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Ricoh's GR IV 30th Anniversary Edition Kit ships October 21, 2026 in a run of 6,000 units worldwide at $1,799.95 in the US. Same 26MP APS-C sensor as the standard GR IV, with a diamond-cut ring cap, metal hot shoe cover, leather finger strap, and 16 pin badges.
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Shoten Koubou's debut lens — the Tribute 01 LTM 50mm f/1.1 — recreates the rendering of the original 1953 Zunow 50mm f/1.1, the world's first f/1.1 lens.
Maven Filters is launching three folding LED panels — Talon Mini, Pro, and Max — on Kickstarter on October 13. Early-bird pricing starts at $125.
Sigma's 85mm F1.2 DG Art ($1,599, 905g) and 20-60mm F2.8-4 DG Contemporary ($849) land at US dealers on October 6. The 85mm completes Sigma's F1.2 Art trio for L-Mount and Sony E — Canon and Nikon owners are still out.
Sony's FX5 delay now has a hardware reason, Adobe closes the Topaz Labs deal, Lomography's 35mm Petzval Métamorphose finally ships at $649, and a Beijing court ruling may force Canon's RF mount open.
Five regulatory, AI, and provenance stories from the week ending October 2: the FCC's DJI/Autel chip ban takes effect October 13, Adobe formally closes its Topaz Labs acquisition, Imagen rewrites its cull-then-edit workflow with Intelligent Studio, Canon adds face-registration tracking to its PTZ bodies mid-October, and Apple publishes the architecture behind iPhone 18 Pro's Reference Image sensor signing.
Lomography's Joseph Petzval Métamorphose 35mm f/1.8 art lens is now official at $649 for Sony E, Canon RF, and Nikon Z mounts, with seven levels of focus-coupled bokeh control and December shipping.
Fujifilm raised prices in Japan by 6 to 23% effective October 1, 2026, with the X100VI, three GFX bodies, several Instax models, and one XF 500mm lens affected. US and other markets are unchanged for now.