The Pentax 645Z medium format camera is out of production



The Pentax 645Z medium format camera is listed as discontinued (out of production) at Map Camera in Japan (645Z is currently in stock at Adorama and B&H Photo):

Update: the Ricoh Japan store also lists the camera as “production completed”.

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Ricoh China announced supply shortage of GR cameras, all GR models out of stock at Adorama and B&H


Ricoh China announced a supply shortage of GR cameras. A quick check at Adorama, Amazon, and B&H Photo shows that all GR cameras are currently out of stock:

 
In Europe, some of the GR models are also out of stock, others have a warning of high demand:

Here is the translated press release from China:

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Released: Topaz Photo AI 1.3.7, Luminar Neo 1.10.0, Photo RAW 2023.5


Topaz Labs released Photo AI version 1.3.7 with the following changes (currently $40 off until June 16th):

  • Removed legacy models setting from preferences
  • Autopilot can now recommend the older Sharpen Lens Blur model again
  • Remove Noise v2 models have dropped their beta tag and are now recommended by default by Autopilot
  • Added Nvidia GPU models for Remove Noise v2 models
  • Changed close image shortcut to be Ctrl+W instead of Ctrl+F4 on Windows
  • Selecting Custom aspect ratio will now automatically unlock the aspect ratio while cropping
  • Fixed issue where only half of face would be recovered in some cases
  • Fixed Close Image shortcut only being able to close one image on Windows


Skylum released Luminar Neo version 1.10.0 with the following changes (save up to 75% when upgrading Luminar Neo):

  • Quality improvement for UpscaleAI, as well as improvements for other Extensions, including NoiselessAI and SupersharpAI.
  • Support for Sony ZV-E1 and Sony FX30 cameras.
  • New tooltips to help you better understand each tool.
  • Purchasing new creative assets directly in the Extras tab.
  • Performance and stability improvements.
  • A faster and more convenient editing experience thanks to bug fixes.


→ Adobe is offering 50% off Creative Cloud for the first 3 months starting June 3 and running through June 9 (this promotion is limited to the United States and Canada only).


Adobe adds AI generative fill in Photoshop.


ON1 officially released the new Photo RAW 2023.5. Here is what’s new (additional information is available here).

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Pentax digest #70


→ New Pentax K-3 monochrome camera review at DIYphotography and Luigi Barbano.


Think Tank Photo announced new SpeedTop magnetic lid backpacks.


→ New Shimoda Action X v2 camera backpacks released.


→ What’s new on Kickstarter:


→ The new 2023 5DayDeal Video Creators Bundle will be open for sale from June 8-13, 223. The corresponding 5DayDeal $10,000+ Prelaunch Giveaway is already live online.

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Capture One now supports the Pentax K-3 Mark III camera


The latest Capture One 23 (version 16.2.1) now supports the Pentax K-3 Mark III:

  • Release highlights: Capture One 23 (16.2.1) is a service release containing multiple bug fixes and improvements, along with additional camera support.
  • Improvements: Added Style Brushes and ‘Open With’ to Custom Shortcuts
  • New camera support:
    • Leica Q3
    • FUJIFILM X-S20
    • Pentax K-3 Mark III
    • Panasonic Lumix DC-S5II / DC-S5IIX
    • Sony ZV-E1

Capture One is currently half off at B&H Photo ($150 off). The Capture One mobile subscription is also available now:

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3 days only: 30% off all Skylum products (Luminar Neo, extensions, etc.)


For the next three days (May 29-31), you can get 30% off all Skylum products (Luminar Neo, extensions, etc.) with code NR30.

Skylum recently announced a new Luminar Neo cooperation with Microsoft:

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