Category Archives: Ricoh

Ricoh GXR official

By PR admin | Published: November 10, 2009

Update: I forgot to mention the Ricoh GXR accessories: viewfinder, external flash, neck strap, self-retaining lens cap, Ricoh TC-1 135mm tele conversion lens, Ricoh HA-3 Hood & adapter. It was just a week ago when the word about a new “slide-in” design broke out and only a month ago I reported about the upcoming mirrorless Ricoh. Today it’s all […]

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Ricoh GXR system is here!

By PR admin | Published: November 9, 2009

Update: the video was removed from youtube. Here are some screenshots: The smallest interchangeable lenses camera on the market today – smaller than m4/3 from Oly and Panny. You can change the sensor! The lens and the sensor form a package! I told you this one would be something special. Available in December. Two lenses introduced: 24-72mm […]

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Confirmed: new Ricoh mirrorless camera on November 10th

By PR admin | Published: November 7, 2009

Update #3: the release date matches also with the tip I received a month ago. Update #2: the exact translation is “Scheduled for Tuesday, November 10 (domestic market) Ricoh announces a new digital camera”. Update: the release could be on November 11th, depending on your time zone. Two different sources so far – this is the […]

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Ricoh’s mirrorless, interchangeable lenses camera – coming up on November 10th?

By PR admin | Published: November 7, 2009

This rumor is brought to you by Fotosidan (Google translation) – the translation as aways is sketchy, but it seems that Ricoh has sent out event invitations for this Tuesday, November 10th: “… a unique new compact camera in the premium class. Ricoh is a long time in development the forefront of compact cameras with very […]

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Ricoh’s mirrorless camera: with a “slide-in” interchangeable lens mount system

By PR admin | Published: November 2, 2009

This rumor is coming form a Chinese forum: the expected Ricoh’s EVIL €œ(Electronic Viewfinder with Interchangeable Lens)€ camera may have a “slide-in” interchangeable lens mount system and not a k-mount like previous speculated. This idea is not new and has been discussed before on dpreview. There is also a patent granted to Ricoh a while […]

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Rumors recap

By PR admin | Published: October 26, 2009

Here is a recap of what happened while I was gone (next time when on the road, I will bring a laptop with me): Ricoh: There are also reports for a new Ricoh camera with APS-C sensor (previously reported here). Olympus: Olympus Germany claims that there will be no E-3 successor in the foreseeable future […]

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Ricoh mirrorless camera

By PR admin | Published: October 17, 2009

Ricoh will have a presentation of a mirrorless APS-C camera on November 12th, 2009. The camera will be available in December 2009. I am expecting more details in the next few days. This is the information I posted two months ago on this rumor: Ricoh is working on a compact camera based on Pentax’s K […]

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Rumor: Ricoh is working on a compact camera based on Pentax’s K mount

By PR admin | Published: September 2, 2009

Ricoh is working on a compact camera based on Pentax’s K mount. It’s not clear if they would use the exact K mount or the M 4/3 approach by keeping the mount diameter in-tact and reducing the distance so that older K mount lenses still can be used via an adapter and a new series of new […]

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