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

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

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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