Comments on: Ricoh R8 http://www.digitalcameratracker.com/ricoh-r8/ Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:07:01 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: C. McKnight http://www.digitalcameratracker.com/ricoh-r8/comment-page-1/#comment-20128 C. McKnight Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:57:33 +0000 http://www.digitalcameratracker.com/ricoh-r8/#comment-20128 <p>Had a Ricoh before and wanted the R8 after losing my G8.</p> <p>Terrible mistake!!! Brand new camera=broken Zoom within the first hour!!! When zooming, at max zoom, lens went all screwy, image blurred, lens automatically reverted to standard image!!! Wide angle broke also within the first hour after leaving the shop!!! Terrible shadows in each corner of each image!!! Even using the flash each picture turns out with a shadow in each corner, as if one is looking through a a keyhole or something.</p> <p>Took it back to the shop, they denied it was their problem and said they could send it to Ricoh if I paid for the shipping and maybe in a month or three it would come back!!! Shi*ty service, terrible example of Ricoh's self-vaunted "Expert" retailer network.</p> <p>Stay away, stay far away from the R8.</p> Had a Ricoh before and wanted the R8 after losing my G8.

Terrible mistake!!! Brand new camera=broken Zoom within the first hour!!! When zooming, at max zoom, lens went all screwy, image blurred, lens automatically reverted to standard image!!! Wide angle broke also within the first hour after leaving the shop!!! Terrible shadows in each corner of each image!!! Even using the flash each picture turns out with a shadow in each corner, as if one is looking through a a keyhole or something.

Took it back to the shop, they denied it was their problem and said they could send it to Ricoh if I paid for the shipping and maybe in a month or three it would come back!!! Shi*ty service, terrible example of Ricoh’s self-vaunted “Expert” retailer network.

Stay away, stay far away from the R8.

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