Ricoh will announced a special Silver edition of the GRII and a new macro conversion lens. Full specs and images:
RICOH GR II Silver Edition
– 3200 limited edition
– Release Date: March 18, 2016
RICOH GR II / GR for macro conversion lens GM-1
– Shooting distance range: 3.5-8.5cm
– Maximum magnification: 0.35 times
– Release Date: March 18, 2016
via Digicameinfo
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now that’s interesting, so Ricoh GR is now all into keep releasing different SPECIAL edition , just like Leica been doing for theirs. Still this looks like better looking than my old ( film ) silver GR-1
Still, wouldn’t you go for the black gr like me?
They have been releasing limited editions for a while now.
If they had upgraded by integrating some kind of viewfinder last year, I would have snapped one up… Plain glass, rangefinder or EVF, any would be OK… Without a viewfinder, there is no reliable method for composition.
Otherwise a great camera.
Do I have an invention for you 🙂
https://www.cameraquest.com/jpg5/VF%2028%20P%201.jpg
Hehe
Or you develop a feeling for what the camera will see
i could use contact lenses with those rangefinder frame lines…
It looks more like the add on device that I already know about…
I think that you perhaps misunderstand the meaning of the word “integrated”.
And to “audio”… my very point… I do not find it at all easy to get a “feel” for composition, without a viewfinder.
Oh… Maybe this is why, rangefinder cameras, include several different sets of “frame-lines” to give the user a “feel” for what the camera will see.
😉
Remember that the main advantage of this camera, notwithstanding the great lens and the APS-C sensor, is its compact size, as soon as you stick an accessory viewfinder on top, it is no longer a pocketable small size snapper, it becomes a poor system camera, with little bags for the accessories. The very same reason that despite, liking-da-Leica quality, none of their APS-C cameras are going to get near my bag, without an integrated viewfinder.
The Macro converter GM-1 is a nice addition , but my hope is for a 1.4x Tele Converter now !
Well that would be groovy.
Macro, 21mm, 28mm and 40mm?
My camera bag would get quite light
Come on Ricoh, would really love to see a GR III. Dare I say full frame.
That would be a terrible idea ! Fortunately not likely to happen
The 6 cameras from the digital GR series were introduced every odd year. You can expect to see the next one in 2017.
FYI, Firmware 2.0 is also up with a few other nice tweaks. Enjoy 😀
The R&D should be awarded for choosing this silver shade..!