Ricoh goes modular...

[DaveT]

http://photorumors.com/2009/11/09/ricoh-gxr/

I've been a fan o the ol Ricoh for years.
All my timelapse is shot with a GX100...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rRuZ_Gm5JM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0cnIFNjGbA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31-dmD2ynp4

Pretty cool to see Ricoh go the Red route.

 

[Noah Kadner]

Fascinating concept and one I hope takes off. It solves a couple of issues- number one lens coverage. Number 2- obsolescence of a particular body with a particular sensor. Just gives you a lot more options. But it also kind of begs the question- what is the body for?

Also say it here:

http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/09/ricoh-gxr-camera-system-swaps-out-the-sensor-along-with-the-lens/

Noah

 

[DaveT]

Funny you should mention it.
I'm a bit concerned bout the price they want to charge for the body.
The body is seems to be the control surface, and hold batteries and plug connectors.

What I find interesting is that Ricoh have split the lens/chip cycle, from the LCD/Battery/Storage cycle.
Chips tend to have a much quicker improvement time-scales then batteries.
Now users can upgrade the chips yearly, and the battery/LCD once every five or ten years.

 

[DaveT]

http://www.dpreview.com/previews/RicohGXR/

 

[DaveT]

And it's still got the timelapse function. Hot damn!

http://www.ricoh.com/r_dc/gxr/

 

[luis ignacio barrague]

Here you can see some video about the new camera and it´s modular configuration.
i think it is expensive!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spbMQ960j8U&feature=player_embedded#