Ricoh P10 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 VC lens for GXR released

The rumor about this 28-300mm lens was posted here back in January. Today the lens was officially announced:

Ricoh P10 28 300mm Ricoh P10 28 300mm f/3.5 5.6 VC lens for GXR released

Detailed information, including MTF chart and samples can be found here.

Full press release after the break:

Ricoh today announced the development and release of the new GXR camera unit RICOH LENS P10 28-300 mm F3.5-5.6 VC*1. Featuring a high-magnification 10.7x (28-300 mm) optical wide-angle zoom and high-speed continuous shooting of RAW still images at about 5 frames/second*2, this camera unit has a back-illuminated CMOS sensor and an advanced noise reduction function.

*1 The "VC" designation indicates that this unit has the Vibration Correction function developed independently by Ricoh.

*2 The maximum number of images for continuous shooting in RAW mode is five.

The Image processing engine Smooth Imaging Engine IV and the high-speed image processing capabilities of the CMOS sensor combine to enhance image quality and expand dynamic range. The 10.7x optical zoom expands image-creation possibilities from wide-angle through telephoto. The RAW mode high-speed continuous shooting at about 5 frames/second enables the photographer to catch the desired scene. And the noise reduction function and back-illuminated CMOS sensor together give high imaging performance in low-light shooting.

Also included are a 1280 × 720 pixel HD movie function, the dynamic range double shot mode function, a macro function capable of close-up shooting at 1 cm, and many other enhanced functions for diverse and effortless enjoyment of shooting from 28 mm wide-angle to 300 mm telephoto.

For this model, there are two package types available. The product name "RICOH LENS P10 28-300 mm F3.5-5.6 VC" refers to just the camera unit by itself. Product name "GXR+P10 KIT" refers to the GXR body and the RICOH LENS P10 28-300 mm F3.5-5.6 VC camera unit packaged together.

The Ricoh Lens P10 will be available at SRP £249.99 inc.

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  3. Ricoh GXR A12 unit for Leica M mount lens now shipping in the US
  4. Ricoh to announce Leica lens cartridge for the GXR system
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5 Comments

  1. Anonymous
    Posted May 7, 2010 at 12:34 pm | Permalink

    I am waiting for a 18MP- panoramic ap-s sensor + nice 10-24mm 2.8 lens. I would buy it for 1K.

  2. meowmeow
    Posted May 7, 2010 at 8:40 pm | Permalink

    This piece of crap is bound to be an epic failure from the design stage… I simply cannot believe that dumb ass prototype actually made it to production

  3. Lorenzo
    Posted May 8, 2010 at 4:10 am | Permalink

    Ricoh is showing a lot of mock-ups in order to advertise the “potential” of the system. Meanwhile, they release this crap… Ricoh system = 1 (one) usable prime, two crap lensors, and no other lens compatible, ever….

    • disco
      Posted May 8, 2010 at 5:20 am | Permalink

      lensor = fail

      • Eric Pepin
        Posted May 8, 2010 at 11:20 pm | Permalink

        true but I agree with him, If they had release a few more primes this camera would be of more interest to the enthusiasts, and with the pricing they are going after clearly the enthusiast market is important to them.