Ricoh launched a nice camera with the new GR! It’s the most compact and cheap APS-C cameras. And you can already preorder it at Bhphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here). But the most important question is….how good is the image quality?

Click ont he images posted here to see a larger sized version. On top of this post you can find a comaprison against the Fuj X PRO 1, Sony RX100, Canon G1x and the Canon G15. And below a comparison against the Nikon Coolpix A. More Ricoh GR full size samples can be found at http://www.pentax.jp/english/products/gr/ex/index.html.

Let me know if you are impressed by those images! Keep in mind that the Ricoh costs a lot less than the Nikon Coolpix A ($1,100 here at Amazon) while the Ricoh GR is priced at $799 at Bhphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).

Sony NEX and Fuji X owners will be happy to know that Zeiss will soon release the first two prime lenses (32mm f/1.8 Planar and the 12mm f/2.8 Distagon). Fuji already included both in their roadmap (May release). According to European dealers the lenses will ship to their stores in June. Price is expected to be a little bit over 1000 Euro/Dollars.

Fuji will also release a new firmware update for the X-E1 and X-PRo1 cameras on may 23rd. The new XF 55-200mm lens can be preordered at BHphoto (Click here) and will ship from May 25th.

Preorders:
You can already check specs and price and preorder the camera at Bhphoto (Click here) and Adorama (Click here).

In Short:
Ricoh announced the smallest and cheapest APS-C fixed lens camera on market. Definitely a great camera!

Full Ricoh GR news roundup (Continually updated!):
Preview at Dpreview, ePhotozine.
First impression review at ThePhoBlographer.
Press release at ePhotozine, Photographyblog, Focus Numerique (french), Cnet, Techradar, LeMondeDeLaPhoto (french), Amateur Photographer, Pentax Japan (Japanese), Ming Thein, Quesabesde (Spanish), PetaPixel, DSLRmagazine (Spanish).
Presentation video (that has been leaked before) on youtube.
Ricoh GR Vs Nikon Coolpix A Comparison at ePhotozine.

Fuji officially announced the new 55-200mm lens and also released the updated lens roadmap! A complete lens report is available at Fujirumors. The lens costs $699 and in Europe 649 Euro. It ships in May and preorders are alreayd up at BHphoto (Click here). The lens roadmap contains the info about the new Ziess lenses. Two of them (The Planar and Distagon) are coming in ;ay. The XF p27mm pancake is coming in June. Three more lenses by end of the year and than we have that super fast 56mm f/1.2 lens coming in January. This is a great roadmap!!!

the “Old” Fuji lens roadmap.

Fujirumors reports that tomorrow Fuji will announce a new updated lens roadmap. And the previously listed 56mm f/1.4 will become a bit faster with a f/1.2 aperture and a final release in January 2014. That sounds like a hell of a portrait lens!

One more Fuji news: The new X100s will ship after tomorrow at Amazon US (Click here to grab it).

Reminder: Fuji announcement at 5am London time while the Ricoh announcement follows at 6am London time!

The lens will nwo be a bit faster….but here is the image of the f/1.4 prototype:

Stay tuned on MirrorlessRumors! At 6am London time Ricoh will announce the new GR camera and I will give you live updates about all early test and previews on that camera. The camera itself will be priced at $799 and it may become my next APS-C pocket camera :)

The Ricoh GR camera will be announced tomorrow morning (6-7am London time). And here are the official pictures of the camera found via Digicaminfo. By the way, also the new Fuji 55-200mm lens will be announced tomorrow at exactly the same time :)