Category Archives: Ricoh GR

Ricoh GR IV camera development announcement recap

  Here is a recap of what you need to know about the new Ricoh GR IV camera development announcement:

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Ricoh GR IV camera development announced

The rumors were true – the Ricoh GR IV camera development is now officially announced with: newly designed lens new image sensor new imaging engine A new HDF (Highlight Diffusion Filter) model is also under development. The Ricoh GR III will be discontinued in July (already not available in the US for months). The production […]

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Ricoh GR IV camera announcement this week?

Camerainsider insider reported on X that a new GR camera (Ricoh GRIV?) will be announced this week. Camerainsider has generally been correct in the past when reporting on upcoming cameras and lenses, but they were also wrong on several occasions. Stay tuned for updates. Update: This could just be a development announcement; the actual release […]

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Ricoh has a new patent for an 18.3mm f/2.8 lens, most likely designed for the rumored GR IV camera

Ricoh has filed a new patent application for an 18.3mm f/2.8 lens, most likely designed for the rumored Ricoh GR IV camera. The patent application JP2025-069515A was filed on 18 October 2023 and was just published online:

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Two Ricoh models listed in the top 20 bestselling cameras for 2024 at Map Camera Japan

Two Ricoh models are listed in the top 20 bestselling cameras for 2024 at Map Camera Japan: Fujifilm X100VI Sony a7CII Fujifilm X-T50 Nikon Zf Fujifilm X-T5 Canon EOS R5 Mark II Nikon Z6III Ricoh GRIIIx Sony a7IV Canon EOS R6 Mark II Nikon Z50II Nikon Z8 Sony a7RV Fujifilm X-M5 Ricoh GRIII Panasonic LUMIX […]

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Ricoh discusses GR IV and GR Mono camera possibilities

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?

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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