Ricoh GR IV Monochrome Camera Development Announced

Ricoh GR Goes Monochrome

Back in 2024 I told you that Ricoh would announce the Ricoh GR IV monochrome in 2025.

The rumor was instantly declared a fake clickbait by the “rest of the internet” (as you pointed out). But it looks like it was not a fake – so huge thanks to our source for sharing, once again, accurate information with us.

In fact, Ricoh just announced the Ricoh GRIV monochrome development, with shipping possibly still in 2025, just as our sources told us.

Also the Ricoh GR IV HDF (high diffusion filter) has been announced, but unlike the Monochrome version, which is a first for the Ricoh GR series, the Ricoh GR HDF version already existed in previous iterations of this line.

Here on FujiRumors wer are very strong supporters of a monochrome Fujifilm camera.

I’m confident the new Ricoh GR IV Monochrome will be a huge success. It’s a pity that Fujifilm doesn’t seem to recognize the enormous potential a monochrome Fujifilm camera could have.

Press Releases

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Official Teaser: Fujifilm X-T30III and XC13-33mmF3.5-6.3 Coming October 23 at 1AM New York / 7AM Berlin

 

Fujifilm has officially teased new gear coming October 5AM GMT (for example Fujifilm UK here). That would be:

  • October 23 at 1AM New York Time
  • October 23 at 7AM Berlin Time

They show a compact new lens and a camera with the silhouette of an X-T30II.

Wondering what it could be?

Well, thanks to our sources we know the Fujifilm X-T30 III and the XC13-33mmF3.5-6.3 are coming October23. And we also told you that the new X-T30 III will have a film simulation dial, which is also confirmed in the video.

You can see the video below.

LightPix Labs FlashQ FM2 TTL Retro-Inspired Flash Announced

The retro-inspired LightPix Labs FlashQ FM2 TTL has been announced and is available for pre-order at BHphoto here and Amazon here.

Key Features

  • FUJIFILM TTL Control: 1/64 to 1/1
  • Wireless Triggering and Power Adjustment
  • 2.4 GHz Wireless Remote, 65.6′ Range
  • Control up to 6 Flashes Simultaneously
  • USB-C Port Doubles as Flash Sync Input
  • Integrated Diffuser Panel & Gel Holder
  • Includes 6 Gels, Pouch & USB-C Cable
  • 2x AA Battery Operation
  • S1 and S2 Optical Slave Modes
  • Measures 2.4 x 2 x 2″, Weighs 3.6 oz

Go Fuller than Full Frame: Fujifilm GFX Shoots Weddings, Scans Films, Photographs Races… but the Perfect GFX is Still Missing

Today’s roundup is entirely dedicated to the Fujifilm GFX system.

And you know what? I can proudly call myself a convinced GFX owner too — I actually own this camera along with these two lenses!

Of course, every system, every camera, and every lens involves some level of compromise.

But if the one area where you refuse to make any compromise is image quality, then the Fujifilm GFX system is the way to go.

And yet, as much as I admire the sheer power of the GFX, I can’t help but wonder why Fujifilm never gave us the ultimate GFX camera — the one they already teased back in 2019 with that X-T–style GFX mock-up. That camera would have instantly become Fujifilm’s best-selling GFX ever and a serious threat to full frame.

With that said, what we have today is already much loved and highly appreciated by many. So time to dedicate it an own roundup.

Some used it for weedings. Other for bike races. Others scanned film and other used it with the Laowa 100mm F2.8 tilt shift.

Fujifilm GFX Roundup

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A Forgotten Fujifilm Camera Shines on Netflix — and Teaches a Hard Lesson

A Moment of Glamour for a Forgotten Fujifilm Camera

Anyone remember this camera?

Nope?

In fact, even Fujifilm itself might have forgotten about this little beauty — so much so that it never got a successor.

That’s why we had to include it in our list of the Top 10 Fujifilm camera flops of all time:

But to be fair, it didn’t flop because it was a bad camera. Far from it. It was compact, stylish, and wonderfully portable, earning praise from many photographers for its looks and design.

What really doomed it was its overly complicated manual lens ring — that pull, twist, click dance nobody really wanted to perform every time they turned the camera on. Elegant design met awkward usability… and sadly, usability lost.

Did you guess the camera before I said it?

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