Pentax & Ricoh Rumors

Pentax K-1 firmware update version 1.43 released

By admin | Published: November 8, 2017

Ricoh releases firmware update version 1.43 for the Pentax K-1 DSLR camera with a single fix:

Corrected – unstable performance may rarely occur in Movie mode or Live View status of still picture in firmware version 1.42.

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Ricoh’s latest financial results

By admin | Published: November 4, 2017

“Digital camera sales declined due to the reduction of lineup.”

Ricoh published their latest financial results (Q2 of FY2018). Here is the info related to their camera business – sales of the Smart Vision segment (= Ricoh Imaging) went down from ¥13.8bn during H1 2017/03 tp ¥9.8bn during H1 2018/03 (-29%):

Skylum Luminar 2018 now available for pre-order (Lightroom alternative)

By admin | Published: November 2, 2017

The new Skylum Luminar 2018 for Mac & PC is now available for pre-order. The new version includes new filters powered by artificial intelligence, speed improvements, a dedicated RAW develop module, new intelligent Sun Rays filter, LUT support, and real-time noise removal and a forthcoming in 2018: a digital asset management platform.

The new Luminar 2018 has also been re-built for faster performance. Existing filters deliver richer colors and depth in less time. A new streamlined user interface speeds up working with presets, filters, and masks. Luminar 2018 also has support of pro options like layers, masks, and blending modes, complex repairs and photo composites.

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