k-rumors | Site Wide Activity http://k-rumors.com/activity/feed Site Wide Activity Feed Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:29:36 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=1.2.6 en http://k-rumors.com/first-pictures-of-the-pentax-nc-1-system/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: First pictures of the Pentax NC-1 system!]]> http://k-rumors.com/first-pictures-of-the-pentax-nc-1-system/ Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:29:36 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: First pictures of the Pentax NC-1 system! Thumbnail And here it is the new Pentax NC-1 mirrorless system camera. It will come in different colors (Black, Silver and White) and three new lenses. Two lenses will be announced along the camera in May and a third lenses will be released 2-3 months after. It has a small 1/2,33″ sensor with 14 Megapixels. The [...]

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]]> http://k-rumors.com/pentax-news-roundup-3/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: Pentax news roundup]]> http://k-rumors.com/pentax-news-roundup-3/ Fri, 11 Mar 2011 18:37:35 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: Pentax news roundup ThumbnailPentax released the new K-5 firmware: http://www.pentax.jp/english/support/digital/k-5_s.html
Pentx K-5 review at EntincingTheLight.com.
Pentax 645D test at Fotopolis.
Hands-On with the Pentax K-r at p3newsreviews.
Pentax K-r review at digitalcamera-hq.

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]]> http://k-rumors.com/pentax-news-roundup-2/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: Pentax news roundup...]]> http://k-rumors.com/pentax-news-roundup-2/ Sun, 27 Feb 2011 08:52:48 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: Pentax news roundup... Thumbnail Pentax 645D lens roadmap (Source: DC.watch) K5 vs K7 at digitalcamaralens. A new K-5 review has been also posted at Cnet UK . And also ThePhoBlographer posted his complete Pentax K-5 Review. There is also a hands-on review video at Photoradar. And there is spanish review at Quesbesde. Pentax 645D Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III Comparison Digital SLR Review at [...]

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]]> http://k-rumors.com/k-5-silver-new-optio-and-new-medium-format-lens-official/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: K-5 silver, new Optio and new medium format lens official]]> http://k-rumors.com/k-5-silver-new-optio-and-new-medium-format-lens-official/ Wed, 09 Feb 2011 09:31:35 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: K-5 silver, new Optio and new medium format lens official Thumbnail PENTAX ANNOUNCES LIMITED EDITION SILVER K5 Golden, Colorado (February 7, 2011)…PENTAX Imaging Company has announced that the popular K-5 digital SLR will be available soon in Limited Edition Silver.  Available in the US in limited quantities this special-edition model of the PENTAX K-5 digital SLR camera will feature an exclusive design with an original exterior color [...]

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]]> http://k-rumors.com/pentax-k-r-and-k7-added-to-the-dead-list-yes-it-has-been-discontinued/comment-page-1/#comment-2415 <![CDATA[admin commented on the blog post Pentax K-x and K7 added to the “dead list” (yes it has been discontinued)]]> http://k-rumors.com/pentax-k-r-and-k7-added-to-the-dead-list-yes-it-has-been-discontinued/comment-page-1/#comment-2415 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 10:10:00 +0000 admin commented on the blog post Pentax K-x and K7 added to the “dead list” (yes it has been discontinued) ops!

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]]> http://k-rumors.com/pentax-k-r-and-k7-added-to-the-dead-list-yes-it-has-been-discontinued/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: Pentax K-x and K7 added to the "dead list" (yes it has been discontinued)]]> http://k-rumors.com/pentax-k-r-and-k7-added-to-the-dead-list-yes-it-has-been-discontinued/ Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:46:48 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: Pentax K-x and K7 added to the "dead list" (yes it has been discontinued) Thumbnail

There is a specific page at the Pentax Japan website that collects all discontinued Pentax cameras. Today the K-x and the K-7 have been added to the list! The life cycle for APS-C cameras is very short in particular for those two popular cameras! Bye bye K-x and K-7!

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]]> http://k-rumors.com/hoya-makes-more-money-thanks-to-pentax-lenses/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: Hoya makes more money thanks to Pentax lenses.]]> http://k-rumors.com/hoya-makes-more-money-thanks-to-pentax-lenses/ Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:23:31 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: Hoya makes more money thanks to Pentax lenses. Thumbnail Photoscala reports that Hoya had a sales growth of 1.5% during the third fiscal quarter of 2010/11 (October to December 2010). Net income increased by 12% to 13.21 billion yen (about € 118 million) over the same quarter. The profit increase has been possible thanks to improvement by 6.9% in the "Life Care" business Hoya business [...]

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]]> http://k-rumors.com/pentax-d-fa-645-25mm-f4-to-be-announced-at-cp/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: Pentax D FA 645 25mm f/4 to be announced at CP+?]]> http://k-rumors.com/pentax-d-fa-645-25mm-f4-to-be-announced-at-cp/ Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:39:08 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: Pentax D FA 645 25mm f/4 to be announced at CP+? Thumbnail Photorumors found a leak inside an unnamed asian website. Those are supposed to be the specs of the lens: built-in hood lens built-in filter holder weather proof some kind of a special coating/lens element aperture range: f/4 – f/32 12 lens elements in 8 groups minimum focusing distance will be less than 0.5m internal focus 96° angle of view 25mm in medium format is actually very wide [...]

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]]> http://k-rumors.com/pentax-announces-a-free-k-5-sensor-repair-service-silver-k-5-leaked/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: Pentax announces a free K-5 sensor repair service (+Silver K-5 leaked)]]> http://k-rumors.com/pentax-announces-a-free-k-5-sensor-repair-service-silver-k-5-leaked/ Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:35:26 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: Pentax announces a free K-5 sensor repair service (+Silver K-5 leaked) Thumbnail Image of the K-5 sensor spots Pentax Japan announced that all users having a defect K-5 will receive free repair at our service center: " We deeply regret that the first shipment of our PENTAX K-5 digital SLR camera included some products with a stained image sensor — a problem which we believe was caused during manufacturing [...]

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]]> http://k-rumors.com/k3-pentax-first-mirrorless-camera-to-be-named-nc-1/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: (K3) Pentax first mirrorless camera to be named NC-1?]]> http://k-rumors.com/k3-pentax-first-mirrorless-camera-to-be-named-nc-1/ Sat, 22 Jan 2011 15:52:24 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: (K3) Pentax first mirrorless camera to be named NC-1? Thumbnail The picture above shows the first design of a mirrorless digital camera made by Pentax in 1997!!! Photorumors reports that the first Pentax mirrorless camera could be the "NC-1". We are wondering what the "N" and the "C" could stay for but that's all Photorumors got. If the rumors we heard the last months are correct the [...]

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]]> http://k-rumors.com/pentax-news-k-5-review-from-steve-huff/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: Pentax news...(K-5 review from Steve Huff)]]> http://k-rumors.com/pentax-news-k-5-review-from-steve-huff/ Tue, 18 Jan 2011 11:36:01 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: Pentax news...(K-5 review from Steve Huff)

The Pentax K5 Digital Camera Review (Steve Huff): "Pentax has done almost everything right with this camera."

Pentax K-5 VS. Nikon D7000 VS. Canon EOS 7D: ISO COMPARISON (Neutralday).

Pentax K-r Overview (SLRclub).

K-7 Officially Discontinued (Pentax Japan)

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]]> http://k-rumors.com/new-firmware-for-the-k-x-and-k-7-cameras/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: New firmware for the K-x and K-7 cameras]]> http://k-rumors.com/new-firmware-for-the-k-x-and-k-7-cameras/ Thu, 13 Jan 2011 09:27:27 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: New firmware for the K-x and K-7 cameras Thumbnail Changes to V1.02: Compatible with SDXC memory card.*Transfer rate is not compatible with UHS speed class. Contents of will be also updated. Changes to V1.11: Compatible with SDXC memory card.*Transfer rate is not compatible with UHS speed class. Contents of will be also updated. Download the new K-x firmware: http://www.pentax.jp/english/support/digital/k-x_s.html Download the new K-7 firmware: [...]

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]]> http://k-rumors.com/new-pentax-mirrorless-rumors-a-digital-auto-110-is-coming/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: New Pentax mirrorless rumors (a digital Auto 110 is coming)]]> http://k-rumors.com/new-pentax-mirrorless-rumors-a-digital-auto-110-is-coming/ Mon, 10 Jan 2011 16:46:55 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: New Pentax mirrorless rumors (a digital Auto 110 is coming) Thumbnail What a coincidence! First there was that statement on Dpreview: " Pentax on mirrorless: 'we never rule anything out ". The day after Photorumors posted a new mirrorless rumor: " Pentax is currently working on two different cameras with interchangeable lenses. The first one will be a digital version of the Pentax Auto 110 wich is actually a tiny SLR type camera [...]

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]]> http://k-rumors.com/pentax-to-release-a-new-k-5-firmware-v1-02-unofficially-available/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: (UPDATED) Pentax to release a new K-5, K-r and 645D firmware]]> http://k-rumors.com/pentax-to-release-a-new-k-5-firmware-v1-02-unofficially-available/ Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:19:05 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: (UPDATED) Pentax to release a new K-5, K-r and 645D firmware Probably in response of the K-5 sensor issue Pentax is about to release a new K-5 firmware. You can already download it at https://network.pentax.eu but you have to be a registered user. There are no firmware upgrade related documents so we really don't know yet what is going to change with the new fw. UPDATE: New [...]

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]]> http://k-rumors.com/amazon-germany-stops-selling-the-k-5/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: Amazon Germany stops selling the K-5]]> http://k-rumors.com/amazon-germany-stops-selling-the-k-5/ Sun, 02 Jan 2011 16:11:07 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: Amazon Germany stops selling the K-5 Thumbnail

After weeks of reports about the Pentax K-5 issues Amazon Germany chosed to stop the K-5 sales.

P.S.: I had a 3 weeks long Christmas vacation. Now that I am back I will post new rumors and news soon ;)

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]]> http://k-rumors.com/pentax-news-roundup/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: Pentax news roundup]]> http://k-rumors.com/pentax-news-roundup/ Mon, 13 Dec 2010 09:00:29 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: Pentax news roundup Pentax K5 Veyr detailed, very long but also very korean ;) Review at SLRclub. Why "korean"? Because they are used to post articles as jpeg images! So google translation won't work. There is also a new review at Colorfoto.de. That time with google translation ! Full test charts are available for download at Magnus.de. Pentax 645D Image test at Focus Numerique . A few [...]

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]]> http://k-rumors.com/pentax-news/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: Pentax news]]> http://k-rumors.com/pentax-news/ Mon, 06 Dec 2010 09:00:08 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: Pentax news Let's start the Pentax news roundup with the tons of new K-5 news :) Canon cameras vs Pentax K5 at Guillermoluijk (via RiceHigh). At low ISO the K-5 has a higher dynamic range than the Canon 5D MarkII. Falk Lumo tested the K-5 shutter. Pentax K-5 review at Photoradar and Techradar. "Asian" K-5 reviews at ZOL.cn and Ganref. And finally a "french" [...]

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]]> http://k-rumors.com/pentax-k-5-deal-at-amazon/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: Pentax K-5 deal at Amazon]]> http://k-rumors.com/pentax-k-5-deal-at-amazon/ Sat, 27 Nov 2010 19:30:29 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: Pentax K-5 deal at Amazon Thumbnail

There is an interesting Black Firday deal on Amazon: Pentax K-5 Body for $1,426.57 only (Click here)

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]]> http://k-rumors.com/no-more-cosinavoigtlander-lenses-for-pentax/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: No more Cosina/Voigtländer lenses for Pentax :(]]> http://k-rumors.com/no-more-cosinavoigtlander-lenses-for-pentax/ Fri, 26 Nov 2010 12:33:54 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: No more Cosina/Voigtländer lenses for Pentax :( Thumbnail After Zeiss also Voigtländer-Cosina announced that they will not make K-mount lenses anymore. That's bad news! I liked the lenses a lot because of the very compact size and good build-quality. Here is the list of Lenses that will soon run out of Stock (with link to Amazon): - Voigtlander Nokton 58mm f/1.4 SL-II - Voigtlander Color [...]

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]]> http://k-rumors.com/ned-bunnell-about-mirrorless-and-fullframe/ <![CDATA[admin wrote a new blog post: Ned Bunnell about mirrorless and Fullframe...]]> http://k-rumors.com/ned-bunnell-about-mirrorless-and-fullframe/ Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:27:18 +0000 admin wrote a new blog post: Ned Bunnell about mirrorless and Fullframe... Ned Bunnell dropped a line to The Online Photographer and keeps adding fire to the mirrorless and fullframe speculation: "I noticed a few reader comments suggesting you should have asked about our full frame and mirrorless plans. I hope your readers know that until a product is officially announced, there’s really not much that I or any [...]

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