If you are interested in the Ricoh GRD III, you can get now get it for $530 with free shipping at Adorama. This is the kit without the GV-2 external viewfinder. This is an "item on special" promotion. At the moment this is priced higher than all other fixed-lens 1/1.x" compacts and a number of mirrorless models, so needless to say, it is only for people who really like the GRD3 style/design.
As of a Thur Dec-16-2010 3:14am EST check, the price has jumped to $400 as only one unit remains. This suggest somebody bought one of the two The Ricoh GXR S10 "falling knife" continues at Amazon. The price has now dropped to $286, with two units remaining just like before. This is hard to sell since very few people have a GXR body, so if you are interested in it, you can play an interesting game of price-chicken with the Amazon pricing computer :-)
The price is now going up... It looks like the Olympus E-P2 w/17mm pancake has found a "price bottom". For the second time in a row it has a slight price increase, you can now get it for $518 with free shipping sold and shipped by Amazon itself. The price bottom established here is a pair of jeans ;-) ($501) The E-P2 w/14-42mm also continues to rise in price, it is now at $631, also sold and shipped by Amazon itself.
"Falling knife" may be over for the E-P2, but it continues for the Ricoh GXR S10 sensor-lens module, which now goes for $301~ w/free S&H, sold and shipped by Amazon. It has been stuck at "only 2 left in stock" for a few days now.
The discount is over as of a Dec-16-2010 check This special is mostly for existing Ricoh GXR photographers - the GXR S10 module has now dropped to $342 $333 (as of a Wedn Dec-8-2010 9:07pm EST check) with free shipping sold and shipped by Amazon.com. This is a GX200 type of a sensor/lens. I said existing because the GXR body + S10 sensor/lens kit goes for $600 which is less than the two purchased separately.
One more Amazon sales special, the Ricoh GXR A12 (APS-C sensor) with the 50mm f2.5 macro lens has now dropped to $748 $768 with free shipping, sold and shipped by Amazon itself.
The pre-order parade continues with the new Ricoh CX4, available for pre-order at Amazon, in your choice of black, rose or silver for $400. For more on this new 28-300mm (eq) superzoom, check our announcement round-up.
Two of the "alternative" (to the major brands) RAWsumers continue to be offered for $300 with free shipping at Amazon by Amazon itself. The Ricoh GX100 remains in-stock and shipping, while the Sigma DP1s is orderable at $300 but the estimate is "in-stock in 1 to 3 weeks".
The Ricoh GX100 is now back in-stock at Amazon, offered for $300 with free shipping, sold and shipped by Amazon.com itself!
Update (Fri 7pm EST): The stock-status has changed from "instock and shipping" to the very nebulous "ships in 1 to 2 months". You can still order it to lock the price, but there is no solid estimate on the actual shipping date...
If you are a fan of RAWsumers, Amazon has a great deal for you. For $300 with free shipping you can get the Ricoh GX100 with the VF1 viewfinder for $300 with free shipping and handling. This is sold and shipped by Amazon itself, not any of the many third-party sellers that do business there.
If you already have a Ricoh GXR system, and you want to add the compact superzoom sensor+lens block, we have some good news for you! The price has dropped and you can get the Ricoh P10 sensor+lens block for $300 at Amazon (sold and shipped by Amazon itself) and also at Adorama.
If you don't have a GXR body (and you need it in order to take pictures), Adorama is offering the GXR body with the P10 sensor+lens block bundled together for $500.
Meanwhile, as we mentioned before, the GXR + S10 bundle is now available for $600 at Adorama.
If you are interested in the GXR equivalent of the Ricoh GX100/GX200 type of cameras, they have just announced a new discounted bundle that includes the GXR camera body along with the S10 sensor+lens block (1/1.7", 24-72mm lens), available for $600 at Adorama et al.
Amazon is accepting pre-orders of the Ricoh GXR body plus P10 compact-zoom module for $500. This is a much lower price than the typical GXR prices, as you get both the GXR body and the P10 sensor+lens module that is comparable in specs to the Ricoh CX-series of compact-zoom (28-200mm eq) models. UPDATE: Also accepting pre-orders for this kit is Adorama.
The Ricoh GXR body-only has taken a sizable haircut in price, from the usual $550, you can now get it for just $350 with free shipping from Adorama.com.
The prices of the other two GXR kits are as follows at Adorama, and they are better than buying the GXR body and sensor-lens block separately:
+ GXR body + S10 sensor+lens block for $720 [think Ricoh GX200 rawsumer]
+ GXR body + A12 sensor+lens block for $1081 [this is the 12mp APS-C size sensor with 50mm-eq macro lens]
The prices of the stand-alone sensor+lens modules are:
+ GR S10 sensor+lens module for $437 (no GXR body)
+ GR A12 with APS-C 50mm f2.5 for $829 (no GXR body)
If you are curious about Ricoh's compact superzooms but don't want to "risk" too much on them, you can get the older model, the CX2, for $250 with free shipping from Adorama.com.
The new backlit-CMOS-sensor'ed Ricoh CX3 is now available for pre-order natively on Amazon.com. Amazon did not offer Ricoh cameras directly until the GXR announcement, where they added the whole GXR system. Before then, Ricoh cameras were offered there by third-party sellers, mostly Adorama.
For more on the CX3, be sure to check the announcement roundup at the main blog.
The Ricoh GXR system has new discounts, offered as such by Adorama-upon-Amazon. The new discounts are as follows:
+ GXR with A12 for $1192 plus $23 S&H
+ GXR with S10 for $841 plus $18 S&H
We spotted the first discount about two days ago.
For more on the system, be sure to check the GXR mini-blog which summarizes all our updates (past, present and future) at the main blog.
We have the first discounts of the Ricoh GXR system! Adorama is selling special bundles of bodies + lens-blocks at a $100 discount off the opening prices. This is still a small discount in the grand scheme of things, but it's always a step in the right direction from the buyer's perspective, especially since the opening prices were Leica-lite-like. Here they are at Adorama:
+ GXR body + 50mm lens-block for $1259 (separately $549 + $830 = $1379)
+ GXR body + S10 lens block for $888 (separately $549 + $440 = $989)
+ for more on the new GXR system, be sure to check its mini blog
Amazon has them in-stock natively but only sold individually at the opening price. You can also get the Adorama bundles via Amazon. You can see those after the jump...
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We have a pre-order alert for you! Amazon.com is now offering pre-orders for the new and unique Ricoh GXR camera system. This is the first time Amazon is offering Ricoh cameras natively. Previously they had only been selling them via Adorama and the marketplace.
The pre-orderable GXR system components are as follows:
+ GXR body for $550
+ 12mp 50mm f2.5 macro unit for $830
+ 10mp 24-75mm zoomk unit for $440
+ GF1 external flash for $280
+ VF2 viewfinder for $257
+ DB-90 LiIon battery for $47
If you are tired of waiting for the Panasonic LX3 to return to normal pricing, and you are not sold on either the Canon G11 or G10, and you are tempted by the Ricoh GX-200, then you may be interested to know that it is back in-stock at Adorama for $440 with free shipping and handling. This is the kit without the optional external viewfinder. The kit with the viewfinder goes for around $490.
For more on the camera, be sure to check its list of reviews.
With only a few retailers carrying Ricoh digital cameras in the US market, the prices are not changing as often as they do for mass-market digital cameras. But right now Adorama is offering the black Ricoh CX1 for $320 with free shipping and handling.
The CX1 "won" our previous review-cluster poll, and as a result, we have created a its list of reviews.
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