Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>>BTW - I'm looking at the Ricoh GR1 as a pocket camera. Is it really as good >>as everyone says? How good is the focus? It looks very nice. >> Lens, portability, and auto-exposure are outstanding. General controls and auto-focus are very good, though the AF is sometimes fooled (the focus indicator lets you monitor this) and introduces noticable lag. There are 2 manual distance settings (infinity and 2m) that reduce lag and stay set even after turning the camera off. There is apparently a new version of the camera that has more such settings. Keep in mind that this camera has a 28mm lens. I have found it very useful, but surprising how magnified a 50 or even 35 seems after using the GR1 alone. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html