This announcement applies to Ricoh Japan only. For a statement from Ricoh USA, see the bottom of this post. Ricoh, more specifically its Pentax brand of cameras, seem to have been particularly stuck in the past over the last few years. As every other single surviving camera manufacturer has made the transition to mirrorless, Pentax is still clinging onto its DSLRs. But is Pentax, as well as sister brand GR and parent brand Ricoh in more trouble than we thought?...

This week I wanted to touch on the subject of failure. Mistakes and times when everything just seems to go wrong. Is it possible to avoid them? Is it possible to stay positive and move forwards? Are they useful? I managed to make a few mistakes last year that I wanted to share with you guys to show you that we all mess up and from that, lessons can be learned....

Sigma has now announced pricing for three new lenses. The E-Mount version of the very popular (and rather sexy) 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art series lens, as well as the two new 40mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art and 56mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary lenses. Sigma 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Lens for Sony E Sigma 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Lens for Sony E Not surprisingly, the Sigma 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Lens for Sony E mount comes in at the same $1,599 price as its Nikon F, Canon EF and Sigma SA mount counterparts....

Here’s why I no longer recommend Sony cameras and how the latest firmware update made Sony’s a7RII and a7SII terrible for astrophotography. UPDATE, May 4, 2017: Rob Shelley of Sony Pro Services has responded with the following message:—Ian, your Star Eater post was forwarded to me by a reader. Great insight that I will pass along to Engineers for developmental consideration. As you noted, replies from Sony are not frequent but are often heard....

Well, this is sad news. film company Street Candy Film, founded in 2018 by Vincent Moschetti is calling it a day. In a post to their Facebook page, the company announced that while they had great hope for the future, rising costs from their suppliers have given them no choice. They say the manufacturer who produces their product “decide[d] to triple the price of film overnight” there was nothing left for them to do....