God bless Ricoh GR! A 2 years experience shooting the streets

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Ciao dear mate of RFf!

Those following words are the least i can write to say how much i am grateful to my little GR, and no, i am not paid from Ricoh.
It’s been more than two (2) years that I own my little black gem.
I bought it just after my graduation in 2014, and I couldn’t have done a better choice back then.
I am very grateful to myself when I made this choice.

All can I say, is that buying a Ricoh GR was the best investment I ever made in my photography.


Period.


If your interested, here are more thoughts about the GR, and most of all, my fav pics i shot with it!

https://itsalwaysluck.wordpress.com/2016/11/07/god-bless-ricoh-gr/

Peace,
Giorgio



http://eyegobananas.com/
 
Looks like the GR has served you extremely well. Very strong images. You have a nice way of processing that is vivid but not too artificial.

The GRD III was my everyday camera from October 2009 to mid 2013, when the GR was released. Having a GR/D as a primary camera throughout life, work and travel is a gift.

If a Leica with 35mm lens is your next camera, the GR will make an excellent companion.
 
Some nice colors and bw, lots of jumping...

I didn't find the link with God naming for no reason to be something which is related to gear review, but list of personal achievements in some contests. I followed another link which supposed to be about GR and still didn't find the difference between setting GR in Auto and using of iPhone. Still have no idea how people could use camera without VF and have good street pictures...

God Rivals is this what GR stands for? :)
 
Ko.Fe. said:
....Still have no idea how people could use camera without VF and have good street pictures...
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I'd say the OP offers plenty of evidence that great work can be done without a VF. Terrific portfolio, Giorgio! Really enjoyed it.

John
 
johnwolf said:
I'd say the OP offers plenty of evidence that great work can be done without a VF..
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This what I'm finding interesting. I just can't do it quick enough and with confidence as with RF. Maybe GR is very different from iPhone, but no info in the "reviews" provided :).
 
Ko.Fe. said:
This what I'm finding interesting. I just can't do it quick enough and with confidence as with RF. Maybe GR is very different from iPhone, but no info in the "reviews" provided :).
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What you can miss with LCD-only is the ability to see small details, subtle gestures, and such. But with practice you can take in the scene through the LCD and in real life at the same time. That helps a lot.

And, yes, using the GR is worlds different than using a phone. GR ergonomics are so superior. Then there's snap focus, TAv, one-handed capability, etc. And, of course, that remarkable lens/sensor combination.

John
 
iammine said:
Ciao dear mate of RFf!

Those following words are the least i can write to say how much i am grateful to my little GR, and no, i am not paid from Ricoh.
It’s been more than two (2) years that I own my little black gem.
I bought it just after my graduation in 2014, and I couldn’t have done a better choice back then.
I am very grateful to myself when I made this choice.

All can I say, is that buying a Ricoh GR was the best investment I ever made in my photography.


Period.

If your interested, here are more thoughts about the GR, and most of all, my fav pics i shot with it!

https://itsalwaysluck.wordpress.com/2016/11/07/god-bless-ricoh-gr/

Peace,
Giorgio



http://eyegobananas.com/
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nice work. the 28mm focal length (equiv) is a hard one to master. you seem to be comfortable with it.
 
johnwolf said:
What you can miss with LCD-only is the ability to see small details, subtle gestures, and such. But with practice you can take in the scene through the LCD and in real life at the same time. That helps a lot.

And, yes, using the GR is worlds different than using a phone.
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Interesting point about LCD and real life, close to both eyes open RF shooting.

My favorite street walk and outdoor family pictures is with the sun behind me. I guess, main difference between iPhone and GR in this regard is in improved anti-flare screen capability.
I reread this OP GR review https://itsalwaysluck.wordpress.com/2015/01/05/street-camera-review-ricoh-gr/ and it is more clear to me know why it is good camera.
 
My mind works differently with a viewfinder

My mind works differently with a viewfinder

I've struggled for a long time to put into words the difference between composing my pictures with a viewfinder (must be ergonomically located on the camera) and composing on a screen. For me they are two different ways of thinking, and one - the viewfinder way - gets me consistently better pictures.

With a viewfinder, it's as though I am looking around inside the image world, in a type of god mode, deciding where the image frame will descend and what slice of time will be preserved. I police the frame better, control the background better, and get more interesting arrangements of the action with the viewfinder. Surprisingly, even my subconscious mind is in on this act and all those ideas apply even more strongly when shooting quickly. When I do not have time to consciously compose each shot the viewfinder somehow allows my mind to make good images.

With a screen, especially in that last scenario (the quick composition without time for conscious thought) my images are worse. If the viewfinder puts me in "god-mode," so to speak, then the screen-based camera puts my in "art museum tourist mode." Over and over again my mind acts like it does when I'm looking at a painting on a gallery wall, and I cannot imagine as well what lies beyond the frame, what might have been done differently, or correct as efficiently for background problems in that flat image. So many times after shooting quickly using screens, I return to process my images and I think "how could I not have seen that?" about some bothersome part of the photos that get graded as rejects.

I'm not slamming small digitals, or the Ricoh GR in particular (which I do love as a pocket camera). But the mental differences are real for me and I wish the Ricoh had an Olympus XA sized viewfinder in the corner.
 
iammine said:
Ciao dear mate of RFf!

Those following words are the least i can write to say how much i am grateful to my little GR, and no, i am not paid from Ricoh.
It’s been more than two (2) years that I own my little black gem.
I bought it just after my graduation in 2014, and I couldn’t have done a better choice back then.
I am very grateful to myself when I made this choice.

All can I say, is that buying a Ricoh GR was the best investment I ever made in my photography.


Period.


If your interested, here are more thoughts about the GR, and most of all, my fav pics i shot with it!

https://itsalwaysluck.wordpress.com/2016/11/07/god-bless-ricoh-gr/

Peace,
Giorgio



http://eyegobananas.com/
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Very nice stuff. How do you get those colors?
 
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