How to make your own waist-level viewfinder for Ricoh GR cameras

By admin | Published: January 28, 2025


A few weeks ago, I made a post about the optical waist-level viewfinder for Ricoh GR cameras available for sale on eBay and Aliexpress:

Optical waist-level viewfinders for Ricoh GR cameras

Here is a DIY video on how to make your own optical waist-level viewfinder for Ricoh GR cameras:

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Ricoh issued a warning about suspicious emails pretending to be from Ricoh Imaging

By admin | Published: January 28, 2025


Ricoh issued a warning about suspicious emails pretending to be from Ricoh Imaging:

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The latest Pentax lens rebates (up to $300 off)

By admin | Published: January 27, 2025


Here are the latest Pentax lens rebates (up to $300 off):

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Pentax is preparing to announce a new “serious and interesting” DSLR camera to replace the K-3 III

By admin | Published: January 26, 2025


The Japanese photographer Kimio Tanaka, who had Ricoh/Pentax insider information in the past and a good track record of reporting relevant information, recently posted on Twitter/X that Pentax is preparing to announce a new “serious and interesting” DSLR camera to replace the recently discontinued K-3 III:

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More murky Ricoh GR IV camera rumors

By admin | Published: January 26, 2025


Some more unconfirmed Ricoh GRIV camera rumors from China:

  • Ricoh GR III camera replacement is rumored to be released in 2025, but not in Q1 as initially reported (the previous reports were already debunked)
  • The new model may not be called GR IV
  • Improved autofocus
  • Imropvied batery life
  • Flash could be omitted to reduce weight and size

Basically, just like before, we have nothing concrete or confirmed for the next Ricoh GR camera.

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

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What else is new?

By admin | Published: January 26, 2025

Topaz Labs Photo AI 3 is on sale again

The latest data from BCN Retail: December camera sales were up 123.7%, list of best-selling models

Here are the top 10 best-selling mirrorless cameras in Japan for 2024

Demystifying Log ISO, Exposure, and Noise

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Digital DSLR cameras market share in Japan *UPDATED*

By admin | Published: January 20, 2025


The 2025 BCN Awards for the Japanese market are out (BCN collects sales data from approximately 2/3 of all Japanese retail stores). Here is the latest digital DSLR camera ranking:

  1. Canon 69.4%
  2. Nikon 20.9%
  3. Ricoh 9.7%

Here is the market share from previous years:


See the full list here:

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