Category Archives: Ricoh GR

Ricoh Japan: partial resumption of orders for some GR models

By admin | Published: November 5, 2024

Ricoh Japan announced a partial resumption of orders for some GR models. Check Ricoh GR camera’s availability at: US: Adorama | B&H Photo | Amazon DE: Foto Erhardt UK: WEX | Park Cameras Full text of the press release (Google translated):

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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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The Ricoh GR III is the 7th best-selling camera for the month of September at MAP Camera Japan

By admin | Published: October 16, 2024

The Ricoh GR III is the 7th best-selling camera for the month of September at MAP Camera Japan: Canon EOS R5 Mark II Canon EOS R6 Mark II Fujifilm X-T5 Sony a7C II Fujifilm X-T50 Nikon Zf Ricoh GR III Sony a7IV DJI Osmo Pocket 3 Nikon Z6III

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Salty announced the first underwater housing for Ricoh GRIII and GRIIIx cameras

By admin | Published: October 13, 2024

Salty announced a new underwater housing for the Ricoh GRIII and GRIIIx cameras with a depth rating of 20m/66ft and price of $1,181: The housing is made of anodized CNC machined 6061 billet aluminum and can be custom painted. Additional information is available here:

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GR Photo Festival 2024 call for entries (photos taken with GR series cameras)

By admin | Published: October 1, 2024

GR PHOTO FESTIVAL 2024 Call for Entries – Photos Taken with GR Series Cameras RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. will hold the “GR PHOTO FESTIVAL 2024”, a photo contest for customers around the world who use the GR series cameras of all generations. The GR Photo Festival 2024 is a photo contest open to all customers […]

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Ricoh opened a new “GR SPACE TOKYO” in Harajuku, Tokyo

By admin | Published: August 11, 2024

Ricoh opened a new “GR SPACE TOKYO” in Harajuku, Tokyo (see current exhibition). A report from the opening can be found at DC.Watch:

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Amazon is expected to start shipping the new Ricoh GR III HDF camera at the end of August

By admin | Published: August 9, 2024

Amazon has now opened orders for the new Ricoh GR III HDF camera and is expected to start shipping at the end of August/early September: Since the new GR III/x HDF cameras were announced in March of this year, Ricoh received a huge amount of pre-orders (over 150,000 in China), and they had to implement […]

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