Hi. I am a newcomer to the forum but an old timer to photography who found his camera case feeling heavier each year. So I searched for a smaller camera with an APS –C sensor, interchangeable lenses and a good internal/ external viewfinder and landed up with a Ricoh GRX and two A12 lens modules. And what a good find this has been.
Having started with pure manual cameras with no exposure metering and progressed through the great names of German and Japanese medium format and 35 mm equipment, I realise how elitist photography was in those days. It was not just a question of price but a passion to explore cameras, chemicals and materials and find solutions to the very many photographic challenges. Out-of-the-box ideas were welcome and differences well appreciated.
Having read everything I could find on the GRX on the Internet, it became clear that 97% of the reviews are commodity reviews and that this camera is “misunderstood” because it is not a commodity. It is in fact an elitist camera meaning there is intelligence and a touch of magic about it. The system is well thought out, well engineered, not perfect and thoroughly interesting.
Firmware 1.29 also shows that there is a passion for perfection amongst the Ricoh camera team who are to be congratulated on a fine product.
To all of you on this forum this is not “new news” ….but for lesser mortals like me who have only just discovered this camera system, it is refreshing.
Having started with pure manual cameras with no exposure metering and progressed through the great names of German and Japanese medium format and 35 mm equipment, I realise how elitist photography was in those days. It was not just a question of price but a passion to explore cameras, chemicals and materials and find solutions to the very many photographic challenges. Out-of-the-box ideas were welcome and differences well appreciated.
Having read everything I could find on the GRX on the Internet, it became clear that 97% of the reviews are commodity reviews and that this camera is “misunderstood” because it is not a commodity. It is in fact an elitist camera meaning there is intelligence and a touch of magic about it. The system is well thought out, well engineered, not perfect and thoroughly interesting.
Firmware 1.29 also shows that there is a passion for perfection amongst the Ricoh camera team who are to be congratulated on a fine product.
To all of you on this forum this is not “new news” ….but for lesser mortals like me who have only just discovered this camera system, it is refreshing.
