Used Ricoh Cameras
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History of Canon Photocopiers
Canon photocopiers lead the way in the document reproduction industry, regularly winning awards for their products. The company was founded in 1933, originally named Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory. Their initial goal was to develop a 35mm camera. In 1947 the company was renamed Canon Camera Co Inc. In the 1960′s the company decided to broaden their product range starting with a 10 key electronic calculator. In 1969 the company changed its name again, to Canon Inc.
Canon entered the photocopier market in 1965 with the launch of the Canofax 1000. Xerox had dominated the photocopier market up to this point with their own ‘xerography’ process.
In 1968 Canon released Japan’s first plain paper photocopier, the NP-1100
Although their products and product developments were succesful, Canon had a weak marketing strategy and failed to distinguish their products successfully from their competitors. They failed to capitalise on their sales potential before rival companies caught up with their technology and product advancements. This problem affected Canon black and white photocopier range and calculator divisions.
In 1972 Canon developed the “liquid dry” photocopying system, which used plain paper and liquid developer, but produced dry photocopies. Canon were not confident with their marketing strength and were nervous that competitors would infringe on their patents and rip off their new product. So instead of marketing and selling the product themselves they licensed the technology to other manufacturers. This resulted in wasted earnings potential, hindering Canon’s financial performance, and in 1975 it failed to pay a dividend for the first time since World War II.
In the 1970′s Canon employed a new Managing Diector, Ryuzaburo Kaku, to change management and sales in the company. Canon began to streamline its operations and management and focused on marketing their products more aggressively. In 1977 Kaku was named president of the company, succeeding Mitarai, who remained chairman.
In the 1950′s colour toner was developed although colour photocopiers were not available until they released the first Canon colour photocopier in 1973. However the equipment and supplies were expensive and colour photocopiers did not gain market share until the early 1990′s. Even then they were not common in the workplace and were typically found in print shops.
In 1982 Canon developed the first personal copier, it was called a personal copier because the reproduction elements were all contained in a cartridge that users could just replace themselves when they ran out. This time Canon marketed the product heavily with a massive ad campaign starring actor Jack Klugman.
Canon continued to introduce new products in the 1980s to compete effectively in mature markets such as the camera market. However, the majority of their success came from new markets, such as integrated office workstations and desktop publishing systems. Canon were now competing with much larger companies that were well established in their fields.
In 1983 they took on the might of Xerox with a laser printer similar to Xerox’s own, Canon’s product was sold at one third of the price of Xerox. Canon also undertook a battle with Ricoh over facsimilie machines in the early 80′s
With their new products and aggressive marketing strategies Canon experienced massive sales and profit growth, with their annual sales growing sevenfold between 1975 and 1985. Profits grew further and in 1990 Canon had an exceptional year where they doubled their profits. The following years, in the 1990′s showed slower growth and reduced profits. This was partially due to the recession in Japan and the appreciation of the yen, affecting export-oriented Japanese companies, like Canon, especially hard.
Canon’s response to the recession was to advance its globalisation by moving production out of Japan. Canon also sought out new makets for it’s goods, expanding Asian-Pacific sales and marketing productsto Russia for the first time. Canon continued to commit to research and development of new products.
In 1977 a Canon engineer accidentally invented the bubble jet printing technology when during testing, a hot soldering iron accidentally touched the needle of an ink-filled syringe, causing ink to spray from the needle’s tip. A member of the research team realised that heat, instead of pressure, could perhaps be used to induce the spray of ink. This was successfully marketed in the early 1990′s, some 15 years after the discovery of the process. The BJC-820 full-color bubble-jet printer was introduced in 1992, followed in 1994 by the innovative notebook computer with built-in color bubble-jet printer, a product developed in partnership with IBM.
In 1987 the photocopier industry was revolutionised again with the release of the first digital photocopier by Ricoh. Canon soon followed suit releasing their digital photocopier products which effectively consisted of and integrated scanner and laser printer. In 2001 Canon released its first two digital personal copiers, the PC1080F and the PC1060.
Today, despite the company’s high profile in the consumer market for cameras and computer printers, most of the company revenue comes from the office products division, especially Digital copiers, and its line of image RUNNER digital multifunctional devices.
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Ricoh R1s Point and Shoot Camera 30mm and 24mm Lens with Date $45.00 |
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Ricoh KR 10 Super 35mm SLR Film Camera with 70mm Lens $6.00 |
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Ricoh GR Digital 28mm f2.4 Camera 8.1 MP with GW-1 GH-1 Mint GRD $329.00 |
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*Mint+ in box* Ricoh GR1 GR-1 silver camera w/GR 28mm f/2.8 jp11359 $450.00 |
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Ricoh XR-10 SLR Camera with Rikenon P 1:2 50mm lens $5.00 |
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RICOH KR5 35MM CAMERA BODY CLEAN GLASS METER AND SHUTTER WORK MISSING SELF TIMER $14.92 |
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Ricoh Shotmaster 130-Z Point and Shoot Film Camera $13.95 |
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55mm f/2.2 Prime Ricoh for camera w/Pentax K PK mount Nice w/caps $12.99 |
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RICOH GR1 Silver Camera “w/GR f=28mm” Excellent-working w/Case,Strap $255.00 |
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(AD 11) RICOH CAMERA FA-40 WITH 2 LENSES AND BAG $2.99 |
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Ricoh XR-10 manual SLR camera pkg $60.00 |
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FOTOMAT SERIES-35 MC MACRO TELEPHOTO LENS FOR RICOH CAMERA $35.00 |
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Ricoh KR 10 Super 35mm SLR Film Camera with 35-70mm 1:3.5-4.5 zoom $29.99 |
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Ricoh Rikenon film camera lens minty 55mm 1.4 $36.99 |
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MC AUTO ZOOM CPC CCT 28-80mm MACRO Lens f/ RICOH CAMERA $35.95 |
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★RICOH FILM CAMERA★XF30 SUPER DATE with Strap/Soft Case/Good Condition/Used★ $14.26 |
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vint. RICOH KR~10 CAMERA MANUAL $8.99 |
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RICOH TOKYO JAPAN Q-110Z Q11Z AF MULTI 35MM FILM CAMERA-REMOTE CONTROL & TRIPOD $22.99 |
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Ricoh KR-30sp Camera $35.00 |
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Ricohmatic 44 TLR 4×4 Film Camera with Riken Ricoh 60mm Lens Meter and Box $150.00 |
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Ricoh Caplio 500SE W 8.0 MP Digital Camera – Black used $9.99 |
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Ricoh RZ-770 Compact Film Camera 35-70mm Zoom. $0.99 |
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RICOH 126 C AUTOMATIC VINTAGE FILM CAMERA 35mm F:2.8 40mm RIKENON LENS 12206 $49.99 |
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Ricoh FF-3AF-Beautiful Compact 35mm camera-Mint w/Box $80.95 |
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RICOH MIRRI 35 -135 mm camera – very good condition $17.99 |
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Vintage RICOH Singlex TLS 35mm SLR Film Camera w/2.8 55mm Rikenon M42 Lens $49.99 |
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Vintage Ricoh Fan Flash w/ Case Photography Camera $29.99 |
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Ricoh GR IV 10.4 MP Digital Camera – White $500.00 |
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RICOH CR-5 SLR CAMERA with PENTAX K MOUNT 55mm F2.2 RIKENON LENS MADE IN JAPAN $69.99 |
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USED CANON REBEL CAMERA WITH SUNPAK SOFTLITE 1600A FLASH $24.99 |
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Ricoh XR-P Multi-Program 35mm SLR Film Camera + 28-100mm Zoom Lens $25.65 |
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RICOH MIRRI 105 CAMERA LOOKS GREAT $36.75 |
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USED NIKON ZOOM TOUCH 500 CAMERA WITH ZOOM 35 – 80MM $9.99 |
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RICOH XR-M 35mm SLR CAMERA WITH MULTI-PROGRAM TRI-METERING SYSTEM $29.99 |
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Ricoh GXR A12 12.3 MP Digital Camera – Black (Kit w/ 28mm Lens) $700.00 |
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RICOH KR30SP FILM CAMERA W/ 50MM F/2.0 LENS $75.00 |
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PRE-OWNED RICOH Q-100Z 35MM FLASH CAMERA W/BOX+ BOOKLET $25.50 |
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RICOH R-125Z 35MM CAMERA $7.99 |
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Ricoh 50mm f:2.0 Pentax K Mount lens Sears Camera Case $39.99 |
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RICOH MC-1B FILTER FOR THE RICOH GR1s/GR1V FILM CAMERAS (ORIGINAL) $23.69 |
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Ricoh FF 90 35mm camera works Retro $10.00 |
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Ricoh Super 44 Camera EXCELLENT CONDITION Flash Unit, Case, Filter, GREAT DEAL! $250.00 |
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Ricoh KR-10 Super 35mm SLR Film Camera $31.60 |
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Ricoh Shotmaster 110-ZP Date 35mm Point and Shoot Film Camera $22.00 |
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SEARS KS1000 (RICOH XR-1) 35mm SLR Film Camera with 3 Lenses $90.00 |
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RICOH KR-30 sp Program 35mm Camera Achiever 115A Flash Rikenon Lens Japan NR $9.99 |
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Lot of 35mm Point and Shoot film Cameras Olympus Canon Nikon Minolta Ricoh $7.49 |
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Polaroid Spirit 600 camera, slightly used condition with box and instructions $4.99 |
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Ricoh KR 10 Super 35mm SLR Film Camera with 50mm Lens & ORIGINAL MANUAL $0.99 |
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Vintage Nikon khaki canvas and leather camera bag with velcro inserts, excellent $9.99 |
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HandyCam Sony video camera CASE/ COVER Black/ strap or belt fasten $4.99 |
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Canon PowerShot SX130 IS 12.1 MP Digital Camera – Black (EU) $63.00 |
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Nikon Coolpix Touch Screen s230 Purple Camera $45.00 |
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Genuine Canon Camera Neck / Shoulder Strap SLR DSLR EOS Red Black **NEAR MINT** $15.99 |
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Konica FP-1 Program Vintage Camera 80-200 MM Zoom Lens Flash Original Strap $89.99 |
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NIKON N2000 AUTOFOCUS 35MM FILM SLR CAMERA BODY ONLY BLACK GREAT CONDITION $34.99 |
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UV Filter 82 mm Lens Ultra Violet Second Chance Safety Cover Video Camera Film $0.99 |
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Nikon COOLPIX 4800 4.0 MP Digital Camera – Silver $11.56 |
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82 mm Lens Hood Shade Diffuser Tulip Style Video Camera Film Wide Screen $0.99 |
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Nikon COOLPIX 8700 8.0 MP Digital Camera – Black $85.00 |
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1958 LEICA CAMERAS/LENSES * ORIGINAL MANUFACTURERS PAMPHLET / BROCHURE – NO.1446 $9.99 |
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PANASONIC N2QACC000005 VIDEO CAMERA REMOTE CONTROL $14.50 |
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Ricoh R1s Point and Shoot Camera 30mm and 24mm Lens with Date $45.00 |
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350 14.1 MP Digital Camera – Black $70.00 |
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Vivitar ViviCam X029 10.1 MP Digital Camera – Strawberry $25.00 |
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Canon EOS Rebel XS 1000D Digital SLR Camera – Black (Body Only) – WOW!! $299.00 |
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Nikon Genuine CF-61 fitted camera case for N65 N55 $39.99 |
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Pentax K-Mount 18-55 Zoom Lens for Pentax Digital SLR Cameras – Mint $75.00 |
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Classic NIKON “Nikon S 35mm Rangefinder Camera” circa 1950′s $998.70 |
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Classic DE MORNAY BUDD “Flash Synchronizer for Cameras” Circa late 1940′s $24.75 |
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CANON TLb Camera w/ 50mm 1.8 lens & Vivitar 2800 flash $75.00 |
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SONY VCL-E07A WIDE END CONVERSION CAMERA LENS 0.7x $34.50 |
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Vintage SEARS TLS 1000 MX 35mm SLR Film Camera $49.99 |
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Kodak EASYSHARE CX6330 3.1 MP Digital Camera – Silver With SD Reader! $9.99 |
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Polaroid 600 Instant Camera – OneStep Express – with camera bag $0.99 |
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VINTAGE ARGUS M3 MOVIE CAMERA $99.00 |
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Sony α (alpha) NEX-3 14.2 MP Digital Camera – BODY ONLY (w/box, CD, man, CASE) $148.50 |
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Canon EOS Rebel Ti 300V 35mm SLR Film Camera with body cap $25.00 |
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KIRON/ KINO Precision Japan 28- 70mm Macro 1:4 Extension Camera LENS Case/ Cap $39.95 |
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vgc NIKON N50 35mm SLR CAMERA body + photo guide manual + body cap works great $19.00 |
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exc NIKON N80 AF 35mm student FILM SLR CAMERA + cap WORKS GREAT FULLY FUNCTIONAL $49.00 |
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Canon PowerShot SX10 IS 10.0 MP Digital Camera – Black $150.00 |
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Nikon D40x 10.2 MP Digital SLR Camera – with extra’s – 2 lenses, 2 batteries +++ $330.99 |
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Nikon Genuine CF-DC1 fitted camera case for D3000 D5000 $49.99 |
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Polaroid sun 600 LMS Camera $5.00 |
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Manfrotto 2929 Variable Friction Magic Arm w/Camera Platform & Clamp excellent $92.00 |
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MAGNAVOX CAMCORDER EASY CAM CVR 315, USES VHS TAPES, CAMERA DOOR NEEDS WORK!!! $25.00 |
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Minolta Maxxum STsi 35mm SLR Film Camera Body Only $14.50 |
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Single Use 35mm Flash Camera – Brand New – 27 Exp – High Speed Film – SAVE! $2.25 |
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Single Use 35mm Flash Camera – Brand New – 27 Exp – High Speed Film – SAVE! $2.25 |
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Single Use 35mm Flash Camera – Brand New – 27 Exp – High Speed Film – SAVE! $2.25 |
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used Olympus T-20 flash for OM series cameras T20 $49.99 |
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Hasselblad 500CM Chrome Camera Set + 60mm 5.6 C Distagon Lens A24 500C/M *USED* $949.99 |
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GENUINE ORIGINAL ZEISS IKON CONTAFLEX I 35mm SLR CAMERA with 50mm TESSAR LENS $199.99 |
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Minolta Maxxum 7000AF SLR Film Camera with 50mm Lens+75-200 mm lense &accesories $62.05 |
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Vintage Camera Photography Sears Multiflector Folding Flash Unit No. 5 M2 AG-1 $6.99 |
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Vintage Instant Photo Land Camera POLAROID AUTOMATIC 103,MINTY Flash $39.99 |
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Rare CANON 7 Rangefinder Screw Mount Camera Competitor of Leica M3 + LENS $450.00 |
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Lowepro Rezo 140 AW Camera Bag $24.00 |
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DURAGADGET Window / Windscreen / Windshield suction mount tripod mount holder for Ricoh GR, DIGITAL II III 2 3, GXR, 200, 100 VF $9.99 … |
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Sigma DP2S 14MP X3 FOVEON CMOS Digital Camera with 24.2mm f/2.8 and 2.5 inch LCD $940.00 14 Megapixel FOVEON X3 Image Sensor 24.2mm (41mm equivalent) f/2.8 Lens 2.5 LCD Display ‘True II’ Image Processor Power Save Mode High Speed Auto Focusing Visible Labeling of Buttons Records JPEG & RAW Files Built-in Flash & Hot Shoe Includes Sigma Photo Pro 4.0 Software… |
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Sigma DP2x Compact Digital Camera, 14.45 Megapixels,AFE (Analog Front End), High Speed AF $625.48 The new Sigma DP2x is the latest DP2 series model and incorporates AFE (Analog Front End) and high speed auto focus. AFE is also used in the DP1x compact digital camera and SD15 digital SLR and converts full color data, which the FOVEON X3 capture system records, into a digital signal. This enables the camera to reproduce high definition and richly colored images. In addition, the new AF algorit… |
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Ricoh Aficio SP C231N Color Laser Printer (406505) $199.99 21 PPM for color and monochrome prints. Mainframe includes 250-sheet Paper Tray, 1-sheet Bypass Tray, and 128MB RAM. Ships with All-in-One Toner Cartridges that yield 1,000 prints…. |
