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(Just Updated) Ricoh CX1 Shots by Users

(I have just updated this post with links for the CX1 versus F200EXR in terms of high ISO nightshots, together with some shots showing the barely noticeable purple fringing in CX1's images. My initial conclusion is that Ricoh has made the CX1 tick. The coming replacement models for GRDII and GX200 should therefore be something really exciting)

image(CX1 @ ISO 800)

Ricoh's CX1 has started selling on the market in this part of the world. In Hong Kong, it is officially priced at HK$ 3,080 (around US$395). Impatient users (impatient because they have already bought it without waiting for a proper review) have uploaded some photos to various websites. From the photos I have seen, the CX1 performs quite good in rendering images in difficult lighting situations. The high ISO images are not bad for a camera with such a small sensor, and the improvements are actually very visuable.

The price can go down a bit to make it really competitive though.

Shots with DR Double Shot mode on/ off

Off

on-low

on-mid

on-high

scene 1

scene 1

scene 1

scene 2

scene 2

scene 3

scene 3

scene 4

scene 4

 

High ISO and Comparative Shots

 

ISO

 
Nightshot

800

1600

Comparative shots

1600 (R10)

1600 (CX1)

 

200 (R10)

200 (CX1)

More Comparative Shots

154 (GX200)




400 (F200exr)
800 (F200exr)
1600 (F200exr)

200 (CX1)

80 (CX1)
100 (CX1)
200 (CX1)
400 (CX1)
800 (CX1)
1600 (CX1)


Purple Fringing [ISO/ Full Size Crop]

80/ Crop 100/ Crop 200/ Crop

400/ Crop

More shots by Hirsan and Digitalbear can be viewed at full resolution here and here. Some DR mode shots are here.

Comments

Anonymous said…
the shots at 1600 iso vs the ricoh r10 are fantastic! cx1 is much better! it almost doesnt have chroma aberration and the colours where preserved!!!!

very good work....

i am not happy wiht DR mode... it looks worse!

could you take a picture of something more like the HDR look that we can find in the net?

what do you think of this camera?

is it better than canon sx200 is or panasonic tz7 or tz5 or samsung wb500/wb550 ???

its the best r series for sure!!! night shots are very good!

could you put a picture to test the different colour modes? the colours look a little pale... i prefer vivid but i like the result

thanks
Unknown said…
hi~ i'm just wondering buying a camera...so your opinion cx1 and f200exr, which one is better?? i 'm looking forward for your respond. THZ
Nevin said…
I have written sort of a reply here:
http://ricoh-gx.blogspot.com/2009/03/so-you-want-to-read-reviews.html

It is a general reply, not specially pointed just to any of your questions.

Nevin

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