DC.watch (Click here for the translation) posted that cool picture of the Ricoh GXR with the old Chinon AF 50mm f/1.7 lens (released back in 1982).
Let’s keep talking about the GXR. Bjoern Uttpott (Click here) posted a nice set of images taken with the 50mm Sonnar lens.
And now some K-01 news:
Pentax K-01 Mirrorless CSC Full Review (ePhotozine).
Another K-01 review at Photographyblog (Click here): “Therein lies the K-01’s main problem. While it may look refreshingly different, the Pentax K-01 falls unsuccessfully between two stools – ultimately we’d either buy a similarly sized DSLR or a much smaller compact system camera in preference to the K-01.“
K-01 hands-on at DC.watch (Click here).
Sony:
New Sigma lens test by Slrlensreview (Click here).
Panasonic:
First movie entirely shot with the AG-AF100 at Imdb (Click here).
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Looks very technical… 🙂
they build crap nobody will buy…. and then they wonder why they make no profit.
why can´t pentax or ricoh build something that looks not like some designer nightmare?
ok this is old stuff.. but the new pentax camera looks like an ugly toy too.
and ricoh cameras will never win a beauty award.
ricoh/pentax… a dying breed.
darn, it looks like walll-es cousin.
Very compact unit…
I must say that rig gets kudos for one wild configuration.
This is the most ridiculous combo I have ever seen. It looks uglier than fat.
‘Niche’, ugly or whatever. I have to say that Pentax and Ricoh camera’s menu systems, button layouts and general build quality, handling and usability are the best I’ve ever used. Used to have GXR, K5 and a D7000, but am using m4/3 stuff due to size and weight.
in terms of image quality I think most cameras are at the level where IQ doesnt really disappoint anymore. For my needs, it’s just a shame ricoh and pentax doesn’t have the lenses I want, otherwise I would have stayed. Although this should be sorted with Pentax’s new roadmap.
Finally beauty is in the eye of the beholder 😉
The GXR is excellent. Not the best, but excellent. Handling and menu systems are superb. Image quality is very good to excellent. It is a photographers camera and one of the better built ones.
It does not outclass any current APS-C camera in terms of sheer image quality and the A12 sensor is dated, but still very good. The A12 modules are very good (A12/28f2.5) to excellent (A12/50f2.5 macro) and the A12 M mount is currently THE best M lens platform on the alternative market. It handles RF wide angle glass like no other digital platform, simply better.
They need to improve shot to shot speed and buffer, they need to update the EVF, they need to release a GXR mkII body with articulated LCD and while they are at it, release an A16 M module. Or, a full frame one at around 20MP.
The new GXR zoom module is based on the A16 (Sony 16MP sensor) but something of a ugly duckling; large, huge almost, slow f-stop and zoom by wire? At 24mm the corners seem quite weak too, so why Ricoh? Why?
The K-01 as designed by Mark Nuisance proves that being a “world renowned” designer does not help when trying to design a camera. He made a very un-ergonomic camera with no EVF option and fixed rear LCD which will actually lower your hitrate and hand hold ability severely as there is non way to “anchor” the camera to your face for steadiness, like photographers have done for a reason for ages, with great success. No, we are supposed to hold the camera out from the body with no means of steadying the camera properly?
Looks like a soap on a rope and probably handles like one. The bright yellow makes it easy to find in the man purse though.