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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…
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….
Ricoh announces major restructuring – is Pentax about to be reborn or are they just dying?
Jan 21, 2022
John Aldred
This announcement applies to Ricoh Japan only. For a statement from Ricoh USA, see the bottom of this post. Ricoh, more specifically its Pentax brand…
Pentax releases HD Pentax-DA* 16-50mm F2.8 ED PLM AW zoom lens for APS-C
Jul 15, 2021
John Aldred
Pentax has officially announced its new HD Pentax-DA* 16-50mm F2.8 ED PLM AW lens. Designed for the company’s APS-C K mount DSLRs, the 16-50mm lens…
Monster Adapter’s new LA-KE1 mounts Pentax K lenses to Sony E cameras with AF and aperture control
Oct 30, 2020
John Aldred
All the crazy lens adapter combos seem to be coming out of the woodwork now. Yesterday we had the Leica M to Nikon Z adapter,…
Ricoh has officially announced the Pentax K-3 Mark III capable of ISO 1.6 Million
Oct 27, 2020
John Aldred
Ricoh has now officially announced that their new flagship APS-C DSLR will be the Pentax K-3 Mark III. The news was made official in a…
The milky way, a medium format camera and a f/4 lens – this is how it went
Feb 20, 2020
Ole Henrik Skjelstad
For several years I have believed that shooting with a medium format camera at high iso would yield a terrible result. I have thought that…
A quick guide for using Pixel Shift in Lightroom
Feb 17, 2020
Ole Henrik Skjelstad
Pentax Pixel Shift is a fantastic feature when it comes to boosting the dynamic range, increase the level of detail and reduce the noise in…