Category Archives: Ricoh

Ricoh GR Digital 4 camera announced

By PR admin | Published: September 15, 2011

Ricoh GR Digital IV is now official. The price is $649. Expected delivery date is mid October 2011. Full press release at the bottom of this post.

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Ricoh GR Digital 3 vs. Ricoh GR Digital 4

By PR admin | Published: September 13, 2011

Even on the outside the Ricoh GR Digital 4 will be almost identical to the GR Digital 3 (which dropped in price to $419). Take a look at the front of both cameras: and the the back of both cameras:

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This is the Ricoh GR Digital 4 digital camera

By PR admin | Published: September 12, 2011

On September 15th Ricoh will announce the 4th version of their GR Digital compact camera. The current Ricoh GR Digital III model ($499) was announced back in July, 2009. Here are some of the Ricoh GR Digital 4 specs: 10MP 1/1.7-in. CCD sensor 3in CLD display with 1.2 million dots ND filter Lens construction: 8 elements in […]

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Next week: Ricoh and Canon announcements

By PR admin | Published: September 9, 2011

Next week, on September 15th, Ricoh will announce a new GR Digital IV digital camera. Also next week Canon is also expected to announce two more point and shoot cameras.

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Ricoh GXR Mount A12 for Leica M mount lens to be released soon

By PR admin | Published: August 30, 2011

Yesterday B&H started taking pre-orders for the new Ricoh GXR A12 unit for Leica M mount lenses. This is a good indication that a shipment is on its way to the store (B&H won’t start taking pre-orders otherwise). Some more pictures of the unit can be seen over at LeicaRumors.

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Ricoh GR Digital IV on September 15th?

By PR admin | Published: August 26, 2011

According to this post on flickr, the new Ricoh GR Digital IV will be announced on September 15th, 2011. The new camera will have the same sensor and some minor tweaks: “Body looks V similar, slightly lowered hot shoe, more colors in screen (up to 1.25million from current 800 or so), an extra autofocus sensor on front of body, slightly larger […]

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Will there be a second interchangeable lens camera system from Pentax?

By PR admin | Published: August 23, 2011

Quesabesde reminds us that Pentax still has to announce their second interchangeable lens camera that will have a larger APS-C sensor. They put the probability of such a new camera system at 50%. It is possible that Ricoh’s recent purchase of Pentax may have put those plans on hold. A recent Pentax roadmap did not have a second camera to be […]

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More images of the Ricoh GXR Leica M-mount APS-C module

By PR admin | Published: August 5, 2011

Ricoh (who recently bought Pentax for $124.2 million) officially released the GXR Leica M-mount APS-C module. The price of the unit will be $649. Here are some more images of the unit and the official press release:

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