Pentax & Ricoh Rumors

New savings on Sigma lenses for Pentax

By admin | Published: January 21, 2016

Sigma introduced new rebates on several of their lenses for Pentax mount. Free expedited shipping included. Some lenses also offer 4% back in rewards.

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Samyang 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC for Pentax tested at DxOMark

By admin | Published: January 20, 2016

Today DxOMark published their test results for the Samyang 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC lens for Pentax mount ($269):

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New instant savings on the Pentax 15mm f/4 ED AL and 50mm f/2.8 macro lenses

By admin | Published: January 20, 2016

New instant savings on two Pentax lenses:

Pentax HD DA 15mm f/4 ED AL Limited lens: now $146.42 off
Pentax smc P-D FA 50mm f/2.8 Macro lens: now $83.95 off

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Pentax 645D firmware update version 1.33 released

By admin | Published: January 14, 2016

Ricoh announced firmware update for the Pentax 645D medium format digital camera (now priced at $3,399!). Version 1.33 comes with only one change:

Corrected – SR function does not operate normally when using lens equipped with SR function on Version. 1.32.

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New Ricoh patent for a Pentax Q 4.2mm f/1.8 lens

By admin | Published: January 13, 2016

Ricoh has filed a new patent in Japan for a 4.2mm f/1.8 lens calculated for a 1/1.7″ sensor (23mm equivalent for Q and D10 and 19mm for the Q7). This lens is most likely designed for the Pentax Q mirrorless camera system. If true, this means that Ricoh/Pentax have not abandon the Q system. The last Q related announcement was back in August 2014 when the Pentax Q-S1 camera was announced. Currently there are 8 different Pentax Q lenses: