LarryLatchkey

You're comparing a 50mm with a 28mm focal length. The angle is very different, thus the embossed silver markings don't display the same shadow lines and light reflection etc. Also, Olympus, beside...

Well said! The tiny differences in IQ here are so relative... As if people were walking around with a reference picture at 100% screen revolution...
Lense performance though is another question....

Agee. Interesting, seeing that Ricoh's GR line used to be one of the most expensive on the market.

Agree. Interesting, seeing that Ricoh's GR line used to be one of the most expensive cameras on the market. It's Pentax-style value for money now!

you have to hold it to understand. it's incredibly well balanced and has superb handling.

I used to use the GR1 a lot with the 21mm adapter and the quality was good... Imagine how much you have to spend for a DSL-R with an almost distortion-free, sharp and bright 28mm. But with 21mm...

I have legs that can very effectively be used for composition and perspective.
(And, btw, there is a digital 35mm crop function.)

(Yes S110...) Ok, I was exaggerating a little. But in direct comparison an EX2 or Fujis X10/20 feels more designed for one handed use and somehow I feel it is more fun to use them.
On the other...

I like the concept and love 28mm, but where have ergonomics gone in camera design?!! All these smooth, boxy, unbalanced bodies! It's ok and cool for a €200 "lifestyle" ixus, but it's impossible to...

I don't get it. If you think it is such a perfect example of a niche product, why should Ricoh want it to leave that niche, where it obviously satisfies a demand and is beyond competition? IMO...

Recently there has been a lot of talk about the importance of a bright lense. The bright lenses of LX6, EX2, G15 received a lot of applause.Ricoh will receive bad press for releasing anything less...

And no review of any GRD since the first model :(
Although it was (almost) promised with the preview of this camera.
I'm using a GF II with 28mm pancake, but the lense creates too much distortion....

I forgot to say: I really want to like them! They are so pretty and small. Much nicer than my GF2 (which I got as bargain). But that one at least has a click wheel...

Already with the first PEN the display was medieval...
And WHY still no click wheels for easy one-handed control?!?!
I know, I know, so people who really want proper control over settings spend...

WHY still no click wheels for easy one-handed control?!?!
I know, I know, so people who really want proper control over settings spend €150 more for a future E P5 (or 4) or double the price to get...

WHY still no click wheels for easy one-handed control?!?!
I know, I know, so people who really want proper control over settings spend €150 more for a future E P5 (or 4) or double the price to get...