→ The Camera & Imaging Products Association in Japan (CIPA) released the latest camera production data.
→ New Ricoh Theta “HDRI” plug-in released.
→ A Shift in Strategy: What is Pentax’s “Workshop-like” Model?
→ Ricoh announced the opening of “PENTAX Clubhouse” in Yotsuya.
Ricoh announced a new Pentax O-GPS2 GPS unit for Pentax DSLR cameras. The new version makes it easy to capture stellar images of the night sky and is developed as a successor to the current Pentax O-GPS1 model. The new Pentax O-GPS2 provides more reliable and higher-precision positioning data gathered from GPS in the U.S., QZSS in Japan, GLONASS, and Galileo.
Pre-orders should be open soon at Adorama and B&H Photo.
Updated pre-orders are now open at:
Additional information:
The Ricoh GR IIIx camera now comes with a free BD-110 battery and a free GC-11 case at WEX UK and you can get 30% off on selected other accessories:
Recap of PentaxRumors posts for May 2022:
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A new putative class action lawsuit was filed in Pennsylvania against Ricoh USA for defects in the mechanism that controls the aperture of the Pentax K-30 and Pentax K-50 cameras. The defect reportedly leads to consistently black or dark images and renders the affected cameras unusable for their intended purpose:
A similar lawsuit was filed in New York in 2020 and was later dismissed:
KEH is having a weekend sale where you can get up to 20% off on overstock gear with coupon code OS20A (ends 05/31/2022):
Alphagvrd camera and lens skins sale: 15% off all products with coupon code MD2022:
The Topas Labs Gigapixel AI sale is set to expire next week (use code RUMORS15 on any Topaz Labs product for an extra 15% off):
Via PhotoRumors
The new Ricoh WG-80 waterproof shockproof freezeproof crushproof camera is now available for pre-order:
Just announced: Ricoh WG-80 waterproof point and shoot camera
