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Ricoh GR Digital IV
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richiemccaw1
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I've seen a lot about the GRD IV's B&W capabilities. Can anyone share with me what it is that is so good about taking B&W shots with this camera please? I brought it out to Bt Timah Hill recently and absolutely loved the pictures I took with it. Just scratching my head a little on trying to appreciate the B&W shots I took too.
richiemccaw1
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Yamakasi
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not all the shots need to be in B&W..its better to leave it in colour than to convert it B&W for the sake of it..
oceanpriest
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"Colour itself was a kind of lie. When I saw my colour picture, I was much more interested in the colour than in the personality of the person" - Sebastião Salgado
Bryan Appleyard » Blog Archive » Sebastiao Salgado: The Unfiltered Lens
Bryan Appleyard » Blog Archive » Sebastiao Salgado: The Unfiltered Lens
It can remove the distraction of color.
But at other times, color can be more effective.
B/w or color, its a artistic choice, don't follow w/o thinking abt which makes Your shot better.
A lot of cameras can do pretty good b/w after customization in the camera.
GR is no different.
richiemccaw1
Senior Member
Thanks everyone. I will try to remember what you all have said when I next bring my GRD IV out. 
saberlancer
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Is the startup time really like 2+ secs as I read online? So slow ah..
Or is tht b4 some firmware update?
Or is tht b4 some firmware update?
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saberlancer
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Saw on FB "Ricoh DSC Taiwan" announcing Firmware 2.30 will be available on 8 Aug 2013. Do look out for it tomorrow if not will be on National Day.
Wow thx looking forward, bt wonder if still avail in store..lol
Was at tk photo last Sun. Stocks still available. The white grd 4 just left with 1 piece though.
saberlancer
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Its out!!!
What does '[SnapFocusDist.] can be registered.'means?
http://ricoh.com/r_dc/download/firmware/docs/grd4_vup_en.pdf
What does '[SnapFocusDist.] can be registered.'means?
http://ricoh.com/r_dc/download/firmware/docs/grd4_vup_en.pdf
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MichaelLee
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kudos to ricoh to continue the support on the firmware upgrade even though the cam is discontinued.
I think it may be better for you to really try it out and see if the startup time is a deal breaker, rather than keep commenting on how slow it starts up and how come the latest firmware doesn't shorten the startup time. btw, starting up the camera is also pretty noisy, so you may want to take that into consideration.
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This is a great PNS with small sensor that give deep DOF & Ricoh is moving toward large sensor with shallow DOF now.
This may be the last great little cam from Ricoh.
This may be the last great little cam from Ricoh.
Honestly,
the slow start up time doesn't affect me to get the shot!
It does come with reasonable battery life,
which you can leave your cam always on
the slow start up time doesn't affect me to get the shot!
It does come with reasonable battery life,
which you can leave your cam always on
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