Digital Camera News, Reviews and Tips
Ricoh has finally started it teaser campaign for the upcoming full frame Pentax DSLR. Teaser images now appear on the Ricoh website, revealing bits of the Pentax full frame camera in shafts of light.
The text accompanying the teaser images reads: “Full Frame by Pentax, 2016 Spring Debut.” [Read more…]
B&H has the Pentax 645D for $3,999 now. Five years ago, the 645D debuted at $9,995 and has been a very well-reviewed medium format camera. It features a 40MP CCD sensor and a weather-sealed magnesium alloy body. It was replaced last year by the Pentax 645Z, which features a 51.4MP CMOS sensor and now retails for $8,095.
You can find the Pentax 645D here at B&H Photo.
New rumors have emerged that the upcoming Pentax full frame DSLR will feature the same 42MP sensor as found in the Sony A7R II. [Read more…]
B&H has the new Pentax K-3 II 24MP DSLR now in stock with free expedited shipping. Check it out here at B&H Photo.
Ricoh has announced the new Pentax K-3 II DSLR with the same 24MP sensor, 27-point AF and 8.3fps shooting found in the original K-3. The K-3 II, however, steps up in a number of areas with improved 4.5EV stops of shake reduction, faster AF algorithm, built-in GPS, gyro sensor panning and auto horizon correction.
Additionally, the Pentax K-3 II features a new Pixel Shift Resolution capability that shifts the image sensor by one pixel over 4 frames to allow it to capture all colors at each individual pixel. While the overall resolution doesn’t change (like it does on the Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II), the color rendition and overall sharpness of the image should be improved. [Read more…]
The Pentax K-3 II is expected to be announced later this week on April 23 as a replacement to the current Pentax K-3. The DSLR is expected to feature a 24MP APS-C sensor with no low pass filter and step up to 1080/60p video capture.
Below is what we expect to see spec-wise (machine translated) on the new camera. [Read more…]
Ricoh has announced the new Pentax K-S2 DSLR with a 20.1MP APS-C sensor and 4K interval video capture. It features several advanced features but maintains an entry-level price point. [Read more…]
Big news today from Pentax. The previously teased and leaked Pentax 70-200mm f/2.8 and Pentax 150-450mm f/4.5-5.6 lenses were officially unveiled today. That’s some pretty sweet big glass on its own. Perhaps the bigger news is the camera that is coming for these full frame lenses. [Read more…]
It looks like Pentax will soon announce those mysterious telephoto zoom lenses that we saw on display at CES 2015. The new lenses will be the HD Pentax-D FA 70-200mm f/2.8 and HD Pentax-D FA 150-450mm f/4.5-5.6 models. [Read more…]
Just prior to CES 2015, Ricoh announced that it would be releasing a new Pentax DSLR and new lenses soon; however, it did not go so far as to give us model names or specific details on the new cameras and lenses. [Read more…]