Below you will find this week’s firmware updates. Hit the manufacturer website links for more details and download instructions for the firmware. [Read more…]
Pentax K-7 Firmware Version 1.03
Pentax has issued a firmware update for the K-7. The new firmware version 1.03 addresses the following issues:
- Lens Correction (Distortion, Lateral chromatic aberration) is settable for below FA limited lenses.
smc PENTAX-FA 31mmF1.8AL Limited
smc PENTAX-FA 43mmF1.9 Limited
smc PENTAX-FA 77mmF1.8 Limited - Improved usability by optimize the program of vertical position judgment.
- Improved stability of recording movie for some SDHC Memory card.
Get more details and download the firmware update on Pentax’s website.
Pentax K-7 Short Films: ‘Uncle Jack’ and ‘The Rider’
The Pentax K-7 recently received some time in the spot light with the creation of the short film Uncle Jack (shown above), as well as The Rider (below). These two short films were shot entirely with the Pentax K-7 and a variety of Pentax lenses. [Read more…]
Pentax K-7 System Rebate
Pentax is offering a $100 prepaid VISA card when customers purchase a qualifying lens with the 14.6-megapixel Pentax K-7 DSLR.
You can buy up to 5 lenses with a new Pentax K-7 and receive a total of (5) $100 prepaid VISA cards. Obviously, you can buy more, but only 5 of them will qualify for the rebate. This promotion is set to expire January 15, 2010. The rebate form can be downloaded here.
The qualifying lenses are listed below. [Read more…]