Category Archives: Ricoh

Japanese magazine Nippon Camera predictions for 2013

By PR admin | Published: February 20, 2013

The Japanese Nippon Camera published their predictions for 2013. Similar to the article published by the Impress magazine few months ago, those forecasts are often based on information from rumors blogs:

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Demo of Ricoh’s 360 degree panoramic camera

By PR admin | Published: February 4, 2013

During the 2013 CES show Ricoh displayed a prototype of their new 360 degree panoramic camera. The embedded video below shows how the camera works:

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Olympus XZ-10, Ricoh GR Digital V, Sony NEX-3N, a38, a58 and other rumored cameras and lenses

By PR admin | Published: January 21, 2013

Quick recap of the latest camera and lens rumors from around the Web: Olympus XZ-10 high-end compact camera should be announced soon, probably a replacement for the current Olympus XZ-2 model. Ricoh GR Digital V is rumored to have a new APS-C sensor. This should not be a surprise, since Ricoh recently filed patents for several new lenses […]

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The latest patents from Ricoh, Tamron and Olympus

By PR admin | Published: January 16, 2013

Ricoh filed patent (2013-7853) for a new 23mm f/2.5 and 27mm f/1.9 lenses for mirrorless APS-C sensor. Not clear if those lenses will be used for the GXR system or for a new GR compact camera Tamron filed a patent (2012-242690) for a 50mm f/1.8 lens designed for an  APS-C mirrorless camera.

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Ricoh’s 360 degree panoramic camera prototype

By PR admin | Published: January 15, 2013

During the 2013 CES show Ricoh had a new 360 degree panoramic camera prototype on display at their booth. Last year I reported the rumor that Pentax is working on a 360 degree camera which was later on display during Photokina. It seems that Pentax/Ricoh have not given up on that idea yet. Via Gizmag

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Impress magazine 2013 predictions: new Foveon, X-Trans sensors, NEX camera, all full frame

By PR admin | Published: December 22, 2012

Every year the Japanese magazine Impress published their predictions on what product they expect the major camera manufacturers to introduce in the upcoming year (you can see their 2012 predictions here). Here is a recap of their 2013 prognosis (PDF file):

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Ricoh’s patent for a 5.3-22mm f/2-3.5 lens (for 1/1.7″ sensor)

By PR admin | Published: November 2, 2012

Ricoh filed patent 2012211956 in Japan for a 5.3-22mm f/2-3.5 lens designed for a 1/1.7″ sensor (24-100mm equivalent). The lens design contains 11 elements in 8 groups, including two aspherical elements. This lens could be designed for the Pentax Q system, which has a 1/2.3″ sensor, or for a new GXR module.

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Is the Ricoh GR DIGITAL V camera coming soon? (UPDATED)

By PR admin | Published: October 21, 2012

The white 10MP Ricoh GR DIGITAL IV camera is currently listed as discontinued at B&H (black version is still available): “This item has been discontinued by the manufacturer and is no longer available“. The GR IV was announced on Sep 15, 2011, the GR III was announced on Jul 26, 2009. I am curious how Ricoh will develop to the GR […]

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