The Ricoh teaser from yesterday is for a new Pentax K-3 Mark III Monochrome limited edition camera with HD PENTAX-DA 20-40mm f/2.8-4ED Limited DC WR lens that will be announced very soon (this week most likely):

Coming soon: new Pentax K-3 Mark III Monochrome limited edition camera with HD PENTAX-DA 20-40mm f/2.8-4ED Limited DC WR lens

Update - officially announced:

Officially announced: Pentax K-3 Mark III Monochrome 20-40 Limited lens kit

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Pentax USA is teasing on social media about a “Big Announcement Coming Soon“:

The Pentax film camera is expected to be announced this summer, and I don’t think this teaser is for it:

The new Pentax/Ricoh compact film camera will be announced this summer and will be designed for vertical-position shooting, using a half-size format

Via PentaxRumors

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We now finally know what the Ricoh GR teaser I reported last year is about: today Ricoh announced the RICOH GR III HDF and RICOH GR IIIx HDF cameras featuring a newly-developed Highlight Diffusion Filter (HDF) that diffuses highlights for softer light, creating more expressive images. The HDF, which can be turned on and off. This special-effect filter diffuses highlight areas and creates a blurred effect along the image’s edges, making it possible to produce images resembling those captured in film photography or vintage movies.

Pre-order links:

• B&H Photo (US)
• Foto Koch (Germany)
• WEX Photo (UK)
• Coming soon: Adorama | Amazon

Highlight Diffusion Filter sample photos from the new Ricoh GR III/x HDF cameras:

Highlight Diffusion Filter sample photos from the new Ricoh GR III/x HDF cameras

The full press release can be found here:

Ricoh GR III HDF & GR IIIx HDF cameras additional coverage (recap)

Just announced: new Ricoh GR III HDF and Ricoh GR IIIx HDF cameras with Highlight Diffusion Filter (HDF)

Via PentaxRumors

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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:

• Ricoh GR III
• Ricoh GR IIIx
• Ricoh GR III Diary Edition
• Ricoh GR IIIx Urban Edition

A quick check online shows that most Ricoh GR camera models are out of stock or back-ordered (with the exceptions of WEX in the UK):

• Adorama
• B&H Photo
• Amazon
• Foto Erhardt DE
• WEX UK
• Park Cameras UK

Maybe Ricoh is clearing their inventory before they announce a new GR model?

Detailed coverage of the Ricoh GR camera line can be found here:

Turn your Ricoh GR/GRII/GRIII camera into a “wide format Xpan” with this accessory

Kimio Tanaka: there will be no monochrome Ricoh GR camera

Ricoh GRIII/x third-party camera cases & square lens hood

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

Ricoh GR designer teases new announcement coming soon

Ricoh announced a temporary suspension of GR camera orders because of another supply shortage

Via PentaxRumors

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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:

• Product name: to be announced
• Launch schedule: projected for the summer of 2024
• Price: to be announced
• 35mm-format compact film camera
• Designed for vertical-position shooting, using a half-size format in which two images are captured in a single frame of the film
• Hand-wound film-advance mechanism using a winding lever and a rewinding crank
• Manually set zone-focus system

Previous coverage of the upcoming Pentax/Ricoh film cameras can be found here:

Interview with the Pentax film camera project development team

The official Ricoh Imaging online store in Japan has started selling photographic film

Pentax/Ricoh is the only real savior of the film camera

Sneak peek of the new Pentax film camera currently under development

Five Pentax compact 35mm film cameras Ricoh should bring back

Ricoh started a new Pentax Film Photography Instagram account and a Facebook page

Via PentaxRumors

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