Pentax digest #90

By admin | Published: October 23, 2024
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→ Ricoh now also sells the new “Grad ND” software for the latest Pentax DSLR cameras in Europe.


→ Ricoh issued a notice of resumption of orders for the Pentax 17 film camera.


→ A guide to disassembling the Ricoh GR camera for sensor cleaning.


→ New app for Ricoh GR recipes: Camset.

→ GR SPACE TOKYO will host the “Fuchigami Yuta “Harajuku” and “Road” and Masuda Sara “Lil Tour” exhibitions.


→ Meeting by the Pentax Ricoh Family Club on November 10th.

The new ON1 Photo RAW 2025 is now available

Updates on the latest Kickstarter+Indiegogo photography projects

TTArtisan announced a new mini RGB LED Light

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Somebody converted their Ricoh GRIIIx camera into Monochrome (DIY)

By admin | Published: October 19, 2024
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There have been some rumors about a Ricoh GRIII Monochrome camera in the past.

An old Ricoh patent (2016-201400) suggested a Bayer sensor without a color filter array (CFA) for sharper monochrome images.

Check out this amzing Ricoh GRIIIx Monochrome DIY conversion performed by a fan in China (more videos available here):

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The latest releases from Topaz, Luminar, DxO, ON1, and Adobe

By admin | Published: October 18, 2024
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→ Topaz Labs released several new updates:

  • Photo AI 3.3: includes new improvements like Super Focus and Recover Faces Gen 2.
  • Gigapixel 8: with new Redefine Model (Creative Upscaler), Recovery Model, and Gen2 Face Recovery.
  • New Gigapixel Cloud Service: a credit-based server processing option that allows you to offload processing tasks for faster and more efficient image enhancement.


→ DxO ViewPoint 5 released.


→ The Skylum Luminar “Big Fall Upgrade” is now available (additional information).


→ The beta version of Luminar Mobile is also now available.


→ Check out the new Luminar NEO Autumn Bundle.


→ The new ON1 Photo RAW 2025 will be announced on October 21st.


→ DxO also released new Optics Modules for the latest cameras and lenses.


→ The latest Adobe releases.


→ Photography tutorial eBook Autumn sale – here is the table of contents:


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The Ricoh GR III is the 7th best-selling camera for the month of September at MAP Camera Japan

By admin | Published: October 16, 2024
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The Ricoh GR III is the 7th best-selling camera for the month of September at MAP Camera Japan:

  1. Canon EOS R5 Mark II
  2. Canon EOS R6 Mark II
  3. Fujifilm X-T5
  4. Sony a7C II
  5. Fujifilm X-T50
  6. Nikon Zf
  7. Ricoh GR III
  8. Sony a7IV
  9. DJI Osmo Pocket 3
  10. Nikon Z6III

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The Pentax PF-85EDA spotting scope won the 2024 Good Design Award

By admin | Published: October 16, 2024
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The Pentax PF-85EDA spotting scope won the 2024 Good Design Award:

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Salty announced the first underwater housing for Ricoh GRIII and GRIIIx cameras

By admin | Published: October 13, 2024
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Salty announced a new underwater housing for the Ricoh GRIII and GRIIIx cameras with a depth rating of 20m/66ft and price of $1,181:

The housing is made of anodized CNC machined 6061 billet aluminum and can be custom painted. Additional information is available here:

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