The Ricoh GR III “Diary” special limited edition camera is now announced also in the US. The kit was already announced in Asia back in January. In the US the new “Diary” edition will be available in late April – check Adorama, Amazon, and B&H.
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The Pentax smc PENTAX-FA 50mm f/1.4 lens is listed as “completed production/limited stock” on the official Rioch Japan website:
The lens is also listed as discontinued at some Japanese camera stores:
In the US the Pentax smc PENTAX-FA 50mm f/1.4 lens ic currently in stock at Adorama, Amazon, and B&H.
More discontinued lenses can be found here. The official list of discontinued Pentax lenses can be found at Ricoh Japan website.
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→ Ricoh GRIII/GRIIIx price rising trend in Japan.
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Ricoh warns against using non-original accessories on the GR III cameras (Google translated):
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