Photons to Photos released their sensor measurements for the Pentax K-3 Mark III Monochrome camera

By admin | Published: June 7, 2023


Photons to Photos released their sensor measurements for the Pentax K-3 Mark III Monochrome camera:


Here is the comparison with a few full-frame Leica Monochrom cameras:

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The Pentax 645Z medium format camera is out of production

By admin | Published: June 5, 2023



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

By admin | Published: June 4, 2023


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

By admin | Published: June 4, 2023


→ 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

By admin | Published: June 3, 2023


→ 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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Top 10 PentaxRumors posts for May 2023

By admin | Published: June 1, 2023

  
  
  

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

By admin | Published: May 31, 2023


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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