baldeagle21b

Not likely at all, sorry. You would need a purpose-built camera to withstand that kind of exposure.

I see them all as irrelevant since I will likely be back in diapers by then. :-)

For a lower cost alternative, there's a Ritz Quantaray 50mm f/2 on Ebay for $12.00

No problem. At 148500 yen list price, the weight is irrelevant for most anyway. :-)

It's a measure of the relative insignificance of this forum to the overall scheme of things. :-)

Maybe not, but you should make an attempt to analyze why that is and correct it if possible before going on to the next test.

Because, as Walter Cronkite used to say on the evening news, "That's the way it is."  :-)

I would expect not. Firmware updates have always been left to the owners discretion even with new cameras.

The conversion period was supposed to begin at the end off this month. The final details have yet to be revealed, AFAIK but should be released before the conversion period begins. I would expect ...

Lost me right there.

Well, of course there would be no point in equalizing camera menu settings or using the same lens when comparing, two cameras, would there? At least not at DPR. I also seem to recall that on some ...

Business is not particularly good at Ricoh right now and development programs are probably on an austerity budget. Costs for DFA 50 could well be less than for a DFA 85.

Lets hope he got at least one "defining moment" out of those 20K exposures.

Yes, and I'm sure that Ricoh must have been thrilled when Sigma stopped making cheap imitation K-mount products.

From an external view, how different do you expect them to be? Same FL, FF image circle, same f/1.4, size and weight probably similar. All differences are internal. I get tired of suggestions that ...

Well, that's the nice thing about opinions; they don't need to be supported by facts (and in DPReview forums, they usually aren't). :-)

Should help address the complaints that there is not enough new in the feature set to justify purchase of a new camera body. Updated capability for 1/4 the cost of a new body seems a good deal to ...

Ricoh is not going to siphon off working capital from from its core businesses to support Imaging. 2017 should be enough to convince you all of that. Sales drive development, not cash infusions. ...

Her's a better idea: recycle it into a school photo program. In the States, https://www.filmphotographyproject.com will accept working film cameras and redistribute them into schools with student ...

Thanks for posting the image. Looks to me like the original black lens mount must have been damaged and replaced with a part from a donor camera. Don't think it''s a factory one-off or rarity or ...