Ricoh GR1 date

[Hamish Gill]

I like this camera! I've had it for less than a day and I can already feel my self gelling with it!
Firstly, its light, very light... Hannah said she thought it felt fake! I know better, its the magnesium alloy shell that makes it light. Its also this shell that makes it feel solid! It also fits the hand perfectly, the elongated grip seems to fit my middle finger perfectly. I find that same middle finger interferes with the lens on the Yashica T5, not on this camera!

Here is mine - in the less "cool" silver ... I don't care about that!


Ricoh GR1 date by Hamish_Gill, on Flickr



Ricoh GR1 date by Hamish_Gill, on Flickr

As you can see it has a nice wide 28mm 2.8 lens... I can't comment on the quality as I'm only half way through the first roll ... The reviews read positive! And photos here look good Ricoh GR1/v/s photos post here - Rangefinderforum.com
I shall post some of my own in due course.

Program or aperture priority on hand


Ricoh GR1 date by Hamish_Gill, on Flickr

-/+2ev exposure comp, a switch for flash modes, a mode button for various focus modes (single, "snap" and infinity - snap sets the camera at 2m for snap shooting). The red button in the on/off and the timer button sets for self timer and 'T'.


Ricoh GR1 date by Hamish_Gill, on Flickr

Mine is a 'date' so it has this control (which i doubt I will ever use)


Ricoh GR1 date by Hamish_Gill, on Flickr

And all this on a very small, very pocketable body. Very pleased already, my only concern is that there are enough features to make me need to think I need to worry about more than just composition... which was the thing I like so much about the Yashica. I should have the roll finished in the next couple of days ...

The manual can be found here on butkus Ricoh GR 1, Ricoh GR1s,* instruction manual, user manual, PDF manual, free manuals

When I take some shots they will be found here Ricoh GR1 - a set on Flickr

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[Chris Dodkin]

That's a very clean looking camera Hamish - love the gun-metal color as well

Does the date function ruin each frame by printing the date over the corner?

Looking forward to seeing some shots - will be interesting to see how you meld with it

 

[Ahmad Bhai]

Hamish GR1 is a camera i have looked at a fair few times with a desire to purchase (along with Olympus XA4) due to 28mm.
In the end due to finances i went with the Pentax Espio Mini.
Camera colour influences me, this would make we want to photograph light airy landscapes, whilst the black atmospheric, brooding.

 

[Hamish Gill]

Yeah, it puts a date on the frame ... Not my bag that, but I know some people found it useful(??) ... The aps answer to that problem was a better one!

I looked at the xa4 as an option but AF became a requirement.

So far, very pleased with it! Takes wonderful photos!
A nice feature that I didn't think about until I started using it is that all the settings remain when you switch it off then on again

this is going to be good I think

Portra in the ricoh by Hamish_Gill, on Flickr