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Ricoh GXR

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User ratings:
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4 stars
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3 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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9 editorial reviews
In this blog post, we review the Ricoh GXR A12 Leica M Mount module; part of the interchangeable module camera system. Read more at The Phoblographer.Read more
The Ricoh GXR is an oddball. It’s different than any other mirrorless camera out there -- with the GXR, you use the same base body, but switch out sensor/lens combinations. This format has some serious advantages and disadvantages compared to its competition. The Good Stuff: The Ricoh is revolutionary in the sense that no one has ever built a camera quite like this -- not on the small format, anyway. When companies make modular cameras, they make the lens separate from the body and sensor unit. Or they make all three (lens, body, and sensor) separate units.Read more
A radical new camera system in which lens-plus-sensor modules are changed via a slide-in mounting.Ricoh has unleased a design revolution with its new GXR system. It's the first camera body that accepts interchangeable sensor-plus-lens modules, allowing buyers to choose the body/lens combination that suits them and providing a camera system with great flexibility for upgrading and expansion.Read more
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Pros

  • Ricoh GXR's dynamic range is pretty darn good
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • solid and well-built

Cons

  • 28mm focal length feels a little loose to me
  • Skin tone rendering can be a bit warm and accentuate red undertones
  • no one has taken Samsung seriously yet

Key specs

  • CMOS
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus, Multi Point Auto Focus, Spot Auto Focus
  • 3.0 in

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Ricoh GXR - Pros & Cons

Ricoh GXR

Pros

  • Ricoh GXR's dynamic range is pretty darn good
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • solid and well-built
  • it performs very nicely with all of them
  • the combination feels like an incredibly robust singular unit
  • every other operational speed is perfectly acceptable
  • quick and intuitive adjustments
  • It produces images that I find particularly pleasing
  • beautiful
  • rare
  • and interesting film cameras

Cons

  • 28mm focal length feels a little loose to me
  • Skin tone rendering can be a bit warm and accentuate red undertones
  • no one has taken Samsung seriously yet
  • the camera can render images a bit too cool
  • Flash range with this module is 20cm to three meters
  • means both parts must be replaced if one fails outside the warranty period
  • images are a little soft at the default sharpening setting
  • the Red-eye-Reduction settings caused any red-eye
  • blurring of detail and slight colour desaturation
  • Noise Reduction on (Weak or Strong
  • compact flash card)

Ricoh GXR - Technical Overview

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3 in
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Ricoh GXR - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCMOS
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Optics and focus
Optical zoom3.0 x
Digital zoom4.0 x
Autofocus
  • Contrast Detection Auto Focus
  • Multi Point Auto Focus
  • Spot Auto Focus
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Photography features
Self-timer delay2.0 s
Built-in flashyes
Flash modes
  • Manual
  • Redeye Reduction
  • Slow Sync
Scene modes
  • Night
  • Portrait
  • Sports
  • Landscape
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Design
Body typeSLR
Colour of productBlack
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Storage
Internal storage84.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
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Other features
Frameyes
Image editing modes
  • Resizing
  • Rotating
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Image
Maximum image resolution4288 x 2848 px
Image stabilizeryes
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Screen and viewfinder
Screen size3.0 in
Screen technologyLCD
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Videography features
Maximum resolution1280 x 720 px
Video recordingyes
HD typeNot supported
Supported video file formatsAVI
Camera playback
  • Movie
  • Single image
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Dimensions
Weight5.64 oz
Width4.48 in
Height2.76 in
Depth1.48 in
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Connectivity
HDMI ports quantity1
USB version2.0
PictBridgeno

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Ricoh GXR Ricoh - Editorial Reviews (9)

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Ricoh GXR Review: Ricoh GXR with A12 Leica M Mount Module - The Phoblographer
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Published: 05.09.2011
Review: Ricoh GXR with A12 Leica M Mount Module - The Phoblographer

In this blog post, we review the Ricoh GXR A12 Leica M Mount module; part of the interchangeable module camera system. Read more at The Phoblographer.

Ricoh GXR Ricoh GXR Mirrorless Camera Review
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Fstoppers
Published: 11.10.2012
Ricoh GXR Mirrorless Camera Review

The Ricoh GXR is an oddball. It’s different than any other mirrorless camera out there -- with the GXR, you use the same base body, but switch out sensor/lens combinations. This format has some serious advantages and disadvantages compared to its competition. The Good Stuff: The Ricoh is revolutionary in the sense that no one has ever built a camera quite like this -- not on the small format, anyway. When companies make modular cameras, they make the lens separate from the body and sensor unit. Or they make all three (lens, body, and sensor) separate units.

Ricoh GXR Ricoh GXR System
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Photo Review
Published: 17.02.2012
Ricoh GXR System

A radical new camera system in which lens-plus-sensor modules are changed via a slide-in mounting.Ricoh has unleased a design revolution with its new GXR system. It's the first camera body that accepts interchangeable sensor-plus-lens modules, allowing buyers to choose the body/lens combination that suits them and providing a camera system with great flexibility for upgrading and expansion.

Ricoh GXR Ricoh GXR
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CNET
Published: 30.04.2010
Ricoh GXR

The modular GXR camera system is barmy, using interchangeable lens units that also house a sensor and image-processing engine. But it's also brilliant -- its components are superbly constructed, it offers dSLR levels of versatility, and its image quality is generally very good

Ricoh GXR Ricoh GXR/A12 50mm Review
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DPReview
Published: 02.03.2010
Ricoh GXR/A12 50mm Review
3.4

This is the first of two reviews of the GXR; as each module is effectively a completely different camera we've decided to treat them as such and produce separate reviews. This review covers the GXR with the A12 50mm equiv f2.5 (12MP APS-C sensor) module, the next will cover the GXR/S10 24-70mm equiv (10Mp 1/1.7" sensor) combo. The first half of both reviews is the same, covering the GXR camera body and system.

Ricoh GXR Ricoh GXR Review
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Imaging Resource
Published: 10.11.2009
Ricoh GXR Review

Ricoh GXR review, find out how the GXR stacks up against the competition in our real-world review with in-depth image quality comparisons.

Ricoh GXR Ricoh GXR Review - By Alex Hakimi
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35mmc
Published: 21.01.2018
Ricoh GXR Review - By Alex Hakimi

So hats off to Ricoh for making an incredibly good camera on their first go. As far as failures go, the Ricoh GXR was a damn good one.

Ricoh GXR Ricoh GXR Camera Review | Sans Mirror | Thom Hogan
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Ricoh GXR Camera Review | Sans Mirror | Thom Hogan

Review of the Ricoh GXR mirrorless camera

Ricoh GXR Ricoh GXR Review | Photography Blog
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Published: 14.12.2009
Ricoh GXR Review | Photography Blog
4.5

The new Ricoh GXR is a camera unlike any other - it's not very often that we get to say that! Ricoh have created a truly innovative modular system, where you swap both the lens and the image sensor at the same time, not just the lens as with a conventional DSLR camera. The GXR is also smaller than either a DSLR or the recent Micro Four Thirds cameras from Panasonic and Olympus. Can Ricoh succeed with their GXR interchangeable camera unit system? Read the World's first in-depth review to find out...