Serious Compacts contributor Wouter Brandsma has blogged a report from Photokina 2008. There's lots of great information there, mainly from the perspective of a compact camera user.

• Which compact had Wouter saying "I made a few photographs at ISO 400 and ISO 800 and was amazed by the details and the amount of noise. Only some noise to be spotted in darker areas, but much better than my GX200"?
• How was the Panasonic G1 EVF?
• How does the LX3 feel compared with the D-LUX 4?
• Was there anything to learn about a digital Leica CL?
• Will the DP2 improve on any of the DP1 shortcomings?

Wouter Brandsma, a very talented photographer and Serious Compacts contributor has published his initial impressions of the Ricoh GX200. Wouter has extensive experience with that camera's predecessor, the GX100, and his article is full of insightful comments and, of course, excellent photos.

Read 'My initial Ricoh GX200 impressions' at Wouter Brandsma Photography

Wouter Brandsma has written an interesting article titled "Usefulness" on his blog. In it, he tackles the assumption that today's small pixel compacts represent a step backwards from older models.

After discovering sensor dust in his Ricoh GX100 for the third time this year, Serious Compacts contributor Wouter Brandsma has posted an open letter to Ricoh on his blog. At this point, I think that Ricoh ought to offer a replacement for Wouter's GX100. The best thing for Ricoh would be to replace it with a GX200. Through his wonderful photos on his blog, on Flickr, and in the GetDPI forums, Wouter has influenced many people to buy the GX100. His GX100 thread in the GetDPI forums should be required reading for anyone considering the camera. I can think of no one better to represent the capabilities of the GX200.