Tariq Gibran wrote:
The GR was pretty much the only camera I was "allowed" to bring as the family has very little patience with me whenever I bring more serious gear on a family vacation. There is usually also the issue of needing to bring something that can go everywhere with me at all times- with the family- and the GR is perfect for that. I find it offers a nice compromise between the smartphone and something larger.
A few more from our family trip to Costa Rica.
Great shots. They remind me that it's not about fast shutter speeds or the ability to change lenses. Limitations actually spark creativity.
And honestly, it's like carrying a phone. You can just slip it in your pocket.
Fred Miranda wrote:
Limitations actually spark creativity.
Thanks Fred. This is a quote that my wife - a ceramic artist - states constantly. It's also an idea that has seemingly become lost over the past few decades, particularly since the advent of digital photography and the subsequent hyper focus on gear (which I'm sure we are all guilty of. I know I am).
While I'm still very much on the fence re acquiring a GR IV, I decided to try the GR wideangle lens - the WA adapter that converts my GR3 to a 21mm.
I really can't see any substantial image degradation. It definitely doesn't have the 'draw' of my 21mm super elmar, but it compares very nicely in good light.
All shot at aperture 6.3, 21mm equiv. significant lightroom edits, cobalt repro profile
markhout wrote:
While I'm still very much on the fence re acquiring a GR IV, I decided to try the GR wideangle lens - the WA adapter that converts my GR3 to a 21mm.
I really can't see any substantial image degradation. It definitely doesn't have the 'draw' of my 21mm super elmar, but it compares very nicely in good light.
All shot at aperture 6.3, 21mm equiv. significant lightroom edits, cobalt repro profile
I tried the wide angle converter lens and did not find the image quality so great outside of the center (lack of sharpness and severe CA). This very well could have been due to the fact that I was not using the official Ricoh GA-1 adapter but instead used the Haoge LAR-GR Lens 49mm Filter Adapter Ring (which does specify compatibility with the GW-4 Wide Conversion Lens nonetheless). Or, perhaps I just received a poor wide angle converter copy. What I did not realize before buying this adapter (which I really should have) is just how heavy and big it is on the small GRIII.
I acquired the GRiiix a few days back from the Buy/Sell section here. I am stunned at the small size and the very high quality output. I get the hype now. A few samples below.
This could be an example of what can be done with bad or difficult, harsh light, or with trying to make order of a complex scene, with reflections adding to the possible confusion. Yes, the camera is a Ricoh GRD IV, with its tiny sensor — I still love this camera.
Ricoh GRD IV | ISO 100 | f/1.9 | 1/800 sec Chiang Mai
Ramesses II and the Limestone False Door of Ptahshepses at the British Museum in London. Just two of the many extraordinary (and often stolen) artifacts housed there. I really like taking the GRIII on my travels (and I don't feel a need to get the new IV yet)
Another image from around lake Arenal in Costa Rica. I'm constantly surprised by just how malleable the GR III files are. I originally did not think this image file was useable.
Been a while since I've had time for photography, even longer since adding to this string. Here a few from a recent activity that is a favorite of mine, rambling back-roads in the High Plains of NE Colorado.
