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Hi Michel, welcome from another Minolta enthousiast here.
Hi Michel, welcome from another Minolta enthousiast here.
View attachment 388991My daily carry. 2 Rs
Thanks Miguel. My Ricoh is the GRIIIx. I have had the GRIIIx a couple of years and am often impressed with the image quality and just plain fun shooting with this camera. I will post more photos in time. In the last year I have become interested in film photography especially with vintage rangefinder cameras. I have several now including an Olympus Pen FT, Olympus Trip 35 and Rollei 35, but it It does take me a while to use a roll of film when not traveling.Nice shot, Trankster. Really nice cameras, too.
For several years, my old Rollei 35 was my only camera - as well as my take-everywhere camera. It has been to a lot of places with me, and documented many moments and people and places in the different (and always changing) seasons of my existence.
I also had not one but two Ricoh GR's, I couldn't quite bond with the initial one (the 1st generation of the APS-C Ricoh GR's), but years later I acquired a GRii and probably wound up taking some of my favorite pictures ever with it. A truly fantastic camera.
I can't quite tell which (generation of) GR yours is... but it's one fine looking bit of gear.
And btw welcome to Camaraderie. An interesting place for both photographs and communication. Looking forwards to seeing more of your images!
I've often thought of how much the GRIIIx is a modern day Rollei 35... It parallels it in so many ways, but it is also the uniqueness. The Rollei wasn't absolutely unique on the market (40mm or close thereabouts has been a common focal range in the days of compact scale- and rangefinder-focus compacts), but the way it was packaged absolutely was. And now, the GRIIIx is the most daring concept one could get away with in the compact field. I mean, a 40mm equivalent just doesn't check enough boxes for versatility... except that we know that it actually does.View attachment 388991My daily carry. 2 Rs
Hmmm, Andrew.I've often thought of how much the GRIIIx is a modern day Rollei 35... It parallels it in so many way, but it is also the uniqueness. The Rollei wasn't absolutely unique on the market (40mm or close thereabouts has been a common focal range in the days of compact scale- and rangefinder-focus compacts), but the way it was packaged absolutely was. And now, the GRIIIx is the most daring concept one could get away with in the compact field. I mean, a 40mm equivalent just doesn't check enough boxes for versatility... except that we know that it actually does.
As I've mentioned before on here, I was up for a K1 upon it's release but went Nikon for a number of reasons. Whilst I have no regrets, I do nevertheless feel a bit punished looking at that.
For me it has become all about the controls: TAv, with the third dial set up for exposure comp. Chef's kiss.As I've mentioned before on here, I was up for a K1 upon it's release but went Nikon for a number of reasons. Whilst I have no regrets, I do nevertheless feel a bit punished looking at that.
I really liked the TAv feature on the GRII and greatly miss it on the GRIII. Not gimmicky in any way, I had some unique images using that, particularly at night.For me it has become all about the controls: TAv, with the third dial set up for exposure comp. Chef's kiss.