PhotogDeals on Facebook or Twitter.

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HD PENTAX-D FA ★ 50mm f/1.4 SDM AW lens shortage

By admin | Published: July 12, 2018


Ricoh Japan issued a notice about a shortage for the new HD PENTAX-D FA ★ 50mm f/1.4 SDM AW lens that is supposed to start shipping on July 20th citing exceeded demand.

The HD PENTAX-D FA ★ 50mm f/1.4 SDM AW lens is available for pre-order at:
B&H | Adorama | Amazon |  WEX | Park Camera

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Deal of the day: Pentax KP camera now $330 (28%) off

By admin | Published: July 12, 2018


The Pentax KP DSLR camera is now $330 (28%) off at Amazon, B&H and Adorama:


Via PhotogDeals

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Ricoh Theta V camera with TW-1 underwater housing report

By admin | Published: July 12, 2018



Kennychi.com (Google translation)published a detailed report on the Ricoh Theta V camera with the Ricoh TW-1 underwater housing including some sample videos:

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New Pentax K-1, K-3 and KP firmware updates released

By admin | Published: July 12, 2018


Ricoh released new firmware updates for the Pentax K-1, K-3 and KP DSLR cameras:

All three firmware updates contain optimized performance for the new HD PENTAX-D FA*50mm f/1.4 SDM AW lens and “improved stability for general performance”.

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