Ricoh GRIII/GRIIIx/GRIIIx Urban Edition cameras price increase coming to Japan on January 11, 2023

By admin | Published: December 21, 2022


Ricoh Japan announced a new price increase for the GRIII/GRIIIx/GRIIIx Urban Edition cameras by approximately 8% which will take effect on January 11, 2023. I assume this price increase will also slowly propagate to other regions.

In the US you can check the latest Ricoh GRIII prices at Adorama, B&H Photo, and Amazon.

Ricoh already had a price increase on some products two months ago:

Ricoh Japan announced a price increase coming on October 1st

The Ricoh GR cameras got a price increase exactly a year ago:

Ricoh GR camera accessories price increase coming next year

Here is the full press release:

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Breaking news: Pentax is starting a new “Film Project” that could include the release of a new film camera

By admin | Published: December 19, 2022


Ricoh just announced that Pentax is starting a new “Film Project” that could include the release of a new film camera:

  • First, they will develop a compact film camera
  • The second camera will be a high-end film model
  • The third camera will be a single-lens reflex (SLR)


Here are the details:

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Pentax digest #57

By admin | Published: December 19, 2022



→ Skylum released a new Magic Light AI extension for Luminar Neo – you can now creatively manipulate light sources, add and fine-tune light beams, increase glow, and more. The other Luminar extensions are: Upscale AI, AI Background Removal, HDR Merge, Noiseless AI,  Focus Stacking, and Supersharp AI. You can still use code RUMORSNEO for $10 off.


→ Custom Pentax K70 “Club House” cameras now shipping in Japan



→ The Pentax KP “J Limited” custom wood grips are now available for purchase in Japan.

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New Topaz Labs holiday promo now live

By admin | Published: December 15, 2022




Topaz Labs has a new holiday promo:


The Image Quality Bundle includes DeNoise AI, Sharpen AI, Gigapixel AI (retail value: $259.97).

This offer is valid from December 15 – December 31.

Reminder – you can still 30% off when you buy more than one DxO product (this offer also ends December 31st):


Via PhotoRumors

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Ricoh/Pentax holiday savings

By admin | Published: December 14, 2022


Ricoh is currently running some holiday savings in the US for both Pentax and Ricoh products:

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The latest Adobe release includes support for the Pentax KF camera and HD Pentax-D FA 21mm f/2.4 + 100mm f/2.8 lenses

By admin | Published: December 14, 2022




Adobe released Camera Raw version 15.1 with added support for the latest Pentax products:

Additional information on the latest Adobe release:

The latest Adobe CC subscription plan rates can be found here. The different Adobe Creative Cloud options are described here. Additional information on Photoshop and Lightroom is available on this page.

Reminder: you can still 30% off when you buy more than one DxO product (this offer ends December 31st):

 

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Pentax KF camera first Impressions

By admin | Published: December 14, 2022


Pentax KF camera first Impressions video:

The Pentax KF camera is currently in stock at:

Pentax KF vs. Pentax K-70 cameras comparison (almost the same)

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