I'd make the article less about the camera and more about your photography.
mlu19
Established
Love your images. I can't agree with you more the Ricoh GR is the best camera for street photography, small/quiet, fast/zone focus, film-like color/bw.
nightfly
Well-known
Nice job. I really like your color images particularly.
You CAN add a little accessory finder. It makes it slightly less pocketable but more comfortable for viewfinder folks. It's not a Leica but if you feel more involved with your photography by looking through the viewfinder, it works. Feels like the film GR.
I use mine both ways. If I'm going out dedicated shooting, I use the viewfinder but I often use it as a grab and go camera or a travel camera without it.
I sold mine and bought a Fuji XE2 and a 28mm lens because I do prefer Fuji's colors but found it so frustrating to use and in most ways worse than the GR that I sold it and bought a GR II.
You CAN add a little accessory finder. It makes it slightly less pocketable but more comfortable for viewfinder folks. It's not a Leica but if you feel more involved with your photography by looking through the viewfinder, it works. Feels like the film GR.
I use mine both ways. If I'm going out dedicated shooting, I use the viewfinder but I often use it as a grab and go camera or a travel camera without it.
I sold mine and bought a Fuji XE2 and a 28mm lens because I do prefer Fuji's colors but found it so frustrating to use and in most ways worse than the GR that I sold it and bought a GR II.
iammine
Member
Hi mates, and first of all, thank you for all the great feedback about this simple article.
I am really happy for your grateful words.
I will try to answer the two main questions:
1.Viewfinder:
Yes, Ricoh lacks of an optical viewfinder, and no doubts it would be great to have a small one like the old GR film cameras. Btw, as nightfly said, you can add an external viewfinder on the hotshoe and the job is done. So, i don't really understand the complains about the "missing" viewfinder on this camera. Then, as johnwolf said, after using for some time the same camera and focal lenght (28mm here), you don't use the screen to compose: you look at real life, and when you feel something interesting is happening/is gonna happen, you raise your camera already knowing what will you frame. It's like you have 28mm frames in your head!
2. How to get those colours/post-processing:
I do NOT stay long time making PP. My usual workflow is: LR import, selection of the best pics, adding a VSCO preset, then lowering contrast and saturation, adjusting temperature. That's all I do in 99% of the time.
3.jsrockit:
please ask if you have any question or doubt about my "photography"
Have a great day mates,
and most of all...go out and shoot this beautiful world!
Don't miss YOUR today
I am really happy for your grateful words.
I will try to answer the two main questions:
1.Viewfinder:
Yes, Ricoh lacks of an optical viewfinder, and no doubts it would be great to have a small one like the old GR film cameras. Btw, as nightfly said, you can add an external viewfinder on the hotshoe and the job is done. So, i don't really understand the complains about the "missing" viewfinder on this camera. Then, as johnwolf said, after using for some time the same camera and focal lenght (28mm here), you don't use the screen to compose: you look at real life, and when you feel something interesting is happening/is gonna happen, you raise your camera already knowing what will you frame. It's like you have 28mm frames in your head!
2. How to get those colours/post-processing:
I do NOT stay long time making PP. My usual workflow is: LR import, selection of the best pics, adding a VSCO preset, then lowering contrast and saturation, adjusting temperature. That's all I do in 99% of the time.
3.jsrockit:
please ask if you have any question or doubt about my "photography"
Have a great day mates,
and most of all...go out and shoot this beautiful world!
Don't miss YOUR today
I was actually giving you a compliment.
Ko.Fe.
Lenses 35/21 Gears 46/20
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1.Viewfinder:
Yes, Ricoh lacks of an optical viewfinder, and no doubts it would be great to have a small one like the old GR film cameras. Btw, as nightfly said, you can add an external viewfinder on the hotshoe and the job is done. So, i don't really understand the complains about the "missing" viewfinder on this camera. Then, as johnwolf said, after using for some time the same camera and focal lenght (28mm here), you don't use the screen to compose: you look at real life, and when you feel something interesting is happening/is gonna happen, you raise your camera already knowing what will you frame. It's like you have 28mm frames in your head!
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Thanks for detailed into!
I'll try it with my digital P&S.
As for VF on the top and in the middle ... it gives a lot of grease on camera back from me.
BlackXList
Well-known
Great photos, I look forward to seeing more.
I don't get the complaints about the lack of viewfinder either, the entire digital GR series hasn't had them, and it's been over a decade now.
I don't get the complaints about the lack of viewfinder either, the entire digital GR series hasn't had them, and it's been over a decade now.
Dogman
Veteran
As someone who has long bemoaned the lack of viewfinders in digitals, I have to admit the GR/GRII is pretty much perfect as is. I never miss a viewfinder when I use mine. Great little camera.