Ricoh confirms GR IVx compact digital camera with 40mm-equivalent lens

Ricoh has confirmed that its subsequent high-end compact digital camera, the RICOH GR IVx, is at present in improvement, bringing a brand new 40mm-equivalent lens to the favored GR sequence.

Announced on August 26, the GR IVx will sit alongside the RICOH GR IV, which contains a 28mm-equivalent lens, and can also be provided in quite a lot of completely different variations, together with monochrome and ND filterless.

The new mannequin is designed round a 40mm-equivalent focal size, giving photographers a narrower, extra pure perspective than the GR IV’s wide-angle view. Ricoh says the angle of view is near that of human imaginative and prescient, opening up a unique method to snapshot pictures.

Beyond the brand new lens, Ricoh hasn’t but revealed the digital camera’s full specs. The firm says particulars of the GR IVx’s features shall be introduced with the official product launch.

The GR IVx is deliberate for launch from winter 2026 onwards, though Ricoh has not offered a particular date.

The announcement additionally alerts the tip of the highway for the present RICOH GR IIIx vary in Japan. Production of the GR IIIx, GR IIIx HDF and GR IIIx Urban Edition is predicted to complete, with remaining shipments deliberate for October 2026, though timing might range in different markets.