photo - Ken Gilbert
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next * state of the art<br />
wild CompaCt<br />
Swap out your lens, sensor, and processor all at once<br />
Thanks, perhaps, to Micro Four<br />
Thirds, the concept of interchangeable<br />
lenses on compact cameras is<br />
catching on. And Ricoh has taken<br />
interchangeable to a new level with<br />
its GXR—making the entire lens,<br />
sensor, and image processor portion<br />
of the camera swappable as a single<br />
module. Each is sold individually, to<br />
plug into a single body ($550, street).<br />
The benefit? Ricoh claims this<br />
creates the best lens/sensor/<br />
processor combos. Since macro<br />
shooting may require a high ISO to<br />
get fast shutter speeds, the macro<br />
module ($830, street) pairs a 33mm<br />
(50mm equivalent) f/2.5 close-up<br />
lens with an APS-C-sized 12.3MP<br />
CMOS sensor to keep noise down.<br />
There’s a 24–72mm (equivalent)<br />
f/2.5–4.4 VC module ($440, street),<br />
with a smaller 10MP CCD sensor.<br />
A 300mm (equivalent) module<br />
planned for 2010 will have an even<br />
smaller sensor, with a higher crop<br />
factor for added reach.<br />
Drawback? The unique system<br />
seems pricey to us. —Philip Ryan<br />
ricoh gXr body with swappable macro and zoom modules<br />
22 popular phoTography January 2010<br />
400,<br />
000<br />
Number of unique book<br />
titles self-publisher Blurb<br />
estimates it will have<br />
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28<br />
Number of titles,<br />
including six limited<br />
editions, published by<br />
Aperture in 2009<br />
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How to really take your<br />
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shooTing while sticking your<br />
camera out the window of a<br />
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