Ricoh announced the release of his first compact camera with an aps-c image sensor announced. The GR, with the bodyontwerp of the current GR Digital camera series, has a cmos-sensor without low-pass filter, a fixed 18,3 mm f/2.8 lens and a new image processor.
Ricoh has for this new model ‘Digital’ is omitted from the naming. The GR camera like the GR Digital models of a solid, magnesium body, but the 1/1,7″sensor of the previous devices is in the new GR-model is replaced by an aps-c image sensor with 16.2 megapixels. The low-pass filter the Ricoh has been omitted for more clarity.
The GR is equipped with a retractable 18,3 mm f/2.8-lens consists of seven lens elements divided into five groups. This lens provides a viewing angle of about 28mm in focal length. The lens is equipped with an aperture diaphragm with nine blades and has a built-in nd filter. After withdraw the front lens element is automatically shielded. Also, the GR about the new GR Engine V image processor. This chip, combined with a fast readout of the image sensor and the new focusmechanisme in the lns makes according to Ricoh a shortest scherpsteltijd of 0.2 s.
According to Ricoh, the GR the smallest camera with an aps-c sensor, a claim that Nikon previously for the Coolpix A model made. That latter also has a sensor with 16.2 megapixels without low-pass filter, but uses a 18.5 mm lens without the nd filter, while Nikon seven of aperture blades in the lens. The GR is with a width of 117mm something wider, but has a lower profile. The weight of the GR is 245g opposite 298g for the Coolpix A.
Compared to the current GR Digital cameras Ricoh has in the GR, the operation is improved. For example, an af selection button it got on the back. The play button now has a spot with the zoom toggle to the right. In addition, the Pentax-dslr’s well-known TAv-mode, M-mode with auto iso, and has the side a ‘depth-of-field’-previewknop.
The Ricoh GR is from may available for a adviesprjis of 799 dollars. That is significantly lower than the 1099 euro, for which the Coolpix A is sold, while the Fujifilm X100s for 1299 euro. The European list price for the GR is not yet known.
