Last year Ricoh ensured us that the “Ricoh GR is one of our most important premium cameras. We want to reassure our GR lovers that the series will continue.” Many readers have asked me if I have any info on the GR II replacement. I have not seen any reliable information yet. There was an interesting Ricoh […]
The Pentax K-3 II DSLR camera is reportedly being discontinued in Japan according to Digicame-info: “On January 10th, I noticed that the K-3 II had disappeared from display at a Yodobashi store, so I asked the shop staff to check with the manufacturer. They were told it had been discontinued (even though it is still […]
After the Pentax K-50, Q-S1 and 645D camera, the Pentax K-S1 DSLR camera is now also discontinued. B&H still has some K-S1 cameras in stock starting from $399.
The Pentax K-50 DSLR camera is now discontinued: “The camera has been out of production for months but only now has supply started to dwindle at major retailers worldwide.” Some models/configurations are still available at B&H.
The Japanese store Yaotomi Camera twitted that the Ricoh WG-M1 (replaced by the WG-M2) and the Pentax Q-S1 cameras are no longer in production:
The Pentax 645D medium format camera is listed as discontinued at B&H (the last price was $3,399 back in January): Adorama and Amazon still have the 645D in stock. The Pentax 645Z is currently listed for $6,996.95. A new Pentax medium format camera with a 100MP sensor is rumored to be announced at Photokina this year (September).
The Pentax smc FA 43mm f/1.9 limited series lens is currently listed as discontinued at B&H. I could not find the black version of the lens either. More info on the Pentax smc FA 43mm f/1.9 lens can be found here.
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