Nowhereman Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 In Singapore, on the way to Africa, I bought a Ricoh GR Digital that I haven't yet mastered. Here are a couple of questions: 1. In January or last December, Nippon Camera published pictures in Shinjuku taken with the Ricoh GR-D by Moriyama Daido, and had an interview in which he apparently spoke about the siginficance of this camera. Could anyone who read this summarize what he said? 2. I bought the GR-D because of it's lens quality and also because it's "noise" is supposed to be very much like film grain. As I like grain, I've been experimenting shooting with the GR-D at ISO800 and ISO1600. For people who use this camera the question is: do you prefer shooting RAW or JPG? I understand that the RAW format pictures may give you a stop more in dynamic range, particularly in the highlights; but it seems to me that the Ricoh engine for JPGs is very goood and I'm hard pressed to get my RAW shots taken at ISO800 and ISO1600 to look as good as the JPG versions that the GR-D produces. What do other GR-D users think? --Mitch/Lubumbashi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 Mitch, why did you go to afrika via singapore? i thought you were based in bangkok -stu/san quentin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toke_hage Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 Hi Mitch I use the GR-D The RAW is tooooooooo slow unfortunately, so I use jpg. The "high iso noise" is fantastic (as in artistic) I use it a lot on 1600 iso. I often use the camera in snapshot focus mode. That way I don't get the annoying shutterlag, or the autofocus noise. Have fun. Toke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nowhereman Posted July 15, 2006 Author Share Posted July 15, 2006 Stu: >>>why did you go to afrika via singapore? i thought you were based in bangkok<<< There are currently no fdirect lights from Bangkok to Johannesburg, but Thai will start flying this route in October. Actually, I was in Sydney and could not get a seat on the Qantas/South African airways flight to Jo'burg, and had to take Singapore Airlines instead. --Mitch/Lubumbashi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 Fair enough, although dont spend too much time in goatsville. Get down to Durban- top notch town Look forward to your pics with the grd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nkag Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 I shoot jpgs with it. RAW's a pain in the ass to wait for... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nkag Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 <img src="http://static.flickr.com/56/111408114_bb01abfdda_o.jpg"> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nowhereman Posted July 15, 2006 Author Share Posted July 15, 2006 Stu: Here are a few pictures as examples, not for their artistic qualities;<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nkag Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 <img src="http://static.flickr.com/49/111408240_511d51d673_o.jpg"> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nkag Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 <img src="http://static.flickr.com/49/111407905_18b7db4fc0_o.jpg"> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nowhereman Posted July 15, 2006 Author Share Posted July 15, 2006 And another one<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnmarkpainter Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 Shooting RAW hasn't been practical for me. Noise isn't any better in RAW either. I will shoot SOME things in RAW for experimentation though. jmp<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nowhereman Posted July 15, 2006 Author Share Posted July 15, 2006 Sorry, I'll try to get the last one to display directly...<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nowhereman Posted July 15, 2006 Author Share Posted July 15, 2006 And the 3rd one that I cannot resist posting because, although not successful, takes me in a new direction: exposure -- 1 second at f/2.4 (ISO200). Shot in an underground copper mine. --Mitch/Lubumbashi<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nowhereman Posted July 15, 2006 Author Share Posted July 15, 2006 I meant to write: "1 second, hand-held". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nowhereman Posted July 15, 2006 Author Share Posted July 15, 2006 Kei: 1. Are you shooting in B&W or in color and then converting to B&W? 2. Are you shooting in JPG or RAW mode? 3. How big have you printed? --Mitch/Lubumbashi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nkag Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 (1) shooting color and converting to BW (2) shooting jpgs (don't have the patience to shoot RAW) (3) haven't made any prints yet but will try some tonight. I've only got an A4 printer but I'm sure they'd look good at that size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian_white6 Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 Is it just me that thinks Kei's pictures are great? If you've got more, I'd love to see them! Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david cunningham Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 kei... your images are stunning. what iso are you shooting at? i've had the gr-d for a couple of months now and it has become the digital replacement for my old hexar af. i don't even think about bringing my canon dslr gear out of the house when i'm shooting for myself anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david cunningham Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 kei.. just checked the exif data on your shots. iso 800. real nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbizarro Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 I prefer to shoot RAW, even though it is slow. Also, I have been experimenting IR with the Hoya R72 filter. I like the results very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nkag Posted July 15, 2006 Share Posted July 15, 2006 Ian and David, thanks :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nkag Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Ian, you can see some more here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/keinak/sets/72057594087660318/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian_white6 Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Thanks for the link Kei, really good stuff. I've bookmarked it in the hopes of seeing more! Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
__jon__ Posted July 16, 2006 Share Posted July 16, 2006 Wow... very nice. Contrasty and grainy--I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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