Why the GR IV Monochrome Costs What It Costs

If you've been side-eyeing the GR IV Monochrome price tag, Ricoh's explanation is worth hearing: dedicated monochrome sensors are genuinely hard to source at this format, and tuning glass specifically to one changes the optics calculus entirely — this isn't a Leica M11 Monochrom situation where you're paying for a badge, it's a real supply chain and R&D cost that gets passed down.