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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

By admin | Published: May 2, 2025

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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Ricoh discusses GR IV and GR Mono camera possibilities

By admin | Published: March 17, 2025

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?

By admin | Published: March 13, 2025

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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No new Ricoh GR IV camera was announced at the 2025 CP+ show

By admin | Published: February 28, 2025

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 […]

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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 […]

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

By admin | Published: November 11, 2024

Rumors about new Ricoh GR IV and GR Monochrome cameras are nothing new – they have been circulating for years without any leaks, concrete details, or reliable information. Recently, there was another wave of false claims that these cameras are imminent but they quickly got debunked:

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Kimio Tanaka: there will be no monochrome Ricoh GR camera

By admin | Published: July 12, 2023

The Japanese photographer Kimio Tanaka, who had Ricoh/Pentax insider information in the past and a good track record of reporting relevant information, recently mentioned that Rioch is not planning to release a monochrome Ricoh GR camera similar to the Pentax K-3 Mark III Monochrome:

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