Category Archives: Ricoh

New lawsuits filed against Ricoh/Pentax and Nikon

By PR admin | Published: July 1, 2020

Two new lawsuits were filed against Ricoh/Pentax and Nikon: Class action lawsuit for Pentax cameras aperture defects Nikon sued for patent infringement by Digimedia Tech

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Announced: Ricoh GR III Street Edition Special Limited Camera Kit

By PR admin | Published: June 10, 2020

Ricoh officially announced the previously rumored GR III Street Edition Special Limited Camera Kit. The US price is $1,199,95 (pre-order at Adorama | B&H Photo).  The new kit includes: 2x Rechargeable Battery Db-110 – #37838 Usb Power Adapter Ac-U2 – #6172102 Power Plug Ac-U1 Eu – #6172103 Usb Cable I-Usb166 – #37822 Ring Cap Gn-1 – #37819 […]

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Coming soon: new Ricoh GR III Street Edition Special Limited Kit

By PR admin | Published: June 9, 2020

Nokishita reports that Ricoh will announce a new GR III Street Edition Special Limited Kit later this week. The camera seems to be a different color with an orange ring around the lens. Check out the currently available GR III kits at Adorama and B&H Photo. Update – here are the details of the Ricoh GR III […]

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Report: Ricoh has no plans for a new mirrorless camera

By PR admin | Published: April 5, 2020

A recent tweet from Kimio Tanaka indicated that Ricoh has no plans for a 24×36 or 645 mirrorless camera. Mr. Tanaka said that he speaks on behalf of Ricoh and is not expressing his own opinion. Kimio Tanaka is a Japanese photographer who has Ricoh/Pentax insider information and has a good record of reporting relevant […]

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New Ricoh WG-70 waterproof shockproof compact camera leaked online

By PR admin | Published: February 3, 2020

Ricoh will announce a new WG-70 waterproof shockproof compact camera (replacement for the current WG-60 model). The only improvement from the WG-60 seems to be a new “image cross-processing”. The retail price in Japan is around 35,800 yen including tax. The new camera is expected to be released in mid-March. Source: Nokishita, via PentaxRumors

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Ricoh to announce a new Theta SC2 camera next week

By PR admin | Published: November 16, 2019

Next week Ricoh will announced a new Theta SC2 camera:

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Ricoh/Pentax has no plans to announce a new camera this fall

By PR admin | Published: September 12, 2019

Jen Carrigan asked Ricoh/Pentax on Twitter if they will announce a new camera this fall and the answer a clear no:

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Ricoh executives think that in 1-2 years mirrorless users will start switching back to DSLR

By PR admin | Published: May 19, 2019

Imaging Resource published their interview with Ricoh executives and they made some interesting comments – in 1-2 years mirrorless users will start switching back to DSLR:

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Ricoh Korea and Ricoh Japan issue recalls about wobbly control dial pad on the new Ricoh GR III camera

By PR admin | Published: March 30, 2019

Both Ricoh Korea and Ricoh Japan have issued notices (recalls?) about wobbly control dial pads on the new Ricoh GR III camera: Ricoh claims that this is normal, but in some cases, the tolerance is not acceptable and the affected serial numbers will be fixed (Google translation): “The basic specification is to set a slight […]

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Ricoh GR III additional coverage

By PR admin | Published: March 12, 2019

Ricoh GR III additional coverage: Ricoh GR III sensor measurements published at Photons To Photos Ricoh GR III camera official shipping date: March 15th Ricoh GR III hands-on report (see also this post) Ricoh GR III pre-orders in the UK come with a free blue ring cap New Ricoh GR III sample photos (see also this post) Ricoh […]

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