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Fully loaded: Pentax K-3 review

10 Apr

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Pentax cameras have always been innovative, and Ricoh has upped the ante with the K-3. Its image stabilization system not only reduces shake, but it can also simulate an anti-aliasing filter. The K-3 marks the latest evolution of one of the best-handling DSLRs in its class. It features a new autofocus system, 24 megapixel CMOS sensor, 8.3 fps continuous shooting, and USB 3.0 support. Has Ricoh put together a top-notch DSLR in the K-3? Read our review to find out

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Ricoh to offer limited edition Pentax Q7 Premium Kit

03 Apr

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Ricoh Imaging will soon be offering a limited edition Pentax Q7 Premium Kit. The kit includes a black Q7, four lenses (standard prime, standard zoom, tele zoom, wide zoom) plus four hoods, a polarizing filter, and a camera bag that will surely be noticed. Only 1000 kits will be available worldwide, and those in the U.S. can pick up one later this month for $ 1199.95.

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Pentax K-3: Six pages added to our ongoing review

26 Mar

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As we’re working towards finishing our full in-depth review of Ricoh’s Pentax K-3, we’ve decided to publish pages of the review that are complete so far instead of making you wait. You’ll find the new sections of the ongoing review in our original first impressions review. The additional pages include: A shooting experience report, our take on the operation and controls, a look at the K-3’s video mode, our two test scene pages and a new real-world samples gallery. Click through for more

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Wireless K-3 control: Pentax FluCard review

07 Mar

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The Pentax O-FC1 FluCard offers quite a bit more than just Wi-Fi image sharing and transfers, but not quite as much as some wired tethering applications. This makes it a mixed bag as a general camera tool, but one that has been entirely out of reach for Pentax for quite some time.. In light of this, is it worth the $ 99 price tag? Find out in our review

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Ricoh announces HD Pentax DA AF 1.4X AW rear converter

06 Feb

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Ricoh has announced the HD Pentax DA AF 1.4X AW Rear Converter – a weather-resistant 1.4x teleconverter. It’s designed to maintain autofocus both with lenses that use built-in focus motors, and those which are driven from the camera body. It’ll be available in March 2014 for a price of $ 599.95 / £379.99. See full details, including a list of compatible lenses

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Pentax firmware v1.02 for K-3 allows bracketing by AA filter mode

06 Feb

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Pentax has released new firmware for its flagship K-3 DSLR, allowing users to bracket exposures by AA filter simulation mode. As a reminder, the K-3 lacks a physical anti-aliasing filter, but simulates the blurring effect via minute movement of its sensor, with two intensity levels available (three if you include ‘off’). Firmware v1.02 allows you to shoot a burst of sequential images at each AA filter level, to fine-tune the optimal balance between resolution and artifacts like moiré.

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DxOMark recommends lenses for the Pentax K-3

14 Jan

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The Pentax K-3 was a justified winner in our reader poll for the Best DSLR of 2013, and now our friends and collaborators over at DxOMark have been looking into how various lenses score on it. In the process, they’ve also reviewed many of Pentax’s lovely ‘Limited’ primes in their latest ‘HD’ incarnations. See DxOMark’s latest reviews

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Pentax K-50 real-world and test scene samples

27 Dec

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The following real-world gallery and test scene shots were first published in our 2013 Camera Roundups, but we’re highlighting the Pentax K-50 again in case you missed it the first time around. The Pentax K-50 is the follow up to the K-30 and is similar in appearance and spec to the K-500. The camera can also be custom ordered in 120 possible color combinations. See gallery

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Fujifilm, Sigma, and Pentax post firmware updates

21 Dec

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Over the last few days a number of firmware updates have been posted. Fujifilm has new firmware for the following cameras: X-Pro1, X-E1, X-E2, and X100S. From Sigma, there are updates for the SD1 and SD1 Merrill. And finally from Pentax, the K-3 also has new firmware. Get download links and more information about each update. Learn more

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Pentax K-3 real-world samples gallery

11 Nov

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When Ricoh’s Pentax K-3 was announced we were intrigued by the ‘anti-aliasing simulator’ feature, a first for a DSLR. The K-3 allows you to engage its low-pass filtering at the push of a button. We recently shot some real-world samples taken in a range of conditions to see how it stacks up against the current K-5 models. Our gallery was shot on with the anti-aliasing filter set to off (the default setting). See gallery

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