its over 6months since I broke my Ricoh and have yet to replace it... but I think I've found the one, having borrowed and previously had a number of small pocket size cameras, I find them more of a pain than anything else, and being used to holding a decent sized SLR, i think this is the perfect solution, as with the GR, a good sturdy feel to the thing! And better yet almost half the price.. i gave it a go the other day and its pretty good.. so this is it.. next purchase and in an almost 'HF Recommend's' type fashion.. this is the camera I'm buying and recommending.