Ricoh GRD...anything else like it?

To all:

I've been looking for a great, compact digital camera that is ideally suited to street photography, landscapes, and some macro work. Something that I can carry around with me all the time, with excellent image quality and a professional build/design. I came across the Ricoh GRD on this site, which led me to further internet research. It seems like I have found the ideal match for my needs. I did have a question, however, beyond opinions on other cameras that people have had experience with that meet the criteria of applications mentioned above:

Are there any other wide-ish angled, high-quality lensed, fixed focal length, compact digital cameras out there? Anything in the same genre as the Ricoh? Not that I'm not ready, willing, and able to go with the Ricoh...but it is always nice to compare the competition. I have had no luck finding a camera that fits into the Ricoh GRD niche...but that could just be my inadequacy as an internet searcher. If any of you know of one, I would love to hear about it.

Also, as I said, I would very much appreciate hearing others' experiences and recommendations on a compact digicam that is ideally suited for street photography/landscapes/macro that can serve as a serious compliment to a DSLR.

Thanks, as always, for your time and help.

Regards,

Trip

As I read the specifications I got very interested in the Ricoh.

The 28mm wide-angle is great because almost ALL of the compacts only offer 35mm.

That comes as benefit if you consider the wide-angle converter that makes it a 20mm - WOW!
However, a fixed 28mm lacks versatility, and that's just a shame.
The Ricoh leaves us just with the digital zoom which is absolutely unacceptable.
There's also the fact that it just can't be found within the US.

See news article today - the Epson R-D1 had been around for a while though.

It also benefits from an APS size sensor I believe, but it is a bit pricey...

If I had the cash, that's where y money would go.

Jo

the Nikon Coolpix 8400 is 24mm equivalent at its wide end. With the optional wide-angle adapter it drops to 18mm.

Even the old Coolpix 5000 went to 28mm on the wide end, and 19mm with its wide-angle adapter.

Paul Wossidlo
Pittsburgh, PA

silent_man said:

As I read the specifications I got very interested in the Ricoh.

The 28mm wide-angle is great because almost ALL of the compacts
only offer 35mm.
That comes as benefit if you consider the wide-angle converter that
makes it a 20mm - WOW!
However, a fixed 28mm lacks versatility, and that's just a shame.
The Ricoh leaves us just with the digital zoom which is absolutely
unacceptable.
There's also the fact that it just can't be found within the US.

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