Ricoh announced a temporary suspension of GR camera orders because of a supply shortage (again?!). Here are the impacted models:
A quick check online shows that most Ricoh GR camera models are out of stock or back-ordered (with the exceptions of WEX in the UK):
Full press release from Ricoh Japan:
Notice and apology regarding temporary suspension of orders for high-end compact digital camera RICOH GR series
Dear customers,
Thank you very much for your continued patronage of Ricoh Imaging products.
The RICOH GR series of high-end compact digital cameras has been well received by a large number of customers, and we have received orders that far exceed our plans. Currently, we are increasing production in order to deliver products as soon as possible, but the situation continues to be unable to keep up with production, and customers who have already placed orders are also waiting for delivery.
Therefore, we regret to inform you that we will temporarily stop accepting orders for the RICOH GR series from today.
We deeply apologize for the inconvenience caused to our customers.
We will resume accepting orders when a stable supply can be expected. We will notify you again on our website regarding when orders will resume.
We will do our best to deliver the product as soon as possible, so we appreciate your understanding.
Products subject to suspension of orders:
- RICOH GR III
- RICOH GR IIIx
- RICOH GR III Diary Edition
- RICOH GR IIIx Urban Edition
Source: Ricoh Japan
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