Ricoh’s GR III Sucessor

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The Ricoh GR III has been out for six years, and photographers have been eagerly waiting for a GR IV. At CP+ in Japan, Kazunobu Saiki, Ricoh’s Camera Division GM, made it clear that while the company is always working on improvements, however that doesn’t mean a new GR will drop anytime soon. The GR III is still selling like crazy, often out of stock worldwide, and Ricoh seems in no rush to replace a camera that’s already a hit.

That said, Saiki emphasized that compact size, speed, and image quality are the pillars of the GR series, and any new model will have to improve on those. He also pointed out that Ricoh takes its time—since 1996, only three digital GR cameras have been released. So, will we see a GR IV soon? Maybe. Maybe not.

But Saiki had a sense of humour about it: “I don’t know if the new GR will come before or after I die, but it will come someday.”