It is still under development but this announced module will be displayed, as a mock up, at the CP+ CIPA show in Yokohama, Japan. This is a new kind of GXR module. Till now, the GSR module where made of a lens and a sensor. This one is only made of a sensor and a lens mount which actually gives a lot of interesting perspective to all Leica enthusiasts and photographers who have old M lenses at home. The sensor will be a CMOS chip of APS-C size. The press release from Ricoh (see below) is quite blur regarding the possible availability of this kind of module for other lens brands and we do think we could imagine other Canon EF GXR modules or Pentax K GXR module in the future.


Ricoh Co., Ltd. (president and CEO: Shiro Kondo) announced the development of expansion unit for the GXR interchangeable unit camera system, which went on sale on December 18, 2009.

The GXR is a revolutionary new interchangeable unit camera system in which lenses can be changed by mounting camera units that integrate lens, image sensor, and image processing engine into a single unit. In addition, fully utilizing its unique capabilities, the GXR line will expand to include a variety of devices through the addition of interchangeable units other than camera units.



The GXR line now includes four camera units, but the newly developed unit being announced here is an expansion unit.

Development model name: GXR Lens Mount Unit

• With this lens mount unit, photographers can mount lenses such as Leica M lenses and use them for shooting with the GXR.
• The lens mount unit is being designed to make the best use of the optical characteristics of the lenses mounted. It will have as its image sensor a 23.6 mm × 15.7 mm (APS-C size; total pixels: approx. 12.90 million) CMOS sensor, and it will also feature a newly developed focal plane shutter.
• Release is planned for the autumn of 2011.

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