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Ricoh Thinks Mirrorless Shooters Will Switch Back to DSLRs in 1-2 Years

Camera brands have been shifting their attention from DSLRs to mirrorless cameras, with Canon even reportedly deciding to focus entirely on launching RF mirrorless lenses in 2019 with zero EF announcements. But Ricoh isn't convinced the trend will last -- it believes some mirrorless shooters will soon return to the DSLR.

7 Reasons Why the Ricoh GR is the Perfect Travel Companion (For Now)

My name is Hendrik Wieduwilt, and I'm a journalist and photographer based in Berlin, Germany. I went to Cuba with a full frame DSLR and ended up deliberately using only a compact, the Ricoh GR -- and not even the latest version (the almost identical GR II).

Ricoh Takes On Google with Its New Photo Management Service Keenai

Ricoh wants to play with the big boys. In a surprising move for the company, Ricoh today unveiled Keenai (get it, "keen eye" but with AI?), an intelligent photo storage and management service that wants to bring all of your digital photos under one easy-to-organize umbrella.

Ricoh Acquires Eyefi’s Cloud Service

Ricoh has announced that it's acquiring Eyefi's Cloud service, the photo hosting product that was launched in April 2014. Eyefi will continue to own and sell its Wi-Fi-enabled SD memory cards, now called the Mobi Pro, which it has long been known for.

Here’s the Pentax K-1 Owner’s Manual

Back in February, Pentax announced its first full-frame DSLR, the K-1. The camera, which has some pretty nifty and novel features and fantastic weathersealing, won't start shipping until late April. If you want a look at what the camera can do, the operating manual has appeared online.

The First Sample Photos from Pentax’s Upcoming Full Frame DSLR

It's no secret that Ricoh has a full frame Pentax DSLR up its sleeve. The camera is set to debut in the Spring of 2016, and a 24-70mm lens has already been announced for the body.

If you're looking forward to this camera, this may whet your appetite even more: the first sample photos captured using the camera have been published.

Ricoh Theta S: A New 360° Spherical Camera With Live Streaming

Ricoh has announced the new Theta S, the latest in the company’s lineup of 360-degree cameras. The Theta S features two 12 MP sensors that interpolate with each other to output high-resolution 14.4 MP spherical still images or full 1080p HD video at 30fps. The device is also capable of streaming live video via its built-in USB or HDMI port and is compatible with Google’s Street View technology.

How Ricoh Returned 90,000 Photos to Victims of the 2011 Tsunami in Japan

When Japan was devastated by the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in 2011, countless families lost precious photos in their homes that washed away. In response, many organizations sprung up to recover, restore, and reunite photos with their owners.

One company that launched a huge initiative was Ricoh. In the four years following the disaster, the company's "Save the Memory" project found and cleaned 418,721 photos, returning 90,128 pictures to the people who lost them.

Pentax K-S2: A 20MP DSLR with More LCD Flexibility and Less LED Flashiness

Ricoh wants to win photographers over to its Pentax K-S line of DSLRs. The company's first offering, the K-S1, was laughed at for its strange futuristic design that included strange glowing lights in different parts of the camera body. Some called it the worst camera of 2014, and a botched marketing photo didn't help the cause.

Today Ricoh unveiled a successor that aims to turn the tide of public opinion. The K-S2 is a 20MP APS-C sensor DSLR that opts for a safer and more traditional design.

Pentax K-S1 Promo Features a Bad Photoshop Job

Ricoh Imaging added a set of 'tasty' new colors to its Pentax K-S1 lineup this past week, but its marketing for the camera appears to be backfiring. Photographers are groaning about a promo for the new camera colors. The ad (shown above) uses a badly Photoshopped stock photo to show off the camera.

Ricoh Launches a Shot at GoPro with its New WG-M1 Action Camera

Ricoh has announced its new WG-M1 action camera, a contender in a booming market currently dominated by GoPro. While the company isn't new to making rugged cameras geared at outdoorsy types, the WG-M1 brings a new GoPro-style form factor to the WG line that had previous just contained weatherproof compact cameras (e.g. the WG-4 and the WG-20).

Pentax Pays Homage to Star Trek with Flashy, Futuristic-Looking K-S1 DSLR

If you're sick of retro, love cameras, and used to dream of installing 'underglow' on your souped up Honda Civic, then Pentax has a DSLR you will absolutely adore.

Jokes aside, the new Pentax K-S1 from Ricoh combines portability and powerful imaging capabilities with a status quo-shattering flashy design and simple UI that will undoubtedly appeal to a lot of first-time DSLR buyers.

Ricoh’s Gunmetal-Gray Limited-Edition Pentax K-3 Looks Like it Could Beat Up Your DSLR

Leica and Hasselblad should take a page out of Ricoh's book: when you release a limited-edition camera, you don't slap a hello kitty sticker or some fancy wood on it. You do what Ricoh did with the limited-edition Pentax K-3 'Prestige' and cover the thing in gunmetal.

Make no mistake, this K-3 can beat up your K-3... or pretty much any other DSLR you own.