I was ready to buy Ricoh’s incredibly niche black-and-white compact camera — but then I saw the price and it’s an absolute dealbreaker

Ricoh GR IV Monochrome compact camera outdoors.

• The new Ricoh GR IV Monochrome is the first B&W-only model in the series
• At $2,199 / £1,599, it costs at least 25% more than the regular Ricoh GR IV
• Besides being optimized for B&W photography, it's otherwise essentially identical

Ricoh has actually just done me a favor. You see, I was so excited for the Ricoh GR IV Monochrome – the first in the series of premium digital compacts that's optimized for black-and-white photography – that I was ready to buy it. However, it has been launched today with a shocking price bump, and the deal is off. So I guess that's a saving.