Ricoh GR Digital III adds splash of blue for Stussy Special Edition

If Ricoh's classically attired GR Digital III filled your conservative heart with joy, you may want to look away now. Fashion brand Stussy is celebrating its forthcoming 30th anniversary by partnering with Ricoh to offer a Special Edition run of the GRD III. Limited to 500 units, these cameras will be almost identical to the original, save for the luminous blue highlights and the use of Stussy's font. Still, if you're into limited production runs or just can't get over the awesomeness of having XXX imprinted on your camera -- maybe you're from Amsterdam -- you can grab one in early February for ¥99,750 ($1,100). Hey, nobody said being ultracool was going to be cheap. One more pic after the break.

[Martin C Posted Dec 21st 2009 11:37AM]

I didn't even realize Stussy was still around. Last time I saw that shit was back in 1998.

[dystroglycan Posted Dec 21st 2009 10:45PM]

@Martin C
trust me, they fell hard over the years.

[questionexclamation Posted Dec 21st 2009 12:04PM]

Hype. Beast.

[chadow Posted Dec 21st 2009 12:06PM]

That camera looks like garbage. If I saw it at walmart or even in a thrift shop I wouldn't give it a second look. And they want $1100 for it? Are they kidding?

[Wwhat Posted Dec 21st 2009 12:46PM]

I have to say it does look like some cheap toy toddlers might be given to break.
I actually checked twice if it was really a ricoh thing and not some joke or chinese 'ricoy' KIRF or something.
Weirdest thing.

[potato Posted Dec 21st 2009 7:24PM]

@chadow Funny enough, as an amateur photographer, those product shots really, really suck. You would think they'd get some real quality product photography done for their fancy new *camera* of all things.

[brockorr Posted Dec 21st 2009 1:02PM]

Dark [Super dark] metallic blue would have been passable, but this is just embarrassing. It looks like a Vivitar digicam I saw back in 03.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 21st 2009 1:14PM]

At least no one will try and steal your camera if you walk around with that comedy number.

The Ricoh GRD's are great cameras but that's just embarrassing.

[Saja Posted Dec 21st 2009 1:46PM]

man, disposable cameras look better than that. that 1990s optimus prime blue is ugly

[kevout Posted Dec 21st 2009 3:40PM]

Awww man - my brother and I used to buy Stussy shirts back in the mid 90s. He still grabs a new one from time to time. This would be cool, if it weren't for the price tag.

[Chaosdivine Posted Dec 21st 2009 4:01PM]

Please - Someone backhand me before I'm tempted to tell you how I really feel about this number...

[peepeeland Posted Dec 21st 2009 7:05PM]

Man, Stussy, ahahaha... Let's all go draw that geometric looking stussy S on our folders now: 3 vertical lines on top, 3 vertical lines on bottom. V on bottom and flip up top, connect vertical lines in center for curve of S.

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bebop Posted Dec 21st 2009 7:35PM]

You guys DO remember the original GR Digital anniversary edition? The blue one... with the angels?

Anyone want to venture the opinion that this *isn't* an improvement?

Thought not.