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Comparing the Ricoh GR IV vs. GR IV HDF vs. GR IV Monochrome cameras

By admin | Published: January 14, 2026

Comparing the Ricoh GR IV vs. GR IV HDF vs. GR IV Monochrome cameras:

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Ricoh discusses GR IV and GR Mono camera possibilities

By admin | Published: March 17, 2025

In a recent interview with Dpreview, Ricoh discussed the GR IV and GR Mono camera possibilities – here is a recap:

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New Ricoh GR IV camera coming in 2026?

By admin | Published: March 13, 2025

The rumors about a new Ricoh GR IV camera announcement at the 2025 CP+ show were made up and already debunked. In his latest video, Samuel Lintaro (Ricoh GR Ambassador) said something interesting, possibly hinting about a new GR IV. Next year, Ricoh will have a much bigger booth at the photo shows becuase… watch […]

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Rumors about new Ricoh GR IV and GR Monochrome cameras got debunked quickly

By admin | Published: November 11, 2024

Rumors about new Ricoh GR IV and GR Monochrome cameras are nothing new – they have been circulating for years without any leaks, concrete details, or reliable information. Recently, there was another wave of false claims that these cameras are imminent but they quickly got debunked:

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Somebody converted their Ricoh GRIIIx camera into Monochrome (DIY)

By admin | Published: October 19, 2024

There have been some rumors about a Ricoh GRIII Monochrome camera in the past. An old Ricoh patent (2016-201400) suggested a Bayer sensor without a color filter array (CFA) for sharper monochrome images. Check out this amzing Ricoh GRIIIx Monochrome DIY conversion performed by a fan in China (more videos available here):

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Kimio Tanaka: there will be no monochrome Ricoh GR camera

By admin | Published: July 12, 2023

The Japanese photographer Kimio Tanaka, who had Ricoh/Pentax insider information in the past and a good track record of reporting relevant information, recently mentioned that Rioch is not planning to release a monochrome Ricoh GR camera similar to the Pentax K-3 Mark III Monochrome:

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Customized Ricoh GRm monochrome camera

By admin | Published: March 11, 2022

A reader (thanks Stephen) contacted me about his custom made “Ricoh GRm” monochrome camera:

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