Photographyblog has posted a review of the Ricoh Caplio R1 digital camera.

The results of the review:
“Image quality has dramatically improved in comparison with previous Ricoh models[…].
What should be a simple to use digicam is actually a frustrating experience. The 28-135mm lens is a great feature on such a compact model, offering true wide-angle and portrait options, but when zooming from telephoto to wide-angle, it almost sounds as though there is something mechanically wrong with the zooming mechanism. If Ricoh had retained the useability of their previous models and coupled it with the improved image quality, then the Caplio R1 would have been well worth considering[…].”

Read the entire review here.