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Ricoh GX100 announced: and it looks great!

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There's now an official site (mainly in Japanese): http://www.ricoh.co.jp/dc/caplio/gx100/special/index.html

Camera looks great to me!
 
Here's a very nice touch:

The Function button allows to change between autofocus and manual focus and when doing so ... retains the autofocus distance which had been set with the previous half shutter press.
 
Of course it won't be able to compete in low light, but this comparison between the image quality of GX100 and the Sony Alpha dSLR is very very impressive:

http://www.waloszek.de/GX100-Sony-Vergleich/gx100-sony.htm

It's just won an award already too!

Caplio GX100 wins Best Prestige Camera in Europe at TIPA Awards 2007, Europe's most prestigious photo and imaging awards

Tokyo, Japan - May 2 - Caplio GX100 high-resolution compact camera released by Ricoh Co., Ltd. in April 2007 has been named Best Prestige Camera in Europe 2007 at the TIPA Awards 2007. The winners of these photo and imaging awards are chosen by the Technical Image Press Association (TIPA), an organisation made up of European camera and video magazines.

The following aspects of the Caplio GX100 were highly regarded, earning the camera this award. The Ricoh Caplio GX100 is one of the very few digital compact cameras with a true wide-angle zoom lens, starting at 24mm (35mm film equivalent). The optional wide conversion lens enables users to shoot 19mm ultra wide-angle photography. The Caplio GX100 is also the first digital camera to support a removable electronic viewfinder. This option is great for photography in bright, outdoor environments, while still offering 100% viewfinder coverage without parallax error and multi information display similar to a LCD monitor.
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Blimey, that's an in depth look isn't it!

It looks very tasty actually. Nice to see some iso's under 100 and those 1600's don't look bad either.

Also impressed with the night shots.

Think I might just go for one of those as my compact repacement - £399 for the kit that includes the view finder - not bad really.
 
It's now available in the UK.

I've been promised a review copy, but fuck it! - I'm going to buy it anyway seeing as I've sold a few pics this month and I'm feeling the love of those test pics. :)
 
Pie 1 said:
How soon you going to get it?

Look forward to seeing some of your results.
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Hopefully in a few days. The test photos I've seen have been ruddy superb and I'm loving the look of the EVF/anti-stabilisation/ergonomics.
 
An EVF is an electronic viewfinder (i.e. like a mini-monitor). The quality isn't fantastic but I like it a lot: it feels great framing pics the old fashioned way!

The camera is *fantastic*. The super wide angle lens is a beaut and the camera's handling is better than any other digi compact I've ever seen.

I'm loving it. :)
 
editor said:
An EVF is an electronic viewfinder (i.e. like a mini-monitor). The quality isn't fantastic but I like it a lot: it feels great framing pics the old fashioned way!
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So you look through the viewfinder (by holding it to your eye) and see the digital image?

What advantage does this have over using the screen?
 
Spymaster said:
So you look through the viewfinder (by holding it to your eye) and see the digital image?

What advantage does this have over using the screen?
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The image is easier to see in bright light and it's more comfortable and intuitive to hold a camera to the eye, so it "feels" better. It also helps keep the camera stable.
 
editor said:
The image is easier to see in bright light and it's more comfortable and intuitive to hold a camera to the eye, so it "feels" better. It also helps keep the camera stable.
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Gotcha. And is the camera small enough for the front pocket of a pair of jeans?

Edit> And what is "noise" in imagery?
 
Spymaster said:
Gotcha. And is the camera small enough for the front pocket of a pair of jeans?

Edit> And what is "noise" in imagery?
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No. It's small but not a pocket sized camera. What you get with the GX100 is the smallest ultrawide angle zoom on the market, the best manual controls and the best handling of any compact camera.

It's really a camera for peeps who like to take full control and experiment, although there's quite a few auto scene modes onboard (I've never used them).

Digital noise is a bit like film grain (but often seen as more distracting) that affects all small digicams in varying degrees as soon as your lift the ISO above 200ISO or more. Some cameras have visible noise at all ISOs, but dSLRs perform much, much better in low light because they have much larger sensors.
 
Thanks.

What was wrong with your Ixus 850, and what do you think of the 900Ti?

I've got and old 400 that I want to upgrade. I'm after 8+mp, a fair degree of control and pocketablity. Image stabilisation would be handy too but not a deal breaker.
 
Spymaster said:
Thanks.

What was wrong with your Ixus 850, and what do you think of the 900Ti?

I've got and old 400 that I want to upgrade. I'm after 8+mp, a fair degree of control and pocketablity. Image stabilisation would be handy too but not a deal breaker.
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The 850IS is a fine camera for point and shooters. It's reasonably fast, has a 28mm zoom and just about fits in the pocket.

Unfortunately, it hasn't got any real manual controls so I quickly got frustrated by its exposure limitations. Snapshooters will do just fine with it.

I think the 900Ti is much of a muchness. I'm going to be flogging my 850 soon if you're interested!
 
I'm still loving the GX100 - and it survived Glasto intact (photos soon!).

I haven't seen it myself yet, but What Camera Magazine has a 2 page review of the GX100 in the latest issue and awarded it an overall score of 90% - which is their highest ever rating given to a compact camera - declaring it the “best high-end compact camera on the market”.

I think I agree. :)
 
Just bought one :D Now impatiently waiting for the battery to charge so I can start using it...

I had been thinking of making editor an offer on his GR but reading up on them I thought I might get frustrated being limited to a prime and the loss of speed on the GX100's zoom is insignificant. A bit pricey, but skim and myself enjoy taking photos enormously and aren't taking a summer vacation. We've really been needing a decent compact and editor's endless enthusiasm has sold me.
 
The 1/2" macro on it is pretty awesome. If you take a look on ephotozine you'll see that some people rate theirs over the 400D and D40x :eek:
 
I like the idea of getting one of these, but I'm not sure if I should get this or something that I can shove in my pocket.
 
I might get one in about a year's time when the new model comes out and the shops eg Jessops start discounting the old model. It is the manual control that appeals to me along with having a filter thread (think polarizer) the larger sensor and hence better image quality. I am still concerned about noise though; I like to shoot in low light environments.
 
editor said:
It's recommended price in Japan is 80,000 Yen which works out around £350 (although it may be cheaper than that).
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For that price you can get a dsl which will produce clearer photos than any compacts plus the flexibility of different lenses.
 
Yes, but you can't stick that DSLR in a jacket pocket and have potential theives mistake it for a cheapo compact.

If it had a proper viewfinder, I might be tempted myself. As it is I'm still waiting for the cheapo Leica M8 clones to start appearing :)
 
From dpreview.com:

There's a very favourable review of the GX100 is in this weeks (dated 24/10/07) of the British Journal of Photography.

Reviewer Jonathan Eastland (also the author of a number of photo books, notably about Leica cameras) observes that the image quality 'isn't far removed from that obtained by the new Leica M8', but notes that the GX100 is expensive.

The conclusion says the performance is 'impressive', and ponders whether it may replace larger cameras for reportage work.
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It's a great camera, alright!
 
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