Ricoh GR1s ... some questions regarding value.

john_s said:
The DX sensor in a camera is looking for patches of electrical conduction. The silver metal conducts, the black paint insulates. There aren't many ways to reduce film speed conveniently by sticking bits of adhesive label on the conducting bits. One that you can do is reduce the speed of Neopan1600 to 400 with one little square, which helps those of us who like shadow detail but not much help to anyone else.

That's why I like the GR1v so much. DX is a complete PiA imo.
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Damn ... back to suare one! 😛

Thanks for your input by the way! 🙂
 
BillBingham2 said:
Keith,

There is such a thing a metal tape my friend! Check a good hardware store.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DX_encoding

B2 (;->
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Definitely ... and after a quick google search I came across this!

Doesn't seem like rocket science to me and looking at some DX coded cassettes it's not hard to identify the pattern and alter it to what's required to make the camera obey my wishes! 😀
 
The metal tape has to make electrical contact with the cassette body. Does the adhesive get in the way?

Maybe scratching the paint would be the easier option. I've thought of it but never got around to trying it.
 
On the subject of P+S cameras' DX coding, I noticed that my wife's Olympus mju zoom which she like a lot has only 4 contacts. Presumably a 1/3 or 2/3 stop inaccuracy in ignoring the last two spots are irrelevant in a camera of that lowly level.
 
Well ... the dilemma is over ... a GR1v appeared in the classifieds yesterday and it's now mine! 😀

I've spent far more money on a point and shoot camera than I intended but the more information I read about the little Ricoh the more I wanted one to be honest. I have a feeling that this will be a great little tool with 1600 black and white film in it.

I've also only just discovered what the association with Daido Moriyama and this camera is ... which was something I didn't know about until I read a comment in the classifieds. It caused me to do a bit of googling and I discovered the wonders of a photograher I new nothing about and was barely aware of until now ... fantastic stuff!

Of course ... now there's the excruciating wait for the camera to get here from the US!

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Congrats! If you want to put a filter on the lens, be aware that to use standard 30.5mm filters an adapter is required. These sometimes go for mad prices (Buy it NOW!) but there is one for sale on ebay which is a real auction so might go for a reasonable amount.
 
Just a little bump to prevent making a new thread. Are GR1s' still serviced?

I'm looking to buy one soon, and I have some I've seen for sale in great working condition, but since there are a few known GRx problems, the thought of spending 400+ on a 35mm P&S that might go awry is a little bothersome.
 
As far as I know, CRIS is still servicing them, but you should shoot them an e-mail to make sure.

Advice? I own an original GR-1, which has been on the DL for the last two years due to a somewhat precipitous drop (and which I'll try to get to CRIS for repair before we get too far into the next decade). About the only thing slightly annoying about them (well, at least mine before it broke) is the film-wind motor noise; I don't care as much about how noisy a camera is on rewind, as I can usually pocket the thing and muffle the sound. Wind-on noise is another matter, and the Rioch had a habit of making my Hexars (RF) sound whisper-quiet by contrast. I'm not saying the Ricoh will wake the dead, but I know, for example, that my Contax Tvs is much quieter.


- Barrett
 
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