Flawed Brilliance

[Dr Orloff]

The Ricoh GR is a superb camera, well it would be if it had a proper gasket to seal the sensor. Instead it has a crap one. Cost of a suitable gasket to suit the shape of what it is sealing would be a few pence per unit.

So now my GR has dust, a big squiggly strand of dust, right in the centre. I tried the hoovering trick and now it has more. So it is presently a brilliant but useless camera.

I also have an older GRDIII - that has dust too.

Why the **** can't they not have sorted out this easily rectified, known issue.

I'll be taking the GR to pieces, but does anyone know if the Fuji X70 is good? - it certainly looks it. It has a fixed lens too and is only slightly bigger than the GR. Any other alternatives to think about? - APS-C sensor essential, no point in having a beercan lens on it either.

[aliengrove]

I have read a lot of reports recently on sensor dust on the GR. Strangely, considering the years of abuse I have put mine through, including a self-repair to the whole lens assembly and years in the desert, mine has no dust I have noticed.

[LennyBloke]

My GR had dust when it arrived (used sale) - I sent it back for cleaning (twice, they didn't get it the first time) and since then it's been fine

IMO it's near perfect for its type, except for dust and weather resistance

[punkrockemo]

I have a Panasonic LX100 that suffers a similar problem, it is otherwise a great camera. It can be very fustrating at times.

So far i have got away with the hoover trick but its a bit tricky as the lens is a bit to big for it.