AP reports that the new Ricoh GR IV Monochrome camera is already sold out, with no additional cameras expected until March:
The Ricoh GR IV Monochrome development announcement was in October 2025. The camera was then officially released and listed for preorder on January 14th:
Additional coverage of the Ricoh GR IV Monochrome camera can be found here:
Bobby Tonelli published an interview with Tetsuya Iwasaki, the Department Manager of Product Planning at Ricoh Imaging, where he discusses the future of the Ricoh GR system and the Pentax brand:
Here is a recap of the interview:
Ricoh announced the launch of a multilingual support service for the Ricoh GR IV Monochrome camera (pre-orders open at B&H Photo | WEX Photo | Foto Erhard):
This month, DxO Labs released 326 new DxO modules, expanding coverage to more than 110,000 camera and lens combinations in total, including new added support for the Pentax HD-DA fisheye 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 ED lens.
Get 10% off DxO products with code RUMORS.
The new DxO Modules can be found in the following DxO software:
BCN Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, announced the winners in the camera category for 2026. BCN collects POS sales data from most retail stores in Japan (January to December, 2025). Here is the latest ranking:
