524f44 wrote:
Pass. A number of nice refinements, but the return of the rocker switch is a deal killer for me.....
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Rod
Time to eat a little crow. TL;DR I bought a GR IV, and am liking it, pretty much.
The longer narrative. I kept my GRIII for a while, but sold it in anticipation of the GRIV Monochrome. We all know that story $2200, gulp, to rich for me. Eventually I regretting selling the GRIII, and the Monochrome output of the GRIII was pleasing to me, so I caved in and bought a brand new GR IV. (A care givers respite treat for me).
So what about that rocker switch on the back? So far a little better that the old GRII, but still somewhat problematic. We'll see how it plays out in the long run.
The big surprise was the image brightness, I find I have to correct -1/3 to -2/3 EV, and protect the highs a little more. Not a biggie really, just surprising.
Then there is the way managing the U1/U2/U3 settings has changed. Settings can be stored in U1-U3 directly, but there are 6 "BOXES" that can store settings as well, then recalled and loaded into U1-U3. Similar to Fuji cameras. It resonates with me, and I find it will play nicely with how I envision setting up the camera. The GRIII had this ability but setting up the "BOXES" was a little more obtuse, at least it was for me.
The 53Gb of internal memory is also a nice to have (I, like others I'm sure, have left home with out a memory card). And having "lost" the Micro SDCard for 24hours, the internal memory proved its wealth.
Finally the two new color settings, cine-yellow & cine-green are kinda fun. I used the cine-yellow for a post elsewhere in this forum, and will probably use it more. Its reminiscent to me of Fuji's Classic Chrome.
That;s my story FWIW.
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Rod
Feb 09, 2026 at 09:56 AM
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