There’s a Ricoh GR IV Monochrome but I think it’s pointless
On a color camera, the bayer filter throws away ~half? the light, while a monochrome camera retains this light and should yield better image quality as a result
However a FF camera has double the sensor area of the Ricoh GR IV Monochrome, so in theory if you own a FF camera you won’t benefit much from an apsc b&w camera.
It’s the same thing if you own a medium format camera, converting rgb to b&w should be competitive compared to a FF b&w
Feb 18, 2026 at 09:53 PM
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