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Pentax RumorsRumoursWhat else is new? Godox announced a new compact TT350II ThinkLite flash, new iT32R model rumored to be announced next Nextorage launched new NX-F2AE SDXC UHS-II memory cards developed specifically for professional…

Pentax RumorsRumoursDxO released a new module for the Ricoh GW-4 wide conversion lens/GR IV combo DxO released 472 new modules , including one for the Ricoh GW-4 wide conversion lens with the Ricoh GR IV camera . The full list of newly added modules is available here .

Pentax RumorsRumoursA new GR Space is coming to New York City Ricoh Imaging Americas announced plans to open GR SPACE New York City, a new photography-focused destination dedicated to the RICOH GR community and the culture of street photography: The new space…

Pentax RumorsRumoursNew: LightPix CoGrip thumb rest with fully functional TTL hot shoe pass-through for Ricoh GRIV/GRIII cameras LightPix Labs announced a new CoGrip thumb rest for Ricoh GRIV/GRIII cameras with fully functional TTL hot shoe pass-through.

Pentax RumorsRumoursFinally: six different Ricoh GR models are currently in stock in Canada (incl. the GR IV Anniversary Edition) After months of being unavailable, six different Ricoh GR camera models are currently in stock at Camera Canada (incl.

Pentax RumorsRumoursGodox announced a new universal iM10 mini flash for $25 Godox announced a new compact iM10 mini flash with a universal, single-contact hot shoe for $25 ( currently in stock at B&H Photo and Amazon ).

Pentax RumorsRumoursMore discontinued Pentax lenses (update: total of 12 lenses now discontinued) Here is the latest list of the recently discontinued Pentax lenses – with the exception of two, most lenses are currently in stock at B&H Photo (update: a total of 12 lenses are now discontinued): HD…

Pentax RumorsRumoursThe latest updates and offers from Topaz, DxO, Luminar, and Aftershoot First, here are some photo editing software coupon codes : Luminar 10% off code : RUMORS Aftershoot 15% off code : RUMORS DxO 15% off code : RUMORS ON1 20% off code : NIKONRUMORS20 AlexOnRAW 10% off…

Pentax RumorsRumoursFInally: six different Ricoh GR camera models are currently in stock in the US After months of being unavailable , six different Ricoh GR camera models are currently in stock at B&H Photo : Ricoh GR IV Ricoh GR IV Monochrome Ricoh GR IV 30th Anniversary Edition Kit Ricoh GR…

Pentax RumorsRumoursThe Ricoh GR IV 30th anniversary edition camera kit is now in stock The Ricoh GR IV 30th anniversary edition camera is now in stock at: B&H Photo Foto Erhardt Here is what’s included in the kit: Limited-edition GR IV celebrating 30 years of the Ricoh GR series…

Pentax RumorsRumoursRicoh released new firmware updates for the GR IV Monochrome, GR IV, GR IV HDF, GR III, and GR IIIx cameras Ricoh released new firmware updates for the GR IV Monochrome , GR IV , GR IV HDF , GR III , and GR IIIx cameras. The GR World App also has a new version 2.0 .

Pentax RumorsRumoursThe Ricoh 30th anniversary camera pin set is delayed until November 13th Ricoh’s 30th anniversary camera pin set is delayed and is now expected to start shipping on November 13, 2026.

Pentax RumorsRumoursThis GRLife app is an unofficial, browser-based tool designed to create Ricoh GR custom firmware GRLife is an unofficial, browser-based tool designed for Ricoh GR III and GR IIIx camera owners. It allows users to create custom firmware and personalize their camera’s features without uploading…

Pentax RumorsRumoursRicoh Japan to increase the prices of GR accessories Ricoh Japan announced a price increase for GR camera accessories , effective November 2nd. Here is a list of applicable products and revised prices: Product name JAN code Manufacturer’s suggested…

Pentax RumorsRumoursRicoh registered a new R10010 camera in China (Ricoh GR IVx?) Ricoh Imaging registered a new digital camera in China with the codename R10010. The new model is equipped with a tri-band Wi-Fi 6 module: 2.4, 5.1, and 5.8 GHz 1024-QAM, which stands for 10-bit…

Pentax RumorsRumoursThe latest photo editing software news First, here are some coupon codes for photo editing software : Luminar 10% off code : RUMORS Aftershoot 15% off code : RUMORS DxO 15% off code : RUMORS ON1 20% off code : NIKONRUMORS20 AlexOnRAW 10%…

Pentax RumorsRumoursThe Ricoh GR IV camera is finally in stock in the US The Ricoh GR IV is finally in stock in the US: Ricoh GR IV: Amazon | Adorama Ricoh GR IV Monochrome: Amazon | B&H Photo Ricoh GR IV HDF: Amazon | B&H Photo Ricoh GR IV 30th Anniversary Edition Kit…

Pentax RumorsRumoursThe 2026 5DayDeal Photography Bundle is now available The 2026 5DayDeal Photography Bundle is now available for sale – as with previous years, you will get a package of different photography tools drastically reduced ($1,500+ worth of pro-level courses…

Pentax RumorsRumoursAmazon Prime Day photo deals Here are some notable Amazon Prime Day photo deals : By brand: Viltrox TTartisan 7artisans Brightin Star Rokinon SmallRig Meike AstrHori Pergear Sirui Nextorage Lexar SanDisk GoPro DJI Insta360…

Pentax RumorsRumoursPhotographer Kimio Tanaka shares his opinion on the upcoming Pentax DSLR K-mount camera Photographer Kimio Tanaka shared his opinion on the upcoming Pentax DSLR K-mount camera : I’m really looking forward to the “new product,” but considering Pentax’s current situation (development…

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The hot shoe is where the flash goes, and the microphone, and the monitor, and whatever the next decade bolts on. Every camera has one and nobody photographs it. This magazine is named after it because that is where the whole business meets: the body, the glass, the light, the sound, and the person holding it.

I shot news in Gothenburg for nine years and documentary for hire after that, then stopped taking assignments to write about the tools. Since 2021 I live in Tokyo, ten minutes from the used-camera shops of Shinjuku, which is not an accident: Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm, Panasonic, Ricoh and Sigma make almost everything worth pointing at a subject, and their own press writes about it first, in Japanese. So this magazine reads it there, and in German, French, Italian and Spanish, and in English from the reviewers who actually put a card in the slot — around eighty sources and thirty channels, counted and plotted so you can see what is moving.

Bodies and lenses, cinema cameras and drones, film and the darkroom, firmware and the software that finishes the picture, the rumours before the launch and the reviews after it, and the photographers and shows the rest of it is for. I test what I write about on a job before a word goes down. I shoot film on Sundays and do not think that makes me interesting.

A story here is a headline, a short excerpt, one picture and the link to whoever reported it. We never reprint the article, and the picture belongs to the photographer or the maker. A story written in Japanese appears in Japanese, as its author set it down; the link goes to the original.

— Mara Lindqvist, Tokyo