Ricoh announced a new Pentax PF-85EDA compact, highly portable, and waterproof spotting scope/terrestrial telescope

By admin | Published: January 23, 2024




Ricoh announced a new Pentax PF-85EDA compact, highly portable, and waterproof spotting scope (terrestrial telescope) ideal for a variety of applications including birdwatching, nature, and astronomical observations. The newly designed optics incorporate a large-aperture 85mm objective lens delivering a bright, clear, high-contrast field of view for high-quality observations. ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass optical elements effectively minimize chromatic aberrations, and the latest multi-layer coating process drastically reduces reflectance. The roof prism optical design enables the PENTAX PF-85EDA to be compact and highly portable, making it comfortable to carry for outdoor explorations.

The new Pentax PF-85EDA spotting scope/terrestrial telescope will soon be listed for sale at the Pentax/Ricoh store on Amazon.

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The new Pentax WG-90 waterproof shock-resistant digital compact camera is now available for pre-order

By admin | Published: January 22, 2024


The new Pentax WG-90 waterproof shock-resistant digital compact camera is now available for pre-order at B&H Photo (coming soon to Amazon as well).

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The official Ricoh Imaging online store in Japan has started selling photographic film

By admin | Published: January 20, 2024


The official Ricoh Imaging online store in Japan has started selling photographic film. Notably, they are selling Kodak Portra much cheaper than Yodobashi (15,800 yen vs 21,870 yen at Yodobashi for Portra 400 – check US Porta prices at Amazon). No doubt this is part of their preparation for the launch of the new Pentax film cameras:

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The Ricoh GR IIIx is the best-selling compact camera for 2023 at Yodobashi Camera in Japan

By admin | Published: January 15, 2024


The Ricoh GR IIIx is the best-selling compact camera for 2023 at Yodobashi Camera in Japan. Here is the full list:

  1. Ricoh GR IIIx
  2. OM SYSTEM Tough TG-7
  3. Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
  4. Canon IXY 650
  5. Sony ZV-1 II
  6. Ricoh GR III
  7. Leica Q3
  8. Kodak PIXPRO WPZ2
  9. Ricoh GR IIIx Urban Edition
  10. Sony Cybershot RX100 VII
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Pentax digest #81

By admin | Published: January 13, 2024


→ Ulanzi released a new F12 mini camera flash speedlite L044GBB1 with a price tag of $30.


→ The new Maven Wave 2 color-coded filters raised over $335k on Kickstarter.


→ DxO software offers new savings when purchasing more than one of their products (scroll down to the bottom of this page to see all available combos).


→ Similar to Godox and Hobolite, Viltrox announced a new retro 8X/12X portable RGB LED light.


→ New Godox V1 Pro flash coming soon.

 
→ For a limited time, you can get 15% off at SPINN.DESIGN with coupon code SD15-RUMORS (valid until February 7, 2024).


→ CIPA November 2023 numbers.

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Pentax K-1 and K-1 Mark II firmware update version 2.41 released

By admin | Published: January 11, 2024


Ricoh releases firmware upgrade version 2.41 for Pentax K-1 and K-1 Mark II cameras – this is a revised version of firmware 2.40 that was released on December 7, 2023, and was later suspended:

Changes to V2.41 from V2.40:

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Happy New Year and the most popular blog posts of 2023

By admin | Published: December 31, 2023


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