For tomorrow’s scheduled press event Ricoh will most likely announce a new 360° camera called Pentax Theta 360. Such camera was rumored last year, but the Pentax acquisition by Ricoh probably delayed the announcement. Various prototypes of similar camera were shown at Photokina (by Pentax) and during the CES show (by Ricoh). The above screenshot taken earlier today is from […]
The upcoming Ricoh press conference got me thinking about the company’s current line of photo products and I realized that this year they were supposed to announce three new 645 lenses but unless I have missed something, there has been no word on those products. The expected new 645 lenses are: Wide zoom (24-45mm) Standard zoom […]
After yesterdays’s announcements, Ricoh Imaging published an updated Pentax K-mount lens roadmap for 2013 and beyond. The planned K-mount lenses are: 12-28mm DA wide zoom lens 24-38mm DA zoom limited lens 120-380mm DA tele zoom lens 18-85mm DA zoom lens DA AF RC 1.4x teleconverter
Together with the new HD lenses, Pentax (Ricoh Imaging to be exact) also announced two new weather-resistant flash units with LED lights: AF540FGZ II ($629.95) and AF360FGZ II ($429.95). Outside the US Ricoh also announced a new HX15 compact camera with the following specifications. Optical 15-times zoom lens with 24mm wide-angle coverage State-of-the-art shake reduction mechanism Stylish, easy-to-hold […]
New Lenses feature enhanced performance with high-grade HD coating and rounded diaphragms for stunning bokeh effects DENVER, CO, August 27, 2013 –Ricoh Imaging Americas Corporation (Ricoh Imaging) is pleased to announce the introduction of five new HD PENTAX DA Limited lenses. The acclaimed HD PENTAX DA Limited series of prime lenses, specifically designed for the PENTAX […]
Update: more information is available here. Pentax will refresh the following DSLR lenses: HD PENTAX-DA 15mm F4 Limited HD PENTAX-DA 21mm F3.2 Limited HD PENTAX-DA 35mm F2.8 Macro Limited HD PENTAX-DA 40mm F2.8 Limited HD PENTAX-DA 70mm F2.4 Limited
In a recent interview, Pentax/Ricoh executive Mr. Kawauchi confirmed that the company is still working on a full frame camera: Q: Now, what’s going on for the Pentax Full Frame thing? A: Our development team is still working on it and the project is not aborted.
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