Two new Ricoh patent applications were filed in Japan:
The first Ricoh patent is to improve live view image quality and reduce flickering.
The second patent is for a random pattern focusing screen – on the left you can see a schematic diagram showing moire on a general focusing screen, on the right you see a focusing screen example based on the new patent – there is no moire. Here is the translated description of the patent:
Ricoh published their Q3 financial reports today. Their camera business falls under “other” in the financial reports and it is hard to get any Pentax specific data (Pentax was not mentioned anywhere in the report):
You can find the current ongoing Pentax lens rebates (instant savings) on this B&H page.
BCN released their 2016 camera rankings for Japan. Ricoh/Pentax actually increased their sales in Japan by nearly 50% last year (sales share up from 4.5% to 6.7%):
Adobe released Lightroom version CC 2015.4 / 6.4 with added profile support for 18 Pentax K mount and one Pentax 645 lenses:
