XG-1 officially presented

i83N · 07-14-2014, 09:23 PM

Not a Number · 07-14-2014, 09:33 PM

Not to be confused with the Minolta film camera of the same/similar name from the 70s

The Rokkor Files - The Minolta XG Series

**Fontan** · 07-14-2014, 09:44 PM

I like the Minolta version much better.

Eulogy · 07-14-2014, 09:57 PM

Originally posted by Fontan

I like the Minolta version much better.

Well, it's hard not to. The Minolta is a full-frame :P

6BQ5 · 07-14-2014, 10:03 PM

52x zoom? That reminds me of the older IQ Zoom cameras with the massive zoom extensions. Where's my 52x zoom lens for my Q?

Steve.Ledger · 07-14-2014, 10:33 PM - **1 Like**

Quote:

Image Stabilization
Still: Sensor-Shift SR, Digital SR
Movie: Movie SR

Damn, they're intent on staying with inferior stabilization for video recording.
Olympus is looking better and better for my future dollars.

Also very sad they haven't added the tilting screen of the MX-1.

Pentax/Ricoh are not responding well to customer feedback and current trends are they

Alizarine · 07-14-2014, 10:35 PM

I'm surprised the X-5 has a successor.

Mistral75 · 07-14-2014, 11:39 PM

Originally posted by Steve.Ledger

Damn, they're intent on staying with inferior stabilization for video recording.
Olympus is looking better and better for my future dollars.
Also very sad they haven't added the tilting screen of the MX-1.

Pentax/Ricoh are not responding well to customer feedback and current trends are they

This is a mere off-the-shelf Chinese product with a Pentax label on it.

Adam · 07-15-2014, 12:08 AM

Originally posted by Mistral75

This is a mere off-the-shelf Chinese product with a Pentax label on it.

Doesn't seem competitive at all compared to the competition. It's even lost the rear e-dial and tilting LCD screen from the X-5:

Pentax XG-1 Bridge Camera Announced - Pentax News & Rumors

RonHendriks1966 · 07-15-2014, 01:10 AM

Originally posted by Adam

Doesn't seem competitive at all compared to the competition. It's even lost the rear e-dial and tilting LCD screen from the X-5:

Pentax XG-1 Bridge Camera Announced - Pentax News & Rumors

Well I guess that missing this years holiday season they will go on sale very fast running into the x-mass time at the end off the year. It's a nice plastic camera, but there are lots off offerings in the large zoom bridgecamera's competing on this one when it comes to cheap and not to impressive IQ.

Little developement on 5 years:

Side by side: pentax x70, pentax x90, pentax x5, pentax xg1

Steve.Ledger · 07-15-2014, 01:33 AM

Originally posted by Adam

It's even lost the rear e-dial and tilting LCD screen from the X-5:

Oh good grief, so it has. What an impressive fail.
I'm surprised it doesn't have RICOH on the back..

---------- Post added 07-15-14 at 06:36 PM ----------

Originally posted by RonHendriks1966

Little developement on 5 years:

Side by side: pentax x70, pentax x90, pentax x5, pentax xg1

Bugger all. Though I'm not sure that DPR are totally accurate. They cite Motion JPEG for the movie format when the Ricoh site says AVC/H.264.

Class A · 07-15-2014, 01:58 AM

Originally posted by Mistral75

This is a mere off-the-shelf Chinese product with a Pentax label on it.

That's disappointing.

Unfortunately, it does not come with Chinese pricing...

Originally posted by Adam

Doesn't seem competitive at all compared to the competition.

+1

Why didn't Ricoh put a "Ricoh" label on this one?

It would have made more sense to me to have anything "Pentax" weather-sealed or at least rugged and with an outdoors appeal and put a "Ricoh" label on left-field cameras with a high price. In that sense, the WG-* series should have kept the Pentax label and this XG-1 should have been a "Ricoh".

I hope at least the lens is very good (like the Olympus lens on the MX-1), otherwise the XG-1 may even do damage to the Pentax label.

H. Sapiens · 07-15-2014, 02:27 AM

Absolutely zero sex appeal and I don't see this as a very competent offering as a tool either. This is a camera category I thought they would have let behind. As this is not the case they could at least have taken a chance or two styling it. Is it me, or is the new Pentax post Ricoh takeover looking to be an extremely conservative company?

It is possible they make a quick buck on this, but in the long run, is it worth it? They struggle with brand perception and this is not going to help.

Update! I am sorry, but do they even take their potential customers half serious! I just had a look at the official image gallery on the product page and I don't know if I have ever seen worse examples used to showcase a product. Never mind they didn't care to rotate the photos for proper viewing. The ones I particular enjoy have tilted horizon and all. Who took those pictures? Please Pentax, show you care just a little bit! Or is it a deliberate strategy to only appeal to customers thinking: I am not and never will be a decent photographer. This is the kind of photos I aspire to take.

Pablom · 07-15-2014, 04:26 AM

I believe the only appeal this camera aims for a low price tag

Zygonyx · 07-15-2014, 04:33 AM

I want to believe too...

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RonHendriks1966 Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,675	Originally posted by Adam Doesn't seem competitive at all compared to the competition. It's even lost the rear e-dial and tilting LCD screen from the X-5: Pentax XG-1 Bridge Camera Announced - Pentax News & Rumors Well I guess that missing this years holiday season they will go on sale very fast running into the x-mass time at the end off the year. It's a nice plastic camera, but there are lots off offerings in the large zoom bridgecamera's competing on this one when it comes to cheap and not to impressive IQ. Little developement on 5 years: Side by side: pentax x70, pentax x90, pentax x5, pentax xg1 Last edited by RonHendriks1966; 07-15-2014 at 01:21 AM.

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H. Sapiens Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 328	Absolutely zero sex appeal and I don't see this as a very competent offering as a tool either. This is a camera category I thought they would have let behind. As this is not the case they could at least have taken a chance or two styling it. Is it me, or is the new Pentax post Ricoh takeover looking to be an extremely conservative company? It is possible they make a quick buck on this, but in the long run, is it worth it? They struggle with brand perception and this is not going to help. Update! I am sorry, but do they even take their potential customers half serious! I just had a look at the official image gallery on the product page and I don't know if I have ever seen worse examples used to showcase a product. Never mind they didn't care to rotate the photos for proper viewing. The ones I particular enjoy have tilted horizon and all. Who took those pictures? Please Pentax, show you care just a little bit! Or is it a deliberate strategy to only appeal to customers thinking: I am not and never will be a decent photographer. This is the kind of photos I aspire to take. Last edited by H. Sapiens; 07-15-2014 at 03:19 AM.

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Fontan Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: 5th floor Posts: 1,610	I like the Minolta version much better.

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Eulogy Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Fredericton, New Brunswick Photos: Gallery Posts: 632	Originally posted by Fontan I like the Minolta version much better. Well, it's hard not to. The Minolta is a full-frame :P

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6BQ5 Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Nevada, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,348	52x zoom? That reminds me of the older IQ Zoom cameras with the massive zoom extensions. Where's my 52x zoom lens for my Q?

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Steve.Ledger Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Far North Qld Posts: 3,301	Quote: Image Stabilization Still: Sensor-Shift SR, Digital SR Movie: Movie SR Damn, they're intent on staying with inferior stabilization for video recording. Olympus is looking better and better for my future dollars. Also very sad they haven't added the tilting screen of the MX-1. Pentax/Ricoh are not responding well to customer feedback and current trends are they

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Alizarine Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Manila Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,185	I'm surprised the X-5 has a successor.

07-14-2014, 11:39 PM	#8
Mistral75 Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Paris, France Posts: 7,527	Originally posted by Steve.Ledger Damn, they're intent on staying with inferior stabilization for video recording. Olympus is looking better and better for my future dollars. Also very sad they haven't added the tilting screen of the MX-1. Pentax/Ricoh are not responding well to customer feedback and current trends are they This is a mere off-the-shelf Chinese product with a Pentax label on it.

07-15-2014, 01:33 AM	#11
Steve.Ledger Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Far North Qld Posts: 3,301	Originally posted by Adam It's even lost the rear e-dial and tilting LCD screen from the X-5: Oh good grief, so it has. What an impressive fail. I'm surprised it doesn't have RICOH on the back.. ---------- Post added 07-15-14 at 06:36 PM ---------- Originally posted by RonHendriks1966 Little developement on 5 years: Side by side: pentax x70, pentax x90, pentax x5, pentax xg1 Bugger all. Though I'm not sure that DPR are totally accurate. They cite Motion JPEG for the movie format when the Ricoh site says AVC/H.264.

07-15-2014, 01:58 AM	#12
Class A Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 11,251	Originally posted by Mistral75 This is a mere off-the-shelf Chinese product with a Pentax label on it. That's disappointing. Unfortunately, it does not come with Chinese pricing... Originally posted by Adam Doesn't seem competitive at all compared to the competition. +1 Why didn't Ricoh put a "Ricoh" label on this one? It would have made more sense to me to have anything "Pentax" weather-sealed or at least rugged and with an outdoors appeal and put a "Ricoh" label on left-field cameras with a high price. In that sense, the WG-* series should have kept the Pentax label and this XG-1 should have been a "Ricoh". I hope at least the lens is very good (like the Olympus lens on the MX-1), otherwise the XG-1 may even do damage to the Pentax label.

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Pablom Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Usa Posts: 1,940	I believe the only appeal this camera aims for a low price tag

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Zygonyx Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Ile de France Posts: 4,033	I want to believe too...