Ricoh Imaging, as part of its new workshop-like business plan for Pentax, has announced it will be releasing an extremely limited-edition Jet Black version of its Pentax K-3 Mark III camera in Japan via a crowdfunding campaign. This new colorway is the first product Pentax is releasing as part of its Co-Creation Project and is a choice based on feedback the company received from fans last November.

The company says that the Jet Black camera will be limited to a very small number of production units — only 232 — so it decided to make it available to customers who wanted it through crowdfunding. The camera is functionally no different than the standard Pentax K-3 Mark III camera but is distinctive given its all-black design. Every little facet of this camera is painted black, including every setting on the ‘mode’ dial, every inlay on the included HD PENTAX-DA 20–40mm f/2.8–4ED Limited DC lens, and even the icons and text on the buttons. The only spot on the camera that retains the camera’s original color is the lens mount, which is still silver and features the small red alignment dot. When the lens is attached, however, the entire package is seamlessly black.