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Happy 5th Anniversary Ricoh GR Digital!
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<blockquote data-quote="Amin" data-source="post: 3985" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>I saw on <a href="http://www.1001noisycameras.com/2010/10/ricoh-gr-digital-celebrates-five-years.html">1001 Noisy Cameras</a> that Ricoh was throwing a party to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Ricoh GR Digital and wanted to pay some respect here at Serious Compacts. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]898[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="http://digitalcamera.jp/"><em>Photo credit: DigitalCamera.jp</em></a></p><p></p><p>For those who don't know, the Ricoh GR Digital is in its third iteration. I wrote a <a href="https://www.photographerslounge.org/f41/ricoh-gr-digital-ii-review-143/">review of the GR Digital II</a> for Serious Compacts and have been making occasional posts about the GR Digital III while always intending to write a proper review when I have time to do justice to this excellent camera.</p><p></p><p>The GRD III serves as a sort of yardstick for me as I evaluate other cameras. For example, someone recently asked me whether the S95 offered a better grip than the S90. What immediately went through my mind was, "It's no GRD, but then what is?" Likewise, I was writing about the new controls on the LX5, and thought "Improved from the LX3 but not up to the usability standard set by the dual dials on the GRD."</p><p></p><p>I hate to sound like a cheerleader but can't think of much that can be done with present-day technology to significantly improve upon the GRD III. It isn't a camera for everyone, or even most people, but the GRD III is an outstanding execution of the fixed-focal length, small sensor camera ideal.</p><p></p><p>Of course, Ricoh been innovative and influential with other camera lines as well (for example, GX100 can be considered a predecessor of the LX3 and S90), but that is a matter for another day and blog post. Today, I just wanted to offer a belated "Happy 5th birthday" and best wishes for many more years of GR Digital!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Amin, post: 3985, member: 1"] I saw on [URL="http://www.1001noisycameras.com/2010/10/ricoh-gr-digital-celebrates-five-years.html"]1001 Noisy Cameras[/URL] that Ricoh was throwing a party to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the Ricoh GR Digital and wanted to pay some respect here at Serious Compacts. [ATTACH=full]898.vB[/ATTACH] [URL="http://digitalcamera.jp/"][I]Photo credit: DigitalCamera.jp[/I][/URL] For those who don't know, the Ricoh GR Digital is in its third iteration. I wrote a [URL="https://www.photographerslounge.org/f41/ricoh-gr-digital-ii-review-143/"]review of the GR Digital II[/URL] for Serious Compacts and have been making occasional posts about the GR Digital III while always intending to write a proper review when I have time to do justice to this excellent camera. The GRD III serves as a sort of yardstick for me as I evaluate other cameras. For example, someone recently asked me whether the S95 offered a better grip than the S90. What immediately went through my mind was, "It's no GRD, but then what is?" Likewise, I was writing about the new controls on the LX5, and thought "Improved from the LX3 but not up to the usability standard set by the dual dials on the GRD." I hate to sound like a cheerleader but can't think of much that can be done with present-day technology to significantly improve upon the GRD III. It isn't a camera for everyone, or even most people, but the GRD III is an outstanding execution of the fixed-focal length, small sensor camera ideal. Of course, Ricoh been innovative and influential with other camera lines as well (for example, GX100 can be considered a predecessor of the LX3 and S90), but that is a matter for another day and blog post. Today, I just wanted to offer a belated "Happy 5th birthday" and best wishes for many more years of GR Digital! [/QUOTE]
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