Category Archives: Ricoh

Ricoh patents an impact resistant lens cap

By PR admin | Published: May 23, 2012
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Ricoh filed a patent 2012-93611 in Japan for an impact resistant lens cap. Here is the translated description taken from the Japanese Patent Office:

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What else is new?

By PR admin | Published: May 13, 2012
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Adobe Creative Cloud is now live, here are the different pricing options: Ricoh will continue to exists as a camera brand and they promised “some very high-end Ricoh products” to be announced this year. Canon filed a patent application in Japan for automatic tracking of celestial objects by shifting the sensor. Canon recently announced the EOS 60Da DSLR camera tailored for [...]

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Pentax to announce another cheaper mirrorless camera

By PR admin | Published: April 13, 2012
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Nikkei.com reported that Ricoh Pentax will announce another low-priced miorrorless camera (priced at  ¥50,000, around $600). Pentax already has the entry level Q model and the recently announced K-01 mirrorless camera, while Ricoh has the mirrorless GXR system. Via Digicame-info

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Ricoh GXR camera + A12 Leica M-mount unit review

By PR admin | Published: February 20, 2012
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I was always curious to try out the Ricoh GXR system and with the announcement of the A12 Leica M-mount unit, I was able to borrow one and use it with my Leica lenses. Here is my quick review: General First, I have to say that this GXR A12 M-mount setup makes sense only if [...]

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Pentax Ricoh Imaging Company re-organization

By PR admin | Published: February 9, 2012
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The newly established Pentax Ricoh Imaging Company will take control of the future design, development and sell of Ricoh digital cameras. Initially that unit was responsible only for the Pentax brand. Ricoh bought Pentax for $124.2 million back in July, 2011.

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Ricoh announces a new A16 24-85mm f/3.5-5.5 GXR unit

By PR admin | Published: February 2, 2012
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Just few hours before the Penatx K-01 announcement, Ricoh released a new unit for their GXR system with a 16.2MP CMOS sensor and 24mm-85mm lens. Some sample images can be found here.

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