LetsGoDigital has previewed the Ricoh GR digital camera.

The Ricoh GR Digital provides a fixed 28mm lens with a bright aperture of f/2.4. Working with a 28mm focal length is already a pleasure, but using the optional Ricoh GW-1 wide conversion lens gives you a focal length of 21mm, fantastic! Especially landscape and architecture enthusiasts will be pleased to learn more about the Ricoh GR Digital camera.

To create 21mm you need to attach the Ricoh GH-1 hood adapter to the camera. Unscrew the ring around the lens and you will notice three silver communication interfaces. The adapter hood is more or less able to intelligent perception; it tells the camera that a wide conversion lens will be attached to the camera warning the GR Digital to enable wide auto focus, clever.

In order to make the GR Digital as small as possible the viewfinder is removed and a large 2.5-inch LCD display steals the show. However you will be able to use the optional Ricoh GV-1 viewfinder that covers 21 and 28mm angle. The GV/1, once attached, will give you an amazingly bright and large viewfinder.

Here's what Dennis Hissink has to say about it: "The Ricoh GR Digital is a kind of camera that GR-fans or owners of one of Ricoh's analogue GR series cameras have been waiting for. From a photographer's point of view it is a joy to see that a company like Ricoh takes the effort to develop a digital jewel like the Ricoh GR Digital. A fantastic high quality GR lens, a great versatility as a result of using the converter to create a 21mm lens and the highly attractive optional viewfinder that gives the Ricoh GR Digital a distinctive look and feel. Having had the pleasure of using the GR1 analogue version together with the GR Digital camera I came to the conclusion that this is a successful transformation of going from analogue to digital. The Ricoh GR Digital really is one of a kind... "

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