Firmware update v3.00 for the Ricoh GR II camera released

By admin | Published: July 15, 2016
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Ricoh released firmware update version 3.00 for the Ricoh GR II camera. Here is the change log:

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Ricoh Theta M15 360 camera on sale

By admin | Published: July 13, 2016
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The Ricoh Theta M15 360 spherical camera is currently on sale on Amazon for $192. This new price drop could be connected with the rumors about a new Ricoh Theta camera being announced at Photokina.

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Sigma 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro HSM C Pentax lens reviewed at DxOMark

By admin | Published: July 11, 2016
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Sigma 18-300mm f:3.5-6.3 DC Macro HSM C Pentax lens tested at DxOMark
Sigma 18-300mm f:3.5-6.3 DC Macro HSM C Pentax lens reviewed at DxOMark
Sigma 18-300mm f:3.5-6.3 DC Macro HSM C Pentax lens reviewed
DxOMark published their test results for the Sigma 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro HSM C Pentax mount lens ($499). Their conclusion:
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Pentax K-70 camera will start shipping on July 22nd

By admin | Published: July 8, 2016
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The shipping date of the new Pentax K-70 camera is listed as July 22nd on the official Ricoh Japan website. B&H lists the US availability as July 30th, while Amazon lists it as July 15th.

The new HD Pentax-DA 55-300mm f/4.5-6.3 ED PLM WR RE lens will start shipping in August.

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Pentax K-1 overview tutorial

By admin | Published: July 8, 2016
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Tony Northrup published his Pentax K-1 overview tutorial:

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Laowa Zero-D 12mm f/2.8 distortion-free lens to be available for Pentax K-mount

By admin | Published: July 7, 2016
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Back in February I reported about a new Laowa Zero-D 12mm f/2.8 distortion-free lens. Similar to previous Laowa lenses, the new 12mm will also be available for Pentax K mount. Here again are the lens specification:

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New Ricoh Theta camera rumored to be announced soon

By admin | Published: July 5, 2016
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I received information that Ricoh is preparing to announce a new Theta spherical VR camera that could come with 4k video recoding capabilities.

Ricoh already has two different Theta models. The new version will most likely be announced for the Photokina show in September.

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