Sara at Local Camera club shoot

[Sallyct79]

Hiya all

Here are a few images of Sara at my local camera club this evening , thought i would give the ricoh a little test on the lights , worked out pretty much ok , But didnt have that much time , but here are 3 results that im happy with


Sally

 

[odklizec]

Good portraits Sally! It's a pity Ricoh decided not to make 40mm converter for GRDIII. From my own experience, 28mm is a bit too wide and somewhat deforms the reality. With GRDII I always used GT-1 despite its strong flare problem. But everything else was exceptional about GT-1. I wish Ricoh would make 40mm version of the GRDIII with even a bit faster than f1.9 lens. It's easier to make a fast 40mm lens than 28mm.

 

[Sallyct79]

Good portraits Sally! It's a pity Ricoh decided not to make 40mm converter for GRDIII. From my own experience, 28mm is a bit too wide and somewhat deforms the reality. With GRDII I always used GT-1 despite its strong flare problem. But everything else was exceptional about GT-1. I wish Ricoh would make 40mm version of the GRDIII with even a bit faster than f1.9 lens. It's easier to make a fast 40mm lens than 28mm.

Yeah , I really could do with that extra bit aswell , So doesnt the GT-1 fit on the GRD3 and if not what is avaiable for the GRD3 just the wide angle conversion and is it worth buying one ?

Sally

 

[odklizec]

Well, you can use GT-1 with GRDIII but only with step-down ring and only at a cost of vignetting. There are many compatible step-down rings, but it's hard to find the one with very low profile, which is important to minimize the vignetting. I posted a test of GRDIII+GT-1 here:
viewtopic.php?f=53&t=3061

As for the wide angle conversion lenses, yes they are definitely worth their money and very usable! You can use not only the GW-2 (original GRDIII wide converter) but also the DW-6 originally designed for GX100/200/S10. I posted some comparisons and thoughts here:
viewtopic.php?f=53&t=3143

I was never much in wide angles, but I currently use DW-6 with GRDIII as a primary lens. I found it great for low light photography and panning. It's especially great for panning, fast actions and indoor photography (great for taking kids ). I have both GW-2 and DW-6 but despite some advantages of GW-2, I prefer to use DW-6 because of smaller profile and weight.

 

[socket]

I think the third one is quite successful, but I don't think the second one works very well.

It's good to experiment though, so keep it up!

 

[Sallyct79]

Thanks for that

Will look into those topics tommorow and will most likely order one or the other in the next few weeks

Sally

 

[Orol]

Sally, the last photo works best for me.

Peter

 

[lensman]

Sally,

I also think #3 works best.

The GRD3 does retain good detail though in photos # 1 & 2.

David