TMP
Member
Hello,
I am considering a Ricoh GXR with the A12 28mm module yet only if an Optical View Finder is usable on it.
What I mean by usable is that it has to be as "precise" as the GV-1 on the Ricoh GR D X series. Any input from first-hand experience?
In advance, thank you for your help.
(N.B. This has been cross-posted on Ricoh Forum)
I am considering a Ricoh GXR with the A12 28mm module yet only if an Optical View Finder is usable on it.
What I mean by usable is that it has to be as "precise" as the GV-1 on the Ricoh GR D X series. Any input from first-hand experience?
In advance, thank you for your help.
(N.B. This has been cross-posted on Ricoh Forum)
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TMP
Member
No one here used a GXR with the A12 28mm module and an OVF?
v_roma
Well-known
No first-hand experience but I recall reading on Reid Reviews that the GV-2 framelines were accurate for the GXR A12 28mm at a distance of less than one meter and then very conservative thereafter. I may be misremembering the details, though, but you can check it out if you're a subscriber.
shyoon
Well-known
Doesn't Ricoh sell a dedicated 28mm finder for the A12 28mm unit? I swear I've seen one on B&H...
TMP
Member
All Ricoh's viewfinders have a 4:3 aspect ratio and the GV-2 also have a 1:1 aspect ratio.
When I used my GR D 3, I had both the Ricoh GV-1 (with the camera set to 4:3) and CV 28mm Bright Line Finder (with the camera set to 3:2).
The CV 28mm was a utter catastrophe.
The Ricoh GV-1 was really good. (FYI, I take a lot of time to compose, I am maniac and I almost never crop...)
Now, since the GXR A12 modules have a 3:2 native resolution, I am expecting 3:2 aspect ratio viewfinders to work better than Ricoh's.
Sean indeed mentions that a 28mm viewfinder is usable on a GXR A12 28mm yet nothing more.
One of the reasons I am looking into the outrageously-expensive Zeiss 25/28mm 3:2 viewfinder is that, not only is it built like a tank, it is huge and bright, almost distortion-free and it goes beyond 28mm which is useful.
When I used my GR D 3, I had both the Ricoh GV-1 (with the camera set to 4:3) and CV 28mm Bright Line Finder (with the camera set to 3:2).
The CV 28mm was a utter catastrophe.
The Ricoh GV-1 was really good. (FYI, I take a lot of time to compose, I am maniac and I almost never crop...)
Now, since the GXR A12 modules have a 3:2 native resolution, I am expecting 3:2 aspect ratio viewfinders to work better than Ricoh's.
Sean indeed mentions that a 28mm viewfinder is usable on a GXR A12 28mm yet nothing more.
One of the reasons I am looking into the outrageously-expensive Zeiss 25/28mm 3:2 viewfinder is that, not only is it built like a tank, it is huge and bright, almost distortion-free and it goes beyond 28mm which is useful.
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ZeissFan
Veteran
Isn't a 1:1 aspect ratio a square? And you know that the Zeiss viewfinder might be worth more than the camera.
TMP
Member
Yup…
Yup…
Yes, have a look here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sotome/2083285613/
As to the price of the Zeiss viewfinder, it will indeed cost me $100+ than the GXR body.
Apparently, I wasn't the only one with the idea: http://forum.getdpi.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24609
Unfortunately, I can't get hold of its previous owner...
Yup…
Yes, have a look here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sotome/2083285613/
As to the price of the Zeiss viewfinder, it will indeed cost me $100+ than the GXR body.
Apparently, I wasn't the only one with the idea: http://forum.getdpi.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24609
Unfortunately, I can't get hold of its previous owner...
No OVF will be as accurate as an EVF.
The only problem with an OVF is the hot shoe is not properly aligned to the lens on the GXR, so accuracy (or lack of), is likely to be an issue. I haven't tested it myself, so can't be 100% sure.
Just a thought,
James
Just a thought,
James