Guest malland Posted November 27, 2006 Share #1 Posted November 27, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) In several threads I have written about how much I like the Ricoh GR-D for B&W because of its film-like grain, its superb 28mm- and 21mm-equivalent lenses, and the type of "looser" shooting that it encourages. In the latter respect, I find that I prefer using the LCD for framing instead of putting an external viewfinder on the camera. Many of you have seen my pictures at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/10268776@N00/ and, perhaps in a more organized way, my Bangkok Series: http://www.flickr.com/photos/10268776@N00/sets/72157594271568487/ Some of these pictures I have printed at 23x30.6 inches (58x78cm) and 40x52 inches (100x133cm). I have also gotten to like the tiny size and convenience of this camera, that I can wear on my belt in its small leather case, even when I wear a suit, so that I can always have it with me. What I miss is a longer lens, a 40mm- 50mm-equivalent, preferably with maximum aperture of f/2. Perhaps Ricoh will make a camera like this next year. Someone has recommended a Leica D2 or D3, that I could shoot at 50mm, but I wonder whether the zoom lens quality would be as good as that of the GR-D prime lens. Any thoughts? Considering that I haven't shot with my M6s since I got the GR-D in July, I am looking for a small digital camera with a "normal" prime lens. —Mitch/London Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Vivek Iyer Posted November 27, 2006 Share #2 Posted November 27, 2006 Mitch, The 21mm equivalent on the GR-D comes from a wide angle attachment. It may be worth the while for you to look for a suitable tele attachment (since Ricoh does not make one) and get it fitted in a mount. Going from 28 to 40-50mm should not be that big a problem. I would try experimenting with the Tele attachments made for the other P&S digicams. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest malland Posted November 27, 2006 Share #3 Posted November 27, 2006 Vivek: Some people have looked into this, so far without success. In any case, the 21mm-equivalent adapter is as good as my M-21 ASPH lens. I doubt any 40-50mm tele add-on is going to be anywhere nearly as good. —Mitch/London Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTD Posted November 27, 2006 Share #4 Posted November 27, 2006 I waited in vein for Ricoh to produce a 40/50mm GR-1. Mind you Leica did the CM – but I think a digital CM is wishful thinking. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest malland Posted November 27, 2006 Share #5 Posted November 27, 2006 David: I think a 40mm- 50mm-equivalent is more likely than those focal length for the GR1 because of the small sensor size, which means that the lens can be a lot smaller. —Mitch/London Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brunom Posted November 27, 2006 Share #6 Posted November 27, 2006 Mitch I think that if Ricoh brought out a 50mm eqv lensed GRD, especially an f/2 or f/1.4, a lot of people would be very interested in that and the current GRD as a matching pair, which together would cover a lot of many peoples needs. Or perhaps a high quality 28mm-50mm eqv F/2 or F/2.8 GRD that was more or less the same size as your GRD. Bruno Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTD Posted November 27, 2006 Share #7 Posted November 27, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) There have been rumors (aren't there always) of an APS sized sensor for the GRD. I'd certainly buy one, especially if the RAW speed was sorted out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carstenw Posted November 27, 2006 Share #8 Posted November 27, 2006 Leica has already announced a 25mm f/1.4 lens for the 4/3 system, ie. for the Digilux-3 and L1. This would be the equivalent of a 50mm f/2.0, if I understand the depth of field effects of small sensors correctly, ie. it should be quite a lens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest malland Posted November 27, 2006 Share #9 Posted November 27, 2006 The Digilux-3 is a huge camera compared to the D-Lux 3. —Mitch/London Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
carstenw Posted November 27, 2006 Share #10 Posted November 27, 2006 Ah, does everyone here mean D-Lux2/3 with D2 and D3? I didn't know I'll butt out now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest malland Posted November 28, 2006 Share #11 Posted November 28, 2006 Yes, I think Leica's naming of the D-Lux 3 and Digilux 3 is not the summit of marketing savvy, as the names are so easily confused. —Mitch/Bangkok Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest malland Posted November 29, 2006 Share #12 Posted November 29, 2006 As I'm in London for the week, I looked at the D-Lux 3 at Robert Caplan and concluded that the camera does not have what I was looking for in a 40-50mm-equivalent small sensor camera. First, did not find the camera anywhere as convenient to hold as the GR-D. Second, at the 40-50mm-equivalent "tele" level, the maximum aperture is only f/3.0-4.0, which is too slow for what I want to do with the camera. —Mitch/London http://www.flickr.com/photos/10268776@N00/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted November 30, 2006 Share #13 Posted November 30, 2006 Am I the only one thinking about mating an Olympus E-400 with the Panasonic 25mm to form the ultimate small "standard-lens" digicam? Regards, Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Virtanen Posted November 30, 2006 Share #14 Posted November 30, 2006 The 25mm Leicasonic lens is pretty large and heavy, i am sure it weights much more than the whole GRD, or two GRDs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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