Cambridge World, Item Details: Ricoh GR-1

Ricoh engineers set out to create a new standard in compact cameras. With lens performance on a par with some of the finest SLR cameras, but with all the advantages of a compact. A camera that would define quality in the years and decades to come. The

result of this effort is Ricoh's new GR1. A versatile new photographic tool, successfully combining easy operability and portability with the high performance characteristics of a top quality SLR. A new approach to photography from Ricoh. Ricoh's

GR1 features an optical unit with seven elements in four groups that rivals the best 35 mm SLR lenses. Featuring a 28 mm lens that is similar in construction to the interchangeable lenses used in SLR cameras, the GR1 has a lens unit with seven elements an

d applies special lens coating and assembly techniques. The result is a high precision compact lens that delivers excellent image quality.

Features

MTF Chart allows the photographer to measure the appropriate level of contrast and resolution for the desired picture effect.
Distortion Correction for natural looking images and color accuracy.
Seven-blade Shutter creates a nearly-round lens aperture for better control of exposures and controlled depth-of-field. Time/self-timer feature extends the duration of exposure time for still object and night-time photography.
Exposure Compensation, found typically in advanced SLR cameras, compensates exposure from +/-2.0EV for international expression and lighting effects.
Aperture Settings can be selected from F2.8 to F22 in half steps or set to Program AE mode for easy operation.
Exposure Control - A high performance dual SPD (silicon photo diode) for highly accurate exposure control. Data about the camera's exposure level, aperture setting, exposure compensation, and DX coding is processed by Ricoh's specially designed CPU chip f
Exposure Metering System provides both a conventional average metering system and a center-weighted system for freedom to compose shots under various lighting conditions.
Sturdy magnesium and aluminum housing to ensure your active photography.