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Anastigmat · 06-28-2008, 08:09 AM

Originally Posted by Art Vandelay II

Ricoh just announced and "upgrade" to the Caplio GX100.

Ricoh Caplio GX-200: Digital Photography Review

I have now all but given up on my dream compact camera. Seriously, 12 freaking megapixels on a 1 to 1/7 size sensor!!!! Ugh. Why is it so difficult for these manufactures to make a compact with a decent size sensor? Did they forget that there were plenty of pocket camera's back in the 35mm film days? Sure, they weren't as small as today's micro-size P&S camera's, but they were small enough for an enthusiast. Ricoh has the PERFECT body for a compact camera with their Caplio line. For the love of the Flying Spaghetti Monster why can't they just buy up some 6 or 8 megapixel APS-C sensors for cheap and build a body/lens to handle the larger sensor?

If anyone at Pentax reads these forums will you please come to the rescue. We've had digital camera's for a decade now and no one other than Sigma has attempted to make a pocket camera that can realistically be used at over ISO 200. This is getting ridiculous.

Sony made one of these cameras, the DSC-R1. It had an almost APS-C sized sensor. It wasn't as low in noise as the DSLR cameras but it was an encouraging first step. Its zoom lens made it an almost DSLR sized camera, not very pocketable. The Sigma DP-1 is an encouraging first step towards a pocketable camera with an almost APS-C sized sensor. Apparently many users are looking for a Sigma DP-1 sized camera with a zoom lens and an APS-C sized sensor, kind of like the old Olympus Stylus 35mm film cameras of yesteryears.

http://i13.ebayimg.com/01/c/06/57/d4/47_8.JPG

If and when Olympus folds up its tent on DSLR cameras, it could probably start a new trend by stuffing one of its 4/3 sensors into an Olympus Stylus film camera bodies and make lots of money. And then other camera makers will follow suit. Japanese camera makers mostly copy each other. Very few of them are innovative.

06-28-2008, 08:09 AM	#20
Anastigmat Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: USA Gallery Photos: 0 Posts: 117	Originally Posted by Art Vandelay II Ricoh just announced and "upgrade" to the Caplio GX100. Ricoh Caplio GX-200: Digital Photography Review I have now all but given up on my dream compact camera. Seriously, 12 freaking megapixels on a 1 to 1/7 size sensor!!!! Ugh. Why is it so difficult for these manufactures to make a compact with a decent size sensor? Did they forget that there were plenty of pocket camera's back in the 35mm film days? Sure, they weren't as small as today's micro-size P&S camera's, but they were small enough for an enthusiast. Ricoh has the PERFECT body for a compact camera with their Caplio line. For the love of the Flying Spaghetti Monster why can't they just buy up some 6 or 8 megapixel APS-C sensors for cheap and build a body/lens to handle the larger sensor? If anyone at Pentax reads these forums will you please come to the rescue. We've had digital camera's for a decade now and no one other than Sigma has attempted to make a pocket camera that can realistically be used at over ISO 200. This is getting ridiculous. Sony made one of these cameras, the DSC-R1. It had an almost APS-C sized sensor. It wasn't as low in noise as the DSLR cameras but it was an encouraging first step. Its zoom lens made it an almost DSLR sized camera, not very pocketable. The Sigma DP-1 is an encouraging first step towards a pocketable camera with an almost APS-C sized sensor. Apparently many users are looking for a Sigma DP-1 sized camera with a zoom lens and an APS-C sized sensor, kind of like the old Olympus Stylus 35mm film cameras of yesteryears. http://i13.ebayimg.com/01/c/06/57/d4/47_8.JPG If and when Olympus folds up its tent on DSLR cameras, it could probably start a new trend by stuffing one of its 4/3 sensors into an Olympus Stylus film camera bodies and make lots of money. And then other camera makers will follow suit. Japanese camera makers mostly copy each other. Very few of them are innovative.