Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yeah, digital compacts are getting better. Here?s a link to one of my attempts with a simple point-and-shoot - and it was not simple at all: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho/orchid.htm All the best! Raimo K Personal photography homepage at: http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michiel Fokkema" <michiel.fokkema@wanadoo.nl> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 5:43 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Ricoh GR digital - some of my tests > Hi Nathan, > > Looks like a nice little camera. If you don't like it anymore you can sell > this one to me also:-) > The sauchichons remind me of France and the summers we've spent there. > Nothing beats a dry sausage together with a glass of wine while enjoying > the French evening sun. > > Cheers, > > Michiel Fokkema > > Nathan Wajsman wrote: >> I was not going to post these images, but since this thread is of >> interest to many, here are some pictures I took in Val d'Isere with my >> newly acquired GRD this week. I was staying in a chalet with broadband >> and Wifi (plus many other creature comforts), so I brought my laptop and >> posted some images to show my family where I was. I must stress that >> these are processed on a laptop and so will be re-done now that I am at >> home (and I have a lot of other images to edit). >> >> In a nutshell: Didier is absolutely right about the hot shoe. The 28mm >> finder from Stephen Gandy is perfect on this camera. The Ricoh performs >> very well, but let's not kid ourselves: images shot at 800 or 1600 with a >> tiny sensor are noisy, no matter what. I shot some images inside bars and >> in the chalet at 800, but they will need some Noise Ninja before I post >> them. So for happy party snaps it is better to use the flash at stay >> below 400 on the ISO--the higher speeds should be reserved for situations >> when you want to be unobtrusive. >> >> Anyway, here are the pics: >> http://wajsman.smugmug.com/gallery/1274687 >> and here are some initial comments I put on my blog: >> http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog/?p=63 >> >> Both of the above will be updated later this week. >> >> Kind regards, >> Nathan >> >> Didier Ludwig wrote: >>> Larry >>> Habits have changed. Today most people with a p&s camera want to use the >>> LCD not the VF. IMO, the LCD viewfinder is often problematic to use, >>> especially in bright sunlight. But even IF there's an internal VF, it's >>> mostly small and squinty. As far as I remember, this thread started >>> about the Ricoh GR digital and it's ability to carry a external >>> viewfinder (Nathan has a 28mm CV metal finder on it). Seen this way, an >>> accessory shoe might be more useful for a P&S than a squinty viewfinder. >>