RegHardware has reviewed the 7.24 megapixel Ricoh Caplio R5 and writes – “Along with its good quality lens and flexible zoom the highlight of the R5 must be its macro capability. With the ability to focus down to 1cm you can capture some really stunning close-ups, though getting this close without the lens casting a shadow on your subject can be tricky. This is where a circular, lens-mounted ring light comes in handy but as the R5 has no filter thread on the lens it’s not really an option. Flash is disabled in macro mode and this, combined with the R5’s poor low-light focusing may mean you do most of your macro photography outdoors in daylight.
The long zoom, 7.24 megapixel CCD, stunning macro, compact size and image stabilization all help the R5 to justify £250 asking price, but as a package there’s just not enough it excels at to make it easy to recommend without reservations. Good but not great.”
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[Sample Photos at RegHardware]
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