Ricoh GXR: Links

Archive

On this page, I present selected links related to the Ricoh GXR camera, Ricoh, as well as discussion forums and other information sources covering Ricoh cameras.Please note that the Ricoh Web pages are being reworked and that I cannot guarantee that the links listed below will work.

Ricoh GXR (and General) Links

International Ricoh Website: www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/products/ (englisch)
(Replaces: Overview of Ricoh cameras on Ricoh Website: ricoh.com/r_dc (German: ricoh.com/r_dc/de))
GXR on Ricoh Website: ricoh.com/r_dc/gxr (German: ricoh.com/r_dc/de/gxr)
Names for the GXR elements: ricoh.com/r_dc/gxr/style.html
System diagram and overview of accessories: ricoh.com/r_dc/gxr/option.html
GXR Special Site: ricoh.com/r_dc/gxr/special/
GXR Inside Story: ricoh.com/r_dc/gxr/story/
GXR specifications: ricoh.com/r_dc/gxr/specs.html
GXR sample photos: ricoh.com/r_dc/gxr/sampleimage.html
GXR Canera Units Scene by Scene: gxrunit.jp/en/
GXR Mount Gallery: ricoh.com/r_dc/gxr/gxr_mnt/index.html

Camera and Expansion Units

A12-50 camera unit on Ricoh Website: ricoh.com/r_dc/gxr/unit.html (German: ricoh.com/r_dc/de/gxr/unit.html)
S10 camera unit on Ricoh Website: ricoh.com/r_dc/gxr/unit2.html (German: ricoh.com/r_dc/de/gxr/unit2.html)
P10 camera unit on Ricoh Website: ricoh.com/r_dc/gxr/unit3.html (German: ricoh.com/r_dc/de/gxr/unit3.html)
A12-28 camera unit on Ricoh Website: ricoh.com/r_dc/gxr/unit4.html (German: ricoh.com/r_dc/de/gxr/unit4.html)
A12 M-mount expansion unit on Ricoh Website: ricoh.com/r_dc/gxr/unit5.html (German: ricoh.com/r_dc/de/gxr/unit5.html)
A16 24-85 camera unit on Ricoh Website: ricoh.com/r_dc/gxr/unit6.html (German: ricoh.com/r_dc/de/gxr/unit6.html)

Firmware

Function enhancing firmware updates (general): ricoh.com/r_dc/gxr/firmware.html
Firmware updates (description and download): www.ricoh.com/r_dc/download/firmware/gxr
Documentation about firmware updates (update of the manual): www.ricoh.com/r_dc/download/firmware/docs/gxr_vup_en.pdf (German: www.ricoh.com/r_dc/download/firmware/docs/gxr_vup_de.pdf)

Discussion Forums - Ricoh-Related Links

Ricoh forum in dpreview.com: forums.dpreview.com/forums/forum.asp?forum=1013
Ricohforum (Pavel Kudrys): ricohforum.com

Special Ricoh GXR Links

Ricoh GXR diary (Angeli Christian?/PPL 2A/pppp's blog, Corse, France): ricoh-gxr.blogspot.com
Ricoh 28 photo blog (pppp, Ajaccio, France): ricoh-28mm.blogspot.com
Flickr group for RICOH GXR: www.flickr.com/groups/ricoh-gxr
GXR in-depth presentation (Photography Blog, Australia): www.photographyblog.com/news/ricox_gxr_in-depth

Online Reviews of the Ricoh GXR

dpreview, UK - A12: www.dpreview.com/reviews/ricohgxra12
dpreview, UK - S10: www.dpreview.com/reviews/ricohgxrs10
Steve's Digicams, USA: www.steves-digicams.com/camera-reviews/ricoh/gxr/ricoh-gxr-review.html
Sean Reid: reidreviews.com/reidreviews (requires subscription to get access to the review)
Carl Garrard, USA:
- GXR preview: www.alphamountworld.com/previews/ricoh-gxr-preview
- S10: www.alphamountworld.com/reviews/ricoh-gxr-review-s10-module
- P10: www.alphamountworld.com/reviews/gxr-p10-unit-review-part-i-samples-and-initial-impressions (review consists of 5 parts)
Photography Blog:
- GXR (A12, S10): www.photographyblog.com/reviews/ricoh_gxr_review

P10: www.photographyblog.com/reviews/ricoh_gxr_p10_review

Photo Review, Australia:
- A12: www.photoreview.com.au/Ricoh/reviews/advanced/ricoh-gxr-with-gr-a12-camera-unit-.aspx
- S10: www.photoreview.com.au/Ricoh/reviews/advanced/ricoh-gxr-with-gr-s10-camera-unit.aspx
Steve Huff, USA: The Ricoh GXR Digital Camera Review with the 28mm and 50mm Camera/Lens Modules:
www.stevehuffphoto.com/2010/12/02/the-ricoh-gxr-digital-camera-review-with-the-28mm-and-50mm-modules

Further Information Sources Related to Ricoh Cameras, Photographers Using Ricoh Gear

Classic car images and much more brought to you by Stephen Butterworth: www.entourage-butterworth.net/morges/index.html
Ricoh GR diary (Christian Sorega/Vladimir V's blog, London, United Kingdom): ricoh-gr-diary.blogspot.com
Ricoh GR blogspot (Chandler, Paris, France): ricoh-gr.blogspot.com
Time-lapse photography of clouds and other atmospheric phenomena (Martin Setvak, Czech Republic): www.setvak.cz/timelapse/timelapse.html

My M-Mount/M39 Lenses

Voigtländer Super Wide Heliar 15mm f/4.5 (English): www.voigtlaender.de/cms/voigtlaender/voigtlaender_cms.nsf/id/pa_asan6m4dwb.html
Voigtländer Super Wide Heliar 1:4,5/15 mm (German): www.voigtlaender.de/cms/voigtlaender/voigtlaender_cms.nsf/id/pa_asan6lwmfj.html
Voigtländer Super Wide Heliar 15mm f/4.5 at Ken Rockwell "Leica Lens Reviews" (currently the first in the list): www.kenrockwell.com/leica/lens-reviews.htm#15 • full review: www.kenrockwell.com/voigtlander/15mm-m.htm
Zeiss Biogon 21mm f/4.5 (Zeiss, English): lenses.zeiss.com/photo/en_DE/products/ikon/cbiogont4521zm.usage.html
Zeiss Biogon 1:4,5/21 mm (Zeiss, German): lenses.zeiss.com/photo/de_DE/products/ikon/cbiogont4521zm.usage.html
Zeiss Biogon 21mm f/4.5 at Ken Rockwell "Leica Lens Reviews" (scroll the list): www.kenrockwell.com/leica/lens-reviews.htm#21 • full review: www.kenrockwell.com/zeiss/zm/21mm-f45.htm
Voigtländer Snapshot-Skopar 1:4/25 mm Pancake (German): www.voigtlaender.de/cms/voigtlaender/voigtlaender_cms.nsf/id/pa_asan6lwmfg.html (I am not sure whether this is really my lens...)
The Voigtlander Snapshot Skopar 25mm (Chris Blaubac; Sony NEX5n): http://blaubacphoto.wordpress.com/2013/03/05/the-voigtlander-snapshot-skopar-25mm/
Olypedia: Leica CL (German): olypedia.de/Leica_CL#Minolta_M-Rokkor_1:2.2C8.2F28_mm
Article about the Minolta CLE, includes some remarks on the Minolta M-Rokkor 28mm f/2.8 lens (English): www.cameraquest.com/cle.htm
Zeiss Biogon 35mm f/2.8 (Zeiss, English): lenses.zeiss.com/photo/en_DE/products/ikon/cbiogont2835zm.usage.html
Zeiss Biogon 1:2,8/35 mm (Zeiss, German): lenses.zeiss.com/photo/de_DE/products/ikon/cbiogont2835zm.usage.html
Zeiss Biogon 35mm f/2.8 at Ken Rockwell "Leica Lens Reviews" (scroll the list): www.kenrockwell.com/leica/lens-reviews.htm#35 • full review: www.kenrockwell.com/zeiss/zm/35mm-f28.htm
Zeiss Sonnar 50mm f/1.5 (Zeiss, English): lenses.zeiss.com/photo/en_DE/products/ikon/csonnart1550zm.usage.html
Zeiss Sonnar 1:1,5/50 mm (Zeiss, German): lenses.zeiss.com/photo/de_DE/products/ikon/csonnart1550zm.usage.html
Zeiss Sonnar 50mm f/1.5 at Ken Rockwell "Leica Lens Reviews" (scroll the list): www.kenrockwell.com/leica/lens-reviews.htm#50 • full review: http://www.kenrockwell.com/zeiss/zm/50mm-f15.htm
Voigtländer Color Heliar 75 mm f/2.5 (on Sony NEX) - Review / Test Report (Klaus Schroiff): www.photozone.de/sony-alpha-aps-c-lens-tests/548-voigtlander75f25nex
Leitz Elmar-C 90mm f/4 at Ken Rockwell "Leica Lens Reviews" (scroll to the lens): http://www.kenrockwell.com/leica/lens-reviews.htm#90
Leitz Tele-Elmar 135mm f/4 at Ken Rockwell "Leica Lens Reviews" (scroll to the lens): http://www.kenrockwell.com/leica/lens-reviews.htm#135
Review: Note that this is an older version of the lens; my version (1965-1990) has not yet been tested by Ken Rockwell
135 mm f/4 Tele-Elmar (L camera forum wiki): www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-wiki.en/index.php/135mm_f/4_Tele-Elmar

Further Useful Links

DOFMaster Website (online version) for calculating the DOF of lenses
ExifTool: www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool
Download links are provided on the page; as they include the version number, they would soon break if provided here...
Ricoh-specific tags (overview): www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/TagNames/Ricoh.html
Panasonic/Leica-specific tags (overview): www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/%7Ephil/exiftool/TagNames/Panasonic.html
ExifTool GUI for Windows v5.xx: u88.n24.queensu.ca/~bogdan/
Three List Exif Metadata droplets (Apple Macintosh, uses AppleScript, Exiftool needs to be installed): owl.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/List_Exif_Metadata.zip