Ricoh GR II Officially Announced

**Tony Belding** · 06-21-2015, 11:08 AM

Originally posted by todd

dxo one would be interesting if not for requiring an iphone. that ruins it. I asked them and they said 'just a business decision'.not a smart one imo.

What other phone do you think they should have made it for, I wonder? It seems to me like they didn't have many options.

Of course I feel a sense of irony after so many years of new stuff coming out for Windows PCs but no Mac version. It was just a business decision.

**todd** · 06-21-2015, 12:06 PM

I think my answer is obvious... by not also supporting the other platform they are ruling out all that potential market.

fuent104 · 06-21-2015, 01:53 PM

Originally posted by Adam

An affordable (<$2000) FF compact would be a compelling offering in my opinion. If Ricoh could make it pocketable, it would be very successful niche IMO.

If I were Lomography, or someone else who could build cameras, I'd try building an FF compact along the lines of the fixed-lens compacts from the 90's. Those lenses were slower, and had imperfections that might not fly on the newest Sony camera, but it was certainly a thriving market. There must be enough of those lenses around that they could be recycled onto new bodies.

Blacknight659 · 06-26-2015, 08:55 AM

Does anyone suspect the orginal GR will drop in price? When the K-3II was announced the price of the K-3 dropped significantly, especially the used market. I am in the market for a GR V and am looking for a great price.

ghostdog · 06-26-2015, 10:07 AM

Originally posted by Blacknight659

Does anyone suspect the orginal GR will drop in price? When the K-3II was announced the price of the K-3 dropped significantly, especially the used market. I am in the market for a GR V and am looking for a great price.

I recently saw the GR on Amazon for 549.00.

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06-21-2015, 11:08 AM	#31
Tony Belding Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Hamilton, Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 787	Originally posted by todd dxo one would be interesting if not for requiring an iphone. that ruins it. I asked them and they said 'just a business decision'.not a smart one imo. What other phone do you think they should have made it for, I wonder? It seems to me like they didn't have many options. Of course I feel a sense of irony after so many years of new stuff coming out for Windows PCs but no Mac version. It was just a business decision.

06-21-2015, 12:06 PM	#32
todd Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Arizona Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,799	I think my answer is obvious... by not also supporting the other platform they are ruling out all that potential market.

06-21-2015, 01:53 PM	#33
fuent104 Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: California Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,356	Originally posted by Adam An affordable (<$2000) FF compact would be a compelling offering in my opinion. If Ricoh could make it pocketable, it would be very successful niche IMO. If I were Lomography, or someone else who could build cameras, I'd try building an FF compact along the lines of the fixed-lens compacts from the 90's. Those lenses were slower, and had imperfections that might not fly on the newest Sony camera, but it was certainly a thriving market. There must be enough of those lenses around that they could be recycled onto new bodies.

06-26-2015, 08:55 AM	#34
Blacknight659 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 731	Does anyone suspect the orginal GR will drop in price? When the K-3II was announced the price of the K-3 dropped significantly, especially the used market. I am in the market for a GR V and am looking for a great price.

06-26-2015, 10:07 AM	#35
ghostdog Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 48	Originally posted by Blacknight659 Does anyone suspect the orginal GR will drop in price? When the K-3II was announced the price of the K-3 dropped significantly, especially the used market. I am in the market for a GR V and am looking for a great price. I recently saw the GR on Amazon for 549.00.