New: ElevationLab Arca-Swiss tripod plate with a hidden AirTag
Five new Petzval lenses were on display at the 2025 CP+ show (not officially announced yet)
The HD PENTAX-D FA 70-210mm f/4 ED SDM WR lens (rebadged Tamron) is now marked as discontinued at the official Ricoh Japan website (see the full list of discontinued lenses here.) and several major Japanese retailers:
In the US, the lens is currently discounted ($337 off) and in stock at B&H Photo and Amazon (still full price at Adorama):
The lens can be purchased in Europe from WEX | Amazon DE | Amazon FR | Amazon SP.
The HD PENTAX-D FA 70-210mm f/4 ED SDM WR lens was released in 2020:
Here are some of the Ricoh GR Photo Festival 2024 winning images – see the official website for more:
The 2025 5DayDeal Landscape Photography Bundle is now live. Just like in previous years, you will get a package of different photography tools at a significant discount. Several different bundles are available, and a portion of the sales will go to charities:
Ricoh/Pentax will take part in the upcoming 2025 Bild Expo by B&H Photo – the free registration is now open (previously reported here):
No new Ricoh GR IV camera was announced at the 2025 CP+ show. It seems that the “rumors” reported by a few other sites a few months ago were incorrect, as I already noted:
Rumors about new Ricoh GR IV and GR Monochrome cameras got debunked quickly
Ricoh did not even take part in the 2025 CP+ show:
Obviously, Ricoh may still announce a new GR IV model later this year, but as of today, I have not seen any reliable information confirming those rumors:
I think it would be great if Ricoh also released a new monochrome GR version, but again, as of today, this is not happening:
If you have any reliable information on this topic, please get in touch with me here.