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Here you will find blog-posts with the latest Ricoh related news, rumors and updates published at the main blog. In addition, you can find links to our Ricoh related updates on these dedicated mini-sites:

+ Deals & Specials: all Ricoh brand deals or filtered by Ricoh GXR gear (cameras, sensor+lens blocks, etc)
+ Lens Reviews: no lenses (the sensor+lens blocks are included in the Camera Reviews below)
+ Camera Reviews: all major Ricoh cameras or filtered by Ricoh GXR
+ Pre-Orders & Stock Status: none at this time


Pentax and Ricoh cameras listed side by side at the Pentax Web Store, August 26, 2012
I don't know when this actually happened, but while price-checking a Pentax-Ricoh camera, I noticed that the Pentax Web Store now shows Pentax and Ricoh digital cameras side-by-side. Here is an example for the hybrid (mirrorless) cameras and here's another... Continue

Pentax will stop making fixed lens digicams (Ricoh will continue), July 16, 2012
UPDATE 7/17/12 at 1:53pm NYC time: Pentax told dpreview today that this is only an option and a final decision has NOT been made. [update: NOT has been added to the previous sentence on 7/19/12 at 3:36am ET. It was... Continue

Patent watch: Ricoh 14mm lens for 4/3 and 19mm for APS-C, July 7, 2012
Japanese patent-hunting blog Egami (computer-translated) has spotted two recently published Ricoh lens patents. The patents were filed in December 2010, but only now released. The two patented lenses are a 14mm for a 4/3" sensor and a 19mm for an... Continue

Patent watch: Ricoh patents Smart Lens Cap, May 20, 2012
Lens caps have been on the receiving end of many photography and photographer related jokes, but today they strike back! Ricoh has filed a new patent, writes patent-hunting blog Egami (computer-translated), for a lens cap that can absorb impact and... Continue

Ricoh denies their cameras will disappear in 2013, May 16, 2012
Amateur Photographer UK has received a statement from Ricoh Europe denying that Ricoh-branded cameras will disappear in 2013. The Ricoh Europe comment was triggered by a comment made to AP UK by a "source close to Pentax". (via Ricehigh) In... Continue

USA market: Ricoh cameras now under the Pentax umbrella, April 19, 2012
In perhaps another sign of further integration of the Pentax and Ricoh product line-ups, Pentax USA has issued a press release announcing that Ricoh USA cameras will now be under the umbrella of Pentax USA. The only cameras that will... Continue

Pentax and Ricoh cameras will move under Pentax control, February 8, 2012
April 1st is the start of a new quarter, and for some companies the start of a new fiscal year, but it is also April Fool's Day, so perhaps it is a date to be avoided for any official business... Continue

New 16mp Ricoh GXR A16 24-85mm f3.5-5.5 sensor+lens module, February 1, 2012
While Pentaxians are anxiously waiting for the official launch of the Pentax mirrorless, the new mother company (Ricoh) has announced a new GXR sensor+lens module, the 16-megapixel APS-C A16 24-85mm f3.5-5.5 (35mm equivalent) Press Release Parade + dpreview + Amateur... Continue

Reviews (Nikon V1 and J1 at dpreview, NX200, P7100, GRD4, etc), January 20, 2012
Let's see what the review cat brought in today! As usual, completed lens reviews can be found at the lens reviews mini-site and completed camera reviews at the camera reviews mini-site. Interchangeables + Nikon V1 and J1 double header review... Continue

Ricoh: GXR K-mount and variable-angle monitor possibilities, January 15, 2012
The latest CES update at Amateur Photographer UK (last section of the post) has an update from Ricoh that says a GXR K-mount option and a variable-angle monitor are "under discussion". Pentax-Ricoh has been very quiet at CES-PMA, perhaps partially... Continue

Reviews (V1, Q, P7100, etc) & Previews (Canon C300, Nikon FT1 mount adapter), December 27, 2011
Back to work it is for the camera reviewers, as we have a new round of specials! With so many cameras out there (and a big wave coming at CES/PMA in a couple of weeks), it is hard for reviewers... Continue

Reviews: Canon S100 at dpreview (also: EX1/TL500, GRD4, P7100), December 22, 2011
The memo said today is a compacts-with-RAW review day - judging by the latest reviews that is... Canon S100 at dpreview + completed review at dpreview + includes a note about the studio test samples + impatient? jump to the... Continue

Reviews (X10, GXR, etc) and Duels (M9 vs NEX-7, GXR A12 M- vs NEX-5n), December 19, 2011
Let's look at what the Monday review cat brought in! For completed lens reviews, check the lens reviews mini-site and for completed camera reviews check the camera reviews mini-site... Duels + Leica M9 vs Sony NEX-7 Resolution comparison episode #2... Continue

Reviews (GXR A12 M, X10, A65, NEX-5n, E-PM1, FS100, FZ150, etc), December 12, 2011
Time to check what the Monday review cat brought in! As usual, completed lens reviews can be found at the Lens Reviews mini-site where Photozone is busy testing out NX and CX lenses, and completed camera reviews can be found... Continue

Reviews (NX200, EOS C300, etc) and first looks (XS1, GX1, Z5010, etc), December 10, 2011
Time to check some of the latest reviews! For lens reviews, as usual, check the Lens Reviews mini-site. For completed camera reviews, check the Reviews stream. Interchangeables + on-going Samsung NX200 review at Sound Image Plus (13 parts so far)... Continue

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