John Wolf wrote:
I just canceled my pre-order. Nothing to do with the GR; no question it's the perfect street camera, IMO. But I'm thinking over my personal direction and am not sure I'll continue with street work. We'll see if I can resist. The GRs has been my favorite cameras ever...
I hear you, John. But looking at my old street shots with the GRDx cameras, seems to me there's no need to give up this genre, particularly in cities like Bangkok and Tokyo, where it's never viewed as a hostile act and where there is so much dynamism, megacities.
For me, the GR III would be perfect if it had a 40 mm "tele-extender". I had one for the GRD2: it was great for B&W, but it sometimes had a color flare spot. Also, many thought it heavy— it was a chunk of glass but I didn't find it heavy. For an APS-C sensor and the f/2.8, it seems to me it wouldn't be that large or heavy; but I think there is not much chance that Ricoh would make one. Too bad, because I believe a good number of people would like it.
John Wolf wrote:
I just canceled my pre-order. Nothing to do with the GR; no question it's the perfect street camera, IMO. But I'm thinking over my personal direction and am not sure I'll continue with street work. We'll see if I can resist. The GRs has been my favorite cameras ever...
I hear you, John. But looking at my old street shots with the GRDx cameras, seems to me there's no need to give up this genre, particularly in cities like Bangkok and Tokyo, where it's never viewed as a hostile act and where there is so much dynamism, megacities.
For me, the GR III would be perfect if it had a 40 mm "tele-extender". I had one for the GRD2: it was great for B&W, but it sometimes had a color flaren spot in color. Also, many thought it heavy— it was a chunk of glass but I didn't find it heavy. For an APS-C sensor and the f/2.8, it seems to me it wouldn't be that large or heavy; but I think there is not much chance that Ricoh would make one. Too bad, because I believe a good number of people would like it.
Mar 15, 2019 at 10:24 PM
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