ricoh archives (198 posts)


Here you will find blog-posts with the latest Ricoh related news, rumors and updates published at the main blog. In addition, you can find links to our Ricoh related updates on these dedicated mini-sites:

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+ Pre-Orders & Stock Status: none at this time


Samples: Ricoh GR (APS-C) ISO-range and Color Chart (JPEG), May 20, 2013
If nothing else, the Ricoh GR (APS-C edition) may succeed in bringing down the prices for the "Big Sensor Primes" category. Not much is known yet about the Ricoh GR in terms of measurable performance. One new piece of information... Continue

Duel: Ricoh GR vs Nikon A by Ming Thein, May 8, 2013
Duel time! Two Big Sensor Primes, the "Nikon A" and the "Ricoh GR" are facing off at Ming Thein where he previously reviewed each one of the cameras individually. There is a long discussion of the comparison with 300+ comments.... Continue

Stock Status page created for the Ricoh GR, May 6, 2013
We just created a brand new stock status page for the Ricoh GR! We offer you many ways to check the latest updates: + at the Ricoh GR stock status page + on the front page of the Stock Status... Continue

Curiosity factor: Ricoh GR Digital (APS-C) review by Ming Thein, May 6, 2013
The action continues to be exciting today as we have our first photographer priority review of the new APS-C Ricoh GR Digital big sensor prime. It comes from talented professional photographer Ming Thein. The Ricoh GR Digital is available for... Continue

dpreview expands Ricoh GR preview with more samples and studio comparisons, April 22, 2013
If you are suffering from Ricoh GR fever, you will be thrilled to know that dpreview has expanded their Ricoh GR preview with more real-world samples, studio test samples and other comparisons including the Nikon Coolpix A and the Sigma... Continue

New Ricoh GR with 16mp APS-C sensor and 28/2.8 eq prime lens is official for $800, April 16, 2013
The world of Big Sensor Primes is getting a new member today! The new Ricoh GR with a 16mp APS-C CMOS sensor and 28mm f2.8 (35mm equivalent) prime lens is officially announced, joining the Fuji X100* and Leica X* and... Continue

(REMOVED) First impressions with the new Ricoh GR APS-C Big Sensor Prime, April 15, 2013
UPDATE: The Ricoh GR APS-C is now officially announced... Older post after the jump for reference only... This was accidentally published and the post is removed... Continue

Ricoh picture-confirms at CP Plus that a new GR series fixed lens prime camera is coming in 2013, February 4, 2013
If you are a fan of the Ricoh GR fixed lens digital camera primes, rejoice! Ricoh has confirmed via the display at its CP Plus 2013 trade show booth that a new GR model is coming in 2013! Here is... Continue

Ricoh shows live demo of 360-degree omnidirectional camera, February 4, 2013
Oppa Ricoh style! Ricoh was showing live demos at CP Plus of their 360-degree omni-directional (all directions) digital camera. The camera is paired with a smartphone. You can watch the 2-minute video demo at DigInfo.TV (via Pocket Lint) or find... Continue

Everybody Else: Photokina, Panasonic, GH3, Samsung, Ricoh, Leica, Hasselblad, Voigtlander, Zeiss, Schneider, SLR Magic, Lytro, Casio, etc, October 1, 2012
And now the dramatic conclusion of the code-named two minute offense catch-up-a-thons covering the remaining manufacturers and general-purpose posts we haven't previously covered. We have already rounded-up Sigma and Pentax and Sony and Canon and Fuji and Nikon and Nikon... Continue

Pentax and Ricoh cameras listed side by side at the Pentax Web Store, August 26, 2012
I don't know when this actually happened, but while price-checking a Pentax-Ricoh camera, I noticed that the Pentax Web Store now shows Pentax and Ricoh digital cameras side-by-side. Here is an example for the hybrid (mirrorless) cameras and here's another... Continue

Pentax will stop making fixed lens digicams (Ricoh will continue), July 16, 2012
UPDATE 7/17/12 at 1:53pm NYC time: Pentax told dpreview today that this is only an option and a final decision has NOT been made. [update: NOT has been added to the previous sentence on 7/19/12 at 3:36am ET. It was... Continue

Patent watch: Ricoh 14mm lens for 4/3 and 19mm for APS-C, July 7, 2012
Japanese patent-hunting blog Egami (computer-translated) has spotted two recently published Ricoh lens patents. The patents were filed in December 2010, but only now released. The two patented lenses are a 14mm for a 4/3" sensor and a 19mm for an... Continue

Patent watch: Ricoh patents Smart Lens Cap, May 20, 2012
Lens caps have been on the receiving end of many photography and photographer related jokes, but today they strike back! Ricoh has filed a new patent, writes patent-hunting blog Egami (computer-translated), for a lens cap that can absorb impact and... Continue

Ricoh denies their cameras will disappear in 2013, May 16, 2012
Amateur Photographer UK has received a statement from Ricoh Europe denying that Ricoh-branded cameras will disappear in 2013. The Ricoh Europe comment was triggered by a comment made to AP UK by a "source close to Pentax". (via Ricehigh) In... Continue

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