Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Ricoh GR1 is a wonderful camera with a superb lens, quite comparable to the earlier series 28/2.8 Elmarit-M I owned. Only trouble is that Ricoh has pulled out of the US market now and there are darn few of them left available for sale. You can still get them in Japan or Europe but it's getting pretty hard to find one in the USA. I'm very glad I bought one before they disappeared. Most everyone I know who has bought a Minilux Zoom has been extremely pleased with it. I'm not fond of that slow a lens, I'd take the standard Minilux if I couldn't get a Ricoh GR1. It's a longer lens, however: 40mm, I believe. Godfrey