Category Archives: Ricoh

Free Adobe Lightroom tethered capture plug-in for Pentax 645z released

By PR admin | Published: December 10, 2015

Ricoh released a free Adobe Lightroom tethered capture plug-in for use with the Pentax 645z medium format camera ($6,996.95):

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The latest software/firmware updates

By PR admin | Published: December 3, 2015

Macphun released version 1.1 of their new Aurora HDR software (created with the help of Trey Ratcliff). New firmware/software updates from Pentax/Ricoh: Pentax 645D firmware updated version 1.32 Pentax 645Z firmware updated version 1.22 Pentax Digital Camera Utility 5.4.2 update Ricoh GR remote 1.2 Wi-Fi app released Firmware update 2.1 for the Olympus E-M5 Mark II […]

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Pentax updated their full frame DSLR camera teaser

By PR admin | Published: November 30, 2015

Pentax updated their full frame DSLR camera teaser and also included a new press releases called “Pentax new-format SLR Camera” (I think something got lost in translation here):

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Best lenses for the Pentax K-S1 DSLR camera

By PR admin | Published: November 30, 2015

DxOMark published a list of the best lenses for the Pentax K-S1 camera. Here are the results: Best wide-angle prime: Samyang 24mm f/1.4 ED AS UMC: Best standard prime: Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM A: Best telephoto prime: Pentax smc DA Star 55mm f/1.4 SDM:

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The latest patents from Canon and Ricoh

By PR admin | Published: November 29, 2015

→ Canon filed a new patent for EF 20-45mm f/2.8-4 lens. → Canon has another patent for a 25-125mm f/2.8 lens (Super 35 mm).

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Pentax 645Z IR (infrared) medium format camera announced

By PR admin | Published: November 26, 2015

Ricoh announced a new 645Z IR (infrared) medium format camera designed for “specialized agencies” (law enforcements, research institutions, etc.). The official pricing was not announced. Shipping starts on January 15th, 2016. Additional information is available here and here.

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HD Pentax-D FA 70-200mm f/2.8ED DC AW lens delayed again

By PR admin | Published: November 13, 2015

Ricoh Japan announced another production delay for the HD Pentax-D FA 70-200mm f/2.8ED DC AW lens ($2,296.95) that was announced back in February. This lens was already delayed once before. Ricoh did not provide a new release date, but B&H now has the expected availability date as February 25, 2016:

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The latest patents from Ricoh, Canon and Fuji

By PR admin | Published: November 13, 2015

Ricoh has a patent for a camera with a built-in dock for a smart phone. Another Ricoh patent is for infrared AF assist lamp (Nikon recently filed a similar patent). Canon has a patent for a new 24-300mm f/4-5.6 lens.

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