{"id":82389,"date":"2025-08-21T10:41:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T10:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/82389\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T10:41:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T10:41:09","slug":"ricohs-tiny-gf-2-flash-for-the-gr-iv-has-a-clever-automatic-mode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/82389\/","title":{"rendered":"Ricoh&#8217;s Tiny GF-2 Flash for the GR IV Has a Clever Automatic Mode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ricoh-gr-2-flash-on-gr-iv-news-featured-800x420.jpg\" alt=\"A compact black digital camera with a textured grip, extended lens, and raised rectangular pop-up flash. The letters &quot;GR&quot; are visible on the lower right corner of the camera front.\" width=\"800\" height=\"420\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-810789\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Alongside the <a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2025\/08\/20\/nearly-every-aspect-of-the-ricoh-gr-iv-compact-camera-is-new\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ricoh GR IV<\/a> compact camera, Ricoh Imaging announced the Ricoh GF-2, a new super-compact flash designed exclusively for the GR IV camera. <\/p>\n<p>The Ricoh GF-2 is a small, lightweight accessory flash unit that delivers an automatic flash function when mounted to the GR IV. The flash has a maximum guide number of 3 (at ISO 100\/m), so it\u2019s not the most powerful flash, but Ricoh says it has prioritized portability for the GF-2. <\/p>\n<p>The flash weighs just 19 grams (about 0.7 ounces) and is only 31 millimeters (1.2 inches) tall. The GF-2 doesn\u2019t add much size or weight to the GR IV, but if users need to remove it, the GF-2 itself easily slips into a small pocket. <\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Flash_GF-2_001-800x197.jpg\" alt=\"A close-up view of a black camera flash unit, showing the front side with the rectangular flash bulb and mounting contacts visible at the bottom.\" width=\"800\" height=\"197\" class=\"size-large wp-image-810788\"  \/>The Ricoh GF-2 Super-Compact Flash weighs under 20 grams (about 0.7 ounces). <\/p>\n<p>When used alongside the GR IV in its ISO Auto Flash mode, the GR IV and GF-2 work together to achieve the appropriate flash power and camera ISO setting for a given subject at its measured distance from the camera. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis mode enhances the GR IV\u2019s snapshot operations in casual flash photography,\u201d Ricoh Imaging explains. <\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GR-IV-with-Flash-GF-2_back-800x442.jpg\" alt=\"Rear view of a Ricoh digital camera with a large display screen, control buttons on the right side, and an attached rectangular accessory labeled &quot;GF-2&quot; on top with an ON\/OFF TEST switch and USB-C port.\" width=\"800\" height=\"442\" class=\"size-large wp-image-810787\"  \/>When used on the new Ricoh GR IV, the GF-2 flash has fancy automatic features. <\/p>\n<p>When used on a different GR-series camera, the GF-2 only operates in its full-power mode because the alignment of the flash contacts, save for the X-sync contact, differs from the GR IV\u2019s hot shoe design. However, Ricoh says it is working on a firmware update for GR III-series cameras that will add automatic flash discharge level adjustments. The firmware is expected to arrive in October.  <\/p>\n<p>The Ricoh GF-2 features a built-in lithium-ion battery that is not user-replaceable. The flash offers up to 270 full-power flashes per charge and recharges via a USB-C port. Ricoh says the flash recharges from empty in about two hours. The flash\u2019s refresh cycle at full power is approximately two seconds. One additional note: the GF-2 does not support Ricoh\u2019s wide conversion lens attachment, as vignetting will occur due to the flash\u2019s short height. <\/p>\n<p> Pricing and Availability  <\/p>\n<p>\u2028The Ricoh GF-2 Super-Compact Flash will be available in September for $119.95 in the United States and $149.99 in Canada. <\/p>\n<p>Image credits: Ricoh Imaging  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alongside the Ricoh GR IV compact camera, Ricoh Imaging announced the Ricoh GF-2, a new super-compact flash designed&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":82390,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[41675,41676,59,18445,885,41677,887,86,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-82389","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-compactflash","tag-flash","tag-gb","tag-lighting","tag-ricoh","tag-ricohgf2","tag-ricohgriv","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82389","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=82389"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82389\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/82390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=82389"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=82389"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=82389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}