Category Archives: Ricoh

All Ricoh GR cameras are out of stock, temporary suspension of orders, new model coming?

A few months ago a Ricoh GR designer teased a new GR announcement. We have not seen any new GR-related developments since. There was no news even at the CP+ show in Japan last month. Ricoh Japan now announced a new temporary suspension of GR camera orders because of supply shortages (again). Here are the impacted models: […]

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The new Pentax/Ricoh compact film camera will be announced this summer, this is what we know so far

Pentax/Ricoh just announced that the upcoming compact film camera will be officially released this summer (2024) and will be designed for vertical-position shooting, using a half-size format. Here is what we know so far:

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The best-selling compact cameras for 2023 at Yodobashi Camera in Japan

Here are the best-selling compact camera for 2023 at Yodobashi Camera in Japan: Ricoh GR IIIx OM SYSTEM Tough TG-7 Canon PowerShot SX740 HS Canon IXY 650 Sony ZV-1 II Ricoh GR III Leica Q3 Kodak PIXPRO WPZ2 Ricoh GR IIIx Urban Edition Sony Cybershot RX100 VII Via PentaxRumors

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Ricoh GR designer teases new announcement coming soon

The Ricoh GR Photography YouTube channel published a new video interview with Ricoh GR designer Inaba San. At the end of the video (starting at the 20:52 minute mark) Lukasz mentioned that a new Ricoh GR series announcement is coming soon. Mr. Inaba’s expressions confirmed that something new is coming but he did not provide any […]

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The latest financial results from Nikon, Ricoh, Fujifilm, Canon, and Tamron

Nikon second quarter financial results released – “Growth trends in the market for digital camera-interchangeable lens type are greater than expected in the previous forecast”: Revenue : ¥331.2B (Up ¥42.9B YoY) Operating profit : ¥ 13.6B (Down ¥10.8B YoY) Revenues grew on strong sales in the Imaging Products Business, increased sales volumes of ArF lithography […]

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Ricoh to announce two new “affordable” Pentax compact film cameras in Spring 2024

In a recent interview, Ricoh Imaging Europe confirmed that Pentax will release two new “affordable” compact film cameras in Spring 2024:

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The latest financial results from Nikon, Ricoh. Fuji, Tamron, and Sony

Several companies released their latest financial results in the last few days: Nikon Ricoh Fujifilm Tamron Sony Panasonic (they do not provide details on their camera sales)

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Ricoh GR III “Diary” pre-orders open in the US (in stock in EU), Sony ZV-E1 now shipping

The new Ricoh GR III “Diary” special limited edition camera is now available for pre-order in the US and is already in stock in Europe: Adorama | B&H | WEX  | Koch | Erhardt The new Sony ZV-E1 camera is currently in stock at: Adorama | B&H | Koch | Erhardt | Calumet | WEX

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