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Amazon has reduced the price of the latest model Ricoh GR camera by $96.12 to $703.79 and free shipping. FYI: the Nikon Coolpix A camera, the main GR competitor, still sells for its original price of $1,096.95.
Ricoh announced a new limited edition GR camera featuring “magnesium-alloy body sheathed in a metallic vintage green wave-tone finish with a high-gloss shine”. The price is $899.95 (compared to the $796.95 for the regular model) and it will start shipping next month:
Several readers informed me that the new Ricoh GR is already shipping in the US. At some point the camera was available in stock at Amazon, mainly from third party resellers. DxOMark published their latest test results and the GR scored slightly below the Nikon Coolpix A (see review): Ricoh GR ($796.95) vs. Nikon Coolpix A […]
Based on the MTF charts and the image quality comparisons, the new Ricoh GR camera seems to have an excellent, sharp 28mm lens. Here are few sample images taken with the new camera (more images available here and here):
Some quick comparisons between the image quality of the new Ricoh GR and several other cameras (click for larger view):
The first Ricoh GR promo and hands-on videos are out:
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