Originally posted by wrbrim It appears to me the Xiaomi Mi A1 camera(s) work in this way - one is wide and the other is tele. You can select which one is the primary and presumably the other one is used for the out-of-focus, enhanced resolution/saturation etc effects.
This isn't what I meant. I mean one lens that extends like a zoom to one of two focal lengths. That's what the Canon I was talking about did. It was called Canon Sure Shot Telemax and I'm not saying it was a great camera. I'm just saying it was versatile enough for a travel camera and wondering if there is any advantage in size or sharpness in this approach compared to a zoom. If the sharpness or size/aperture could be better than a zoom and as good as the GR's prime lens, there might be a point. Otherwise, I'll concede there's no point at all and a zoom would be better.
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This image is a survey Ricoh gave attendees to the GR 10th anniversary event in 2015. It's titled "Imagine a GR!"
The points they are asking are (top to bottom).
- Body size
- Sensor size
- Focal length (I think the rightmost option is "Dual focal length", hence my thoughts above)
- Lens aperture
- Megapixels
- Macro ability
- Image stabilisation type
- Toughness
- Viewfinder type
- LCD monitor
This is a long time ago now, but it does show some of the variables Ricoh has been considering for the GR. There have been some clues that the new GR might not be a straight follow on from the GR II, including Asahi Man's comment above and Takashi Arai's comment that it might be called something other than GR III. I'm quite excited to find out.