New Ricoh GXR camera unit with 3.5x zoom lens revealed
jmeyer | News | 02/02/2012 11:02am
The RICOH LENS A16 is the fifth unit in the Ricoh GXR system and features a 24-85mm f/3.5-5.5, 3.5x optical zoom lens and an APS-C size CMOS sensor.

The RICOH LENS A16 is the fifth unit in the Ricoh GXR system and features a 24-85mm f/3.5-5.5, 3.5x optical zoom lens and an APS-C size CMOS sensor.
This is where it gets confusing. These camera units have different sized sensors. The 24-72mm unit has a 1/1.7-inch sensor while the 50mm unit offers an APS-C‑sized sensor.
If looks counted for anything, the Ricoh G600 would be the toughest camera around.
However, with that portability comes an almost universal frustration in the shape of a virtually ubiquitous 3x zoom lens, which fails to supply a decent wide-angle view at one end of its range or g