Ricoh GRIV Announcement

[JohnGellings]

This latest iteration sounds like a logical product refresh, mandated by components for the older models being discontinued.

Exactly, and all of those parts are more expensive than they used to be.

 

[Out to Lunch]

Japan has a 15% tariff to the US

I believe the camera is made in Vietnam, and so the tax would be 20%.

 

[olakiril]

Is there some evidence or a definitive statement about the sensor? Can you post a link/links? That YouTube video says the sensor from the K-3 iii or the Sony a6700. They are not the same sensor.

I think they are all different versions of the same sensor (IMX571). K3 has no PDAF, A6700 has 759 points and GRIV has 190. Fuji is also using custom version of it. It remains to be seen whether Ricoh believes there is a large enough market to justify custom ordering a monochrome version with PDAF from Sony. Lets hope they do...

P.S. For K3 monochrome the sensor was already produced for a lot of astrophotography cameras so the cost would be far lower than a new version with PDAF...

 

[Disappointed_Horse]

I believe the camera is made in Vietnam, and so the tax would be 20%.

Makes sense. $1,200 would make sense for this camera so the 15% moron tax—err, Trump tariff—takes it to $1,500.