New: you can now buy wooden 1:1 replicas of the Pentax 17 and Pentax Spotmatic SP film cameras. Here are the links:
Pentax 17 35mm half-frame film camera: eBay | Etsy (get the original):
Asahi Pentax Spotmatic SP SLR film camera: eBay | Etsy (get the original):
Please note that each wooden Pentax camera model will be unique, with various patterns that could be different from the pictures above.
The Pro Tripod by Peak Design has already raised almost $4 million on Kickstarter (backed by 4,742 backers). The funding project will end in 3 days. With that campaign, Peak Design launched three new lines of PRO tripods, including a lite and tall versions. Additional information can be found here (check also the Peak Design website):
The Pro Tripod by Peak Design has raised $3,639,779 on Kickstarter
Maven Filters started a Kickstarter campaign for a new WAVE 3 magnetic filter line (Diopters, Mini Ring Light, Star Walker, LPL+Diffusion, H Alpha & Much More):
Still available on Kickstarter – the LIT DUO 1 light meter:
Via PhotoRumors
Ricoh released its Q1 financial results. As usual, not much informtion was provided for the camera segment that is reported under “Other” businesses, except that it “performed well”:
Here are a few new Ricoh GR IV camera (check B&H for pricing) hands-on pictures from a recent presentation in China (see this post for more details):
Ricoh had a presentation in China on the new GR IV camera (check B&H for pricing) – here are the details (Google translated):
Ricoh China recently hosted an internal event showcasing the new GR IV camera to the press and select influencers. No new details were revealed, but this is an indication that we are getting closer to the official release of the GR IV. Here is all we know about the upcoming camera:
