50MP Canon FF DSLR is Coming

From reliable source which has never been wrong!

http://digicame-info.com/2015/01/eos-5ds-eos-5ds-r.html

In Japanese, Google English translation here.

So, the 645Z is not unique again, and the upcoming 5Ds should be much cheaper, at half of the 645Z price very probably, but yet provides the same pixel count, and is a much faster camera of which the system has far more lens choices and much better portability.

HD 16-85 Test Review with Full Samples

http://www.mobile01.com/newsdetail.php?id=16222
(in Traditional Chinese)

Good review!

DC Watch 2015 Predictions

http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/special/20150119_684188.html
(in Japanese)

Not much prediction is told about Pentax! :(

CES 2015 Pentax Counter

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A 645Z Practical Review

http://philipbloom.net/2014/12/23/pentax645z/

The IQ is unbeatable, I have to say! :-o But the price is almost unreachable, too! ;p

Polish Optyczne Fully Tested the K-s1

http://www.optyczne.pl/289.1-Test_aparatu-Pentax_K-S1_Wst%C4%99p.html
(in Polish)

Seems not bad IQ, but does it really have market? What's special actually? Flashy LEDs?? :-o

The Camera Store's Best and Worst Cameras of the Year

645Z and K-s1 are mentioned..

Some Recent Pentax Reviews - Q-s1 and HD 16-85

1. A Q-s1 Unboxing and Review (Traditional Chinese):-

http://pentaxfans.net/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=149104

Sample photos and ISO crops test are posted, which are self-explanatory.

2. HD 16-85 Test Review (Japanese):

http://news.mapcamera.com/KASYAPA.php?itemid=26117&catid=281

The colour rendition seems different, not that Pentax tasted anymore. No sure about it's the problem of the K-3 or the new lens, or both?!

3. Yet Another HD 16-85 Test (Japanese):

http://www.yaotomi.co.jp/blog/walk/2014/11/-isuien-garden-2014-hd-pentax-da-16-85mm-f35-56ed-dc-wr.html

New Ricoh Patent - Adjustable Translucent Mirror

http://egami.blog.so-net.ne.jp/2014-11-27
(in Japanese)

Light transmission rate is adjustable from 50 to 100%, i.e., reflective rate is from 50 to 0%.

8th Anniversary of This Blog

Pentax the brand is declining, the Pentax cyberspace as well as the user-base are both shrinking than ever before. In fact, Ricoh does not treasure Pentax the brand in any sense nor they do put something real onto the market. There is not any exciting news nor any new products or real gear tests that worth reporting. The future of Pentax is so dark, frankly. Could this Blog reach ten years and beyond when Pentax the brand still exists or there is yet something Pentax related worth mentioning? I don't know really.. But I am not optimistic afterall! >:(