Category Archives: Pentax

New Pentax products on display at CES

By PR admin | Published: January 5, 2015

Here are the details on the new Pentax/Ricoh products:

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Pentax K-5 IIs and Mamiya RZ67 Pro II cameras listed as discontinued

By PR admin | Published: December 2, 2014

After the $500 instant rebate, the Pentax K-5 IIs DSLR camera is now listed as discontinued at B&H. The Mamiya RZ67 Pro II medium format camera is also listed as discontinued: I also received some information that the Mamiya 7II medium format camera is also already discontinued (not listed at B&H, still in stock at […]

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: October 31, 2014

→ Sony quietly announced new G Series XQD version 2 memory cards (priced between $163.50 and $799.95). → The Pentax K-5 IIs DSLR camera is now $300 off. Check out also the latest lens discounts. → The Canon EOS 7D Mark II camera is now shipping and is currently in stock. → DxO OpticsPro 10 released (you […]

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Pentax HD DA 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6 ED DC WR lens officially announced

By PR admin | Published: October 30, 2014

Pentax officially announced a new DA 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6 ED DC WR lens for DSLR cameras (the lens was initially introduced at Photokina). The price is $746.95 (available for pre-order). Here are the lens specifications: Focal Length 16-85mm (in 35mm format equivalent) 24.5-130mm Maximum Aperture F3.5-5.6 Minimum Aperture F22-38 Lens Construction 16elements in 12groups Angle of […]

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New Pentax K-S1 “sweets collection” colors announced

By PR admin | Published: October 22, 2014

Ricoh announced three new “sweets collection” colors of the Pentax K-S1 camera. Adorama has listed also few other colors as “new releases“:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: October 5, 2014

→ Starting today till October 18th, the Fuji X100s camera will be $200 off at Adorama and B&H (with some extra freebies). Also, the price of the Fuji X-E2 kit with 18-55mm lens will drop to $1,099 at Adorama and B&H (with some extra freebies). → The Sony a7 and a7r are currently $200 off at B&H and Adorama. […]

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What is selling where

By PR admin | Published: October 2, 2014

Sony RX100 camera for $329.99. Canon EOS-M with EF-M 22mm f/2 STM lens for $311 at B&H. The Canon PowerShot G1 X is now $100 off. The Panasonic LX100 will start shipping in early November for the black version and November 25th for the silver model. The new Silver E-M1 camera is now in stock. […]

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Ricoh updates Pentax K-mount lens roadmap

By PR admin | Published: September 18, 2014

Ricoh updated their Pentax K-mount lens roadmap to include the three new lenses planned for 2014/2015 (see the lens prototypes here):

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Ricoh confirms the Pentax full frame camera is coming in 2015

By PR admin | Published: September 16, 2014

Ricoh France posted on their Facebook page that the new full frame Pentax DSLR is scheduled for release in 2015:

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Pentax/Ricoh announced the development of three new K-mount lenses

By PR admin | Published: September 16, 2014

Pentax/Ricoh announced the development of three new K-mount lenses (still no word on the Pentax full frame DSLR camera): → HD Pentax DA 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6ED DC WR lens (K-mount) will be released in the winter of 2014

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