Pentax & Ricoh Rumors

New patent application for Pentax 70-150mm, 100-170mm, 70-180mm, and 150-250mm lenses

By admin | Published: June 2, 2025

Ricoh has a new patent application released on May 30, which includes several optical lens designs/calculations:

70-150mm f/4.6-5.7
100-170mm f/4.6-5.2
70-180mm f/4.1-6.1
150-250mm f/5.3-7.9

Additional informtion:

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First sightings of the new Ricoh GR IV camera at the GR SPACE event in Tokyo today

By admin | Published: May 31, 2025

Here are the first sightings of the new Ricoh GR IV camera at the GR SPACE event in Tokyo today:

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Ricoh Gashapon miniature camera collection

By admin | Published: May 28, 2025

Earlier this year, a new Ricoh Gashapon camera miniature collection set was released in Japan with realistic reproductions of old Ricoh film cameras:

Ricohflex III with viewfinder hood
Ricoh Auto Half with film
Ricoh GR1 (black) with film
Ricoh GR1 (silver) with film

The collection is already sold out in Japan, but you can still buy it from eBay for around $40.

Gashapon (ガシャポン) are popular vending machine-dispensed capsule toys sold in Japan. From Wikipedia:

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Pentax K-3 Mark III “The Ultimate Guide” eBook version 1.12 released

By admin | Published: May 28, 2025

A new Pentax K-3 Mark III “The Ultimate Guide” eBook version 1.12 was released recently (more Pentax books can be found here):

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Pentax/Ricoh digest #93

By admin | Published: May 28, 2025

→ New Ricoh/Pentax shopping site for Canada: shoppentax.ca.

→ Ricoh introduced the RICOH360 Business Package: a complete cloud-based solution for visualization, management, and optimization of space in 360 degrees.

→ New from Think Tank Photo: Walker Pro Rolling Backpack.

→ The new Viltrox Z1 retro camera flash is now available at B&H Photo, Amazon, and the official Viltrox store. Additional information is available here:

Viltrox Z1 retro camera flash officially announced

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Adobe price increase, plus the latest releases and offers from ON1, Topaz, and Skylum

By admin | Published: May 27, 2025

The Adobe Creative Cloud plans for individuals will get a new name and pricing for customers in North America on June 17, 2025 (see all plans). Additional information is available here.

ON1 released the 2025.2 update – free for all version 2025 owners and subscribers. See what’s new in ON1 version 2025.2 here. Additional information is available here.