GF1: 14 Days in Japan (Photos+Video)

[urban_alchemist]

And then we get to the elephant in the room: the Ricoh GRX.

I was convinced I was going to pick one of these up with the 20mm pancake, but then Ricoh came and pulled out the weirdest little thing ever.

I'm tempted by both: the (relatively) large sensor zooms/wides and video of the m4/3, and APS-C 50mm of the Ricoh. As a die-hard GRD/GRDII fan, the thought of the Ricoh interface makes me lean more that way...

But not enough to actually put my money where my mouth is. Argh!

 

[Fujitsu]

that has been the stumbling block for me as well. for the record i think they are brilliant cameras and i would love to start working on them but the lack of wide, reasonably fast options has left me on the sidelines. the 14 f2.8 would be a mighty convincing argument though!

for those of you using them what are your feelings on build and durability? reckon they could stand up to fairly heavy use (and possible abuse)?

I bought a GF1 for my wife two weeks ago. Purchased an M to M4/3 adapter as well. The combo was so much fun, guess what, I have another GF1 on order now.

Its a nice little camera and RAW files hold a lot of quality. Metal chassis feels solid.

 

[bronney]

Brian you stayed at the Shinjuku Prince Hotel didn't you hehheheh. I love Tokyo. Haze free shots all the way to infinity!

 

[wongyboi]

Brian you stayed at the Shinjuku Prince Hotel didn't you hehheheh. I love Tokyo. Haze free shots all the way to infinity!

Shinjuku yes, but it was at Keio Plaza Hotel

 

[__hh]

M 4/3 (E-P1) is great fun but would never drop my M8 or 5D.Life is short... enjoy the lot.

Zoz,

although you would never "drop" your M8/5D, would you run over them with a car