Ricoh GR

[Red Dawn]

I have a question about using snap focus..

When I set the focus mode to snap focus and press the shutter.. Somehow the camera will try to AF as if I half pressed the shutter..

Is there any settings I missed out or my technique is wrong?

It's just the camera moving the lens element to the required snap focus distance.
If I are auto focusing to infinity, then change to snap focus and if it's set to 1m, that camera will still need to set itself to 1m. U might need the lens element moving during this time.

 

[Red Dawn]

Hi

The GR seems to have lost a favorite feature of mine while shooting on the streets with the GRDiv. Just wanna confirm if it's the same with your cameras.

The GRDiv has a Shoot with LCD off mode which allows me to shoot and change aperture and shutter speeds with the LCD off (LCD will come on momentarily if I turn the shutter speed or aperture dial to allow me to see what I changed to). In conjunction with the tiny but excellent GV-2 finder I was able to shoot without the LCD on at all, saving battery and being more stealthy, ESP at night. I can change settings with the camera held down without looking at it and shoot without the LCD lighting up (I turned the picture review to off in all my cameras)

The new GR does allow me to shoot blind but it does not allow changing aperture and shutter speeds with the display off - not only does it not turn on momentarily, if I spin the dial several clicks, I turn the LCD back on and realised the shutter speed hasn't been changed at all... So now to change aperture or shutter speeds, I will be forced to turn on the LCD and look down to confirm changes..... Does it look like that on your cameras?

If so this is a much valuable feature lost in this new GR....

 

[ray_stinger]

It is not lost. You need to turn on Information Display Mode under the Setup menu for this to work.

Hi

The GR seems to have lost a favorite feature of mine while shooting on the streets with the GRDiv. Just wanna confirm if it's the same with your cameras.

The GRDiv has a Shoot with LCD off mode which allows me to shoot and change aperture and shutter speeds with the LCD off (LCD will come on momentarily if I turn the shutter speed or aperture dial to allow me to see what I changed to). In conjunction with the tiny but excellent GV-2 finder I was able to shoot without the LCD on at all, saving battery and being more stealthy, ESP at night. I can change settings with the camera held down without looking at it and shoot without the LCD lighting up (I turned the picture review to off in all my cameras)

The new GR does allow me to shoot blind but it does not allow changing aperture and shutter speeds with the display off - not only does it not turn on momentarily, if I spin the dial several clicks, I turn the LCD back on and realised the shutter speed hasn't been changed at all... So now to change aperture or shutter speeds, I will be forced to turn on the LCD and look down to confirm changes..... Does it look like that on your cameras?

If so this is a much valuable feature lost in this new GR....

 

[subatoyo]

Can u guys stop posting photos from this bugger? I can't take it any more.

 

[hjbyeo]

sibei nice !!!

Thanks, Bro!

 

[hjbyeo]

In-camera B&W, SOOC tones.


​

 

[hjbyeo]

Guys, those who has the GR already .. what have you set for your MY1, MY2, MY3?

Really love the configurability of this wonderful compact.

Mine's
MY1 - for landscape, focus set at infinity, manual mode, Multi-meter, aperture set at f11, fn2 set to self-timer, Vivid in-camera, NR all OFF.
MY2 - for b+w street, focus set at snapfocus, TAv mode, Spot Metering, aperture set at f5.6, effect set to b+w, NR auto.
MY3 - for occasional portraiture, 35mm crop, Av mode, aperture set at f2.8, effect set to positive film, NR auto.

Yours?

 

[hjbyeo]

It is not lost. You need to turn on Information Display Mode under the Setup menu for this to work.

Thanks! Great info.

 

[blue_quartz]

Guys, those who has the GR already .. what have you set for your MY1, MY2, MY3?

Really love the configurability of this wonderful compact.

Mine's
MY1 - for landscape, focus set at infinity, manual mode, Multi-meter, aperture set at f11, fn2 set to self-timer, Vivid in-camera, NR all OFF.
MY2 - for b+w street, focus set at snapfocus, TAv mode, Spot Metering, aperture set at f5.6, effect set to b+w, NR auto.
MY3 - for occasional portraiture, 35mm crop, Av mode, aperture set at f2.8, effect set to positive film, NR auto.

Yours?

Good recommendation. I haven't put much thought in it though haha... MY1 for B&W and MY2 for "Fast" stuff, Tv mode and slightly higher base ISO so I can control the shutter snap quickly... MY3 is still empty, maybe I'll follow your portrait mode!

 

[ray_stinger]

A few more test shots taken this evening. The resolving power of this camera is pretty amazing.

 

[hjbyeo]

A few more test shots taken this evening. The resolving power of this camera is pretty amazing.

Somehow I felt it resolves similar to the GXR 28. Same hazy evening ... same dreadful sky.

GR28 "+film" effect


​

 

[ray_stinger]

Hmm, technology has came a long way for a camera of this size to resolve DSLR quality photos.

The hazy sky is not doing this camera much justice imo.

Somehow I felt it resolves similar to the GXR 28. Same hazy evening ... same dreadful sky.

GR28 "+film" effect


​

 

[Red Dawn]

It is not lost. You need to turn on Information Display Mode under the Setup menu for this to work.

Hi

Genius.... Thanks! I remember turning it off thinking it's irrelevant. The grd4 didn't have this extra control.
Leaving for Tokyo in a few hours with the GR in the bag. If the past few days were any indication, my m9 is going to spend a lot of time in the bag when I am on the streets of Tokyo

 

[tofu master]

will the GR be available in white?

 

[MichaelLee]

will the GR be available in white?

no answer as of now. but personally I hope there will be a limited edition.

 

[Randius]

no answer as of now. but personally I hope there will be a limited edition.

I seriously hope not, else I will need to buy another one :dunno:

 

[hjbyeo]

I seriously hope not, else I will need to buy another one :dunno:

I don't think it'll be a white one. They came out with different ones for each LTD ed. So I am going to assume that there'll be a different theme.

 

[Randius]

I don't think it'll be a white one. They came out with different ones for each LTD ed. So I am going to assume that there'll be a different theme.

It will definitely not be a white one. But hopefully it will not be as unattractive as the Stussy edition.

 

[SyncGuy]

Can u guys stop posting photos from this bugger? I can't take it any more.

Neither can I... Can this LiL machine do in-camera pano? Just curious..

 

[ray_stinger]

Neither can I... Can this LiL machine do in-camera pano? Just curious..

No in-camera pano. It is striped off the fanciful gimmicks and left with only the controls and functions that truly matter to a photographer.