Long time GR user

[thelps]

Hello,

I am pleased to register here and hope to enjoy some conversations and images with you all.

I am a long time GR user after looking for a digital replacement for film compacts like the Contax T2 and T3.. It started when I needed good IQ in a compact body, I could no longer easily lug a DSLR, and film processing got expensive. I still own a GR Digital II, the 8Mp limited Blue Angels GR Digital I and a GR Digital IV. I've since gifted my GR Digital III to a family member. I have still the original APSC GR. I regret skipping the GR II but now have both GR III and GR IIIx Urban.

Most of my imagery has been made on GR cameras. Even some holidays I only took a GR or sometimes accompanied it with a Sigma DP2 or DP2 Merrill. At one point I thought I could sell all and just move to a X100v but now I think the GR IIIx would be the "one camera".

I am constantly surprised how good the GR optics are. The rendering especially on the APSC GRs is exceptional and when you see the images and experience the ease of using the camera, it keeps you coming back to them.

Tim

 

[Genster]

Hello Tim,

Nice to see someone from the old ricohforum(.com) here.

 

[thelps]

Thank you Genster, great to see you here, I missed all of you guys. I do actually miss Pavel and the site.

 

[Genster]

Same here Tim. I hope this forum becomes as busy and fun as Pavel's was. But we have to do that ourselves (together).

 

[photoanalyticatelier]

Who was Pavel, and why is he gone?

 

[Genster]

Who was Pavel, and why is he gone?

Pavel was the founder of ricohforum.com

 

[thelps]

Who was Pavel, and why is he gone?

As Genster mentioned Pavel was the founder and owner of the ricohforum.com which started early 2000s.
It was an invaluable resource of information on all the GR1 film, GR Digital, GR APSC, GXR and other Ricoh cameras like the R4 etc.

It was a very friendly place to visit, share photos and resolve issues with cameras.
Pavel unfortunately could not bear the cost of running the forum and we could not raise enough to keep it going.

There are some snapshots of the Ricohforum.com on Wayback Machine as here:

Ricoh Forum • Portal

 

[GRMike]

Hello,

I am pleased to register here and hope to enjoy some conversations and images with you all.

I am a long time GR user after looking for a digital replacement for film compacts like the Contax T2 and T3.. It started when I needed good IQ in a compact body, I could no longer easily lug a DSLR, and film processing got expensive. I still own a GR Digital II, the 8Mp limited Blue Angels GR Digital I and a GR Digital IV. I've since gifted my GR Digital III to a family member. I have still the original APSC GR. I regret skipping the GR II but now have both GR III and GR IIIx Urban.

Most of my imagery has been made on GR cameras. Even some holidays I only took a GR or sometimes accompanied it with a Sigma DP2 or DP2 Merrill. At one point I thought I could sell all and just move to a X100v but now I think the GR IIIx would be the "one camera".

I am constantly surprised how good the GR optics are. The rendering especially on the APSC GRs is exceptional and when you see the images and experience the ease of using the camera, it keeps you coming back to them.

Tim

Hola. Good to have you here.

 

[dirk]

As Genster mentioned Pavel was the founder and owner of the ricohforum.com which started early 2000s.
It was an invaluable resource of information on all the GR1 film, GR Digital, GR APSC, GXR and other Ricoh cameras like the R4 etc.

It was a very friendly place to visit, share photos and resolve issues with cameras.
Pavel unfortunately could not bear the cost of running the forum and we could not raise enough to keep it going.

There are some snapshots of the Ricohforum.com on Wayback Machine as here:

Ricoh Forum • Portal

Does anybody has contact details of pavel?

There might be a possibility for me to rescue the old content of that forum or at least parts of it. I did that many times with other community forums.