Ricoh GR Digital II Digital Ca meras Plus Information
New GR DIGITAL II. This compact digital camera succeeds the high image quality GR DIGITAL released inOctober 2005. The multi-award winning GR DIGITAL was launched as the successor to the GR Series of 35mm compact film cameras (first released in 1996) popular for their superb image quality. Its depictive performance that satisfied even professional photographers was condensedinto a compact 25-mm thin magnesium alloy body has been highly accepted by a wide range of users including high-end amateur and professional photographers in the two years since its release.


The new GR DIGITAL II retains the concept of the GR DIGITAL that is the idea of being a high image quality compact camera that achieves excellent resolving power from edge to edge, low noise, and low color aberration. It tops that off with, expressive power, operability, and expandability for even higher image quality. The GR DIGITAL II is equipped with the newly developed GR ENGINE II image processing engine to keep the excellent resolution, tone characteristics, and color saturation of the GR DIGITAL, while achieving dramatic reduction in noise. With the addition of an acceleration sensor, the GR DIGITAL II could be equipped with an electronic level function that allows usersto know if the camera is level while looking at the LCD monitor. Adjusting levelness when taking pictures of buildings or scenery takes further advantage of the characteristics of GR LENS with its small distort

• Ricoh GR Digital II Customer Reviews

Ricoh GR Digital II Professional Reviews

• steves-digicams reviewed the Ricoh GR Digital II and gave out”the Ricoh GR Digital II is not your typical digicam. With a fixed 28mm (5.9mm) equivalent lens, 10-megapixel imaging sensor and more tweaking options than you will typically find on other compact cameras, the GRD2 is geared for more advanced photographers that are looking for total control. Performance and image quality are excellent, but with a MSRP of US$699 this is an expensive camera. However, we feel it will please if the features of this model fit your needs.”

• dcresource reviewed the Ricoh GR Digital II and gave out”There are a few other things to mention before I wrap things up. As I mentioned in the first paragraph, the GR Digital II is very expensive - $699 to be exact. Frankly, I think that’s at least $200 too high. While the GRD does have some nice, unique features, I don’t think they justify the price tag. I’m not a fan of the fact that you cannot swap memory cards while the camera is on a tripod, either. Finally, there’s no Mac software included, though iPhoto will do the job just fine.If you’ve got $700 to spend on a compact camera and don’t plan on taking a lot of low light photos (seeing how you won’t be able to see your subject on the LCD), then the GR Digital II is worth a look. There’s certainly a lot to like about it, but ultimately, you can get most of its feature set in cameras costing hundreds less. “

• cnet reviewed the Ricoh GR Digital II and gave out”The good: Solid construction; nice wide-angle lens; hot shoe.—The bad: No zoom lens; no built-in optical viewfinder; slow start up; clunky converter lens design.—The bottom line: The GR Digital II is a cute compact camera that might appeal to street photographers looking to step away from a rangefinder and into digital, but doesn’t deliver the features, performance, or image quality it should given its steep price tag.”

Main Features:

• * 1/1.75-inch CCD with 10.01 million effective pixels
• * Newly developed GR ENGINE II image processing engine to keep the excellent resolution, tone characteristics, and color saturation of the GR DIGITAL, while achieving dramatic reduction in noise.
• * An electronic level function that allows users to know if the camera is level while looking at the LCD monitor
• * Square format photography enabled. A 1:1 aspect ratio (vertical/horizontal ratio) image size that allows for easy photography of square format images is included.
• * A variety of monochromatic expressions possible with black-and-white (TE = Toning effect) settings.

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