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    Pentax Update #2 reveals their first new film camera will be a compact camera
    May 15, 2023 John Aldred

    In December, Pentax announced they were developing a new film camera. At the time, there was no real information on exactly what type of film…

    Pentax announces monochrome version of its K-3 Mark III DSLR
    Apr 13, 2023 John Aldred

    Well, this is a bit of an odd announcement. Although, perhaps Pentax sees themselves as being to DSLRs what Leica is to rangefinders… and then…

    Pentax takes a step back into the past with the launch of the “Film Camera Project”
    Dec 22, 2022 John Aldred

    Pentax is an odd duck, for sure. They’ve held onto DSLRs with a death grip against the onslaught of DSLRs, which could potentially become their…

    Holiday Gift Guide – The best new cameras of 2022
    Dec 12, 2022 John Aldred

    It’s December again, which means lots of us are sitting there wondering what to buy for ourselves or the photographer in our lives this holiday…

    Pentax updates its K mount lens roadmap but there’s nothing new on it
    Dec 8, 2022 John Aldred

    Pentax has updated its K mount lens roadmap as of November 2022. This sounds like it should be a good thing, although it’s really not….

    Is Ricoh finally giving up on Pentax DSLRs and leaving the camera business?
    Dec 7, 2022 John Aldred

    In a recent article on Japanese outlet Newswitch, Ricoh CFO Shun Kawaguchi says that the company is looking to essentially dump some of its business…

    Pentax has officially announced the new Pentax KF DSLR but it’s basically a K-70 with a flippy out LCD
    Nov 10, 2022 John Aldred

    Pentax has now officially announced the new Pentax KF APS-C DSLR. I say “new”, but it’s not really that much different to the K-70. It’s…

    DSLRs aren’t quite dead yet – Leaked photos show a new upcoming Pentax KF
    Nov 8, 2022 John Aldred

    Pentax’s prediction of users flocking back to DSLRs within a couple of years of mirrorless hype hasn’t really happened. But true to their word, it…

    Ricoh launches newly designed HD Pentax-D FA Macro 100mm F2.8ED All Weather lens
    Oct 24, 2022 John Aldred

    Ricoh has announced the new HD Pentax-D FA Macro 100mm f/2.8ED AW (All Weather) lens. This is the first Pentax macro lens to feature all-weather…

    A class action lawsuit has been filed against Ricoh USA (again) over Pentax K-30 and K-50 aperture defects
    May 30, 2022 John Aldred

    Ricoh USA is being sued again, with a class-action suit in Pennsylvania over defects in the aperture mechanism of the Pentax K-30 and K-50 DSLRs….