Tag Archives: Kimio Tanaka

Progress on the successor to the Pentax K-3 II camera is on track

By admin | Published: May 2, 2020

A recent tweet from Kimio Tanaka (a Japanese photographer who has Ricoh/Pentax insider information and has a good record of reporting relevant information) indicated that the progress on the successor to the Pentax K-3 II camera is on track:

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Kimio Tanaka: Ricoh has no plans for a 24×36 or 645 mirrorless camera

By admin | Published: April 5, 2020

A recent tweet from Kimio Tanaka states that Ricoh has no plans for a 24×36 or 645 mirrorless camera:

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The upcoming Pentax K APS-C DSLR flagship camera could be delayed

By admin | Published: January 1, 2020

In a recent tweet, Kimio Tanaka hints that the new and upcoming Pentax K APS-C DSLR flagship camera could be delayed (the rumors were pointing to a 2020 summer announcement):

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The new Pentax K APS-C DSLR flagship camera is rumored to be announced in the summer of 2020

By admin | Published: November 4, 2019

The Japanese photographer Kimio Tanaka (who has a good track record) reported that the new Pentax K APS-C DSLR flagship camera will be announced in the summer of 2020. Ending soon: the Irix 150mm f/2.8 Macro Dragonfly lens for Pentax K is $90 off

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More on the upcoming Pentax lenses

By admin | Published: March 16, 2019

The Japanese photographer Kimio Tanaka has provided a lot of interesting Pentax information over the years. Here is his latest take on the upcoming Pentax lenses shown in the latest roadmap:

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HD Pentax-D FA★ 50mm f/1.4 SDM AW prototype lens review

By admin | Published: January 7, 2018

The Japanese photographer Kimio Tanaka (who had previously released info on the Pentax-09 Telephoto macro lens) posted a review of the new HD Pentax-D FA★ 50mm f/1.4 SDM AW prototype lens (Google translation). Here is the recap by Mistral75: Update: part 2 is now also available (Google translation) part 3 is now also available (Google translation) part 4 is […]

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More on the Pentax 09 telephoto macro a.k.a. smc Pentax Macro 20mm f/2.8 lens

By admin | Published: May 13, 2017

This is an update on the Pentax Q 09 telephoto macro lens story from last month:

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