18 February 2013

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Sunrise over Munlochy Bay taken hanging out of an upstairs window at home...one day the tide will be fully in when the sun comes up on a clear day!

Richard

 

[Genster]

Wonderful Richard

 

[Blow-in]

Genster,

Thanks - I think I should have gone for a lower ISO and accepted a slower shutter speed - it's rather grainy. I've a lot to learn about the GXR A12 50 but am enjoying the manual option on the camera.

Richard

 

[olyz]

Lovely, romantic view Richard!
...and try out open aperture... 

Christian

 

[s1moran]

A great view to have from your window the pic looks great to me

 

[lensman]

Richard,

Excellent landscape.

How are you finding the handling of your new cam in comparison to your GRD4?

David

 

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Richard,

Excellent landscape.

How are you finding the handling of your new cam in comparison to your GRD4?

David

David

Thank you. That's not an easy question to answer briefly but I'll try. The GXR (with A12 50) is a substantially bigger and heavier camera than the GRD4 and is more of a two handed camera and I'm having to retrain my left hand to hold the camera around the lens rather than the body. The GXR grip is excellent as is the balance. I really like the shutter button and and both the adjust button and up & down buttons feel more subtantial on the GXR and together with the lens focus ring encourage me to use the camera in manual.

The direct button on the GXR is a great feature that would be nice to see on the GRD5...however I do miss the function pairing of the GRD4 and also the option on the GRD4 to navigate whole pages of the menu using the zoom button.

What is noticeably different is the IQ which in the GXR is stunning. Not that that makes for better pictures though....I'm finding I need to work a bit harder with the GXR but it is very early days. Of course the GXR is not really a pocketable camera - at least with the A modules but the 'free' SC55L is quite easy to carry on a long neck strap.

They are both wonderful cameras and a joy to use - each has its strengths.

I had another go at sunrise this morning....the cloud cover was not so interesting but I went for a lower ISO, a wider aperture and vivid colour - result here:



Richard

 

[s1moran]

I think your sunrise pics are the some of the best i have seen Richard .thinking of going for the GDR4 OR GXR A12, jury still out though,so will have to stick to the GX200 a bit longer

 

[lensman]

Richard,

Excellent landscapes both.

Many thanks for your 'hand's on' review of the GXR, I'm beginning to think that I'm going to have to upgrade from my GRD2. One thing I do like about the GRD2/PX is the huge depth of field a small sensor camera has as 'standard', most useful for landscapes.

Keep the landscapes coming, always good to see

David

 

[JONIE]

Wonderful view and great shots, Richard. Well done imho.
Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Jochen

 

[Blow-in]

Guys, thanks very much for all the comments.

This started off as a PAD post but I'm going to add one more (final!) sunrise picture taken this morning for comparison.

The fog rolled-in last night which was not unexpected but by dawn had sunk down the hill to the bay and produced this shot:



Hanging out of the window was rather cold as it was freezing. I did discover ISO 100 in manual....had thought that 200 was the lowest.

Richard

 

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I've put all 3 shots together here:







Richard

 

[lensman]

Richard,

Photo #3 is excellent, I'm just going to have to invest in one of these GXR's......

David

 

[Blow-in]

Richard,

Photo #3 is excellent, I'm just going to have to invest in one of these GXR's......

David

David,

If you are serious and want a new one at a good price I'd not hang around...Clifton Cameras are showing very low stock and last time I looked SRS Microsystems had sold out.

Take a look at this: http://www.cliftoncameras.co.uk/Ricoh_Compact_System

Richard