Zeiss has no plans to bring back the ZK mount for Pentax DSLR cameras

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A dpreview forum member contacted Zeiss and asked them about any potential ZK lenses being developed in the future – the answer was that Zeiss has no plans to bring back the Pentax ZK mount despite the recent introduction of the K-1. Here is the full email:

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Update on the scratch issue caused by attaching Sigma lenses on Pentax K-1 camera body

Sigma lenses leave scratch on the Pentax K-1 camera body
Sigma issued an update on the issue where their lenses are causing a scratch on the Pentax K-1 camera body:

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Ricoh/Pentax also impacted by the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes

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Similar to Nikon, Fuji and Sony, Ricoh also issued a statement about potential issues with their DSLR, lens and compact camera deliveries as a result of the Kumamoto earthquakes in Japan:

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Pentax K-1 camera now in stock

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Quick in-stock notification: the Pentax K-1 DSLR camera is currently in stock at Adorama.

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Pentax Tethered Capture Plug-in version 1.1.0 with support for Pentax K-1 now available for download

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The Pentax Tethered Capture Plug-in for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom version 1.1.0 with support for the Pentax K-1 full frame DSLR camera is now available for download (Mac | Windows). Changes in the latest version (see full press release):

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Pentax K-70 camera registered by the Korean Radio Research Agency

Pentax K-70 camera
Ricoh registered a new Pentax K-70 camera with the Korean Radio Research Agency (RRA). My guess is that this new camera will be announced during the Photokina show in September and it will be a replacement for the current K-50 model. Stay tuned for additional details.

Via Digicame-info

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Ricoh released firmware update version 1.10 for the Pentax K-1 camera

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New firmware update version 1.10 for the Pentax K-1 camera was released today and can downloaded from this page. The included changes are:

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