i think im the biggest ricoh fan on this forum , but i think you made the right call
i followed the rumors until the gxr was released , if they made a m mount or screw mount module with a aps-c or aps-h sensor or gasp full frame , or a macro module that was at least f2 and didnt make the camera too huge, i would be saving my pennies to buy it , but its too little too late and way too expensive from ricoh , sadly
i love my ep1 its an awesome machine
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After having the GRDI & II and also the GX100 & 200, I eventually persuaded myself that the sensor improvements of the GRD III, combined with the fast 1.9 lens would move image quality up to a new level. I was proved right - this discrete little cam now has great IQ and noise doesn't get ugly until 1600 ISO. BUT - its a fixed 28mm lens, and although perfect for most situations, often its too short, and there are no plans by Ricoh at present to produce an add-on lens to extend he FL (as there was for GRD I&II)
So - I use the G1 + 20mm 1.7 and the Ricoh, & carry these two cams around as a pair. Often I look for some grain in B&W, and at 1600 ISO the G1 delivers at very low light levels. The GRD III does likewise .... and NO changing of lenses, just pick up and shoot (the 4 snap modes of the GRD III helps enormously of course! :smile:
As for the GRX - so many different views and reviews, that I'd far sooner see where this system is going before laying out a very large lump of cash!
Forgot to add that an E-P1 is arriving very soon, so yet more cams to compare .... but I am curious to see how the Oly IG stands up to the G1.