Ricoh GR Digital (I,II,III,IV)

[ramosa]

Ricoh GR Digital 4, cropped to 16:9.
R0012260.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

Cool capture there. I remember this scene from the museum out in SF. Good rendering, too. I have always liked the CCD feel.

 

[dourbalistar]

Cool capture there. I remember this scene from the museum out in SF. Good rendering, too. I have always liked the CCD feel.

Thanks, ramosa. Yes, that's the Living Roof at the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park. I agree that the GRD IV's CCD sensor offers something unique. Not many CCD cameras made anymore.

 

[dourbalistar]

R0012090.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[petronius]

GRD 3, macro setting allows some other kind of (self)portraits

 

[petronius]

GRD 3

 

[petronius]

Ten years ago (ca.) the GRD 3 was introduced!

 

[dourbalistar]

Alexander Calder's The Kite That Never Flew at SFMOMA.

Ricoh GR Digital IV


R0012558.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[hexiplex]

Bunch of old stuff from the GRD III, lovely little camera that's still alive and kicking.

 

[B-9]

Those are some punchy photos Hexiplex!

Long live the GRD

Must ignore urge to... ah hell.

 

[B-9]

Grd

 

[Archiver]

Has it really been ten years since the GRD III was released? That's so cool. Here are a few more GRD III images that were taken ten years ago.


GRD III - Through Alfred Deakin's Eye by Archiver, on Flickr


GRD3 - State Library 1 by Archiver, on Flickr


GRD3 - NGV Again by Archiver, on Flickr

 

[Archiver]

All my GRD III images are processed in Lightroom. I generally put in an S shaped tone curve, reduce highlights, bump up shadows, increase black point and do minor adjustments with saturation and clarity.

The GRD III has some quirks of colour, like a magenta cast, which I resolve with individual adjustments of hue, saturation and luminance of certain colours. Auto white balance can get weird in some light, so I shoot raw and adjust WB if necessary.

 

[olifaunt]

ricoh gr digital

Haha that really bad statue just a few blocks from me ;P

 

[dourbalistar]

A view of Koko Crater from the Makapu'u Point Lighthouse Trail, taken with the GR Digital IV, post processed in LR6.


R0012755.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[B-9]

GR Digital (V1) I need to get some software. The tiny flash is quite the popper!

 

[B-9]

P.S. - Anyone have a spare hood to fit the GH-1 adapter? If your not using it I would! lol

 

[B-9]

Picked up a old Caplio G4 “Wide” and I’m having so much fun with my old compacts. Has me thinking I need to grab another GRD or two. Still have my trusty GR Digital OG kicking away.

I’ve traveled around 15-16k miles over the past 2 months it’s stupid how little I grab the SLR. BUT! Glad I did bring the big guns here and there.

Crunching images.. but it’s feeling like a GRIII as more miles are planned.

 

[Black]

GRD IV.

 

[dourbalistar]

Picked up a old Caplio G4 “Wide” and I’m having so much fun with my old compacts. Has me thinking I need to grab another GRD or two. Still have my trusty GR Digital OG kicking away.

I’ve traveled around 15-16k miles over the past 2 months it’s stupid how little I grab the SLR. BUT! Glad I did bring the big guns here and there.

Crunching images.. but it’s feeling like a GRIII as more miles are planned.

B-9, if you're still looking, my GR Digital IV is for sale in the classifieds. Great little camera, I just don't use it anymore...


R0012086.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr

 

[v3cron]

Has anyone used both the original GRD and the second version? I've read that the b/w jpegs from the original are more magical, but what about the RAW output? If I took RAW files from both versions and processed them to b/w with the same settings, would they differ? It's not clear if the chips are different (besides the obvious resolution difference - I meant the overall look) or just the jpeg processing. I know the RAW write speed is very different, which is why I'd rather get the v2.

I've got a GRII (he big sensor one), and it is very nice, but I long for more dirt sometimes.