Ricoh RZ3000
The Ricoh RZ3000 for what it is can only really be faulted for its need for specific expensive batteries otherwise it is a fantastic camera. It takes two CR123-A batteries to power it. The RZ3000 has a seven focus point AF system although they are clustered in the center it is more than the 3 offered by most of the competitors at the time. And better yet if you want to use a single central focus point it can be selected on the main operating dial rather than through some presses of a small button. You can also set the focus to infinity with the main dial which is convenient when shooting through glass or when you want to make sure the camera doesn’t lock focus on something in the foreground. The lens on the RZ3000 is a 38-135 f 4.5-f9.5 six element in three groups. So I guess that could be added to the fault list as 38mm isn’t as wide as I like a lens to start but the trade off tends to be overall image quality. I’ve written about this camera before here Ricoh RZ3000
