Ricoh announced the release of a new APS-C 16 Megapixel 24-85mm GXR module. It will be available in early 2012 (very likely in January). You can see the new Ricoh GXR module graph at Ricoh Japan website.
There is no info about the price and lens aperture yet!
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very good news is that it has new 16MP sony sensor which is great (see nikon d5100, pentax k-5, sony nex-5n…), much better than 12MP that APS GXR used till now (old sony sensor from alpha700/nikon d300…)
wow that’s great an aps-c universal zoom, make this a f2.5 constant aperture, and it will rock, such a module could make all compact cameras obsolete, great!
Yes!
Great News Ricoh – you rule!
I´ll get it!
24mm to 85mm is the focal range that I would have chosen had I designed the camera myself
Plus the 16MP sensor ( I assume the one from the K5 ) Perfect !!
Harold
Ok, great indeed…BUT..we dont know the aperture, if it has or not IS, and why not is GR specification….jehhh, Ricoh, why leave us in the dark?…please some more info…
is 24-85 mm the real focal length or 35mm equivalent? in any case if it is f/2.8, then it cannot be small, look at the sizes of similar lenses for canon and nikon for aps-c
I think it is more likely to get a 2.8 to 4.0 or a 3.5 to 4.5
Harold
Yeah, 2.8-4 is my guess too. And it’s probably going to be pretty freaking big.
A Ricoh GXR with what is essentially a “kit zoom” ???
Yawn..
I am guessing, it will be so-so, and very expensive.
Or it will be quite good, and VERY VERY expensive.
Or it can be like the Ricoh 50mm Macro Module- very very good with a reasonable price.
Like a Canon 24-105L – another very good “kit zoom” 🙂
Good thing is, if you don´t like it – just don´t buy it.
> There is no info about (…) lens aperture yet!
It is said to be f/3.5-5.5:
while not all details have been made public I got some details from Ricoh regarding the module.
(…) it will (…) have a 24-85mm zoom with a f3.5-5.5 aperture (…). Further it should be relatively big as it will not collapse like the Olympus m4/3 kit zooms for example.
The release was planned for the end of this year but the flooding in Thailand caused delays with the Sony sensor production so it has been pushed back slightly, the current planned dates are as follows:
– Full press release on 5th January 2012
– Displayed at the PMA & CES 2012 from the 10th to 13th January 2012
– Sales start 20th January 2012
http://ricoh-gr-diary.blogspot.com/2011/11/gxr-a16-24-85-pre-announcement.html
Thanks Mistral for finding this! I hoped for a much brighter aperture 🙁
I hoped for a collapsible lens 🙁
could this lens be specifically designed for video use? larger sensor coupled with image stabilization as we saw the patent for in another post. If this module gave us full 1080p hd video and if ricoh released an external mic, it could be interesting, just a thought
What is more interesting is that a vendor told me today that the A12 M module will be replaced by the A16 M module shortly, hence the “shortage” of A12M modules. It is the same sensor as the Sony NEX5n – except for some Ricoh tweaks and no AA filter which is what you want if you plan on shooting wide angles. Shipping early next year, Jan/Feb. Price is to be more or less the same as the A12 unit.
I am not sure yet what to think of the zoom module, it is a bit too slow for me but given the quality of Ricoh optics I think it will be a really good lens.
It would be much more usefull if Ricoh made 24-70 with constant aperture 4 and weatherproofed.