Leicaiste Posted November 11, 2009 Share #1 Posted November 11, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) You have to change the lens when you change the sensor but can keep the body ?!? Ricoh GXR interchangeable unit camera, previewed: Digital Photography Review Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nicoleica Posted November 11, 2009 Share #2 Posted November 11, 2009 Saves having to clean the sensor too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJP Posted November 11, 2009 Share #3 Posted November 11, 2009 Dispose as chemical waste:D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhabedi Posted November 11, 2009 Share #4 Posted November 11, 2009 So, we already had one thread about the new Ricoh in the X1 forum, one in the digital forum, and one in the customer forum, not to mention one in Barnack's bar. Now we also have one in the M8 forum. How about another one in the M9 forum? Sigh... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adli Posted November 11, 2009 Share #5 Posted November 11, 2009 So, you change the lens, then you change the sensor, the shutter and the part of the electronics that is related to the senor and the shutter. Hm, what's left? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ho_co Posted November 11, 2009 Share #6 Posted November 11, 2009 In case the GXR is of interest to you, the busiest thread on the topic is at http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-x1-forum/105531-ricoh-rival.html. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dNorm Posted November 12, 2009 Share #7 Posted November 12, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) I don't particularly like the concept. I don't like paying for the sensor and all the surrounding electronic every time I buy a 'lens' - not cost effective for the consumer. This is also a very closed system. I don't see other manufactures coming out with their own bodies to use these lenses. I fell into this trap once already by buying into the Contax G series 'rangefinder' system. Despite really liking the IQ of the GRX with the A12 lens module, I don't see myself buying into this system. Besides, I'm enjoying my M8.2 way too much and it has become my benchmark for being a photographers' camera. YMMV. -Norm You have to change the lens when you change the sensor but can keep the body ?!? Ricoh GXR interchangeable unit camera, previewed: Digital Photography Review Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsrockit Posted November 13, 2009 Share #8 Posted November 13, 2009 I fell into this trap once already by buying into the Contax G series 'rangefinder' system. How was that a trap? That is still a great system. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbelyaev Posted November 13, 2009 Share #9 Posted November 13, 2009 As far as I concern G2 is lihgt yaers ahead of anything Leica has produced to date. What is camera's IQ? Isn't it the same as IQ of the photographer using that camera? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aesop Posted November 13, 2009 Share #10 Posted November 13, 2009 So, we already had one thread about the new Ricoh in the X1 forum, one in the digital forum, and one in the customer forum, not to mention one in Barnack's bar. Now we also have one in the M8 forum. How about another one in the M9 forum? Sigh... ...digital = hassle-free + thought-free? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberti Posted November 18, 2009 Share #11 Posted November 18, 2009 Of course the GRX is a crazy camera. But it does break some rules, and without breaking a rule there is no place on the market . . . And browsing around I also found another tidbit of clever information: in another camera (CX1) they claim a dynamic range of 12 EV. Not bad. Ricoh introduceert CX1 -- met een dynamisch bereik van 12 LW (lichtwaarde) dat het mogelijk maakt opnamen te maken met een tot nog toe ongekend hoog contrast. This is done by juxtaposing two images - taken with an electronic shutter. A very usefull trick. Also new generation Kodak CCD's can be used for such tricks. 12 EV = 24 bits I expect (I'm too lazy to calculate). So instead of dismissing the plastic quality, there is some novelty that interests me highly. Don't forget that as a copier manufacturer they have shipped zillions of sensor arrays already. alberti Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dNorm Posted November 20, 2009 Share #12 Posted November 20, 2009 The excellent Zeiss lenses are not adaptable to other camera systems. Can you name one non-Contax camera body that these lenses can be used on? For me personally, I consider that being trapped. I never said it was a bad system, quite opposite. I still have my G1 system, but it is only a museum piece now since going digital many moons ago. How was that a trap? That is still a great system. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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