Ricoh GXR vs Panasonic GF1

#1 château gaillard

Ricoh have a new concept but its so expensive ....

10:24 am - Tuesday, November 10, 2009

#2 Vitamin C

It seems that “Ricohs camera system will start with two “lenses”, one prime, one zoom. The prime has 33mm real focal length, the zoom 5,1-15,3mm.“ So, the 33 mm it’s 50mm equivalent so it has an 1.5 crop APS-C, while the zoom is the same lens present on GX200 and probably coupled with GRDIII’s 1/1.7″ sensor. Both sensors seem to be from Sony.

1:33 pm - Tuesday, November 10, 2009

#3 Touchy Tiger

Ricoh have always been something of a niche manufacturer and I'm hoping they will use this system to develop some real niche products. There are some cameras that a tiny percentage of photographers would like to see, but nobody will manufacture because the R&D and tooling costs for a whole new camera would be huge. So photographers who want those niche capabilities have no choice but to buy into a DSLR system or go for a massive compromise.

Trust me in some situations a bulky DSLR is not an option. My particular area of interest is urbex and in some locations a DSLR is too bulky and in others it just makes you a target (for neds and plod), where something small black and unobtrusive wouldn't.

However they still need to cut the price of the body to a fraction of it's current price. Witout the sensor and the processor they can't justify such a high price.

1:16 pm - Wednesday, November 11, 2009

#4 AA

When the next GF1 (will it called GF2? hahahaha) comes out and it has 1080p HD and has stereo recording, that's when it will beat everything else out there. I'll wait until then.

7:12 pm - Wednesday, November 11, 2009

#5 The Bat in the Hat

@AA

Why oh why is the internet so riddled with irrational fanbois like you?

11:42 pm - Wednesday, November 11, 2009

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7:07 am - Saturday, November 14, 2009

#7 Rapidshare

Well, I believe the whole idea is that for example you don't need to upgrade the body everytime you want a new sensor. The lens is chosen specifically with the sensor in mind. As I said, look at the cost of the lens with sensor, ie the A12, far cheaper than some of the lenses for the traditional DSLR's and 4/3rds. The only real reason to change your camera is a new sensor, you buy into a system you tend to stick with it due to the investment made, where's the difference. I think people are too quick to dismiss this concept.

8:36 am - Tuesday, January 26, 2010