tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377908112026-03-06T14:15:18.554+08:00<i><b> • News about Products and Latest Company Direction<br> • Summaries of Reported Problems and Potential Issues<br> • Technical Articles on Photographic Gear and Technologies </b></i>RiceHighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12174156471696420785noreply@blogger.comBlogger2460125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37790811.post-77006562799235199292025-10-19T01:56:00.003+08:002025-10-19T01:56:26.613+08:00

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See the translated page here.&nbsp;&nbsp;New features include 61MP Sony BSI sensor, SAFOX 14, 4k/60fps video, CF Express card, USB 3.2 and etc. Said to be announced in October and to ship in November, priced at 500k Japanese Yens.

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&nbsp;See this info in the Japanese Amazon. It seems that the date of shipment of the 17 has been fixed.And, there are some additonal technical information of the 17, in pictures with Japanese, which are almost self-explanatory by themselves.

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The vertical 135 half frame, the purely-guessed manual zone focusing, manual winding and rewinding, automatic electric-eye metering, a slow fixed wide-angle lens, the very limited speed of shutter.. Now I believe that Pen stands for Pentax in 2024. ;-p And recently, I have been able to find two excellent condition Pens (of different models) each of which only costs me about 1/4th the cost of a

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1. B&amp;H:https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/videos/photography/finally-a-new-film-camera-announcing-the-pentax-17/BI/2446/KBID/3285/SID/DFF/DFF/d502. Kosmo Foto:https://kosmofoto.com/2024/06/pentax-17-first-impressions/3. 35mmc:https://www.35mmc.com/17/06/2024/pentax-17-review/4. Casual Photophile:https://casualphotophile.com/2024/06/17/pentax-17-new-film-camera-review/5. Mobile 01 (in

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&nbsp;https://questant.jp/q/86PT0EYA

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Owing to the prolonged infamous failure of the SDMs in various Pentax AF lens models, I only bought my first SDM lens, the DA*55 F1.4, back to 2015, which is a SDM-only lens in KAF3 mount (on screw-drive). After that, I bought also another SDM only lens the DA17-70 and then later a DA*60-250 F4 hybrid-SDM/screw-driven lens (which supports also in 2022.Here is my proven experiences with those SDM

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From a latest post in the Xitek Pentax forum, an interview with the Ricoh senior officials (from the product development and planning divisions) in a recent marketing event in Taipei was cited. The key messages delivered are summarised as follows:&nbsp;&nbsp;1. The K-1 III is still under development. More time is required with a higher precision aimed on the design as well as owing to the

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See the official&nbsp;discontinued lens list here, even the DFA 55/2.8 SDM and DFA 90/2.8 Macro SR lenses are now included:So, the Pentax 645 digital lineup is really done, as it is shown and can be confirmed, regardless of any official statement made about this fact. :-(&nbsp; And, those 645 gear of Pentax has become collectors' items now, just like the Q gear.&nbsp;

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See his latest posted samples at Flickr:https://www.flickr.com/photos/ned_bunnell/sets/72177720307495920/via his DPR post here.Whilst the photos are nice, they do lack a bit contrast and sharpness. I would expect (much) better IQ for a dedicated B&amp;W machine, honestly speaking.&nbsp;Btw, it seems that Ned does not update his blog anymore.

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https://pentaxofficial.com/18527/https://pentaxofficial.com/18482/https://pentaxofficial.com/18512/All in Japanese, but the pictures speak for themselves. Various Pentax original lenses were used for the tests.

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https://www.yaotomi.co.jp/blog/walk/2023/04/pentaxk3iii,monochrome-kyoto,sakura.html(in Japanese)My impression is that while the B&amp;W photos do have more contrasts and better tonal representation than normal digital cameras' ones, they are yet not as solid as those images produced with better B&amp;W films, even after they are digitalised via professional-grade film scanners.Besides, there is

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https://www.youtube.com/live/ovA100SWIRQWhat will be announced?

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I received this message from the Dpreview Admin yesterday and thought that was a hoax at the first glance but it is actually true:https://www.dpreview.com/news/5901145460/dpreview-com-to-closeSo, the DPR is really doomed, even earlier than Pentax. :-o

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https://pentaxofficial.com/18197/(in Japanese)

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See:&nbsp;&nbsp;https://twitter.com/ricohimaging_jp/status/1633634970702061568?s=20for the newly released firmwares of K-1/II, K-3 III and KF.Btw, "Harubeni" means the red colours of Spring.

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https://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/review/newproduct/1482066.htmlIn Japanese, Google translated page here.

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According to a latest Japanese IT news report, it is revealed that the Pentax K-r actually had a hidden function of "Photo Challenger" mode which could be activated via an advanced (at its time ;-)) IR data communication mode with another compatible camera,.(Credit: Japanese Cameota blog)After linking up with the other camera, two photos can be selected for comparison and the computer will give

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Now it is put on sales at the Japanese Ricoh online store&nbsp;(Google English translation of the page Here).It is learnt that Serial Number of the camera shall be provided for the purchase of the license key for unlocking the function. The key is not portable across different bodies and one key is solely for one unique camera body. Besides, it should be noted that product keys for the K-1 and

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https://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/support/digital/k1.htmlhttps://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/support/digital/k-1-2.htmlhttps://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/support/digital/k-3-3.htmlAnd, according to Pentax Rumors, further updates with new custom images by theme will be delivered quarterly.But what I really can't understand why any Pentax user needs to have particularly lenses in

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See what PetaPixel says about the failure of Pentax in the mirrorless market, despite the efforts paid in the past two decades.By the way, for what PP has listed out for the 37 interchangeable lens digital cameras wich Pentax has ever produced, I have bought more than one-third of all the models as follows:From 2003 to 2021: My Pentax APS-C bodies acquired: *ist D/DS/DL2, K-100D, K-m, K-x, K-r,

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by UNIQLO..

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Ricoh Imaging Japan gave a briefing about their latest business strategy on cameras and products on March 15. The following presentation screenshot refers:All in all, the interchangeable lens business will be "re-launched" whilst the 360 business will fade out. Ricoh will focus more in industrial / professional optical and related products and components in more areas such as those in the

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