Ricoh Caplio GX100

Opinion: feels great in your hand. bought this camera to compliment my sony a100 dslr or
for when i don't want to lug around all the gear.

got the kit and have used the evf a fair amount when shooting outdoors in bright
light, in public places when everyone else is arms sretched out, for discreet
shooting, for low angle shooting by adjusting the position of the evf.

i find the focusing to be fast, jpg quality to be very sharp, macro is amazing and
don't miss telephoto, really like the adjust jog wheel which you can set up with
your most used settings.

one of the main reasons i bought this camera was because of the film like grain at
higher iso.

this camera looks great, feels great and takes great pictures.

Opinion: Another camera following the precedent set by Ricoh with the GR-D model. Ricoh seem to have decided that they will make a series of compact cameras that are second to none.

It has been ventured that Ricoh are setting out to be regarded as the leader in this style of camera much as Leica once set the standard by which all film rangefinder cameras were judged.

The camera continues the GR-D tradition of having a very well built metal body, controls that are easy to use, high quality lens and high quality firmware giving an image that is natural and not bothered by the excessive intrusions of smoothing algorythms.

The lens has a zoom of 24-72 f2.5-4.4 and image stabilisation is included.

There is an innovative video out plug that allows a plug in electronic viewfinder that may foreshadow other video monitor devices in the future.

The evf is a bit of a disappointment in that it can only be used with direct eye contact and does not act as a swivel lcd.

The camera is well up to its class of operation and the 10mp sensor is surprisingly good for a small sensor in that it treads the path between excessive noise and plasticky smoothing very well.

Two weeks after I bought it I am still impressed and I have found no real fault with it.

Tom Caldwell

Opinion: I'm really impressed by this "lightweight" and I can't remember to have been so happy
with a new camera since a long,long time. It reminds me of my analog Rollei 35 and
Leica M3, not the hardware ofcourse, (although this Ricoh has a very sturdy feel for a
recent digital) but the image quality it produces and the way it can be taken and
handled. A superb camera with a great potential....

Opinion: I bought this camera to replace my Nikon 995, which became to bulky for me. I choose the Gx100 because of:
- 24 mm
- raw file support
- convenient size to carry around every day
- EVF (which is a bit below my expectations, i hoped for more 6x6 like viewpoint)
In addition to that i got a camera with a great sturdy feel, an ergonomic handling and well chosen features like the fixed focal lenght zoom and AE Lock.

This camera is clearly aimed at the more experienced user and Ricoh did well to leave noisereduction and sharpening to the photographer. The gx100 is not the cheapest camera around and when you expect pixel-peeping cleanliness at 400 ASA you should start looking elsewhere. That said, the grain and bokeh of the gx100 are really nice.
The gx100 is truly in a class of its own.
And i can well understand why a comparison to the old Leica M is frequently made.