Ricoh to Join the Throng?

[bmattock]

Ricoh has been around for years. They made screwmount SLRs, then Pentax K mount. They were definitely low end back in the day.

I'm not sure I'd agree with that. Their 55mm f/1.4 was supposedly made for them by Tomioka, and it rocks. A lot of their glass was excellent. I buy M42 mount Sears lenses because they're actually Ricoh lenses mostly, and they rock cheaply.

 

[ulrikft]

Too bad they wasted all these years, aren't electronic supposed to make things small. Have you seen the FF DSLRs, hardly smaller?

It seems like you have a very, very narrow definition of photography. If you are supposed to cover a sports happening with a 400mm lens, having a large, well balanced body with a good grip is a must. Only brainwashed RF-people seem to think that large cameras are _always_ bad. I love small cameras for lots of things, but larger, more ergonimical and balanced cameras also have their place. Optical viewfinders won't be replaced the next 4-5-6 years anyway, the EVFs just aren't up to it yet... And i still think that you will have large models, beacause it actually is important for many people. Large glass demands large bodies.
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[aizan]

rumor says it might only have prime lenses!!! with any luck, it will have a REAL viewfinder.