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Ricoh moves to direct camera sales in Japan News 

Ricoh moves to direct camera sales in Japan

Ricoh Imaging Co., Ltd. released a statement where Ricoh Imaging’s President and CEO, Noboru Akabane, addressed the market challenges faced by the camera company and how outlined the restructuring of its business operations, including incorporating a more direct-to-consumer approach in the home market: “We will shift from a sales method centered on the distribution network via retail stores to sales via the... Read More
Ricoh announces HD PENTAX-D FA 21mm F2.4ED Limited DC WR Lens News 

Ricoh announces HD PENTAX-D FA 21mm F2.4ED Limited DC WR Lens

Ricoh Imaging Americas Corp. announced the HD PENTAX-D FA 21mm F2.4ED Limited DC WR lens. Designed for use with PENTAX K- mount, full-frame digital SLR cameras, the ultra-wide-angle, fixed-focal-length lens provides a focal length equivalent to 32mm in the 35mm format when used with PENTAX APS-C cameras. The HD PENTAX-D FA 21mm F2.4ED Limited DC WR lens features durable, weather-resistant... Read More
Ricoh announces RICOH GR IIIx high-end compact camera New Products 

Ricoh announces RICOH GR IIIx high-end compact camera

Ricoh Imaging Americas Corp. announced the RICOH GR IIIx high-end digital compact camera featuring a newly developed 40mm-equivalent GR lens. The RICOH GR IIIx will be available in early October 2021 at the Ricoh website and select Ricoh Imaging-authorized retail outlets nationwide for a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $999.95. Unlike past GR-series models which featured a 28mm wide-angle, the... Read More
PRINTING United Expo 2021 registration now open Events 

PRINTING United Expo 2021 registration now open

PRINTING United Alliance announces registration has officially opened for the highly anticipated PRINTING United Expo 2021, taking place at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., on Oct. 6-8. New this year is a three-phase Expo experience furthering provides access to even more education, new product debuts, and more, for the industry around the globe, the group said. The... Read More
Ricoh announces PENTAX K-3 Mark III flagship DSLR camera New Products 

Ricoh announces PENTAX K-3 Mark III flagship DSLR camera

Ricoh Imaging Americas Corp. announced the PENTAX K-3 Mark III, the flagship model in its APS-C format digital SLR camera series. The PENTAX K-3 Mark III incorporates a back-illuminated CMOS image sensor with approximately 25.73 effective megapixels. A newly developed, high-performance PRIME V imaging engine and new-generation accelerator unit delivers well-defined images with minimal noise, while retaining high-resolution reproduction at all... Read More
Ricoh announces single-shot 360-degree spherical camera, Ricoh Theta Z1 51GB New Products 

Ricoh announces single-shot 360-degree spherical camera, Ricoh Theta Z1 51GB

Ricoh Company Ltd. launched the RICOH THETA Z1 51GB, a high-end model of its 360-degree camera series that can shoot high-res spherical images in a single sho by significantly increasing the internal storage capacity from 19GB to 51GB and support the approximately 23-megapixels resolution (6720 x 3360 pixels) 360-degree still images. The compact main body is equipped with a 1.0-inch... Read More
Vecnos updates IQUISPIN app to easily browse 360-degree content News 

Vecnos updates IQUISPIN app to easily browse 360-degree content

Vecnos Inc., the company spun out of Ricoh Company, Ltd., announced a major update to IQUISPIN, a smartphone app for easy creation and sharing of 360-degree content. The update (v3.0.0), introduces SphereFlow, a completely new way to browse 360-degree content, plus other updates that make editing and sharing 360-degree photos to social media even easier. The app is available for... Read More
Ricoh announces three HD PENTAX-FA limited edition prime lenses News 

Ricoh announces three HD PENTAX-FA limited edition prime lenses

Ricoh Imaging Americas Corp. announced three HD PENTAX-FA Limited interchangeable prime lenses for PENTAX K-mount SLR cameras. They feature the latest HD coating and a round-shaped diaphragm for a natural bokeh effect. All three lenses are available black or silver and feature the distinguished qualities of the HD FA Limited Lens series including outstanding description of texture, fine reproduction of... Read More
Vecnos smartphone app creates easily shareable 360-degree images New Products Updates 

Vecnos smartphone app creates easily shareable 360-degree images

Vecnos Inc., the company spun out of Ricoh Company, Ltd., launched IQUISPIN, a smartphone app allowing users to easily create and to share one-of-a-kind short videos with automated motion and effects using images taken with any 360-degree camera. IQUISPIN is available free of charge today for iOS and Android devices. The app converts still 360-degree photos into a several-second MP4... Read More
Ricoh announces Silver Edition of PENTAX K-1 Mark II, plus three HD PENTAX-D FA Silver Edition lenses New Products Promotions 

Ricoh announces Silver Edition of PENTAX K-1 Mark II, plus three HD PENTAX-D FA Silver Edition lenses

Ricoh Imaging Americas Corp. announced the PENTAX K-1 Mark II Silver Edition, a limited-edition silver-colored version of its flagship DSLR. Ricoh is also releasing for the first time silver versions of its D FA series lenses with high-grade silver coating. The camera will be available in a limited quantity of 1,000 units worldwide, and the three lenses— HD PENTAX-D FA★... Read More
Ricoh debuts Pentax binocular/monocular products New Products 

Ricoh debuts Pentax binocular/monocular products

Ricoh Imaging Americas Corp. announced the PENTAX V binocular/monocular series, a new product line with multi-function features. The first models are the PENTAX VD 4X20 WP binoculars with detachable design, and the PENTAX VM 6X21 WP monocular, designed to facilitate close-range observations. Both models in the new PENTAX V-Series are suitable for use at outdoor sports events, concerts and theatrical performances,... Read More
Ricoh launches RICOH360 Tours virtual platform News 

Ricoh launches RICOH360 Tours virtual platform

Ricoh launched “RICOH360 Tours” worldwide, which allows visitors to show off homes and schools remotely using virtual reality tours. Ricoh is expanding its 360-degree image data services business outside of Japan and the United States, where it has been offering these services for the past several years via www.ricohtours.com. Ricoh aims to achieve 300,000 users globally by the end of... Read More
Ricoh launches RICOH GR III Street Edition Special Limited Kit New Products 

Ricoh launches RICOH GR III Street Edition Special Limited Kit

Ricoh Imaging Americas Corp. launched the RICOH GR III Street Edition Special Limited Kit, available in a limited quantity of 3,500 units worldwide. The exclusive $1199.95 kit combines the RICOH GR III camera body, finished in a metallic gray color, with a compact, detachable viewfinder and a genuine-leather hand strap, both designed exclusively for this package. Offering the same quality... Read More
Ricoh announces HD PENTAX-D FA*85mm F1.4ED SDM AW lens New Products 

Ricoh announces HD PENTAX-D FA*85mm F1.4ED SDM AW lens

Ricoh Imaging Americas Corp., announced the HD PENTAX-D FA*85mm F1.4ED SDM AW lens, the second fixed-focal-length lens in the new-generation PENTAX Star (*) lens series. Designed for use with PENTAX K-mount digital SLR cameras, Star-series lenses boast the highest imaging performance of all PENTAX lens lineups. The HD PENTAX-D FA*85mm F1.4ED SDM AW lens will be available in mid-June at www.us.ricoh-imaging.com... Read More