Ricoh GR Digital Special Edition
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Ricoh have announced a 1st Anniversary Commemorative Model of the GR Digital, an 8 megapixel compact digicam based on the GR Series of 35mm compact film cameras. Limited to 1,000 units only, the new GR Digital also celebrates the 10th anniversary of the GR series film camera. Japanese illustrator Katsuya Terada is responsible for the very distinctive look of the new model, which is sure to attract attention whenever you use it. There’s even a new strap and lens cloth to complete the angelic look…
Ricoh UK Press Release
Ricoh is commemorating the 1st anniversary of the award winning GR Digital camera and the 10th anniversary of its successful GR Series of 35mm compact film cameras with a special edition of the GR Digital camera. This GR Digital 1st Anniversary Commemorative model was designed by renowned Japanese illustrator Katsuya Terada and features a blue sky and clouds as the base colours of the camera with figures of angels besides the lens and on the top of the camera body. It comes with its own matching strap and lens cloth to complete the package. This model is strictly limited – only 1000 units will be made.
Pricing and Availabilty
The camera will be on sale in December at £499.99 inc Vat. Limited number available.
#1 nick in japan
Is this a joke?
This is so ridiculous, that it is sad!
1:35 pm - Monday, October 23, 2006
#2 Ahto T,
LOL, how it is possible to turn GR into something so ridiculous and ugly? Ok, that just confirms that Ricoh is not any more sure what they are doing...
7:26 pm - Monday, October 23, 2006
#3 nick in japan
Actually, this is not suprising! The childish, immature attitude here is overwhelming!
IMHO, the folks in the design and adverising departments need urine tests!
Maybe the 2nd anniversary model will be the Pattaya Sex-tour model!
7:43 am - Tuesday, October 24, 2006
#4 Beezerboy
Laugh all you want but this mess wil be snapped-up by fondlers, I mean collectors of course. Very clever!
2:36 pm - Sunday, October 29, 2006
#5 nick in japan
Maybe there was an initial laugh, not any more. I think that maybe when a company does something like this, we all kinda, well, cringe, why? Because I think we are the cheer-leaders for them all, and we want them to make decisions that will benefit us, their bread-and-butter.
When a company puts their efforts into attraction of a product to a brainless, trend-setter, and don't address the qualities of a camera that could make that camera a better picture taker, then we are hurt, embarassed and begin to question the direction the company is going.
I have had alot of respect for Ricoh, especially the lens department,the new GRD, the GRv, and the GRv21, more, but when gaudiness becomes a main attraction, well, I have lottsa different feelings, mostly not good.
10:33 pm - Sunday, October 29, 2006
#6 William
Perhaps the infantile cosmetics of this model are purely a very cheap attention seeker, something dreamt up by Ricoh's soon to be sacked marketing department. Ricoh are cheapening a product they were trying to aim at professionals.
Perhaps they should concentrate their efforts in making the flash work correctly, or producing a small dedicated flashgun to make the GR an even greater product.
7:08 am - Monday, October 30, 2006