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Ladies and gentlemen, the weekend is here! You know what that means -- time to head to the beach, the mountains, or to your own favorite photographic subject and get some great photos! But before you head out the door, it's also time to check your camera's firmware and perhaps apply some updates -- if you're shooting...
When Sigma first announced its 18-35mm f/1.8 lens for DSLR cameras with an APS-C sensor, it was quickly recognised as one of the fastest (if not the fastest) zoom lenses ever made. Unfortunately, as it often is when a third-party lens first hits the market, it was initially not available in all camera mounts, and users of Sony and Pentax cameras...
You've doubtless heard the idiom about a watched pot never boiling, but for photographers, a more apt metaphor might be that "a lustworthy camera never ships." Once you settle on preordering that just-announced camera, the wait for it to arrive on your doorstep can feel unbearable -- at least, until it finally shows up,...
Over at SLRgear, we've just published our review of Pentax's newest edition to their HD Limited series of lenses: the Pentax 20-40mm f/2.8-4 ED Limited DC WR HD DA. The first zoom lens of the Limted series get the same "HD" coating treatment as the recently reviewed Pentax 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited HD DA and Pentax 70mm...
There's no question that Ricoh's flagship APS-C DSLR, the Pentax K-3, packs a lot of technology into a little package. The K-3 is absolutely unique: No other camera on the market offers on-demand anti-aliasing, letting you choose whether moiré reduction or ultimate sharpness are critical for any given shot. And its...
Over at SLRgear, we continue our reviews of Pentax's updated HD Limited series, now with the Pentax 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited HD DA review. As with the recently reviewed Pentax 70mm f/2.4 Limited DA HD, the "HD" version of the Pentax 35mm f/2.8 Macro Limited HD DA gets a modern update with Pentax's new High Definition...
Back at the CP+ tradeshow in Japan last February, Ricoh announced quite a range of new photo gear for its Pentax brand, but perhaps the most interesting for film photographers who haven't transitioned their old photos to digital was the Pentax Film Duplicator. Now, the company has provided a release date for this...
Back in early 2010, Pentax launched the 645D, a medium-format digital SLR that leap-frogged full-frame rivals in terms of sensor area, and simultaneously set a new benchmark in terms of affordability compared to existing medium-format options. Today, the Pentax 645Z follows in its footsteps and aims even higher, putting...
Alongside its headline-grabbing announcement of the pricetag for its 50mm f/1.4 Art lens, Sigma also revealed a couple of other tidbits today. One actually relates to that lens, and a new feature which will be available soon if you own the company's clever USB dock accessory. (We highly recommend putting some of...
Pentax fans look sharp: we've taken the first of a handful of their new HD-coated, retro-styled Limited-series lenses through our battery of tests, and we've just published our full Pentax 70mm f/2.4 Limited DA HD review.
We recently published a story by our news editor and avid Pentax fan Mike Tomkins detailing the...
It might not be the smallest interchangeable-lens camera on the market any more -- the impressively-slim Samsung NX Mini now holds that crown, and indeed the original Pentax Q was also a little smaller -- but there's no denying that the Pentax Q7 is still among the very smallest mirrorless cameras that money can buy. And...
Back in late 2012, Pentax introduced a new multi-layer lens coating dubbed HD, for "High Definition". According to its maker, the HD coating offered a couple of key benefits, but it's not until recently that we've been able to make a real-world comparison to test these claims. We've now done so, and the results are...
During the CP+ photography tradeshow in Japan, Imaging Resource publisher and editor-in-chief Dave Etchells met for interviews with executives from some of the best-known brands in the...
This week, Firmware Friday brings news of a raft of updates for cameras from Pentax, Sony, and Canon -- but that's not all. Mixing things up just a little, we also step outside of the box for a software update from Nikon.
But let's not get ahead of ourselves. We'll start off with Ricoh's firmware updates for...
As photographers look for ways to get the maximum out of their camera, hacks like Magic Lantern and CHDK for Canon cameras, PTool for Panasonic models, and Nikon Hacker for Nikon's DSLRs are becoming increasingly common, if not yet mainstream. They are, perhaps, even beginning to receive some begrudging acceptance from...
Imaging Resource founder Dave Etchells is on the ground in Japan for CP+. Ever wanted to interview the people behind your favorite camera brand? Now is your chance! Leave your questions in the comments and we'll try to work them into our interviews.
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Ricoh/Pentax has released an updated version of the K-mount roadmap. And while not much has changed from last year's version, it does appear that the company is preparing for a new 70-200mm lens.
The updated version has been put up both on Ricoh's site, and on official Facebook accounts (you can also see a higher...
It's been a little while coming, between all the holidays, tradeshows, and announcements, but we just published the second installment in our Pentax K-3 review's ongoing Shooter's Report. This time around, we took off the kit lens and shot with some more interesting glass -- two Limited primes, an older full-frame...
Pentaxians, the wait is finally over! We've seen some long-delayed products in our time, but Pentax's SDM-compatible, 1.4x rear converter takes the cake. Announced more than five years ago at the 2008 Photokina tradeshow, the teleconverter accessory fell off the company's lens roadmap some time later, but it was...
As well as the exciting announcements made for its Pentax-branded interchangeable-lens lineup today, Japanese consumer electronics giant Ricoh has also debuted three new cameras under its own brand name -- the Ricoh WG-4 GPS, Ricoh WG-4, and Ricoh WG-20. All three are followups to earlier Pentax-branded models, and...