K-1 III Existence Announcement ;-p

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New fully revamped Pentax FF to come, will be on sales within 2026. 

Credit: Asahiman

Latest Japanese Rumour on K-1 Mark III

See the translated page here.  

New features include 61MP Sony BSI sensor, SAFOX 14, 4k/60fps video, CF Express card, USB 3.2 and etc. Said to be announced in October and to ship in November, priced at 500k Japanese Yens.

Three New Pentax/Ricoh Cameras in the Pipeline?

Source: e-Sertifikasi Portal (in Indonesia) via Nokishita @Twitter (in Japanese)

The models R02020, R03030 and R05010 are new, which should be under development. Whether they are in the Ricoh or Pentax brand is yet unknown, though. Furthermore, I list below the recent registered R-numbered camera models by Ricoh for your better wild guessing. ;-p

R01010: Pentax K-1 Mark II

R02010: Ricoh GR III

R03010: Pentax K-3 Mark IIIkey

Yaotomi Camera Speaks More about the K-New (aka K-3 III Now)

Japanese Yaotomi Camera has just twitted yesterday and disclosed more information of the K-New, now tentatively named as the K-3 III.

And the launch/marketing date will be delayed to the year end, but should be within 2020.

Yaotomi originally also wrote about the expected price tag of the K-3 III but it was deleted shortly after that. Their explanation is that it was their own "guess" only so it was improper to write about it.

Nonetheless, Yaotomi still keeps their guess that the K-3 III is positioned between the D500 and D7500 if Nikon DSLR bodies are compared. Hence, we can expect the price should be somehow in between but closer to that of the D500, as it was normal that the Pentax new bodies were selling at higher prices than the competitors' comparable offers.

Last but not least, Yaotomi also disclosed that another two announcements would be made before and after the K-3 III announcement, for the K-1 II Silver body and also the three silver DFA lenses, respectively, in their original twitter post.

CIPA Reveals that Total Shipments of DCs and ILCs are Only 27.4% of Those in 2019

CIPA has published figures about the digital camera shipments, which are both only 27.4% of the quantities in 2019, as in May 2020, for both Interchangeable Lens Cameras (ILCs) and Digital Still Cameras (DSCs).

After all, in view of the rather poor sales of cameras in this year, would it be really wise (or unwise) for Pentax (Ricoh) to launch their new flagship in September as rumoured? :-(

"There Will be No K-3II Sucessor, but a K-New Body of a New Line"

See what the Japanese Pentax insider Tanaka says:

http://thisistanaka.blog66.fc2.com/entry/1202/
(Google translated to English)

What we shall get is a K-3II based body with new sensor, new image processor, camera menu and much improved image quality as a result. No new feature of any is mentioned, though, e.g. the guessed new-type hybrid optical/electronic viewfinder.

Ricoh Will Release More Info of the New Flagship Soon

A post at the Chinese Xitek forum reveals that Ricoh is going to release more info about their new APS-C flagship via some channels and by phases, subsequent to the cancellation of the CP+, claimed source is from the Japanese Yaotomi Camera:

It is mentioned that Ricoh is still working hard to materialise the launch of the product, although it is delayed.

Rumour: DFA 70-200 F4 to be Announced on 23rd

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4459297

"From two German sources (dealers): the HD Pentax-D FA 70-200mm f/4 should be announced next week on Thursday the 23rd and available quickly thereafter."

The New Sony APS-C Sensor

IMX571：https://www.sony-semicon.co.jp/products/common/pdf/IMX571BQR_Flyer.pdf

26.11MP BSI CMOS @ 6.84 fps for still pictures, 12-bit 4K movie, rumoured to be used in the new next generation K-3.

K-1 Mark III Beta Samples Leaked?

Someone emailed me the link of this post in a Chinese Pentax forum, the samples look legitimate (it seems to be). Is the Mark III going to launch in 2019?

“New” HD FA Prime

www.nokishita-camera.com/2019/01/hd-pentax-da11-18mmf28ed-dc-awhd-pentax.html

How Come an Announcement Will be Made on February 18 of 2018?

Which is a Sunday. This is just a joke, Asahiman!

Did you actually mean 2019? ;-P

There Will be NO K3II Replacement NOR K-1 Firmware Update, Said Asahiman

There was no higher development than the KP.

Update was canceled, sorry.

Just believe it or not. ;-p

New DA* lens, and DFA*50/1.4 to be Launched Very Soon

According to Nokishita Camera (Japanese):

http://www.nokishita-camera.com/2017/10/hd-pentax-d-fa-50mm-f14-sdm-awhd-pentax.html

K-1 Limited Silver

https://twitter.com/nokishita_c/status/899894719706087424
(In Japanese)

Quoted, "リコーが間もなく「PENTAX K-1 Limited Silver」を発表予定。発売予定日は9月14日。全世界2000台限定。メタルホットシューとバッテリーグリップとバッテリー2個が付属して量販店価格は税込297,000円前後らしい。"

Ricoh May Close Down Consumer Camera Business

See what the Japanese Nikkei Business News says:-

http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Ricoh-may-close-shutter-on-personal-camera-business

And, the vague response from Ricoh:-

http://www.ricoh.com/info/2017/0412_1.html

1st Leaked Picture of the KP

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/59012213

Pentax KP to be Announced This Week

http://www.nokishita-camera.com/2017/01/blog-post_24.html

The Japanese blogger told that the source is from Ricoh. There will be two colours of the KP and the battery grip will be in three sizes. The grip seems to be modular in design and interchangeable for the holding part.

Price of the KP is not cheap, though. It sells for 1099 British Pounds.

Japanese CAPA Magazine Jan 2017 Prediction on New Pentax Body

Via: http://asobinet.com/matome-pentax-kp/ (in Japanese)

- APS-C or FF Sensor
- K-mount Adaptor
- Flipped LCD Monitor
- Retro and compact design

The predicted name of the body is not KP, though.


Old but Related: My Idea of a K1000D

New Pentax "KP" Body?

http://www.postel.go.id/downloads/43/RHU-201701.htm

Via: Digicame Info (Translated into English)

It's a DSLR btw.