>>4247384the GR is small for its sensor precisely because it has a fixed focal length. no way in hell "it should be easy for Ricoh". Canon is a fucking optics giant with more R&D and know-how than Ricoh. If Canon, Sony, or Nikon can't do it, Ricoh definitely can't.
Furthermore compare say a Pentax DA 40 Limited vs a DA 20-40 Limited. Look how easy it is for Ricoh to make high quality single focal length pankcake lens and then see it's size increase massively when they make it into a zoom lens of similar quality and focal range.
