Ricoh GR IV Monochrome

17 May 2026 · Awards News

57 journalists and industry reps just handed Sony back-to-back wins at one of Japan's most credible gear awards, and the pattern here is worth noting. The A7 V taking camera of the year is no surprise. But Canon sweeping both readers' categories with the R6 Mark III and the RF 45mm f/1.2 STM tells you something about what photographers are actually buying and shooting with day to day. The Sigma BF getting an editors' pick confirms that the 'minimal, intentional' compact category is being taken seriously by people who test gear for a living, not just gear enthusiasts online.

27 May 2026 · Industry News

Ricoh has confirmed again it is not walking away from SLRs, with CEO Kimio Tanaka reaffirming a new Pentax DSLR is in development. A source (Asahiman, per PhotoRumors) puts the release in 2026. On the compact side, the Ricoh GR IV Monochrome is now in stock and has taken both the 2026 Camera GP Editors' Choice Technology Award and the TIPA Best APS-C Compact Camera award. The Pentax KF has been marked discontinued at Japanese retailers.

26 June 2026 · Industry News

Minna Camera, a Japanese peer-to-peer marketplace app, tracked seven months of transactions (November 2025 to June 2026) and found compact cameras filled nine of the top ten 'as-new' sales slots. Ricoh GR IV took the top spot, followed by the GR IIIx at two and the GR IV Monochrome at five. The only interchangeable-lens camera in the top ten was the Sony A7 V at number nine, with the highest per-unit transaction price at ¥323,098 (roughly AUD $3,100). DSLRs didn't appear at all. The data tracks alongside CIPA figures showing fixed-lens compact sales up 30% year-on-year.

17 July 2026 · Camera Review

Amateur Photographer reviews the Leica M11 Monochrom — 60MP full-frame, black-and-white only, 256GB built-in storage, ISO 125–200,000, body-only at $10,160 / £8,300. Scores it well on resolution, interface speed and infrared use; flags limited viewfinder info, third-party lens friction, and harsh JPEG noise reduction.

4 Aug 2026 · Camera Review

Ricoh's GR IV Monochrome foregoes the color filter array entirely — not a software conversion, a hardware-level commitment to black and white. Fstoppers has run sample images and reports the output is a clear step beyond desaturating a color file from the standard GR IV.