Looking for a Fujifilm X100VI alternative? Its biggest rival could soon have a successor

• Rumors suggest that a Ricoh GR IV will hit the market in the first quarter of 2025
• A surprising monochrome variation could follow later in the year
• No leaked specs yet, although a Ricoh GR IV would update the GR III

Ricoh could launch the latest model in its popular line of premium compact cameras, the so-called Ricoh GR IV, as early as the first quarter of 2025. This is according to a source for Fuji Rumours, who also suggests that a surprise model could follow. a monochrome version of the same camera was released later in the year.

At the start of the year I included a potential Ricoh GR IV in a shortlist of the most exciting cameras for 2024, and with good reason. It is an alternative version of the extremely popular Fujifilm X100VI, a compact, pocket-sized camera with a large APS-C sensor, sharp fixed lens and excellent image quality.