Beautiful gesture from Ricoh

**monochrome** · 03-12-2015, 12:38 PM

Originally posted by LaurenOE

I am one of "those" people.
It's a separate issue, but yes, Ricoh doing things like this go a long way to leaving me with a good vibe with them.

Also, Ricoh on the back of the K3 was BEFORE the disaster.
Context and timeline is also important.

I share and appreciate your sentiments about the branding and have from the beginning - but I am perhaps a bit more accepting or forgiving (or some word that I can't think of).

As a corporation Ricoh has generally been a global leader in client and employee centered-ness. It is challenging for we westerners (especially we entrepreneurial, profit-seeking Americans) to appreciate how such a large company can strive to emulate a family - but they do. This kind of corporate act is much more common in Japan than elsewhere - it is part of their culture and social fabric. We tend to reserve such evocative demonstrations of sympathy for our personal lives and we tend to be modest about them.

Ricoh's a pretty cool company, actually. We just don't want them to take away OUR pretty cool company.

It feels to me as if they actually listened - and Lauren, you had a very prominent hand in the talk. Really. You really did.

The tsunami occured in 2011 - yesterday was the fourth anniversary.

K-3 was revealed to have the Ricoh tattoo in August, 2013.

Last edited by monochrome; 03-12-2015 at 12:45 PM.

Dario79 · 03-12-2015, 01:23 PM

There's no fear about Pentax name on DSLRs. They clearly stated that Pentax name will be on all DSLR cameras and Ricoh will be on compacts. I wasn't too excited about Ricoh taking over Pentax but they reasured me. And I'm happy they did. We have FF on the way,new lenses,K3 that is really step forward and was well acsepted.....and now they did this

Kinda makes me proud to be under that kind of corporation.)

magkelly · 03-12-2015, 02:40 PM

This just made me tear up, seriously.. Way to go Ricoh!

waterfall · 03-12-2015, 04:22 PM

Originally posted by Dario79

How Ricoh Returned 90,000 Photos to Victims of the 2011 Tsunami in Japan

What a nice story. The link is very moving about how the photos were restored and what that meant to the victims. Thanks for sharing.

---------- Post added 03-12-15 at 06:29 PM ----------

Originally posted by monochrome

Wow. Can you imagine if Ricoh Imaging US had been able to do this after Hurricane Sandy?

Well, to be fair, the Ricoh acquisition of Pentax was finalized in October 2011. Hurricane Sandy was one year later. Fukushima was also in 2011, I believe. I won't criticize Ricoh for focusing on Home.

**monochrome** · 03-12-2015, 04:34 PM

Originally posted by waterfall

Well, to be fair, the Ricoh acquisition of Pentax was finalized in October 2011. Hurricane Sandy was one year later. Fukushima was also in 2011, I believe. I won't criticize Ricoh for focusing on Home.

Fukushimma happened March 11, 2011 - yesterday was the fourth anniversary of the disaster. Hurricane Sandy was October 26th - 29th, 2012.

I didn't mean to imply I lament the fact that RIAC didn't do this as well - rather to illustrate to Americans by an analogy the magnitude of the social gift Ricoh made after Fukushima.

Tanzer · 03-12-2015, 04:49 PM - **1 Like**

Thanks for sharing that article. That was a wonderful thing they did. Just what I need to read today to restore my faith in humanity.

philbaum · 03-12-2015, 04:52 PM - **1 Like**

What a very cool thing for them to undertake. The scope of the job was enormous.

**todd** · 03-12-2015, 05:15 PM

i was about to post this too.. really cool.

waterfall · 03-12-2015, 05:16 PM

Originally posted by monochrome

Fukushimma happened March 11, 2011 - yesterday was the fourth anniversary of the disaster. Hurricane Sandy was October 26th - 29th, 2012.

I didn't mean to imply I lament the fact that RIAC didn't do this as well - rather to illustrate to Americans by an analogy the magnitude of the social gift Ricoh made after Fukushima.

Understood.

**LaurenOE** · 03-12-2015, 10:40 PM

Originally posted by monochrome

I share and appreciate your sentiments about the branding and have from the beginning - but I am perhaps a bit more accepting or forgiving (or some word that I can't think of).

As a corporation Ricoh has generally been a global leader in client and employee centered-ness. It is challenging for we westerners (especially we entrepreneurial, profit-seeking Americans) to appreciate how such a large company can strive to emulate a family - but they do. This kind of corporate act is much more common in Japan than elsewhere - it is part of their culture and social fabric. We tend to reserve such evocative demonstrations of sympathy for our personal lives and we tend to be modest about them.

Ricoh's a pretty cool company, actually. We just don't want them to take away OUR pretty cool company.

It feels to me as if they actually listened - and Lauren, you had a very prominent hand in the talk. Really. You really did.

The tsunami occured in 2011 - yesterday was the fourth anniversary.

K-3 was revealed to have the Ricoh tattoo in August, 2013.

Hmm...so I feel like crap now....I will fix my error above.

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03-12-2015, 12:38 PM	#16
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by LaurenOE I am one of "those" people. It's a separate issue, but yes, Ricoh doing things like this go a long way to leaving me with a good vibe with them. Also, Ricoh on the back of the K3 was BEFORE the disaster. Context and timeline is also important. I share and appreciate your sentiments about the branding and have from the beginning - but I am perhaps a bit more accepting or forgiving (or some word that I can't think of). As a corporation Ricoh has generally been a global leader in client and employee centered-ness. It is challenging for we westerners (especially we entrepreneurial, profit-seeking Americans) to appreciate how such a large company can strive to emulate a family - but they do. This kind of corporate act is much more common in Japan than elsewhere - it is part of their culture and social fabric. We tend to reserve such evocative demonstrations of sympathy for our personal lives and we tend to be modest about them. Ricoh's a pretty cool company, actually. We just don't want them to take away OUR pretty cool company. It feels to me as if they actually listened - and Lauren, you had a very prominent hand in the talk. Really. You really did. The tsunami occured in 2011 - yesterday was the fourth anniversary. K-3 was revealed to have the Ricoh tattoo in August, 2013. Last edited by monochrome; 03-12-2015 at 12:45 PM.

03-12-2015, 01:23 PM	#17
Dario79 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Zagreb Posts: 102 Original Poster	There's no fear about Pentax name on DSLRs. They clearly stated that Pentax name will be on all DSLR cameras and Ricoh will be on compacts. I wasn't too excited about Ricoh taking over Pentax but they reasured me. And I'm happy they did. We have FF on the way,new lenses,K3 that is really step forward and was well acsepted.....and now they did this Kinda makes me proud to be under that kind of corporation.)

03-12-2015, 02:40 PM	#18
magkelly Veteran Member Join Date: May 2010 Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,901	This just made me tear up, seriously.. Way to go Ricoh!

03-12-2015, 04:22 PM	#19
waterfall Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Northern Minnesota Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,812	Originally posted by Dario79 How Ricoh Returned 90,000 Photos to Victims of the 2011 Tsunami in Japan What a nice story. The link is very moving about how the photos were restored and what that meant to the victims. Thanks for sharing. ---------- Post added 03-12-15 at 06:29 PM ---------- Originally posted by monochrome Wow. Can you imagine if Ricoh Imaging US had been able to do this after Hurricane Sandy? Well, to be fair, the Ricoh acquisition of Pentax was finalized in October 2011. Hurricane Sandy was one year later. Fukushima was also in 2011, I believe. I won't criticize Ricoh for focusing on Home.

03-12-2015, 04:34 PM	#20
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by waterfall Well, to be fair, the Ricoh acquisition of Pentax was finalized in October 2011. Hurricane Sandy was one year later. Fukushima was also in 2011, I believe. I won't criticize Ricoh for focusing on Home. Fukushimma happened March 11, 2011 - yesterday was the fourth anniversary of the disaster. Hurricane Sandy was October 26th - 29th, 2012. I didn't mean to imply I lament the fact that RIAC didn't do this as well - rather to illustrate to Americans by an analogy the magnitude of the social gift Ricoh made after Fukushima.

03-12-2015, 04:49 PM - 1 Like	#21
Tanzer Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Perrineville, NJ Posts: 1,375	Thanks for sharing that article. That was a wonderful thing they did. Just what I need to read today to restore my faith in humanity.

03-12-2015, 04:52 PM - 1 Like	#22
philbaum Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Port Townsend, Washington State, USA Posts: 3,659	What a very cool thing for them to undertake. The scope of the job was enormous.

03-12-2015, 05:15 PM	#23
todd Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Arizona Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,791	i was about to post this too.. really cool.

03-12-2015, 05:16 PM	#24
waterfall Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Northern Minnesota Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,812	Originally posted by monochrome Fukushimma happened March 11, 2011 - yesterday was the fourth anniversary of the disaster. Hurricane Sandy was October 26th - 29th, 2012. I didn't mean to imply I lament the fact that RIAC didn't do this as well - rather to illustrate to Americans by an analogy the magnitude of the social gift Ricoh made after Fukushima. Understood.

03-12-2015, 10:40 PM	#25
LaurenOE Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Back in Florida, but worldwide gigs! Photos: Albums Posts: 3,690	Originally posted by monochrome I share and appreciate your sentiments about the branding and have from the beginning - but I am perhaps a bit more accepting or forgiving (or some word that I can't think of). As a corporation Ricoh has generally been a global leader in client and employee centered-ness. It is challenging for we westerners (especially we entrepreneurial, profit-seeking Americans) to appreciate how such a large company can strive to emulate a family - but they do. This kind of corporate act is much more common in Japan than elsewhere - it is part of their culture and social fabric. We tend to reserve such evocative demonstrations of sympathy for our personal lives and we tend to be modest about them. Ricoh's a pretty cool company, actually. We just don't want them to take away OUR pretty cool company. It feels to me as if they actually listened - and Lauren, you had a very prominent hand in the talk. Really. You really did. The tsunami occured in 2011 - yesterday was the fourth anniversary. K-3 was revealed to have the Ricoh tattoo in August, 2013. Hmm...so I feel like crap now....I will fix my error above.