The Ricoh R8 camera is beautiful; it is small, lightweight, packed with features and looks fantastic! After being unfortunate enough to own a Ricoh R7 (which was sent to back to Ricoh for the same fault five times) it's great to see that Ricoh has corrected many of the R7s faults. Many people have been disappointed by previous Ricoh compact digital cameras however the R8 should help win back a few of these disheartened people.
Ricoh R8 Features and Specifications
This digital camera is packed with competence; 10 million effective pixels, huge 28-200 mm (35mm equivalent) zoom lens, 1 cm. macro shooting distance, 2.7-inch TFT LCD, SDHC memory card capability and approximate 270 photo battery power. This Ricoh is also very quick to start-up and focusing is good even in low-light conditions. The R8 has all the usual compact camera features and far more.
Annoyances
Unfortunately the design team at Ricoh still haven't figured out that having the flash just above the right side hand grip means that occasionally the flash will be blocked by the right hand holding the camera. Other compact camera makers place the flash on the left of the camera for a very good reason!
Is the Ricoh R8 worth Buying?
Yes. The Ricoh is a solid and capable compact digital camera. Unfortunately reliability problems with previous Ricoh digital cameras will put people off buying the R8. I bought a Canon Powershot at the same time as the Ricoh R8 and expected to use the Canon as my prime compact camera. The Ricoh has surpassed the Canon as the household favourite compact digital camera.
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