Watch Out Fujifilm: Ricoh GRIV Coming First Quarter 2025 and Monochrome Version to Follow Later On

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According to a source (thanks!!!), the popular Ricoh GRIII will get a successor pretty soon.

In fact, I have been told that the Ricoh GR IV (not to mistake with the Ricoh GR Digital IV) is set to be announced in the first quarter of 2025.

And possibly even more exciting than that, later on next year, Ricoh will also launch a monochrome version of it, which for now we will simply call the Ricoh GR IV m.

So again:

  • Ricoh GR IV in first quarter 2025
  • at some point in 2025 (after the GRIV), there will be also a monochrome Ricoh GR IV M.

Here on FujiRumors we have been long asking for a monochrome X100 camera (or X-Pro). Sadly Fujifilm has not delivered so far, but I am happy to see other brands giving more options in this regard, so we do not have to go for the super expensive Leica offering.

One more reason for Fujifilm not only to work hard to ship as many X100VI’s as possible before the new Ricoh GRIV drops, but also to finally consider to give us a monochrome camera before other brands eat up too much of that market niche.

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Venus Optics Laowa 12-24mm f/5.6 Zoom Shift CF APS-C Lens Released

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Venus Optics has announced the Laowa 12-24mm f/5.6 zoom shift CF lens.

The lens was actually announced back in July, but it was available only in China. Now it can be ordered worldwide at Venus Optics here.

Now that it is shipping worldwide, I hope there will be soon more reviews out there about this lens, so we can see how it really performs in the field.

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Viltrox and Tamron Fujifilm X Mount Deals Launched

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Viltrox Savings

Viltrox has launched a sale on its Viltrox Fujifilm X mount lenses with up to 15% savings at Amazon US here.

I did check other stores like BHphoto here, Viltrox here & Co, but so far I can see the rebate only at Amazon USA here.

Tamron Savings

Tamron X mount lenses are now rebated at BHphoto here, AmazonUS here and at Adorama here.

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Brightin Star 50mm F0.95 MF APS-C Lens with Glowing Markings Coming

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Brightin Star is teasing the Brightin Star 50mm F0.95 MF APS-C lens with glowing markings coming soon.

They write it will be available for the following mounts: E/Z/RF/XF/EF-M/M43.

Keep in mind: the luminous markings version is not for the autofocus lens,but rather for our new lens.

So far we don’t have more details, but the lens should be listed soon at the Brightin Star Amazon page here, where we will also get price and specs info once listed.

via Brightin Star Weibo

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Brightin Star 50mm f/1.4 Autofocus Lens Released and First Reviews

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Earlier this year Brightin Star teased a new 50mmF1.4 autofocus lens coming soon. It’s the first AF lens of Brightin Star.

Well, the new Brightin Star 50mmF1.4 AF is now available and you can read all details at Amazon here.

I’ll also share a few reviews from various YouTube channels. They mainly seem to agree that for the price you might prefer to go for more affordable third party AF lenses offerings, such as the Meike 55mmF1.4 AF or the Viltrox 56mmF1.7 AF.

Written + Video Reviews

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