what do you think of the ricoh GR?

2013-04-18 Thread J.C. O'Connell
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Re: what do you think of the ricoh GR?

2013-04-18 Thread Bruce Walker
I think I'd love to have one except for the 28mm-e lens. I rarely go that wide and it's essentially useless for portraiture. Great specs in all other respects though. Here's hoping they do well with this and opt for a 50mm-e or narrower version some day. On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 11:51 AM, J.C.

Re: what do you think of the ricoh GR?

2013-04-18 Thread Bruce Walker
I blurted: Great specs in all other respects though. I take that back: I now see there's no feckin' viewfinder. Oh well, another one bites the dust. Although, at 28mm-e, I suppose you hardly _need_ a viewfinder since most of what's in front of you is in the frame. ;-) On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at

Re: what do you think of the ricoh GR?

2013-04-18 Thread Jaume Lahuerta
with an also recently annouced rival, the Nikon Coolpix A (even in price) Regards, Jaume - Mensaje original - De: J.C. O'Connell hifis...@gate.net Para: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' pdml@pdml.net CC: Enviado: Jueves 18 de abril de 2013 17:51 Asunto: what do you think of the ricoh GR

Re: what do you think of the ricoh GR?

2013-04-18 Thread Paul Ewins
Possibly the wrong f/l for me, and I already have too many cameras. In every other respect it is great. Sure, no EVF, but there is an accessory optical finder and if I understand it the snap shoot feature correctly that would be enough to make this a great street camera and possibly travel