Communication and dialogue with its customers doesn't appear to be a priority for Ricoh...never a good sign.

Lovely quality of light in the last one.

Karlo

Love No.3

Karlo

I'm not sure of the legal implications once we leave the EU but as our government has indicated it supports this treaty I would expect it to remain in force.

I did read somewhere something about it being quite hard to extricate from once it was fully ratified by each EU government. Apparently until that process has been completed (just a rubber stamping exercise for most governments) parts of the treaty will still be implemented! I'm guessing that bribing the collective EU citizenry by abolishing tariffs on Canadian sourced imported electronics will be a priority.

The treaty has the acronym CETA if anyone is interested and wants to delve further.

It is an amazing price...second time this week at that price on Amazon. Shows you how inflated the 'normal' price is then doesn't it. It also seems to confirm Ricoh's strategy as being one of selling in bulk through online box shifters rather than through walk-in retail stores.

I've noticed over the past 18 months or so that many 'bricks and mortar' shops that used to sell Pentax photo gear either no longer do or they only get product as a 'special order' with a typical wait of 7-10 days.

If the new trade deal just confirmed between the EU and Canada (negotiated in secret) goes active then US based retailers with presence in Canada will be Fed-Exing gear over the Atlantic at prices below normal UK retail prices threatening even robust retailers like SRS. Before long the only choice you'll have will be which US online retailer you buy from.

In sheer volume terms the 'enthusiast' market will always exceed the 'pro' market...ultimately its the size of the customer base a company haves that will determine its success and of course many 'enthusiasts' will be future 'pros' as Mike mentions.

What I do expect to happen is that the likes of Canikon will severely prune the numbers of models they offer and across the industry the 18 month life cycle of a model we have all come to know will probably be extended out to about 3 years before being replaced.

Karlo

Echo the other comments...love them.

Karlo

Some nice shots there George...9,6 and 7 for me in that order.

regards

Karlo

The one thing my eyes have trouble assimilating is the 'black cap' the bird appears to be wearing...actually the underexposed underside of its left wing...it just grates and spoils the whole image for me...sorry.

Karlo

Glad you like the camera but like you I do like a nicely printed, well constructed paper manual...a bit of a poor show if Ricoh can't get that right given that they are one of the world's biggest names in photocopiers/document solutions etc...as you suggest maybe it is because the camera is on its way out and they don't want the 'expense' of doing a proper job.

I could understand it if you were buying some cheap £50 electronic gizmo from some 'Third World' sweatshop but not when you are spending close to £800 or so on reputable branded photo gear.