Lensbaby announced a new Velvet 85 85mm f/1.8 lens with 1:2 macro capabilities for Pentax K-mount. The price is $499.95. Pre-orders are now open at Adorama and B&H. Sample photos can be found here. See also this hands-on report on the new lens.
Velvet 85 lens specifications:
After the listing of the new 4k model, the price of the Ricoh Theta SC spherical camera dropped by $100 to $199.95.
Press release:
The new Ricoh Theta 360° 4k camera model (previously reported here) is now listed at Ricoh’s website and at B&H. Here are the details:
The latest Pentax KP DSLR camera now comes bundled with a free battery grip in the US. See the details at Adorama and B&H.
In case you missed the Nikkei article “For Ricoh, it’s a sink-or-swim moment” I shared earlier today on Facebook and Twitter, here are a few quotes:
Ricoh is now shipping the R development kit for their 24-hour spherical live streaming camera. The price of the kit is $499. The price of the camera has not been released yet in the US. Here are the camera specifications:
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