I set up mine to be in Av + snap, but with back button focus on fn. This setup allows me to blast randomly with a deep DoF and then focus on a single thing with f2.8 using a single button!
Love your videos mate the most informative ones I’ve seen for the Ricoh - love your style would love to see some Live Photo examples alongside your the commentary
Thank you for this series, it's been incredibly helpful and I keep coming back to it as a reference. I'm using a GRiiix and still struggling to get sharp images using SDP. There is an element of misjudging distance which should get better with practice but I'm also finding the results poor if the subject is moving (or if I'm moving?). Have I understood correctly that in this mode the camera ignores any minimum shutter speed and ISO previously configured? If this is the case, would I be better sticking to Manual mode where I have full control and use snap focusing like that?
Fast paced street/documentary style photography is the only time I would consider using SDP (snap distance priority), but it would come as a second choice to either aperture priority or manual. Try shooting auto-iso with a minimum shutter speed of 1/500 if motion blur is an issue. Use the screen to do full-press snap. Aim for about F8 and a snap distance of 3.5m on the GRiiix. As your confidence grows, you'll grow out of snap shooting and do more auto focus and get critically sharp images instead of "acceptably" sharp images with snap shooting (this is a topic I have planned for a future video).
@@photostuff Thank you, this has allowed me to get some great results! I can honestly say that your videos and help are the reason I didn't return the camera and I'm enjoying photography again.
Interesting, but I'm not sure this mode is very practical, since it disables both AF and aperture control. It seems to me it's better to do all this stuff manually, setting snap distance with the control lever and setting aperture with the front dial. You don't have to go into the menu, and you can switch to regular focusing easily. I can't see a lot of advantage to using this mode.
I agree. It’s just a demo. It’s there if you find it useful. I don’t even use snap focus much anymore. My confidence has grown so I get a lot closer to people and just shoot with auto focus on. Usually on the rear screen. Touch, focus, shoot. Very fast.
BTW, i got one question, if i use snap distance priority mode and got all the set like you, and i want to freeze ppl on street, how do gr knows what shutter speed i want?
@@y3cl6 sure. Switch to manual. Then you can control everything. SD priority is one of the semi-automatic modes, so the camera will involve itself at some point.
Another great video, Thank You once again for this entire series. Just my .02 though: this is really only Ricoh marketing "zone focus" technique which is a thing and has been for years. I can (and do) the same thing on my mirrorless when I have a full manual prime mounted or even if Ive set to manual focus with an auto focusing prime mounted. Is this somehow different? I don't see any difference save for the on screen info vs that etched onto the rings of some lenses...
@@photostuff - Regarding the original comment, with a manual lens it’s easy to nudge the focus ring by mistake. With the Ricoh, I set 3 different Snap Focus settings to the U1/2/3 modes, for immediate access / switching….I’m not aware of any other camera that you can do that with - Great series, thanks, keep up the good work - Peter
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Thanks so much! I'm new to the GR series and this was very helpful.
I set up mine to be in Av + snap, but with back button focus on fn. This setup allows me to blast randomly with a deep DoF and then focus on a single thing with f2.8 using a single button!
Love your videos mate the most informative ones I’ve seen for the Ricoh - love your style would love to see some Live Photo examples alongside your the commentary
Useful tips, thx for sharing!
Very interesting, and very well explained.
very helpful, thanks a lot! ✌🏻
brilliant. Thank you.
Thank you for this series, it's been incredibly helpful and I keep coming back to it as a reference.
I'm using a GRiiix and still struggling to get sharp images using SDP. There is an element of misjudging distance which should get better with practice but I'm also finding the results poor if the subject is moving (or if I'm moving?).
Have I understood correctly that in this mode the camera ignores any minimum shutter speed and ISO previously configured?
If this is the case, would I be better sticking to Manual mode where I have full control and use snap focusing like that?
Fast paced street/documentary style photography is the only time I would consider using SDP (snap distance priority), but it would come as a second choice to either aperture priority or manual. Try shooting auto-iso with a minimum shutter speed of 1/500 if motion blur is an issue. Use the screen to do full-press snap. Aim for about F8 and a snap distance of 3.5m on the GRiiix.
As your confidence grows, you'll grow out of snap shooting and do more auto focus and get critically sharp images instead of "acceptably" sharp images with snap shooting (this is a topic I have planned for a future video).
@@photostuff Thank you, this has allowed me to get some great results!
I can honestly say that your videos and help are the reason I didn't return the camera and I'm enjoying photography again.
Interesting, but I'm not sure this mode is very practical, since it disables both AF and aperture control. It seems to me it's better to do all this stuff manually, setting snap distance with the control lever and setting aperture with the front dial. You don't have to go into the menu, and you can switch to regular focusing easily. I can't see a lot of advantage to using this mode.
I agree. It’s just a demo. It’s there if you find it useful.
I don’t even use snap focus much anymore.
My confidence has grown so I get a lot closer to people and just shoot with auto focus on. Usually on the rear screen. Touch, focus, shoot. Very fast.
Its a shame that my rear dial is broken so i cant use this setting.
BTW, i got one question, if i use snap distance priority mode and got all the set like you, and i want to freeze ppl on street, how do gr knows what shutter speed i want?
You’ll have to set a minimum shutter speed and depending on the light, a generous upper iso limit
@@photostuff i did set minimun speed, so I can’t control the ss when i want to freeze ppl, it’s all depends on the camera?
@@y3cl6 sure. Switch to manual. Then you can control everything. SD priority is one of the semi-automatic modes, so the camera will involve itself at some point.
@@photostuff thank you so much for the answer! You really solved my problem. I will keep following your videos :)
Another great video, Thank You once again for this entire series.
Just my .02 though: this is really only Ricoh marketing "zone focus" technique which is a thing and has been for years. I can (and do) the same thing on my mirrorless when I have a full manual prime mounted or even if Ive set to manual focus with an auto focusing prime mounted. Is this somehow different? I don't see any difference save for the on screen info vs that etched onto the rings of some lenses...
Agreed!
@@photostuff - Regarding the original comment, with a manual lens it’s easy to nudge the focus ring by mistake. With the Ricoh, I set 3 different Snap Focus settings to the U1/2/3 modes, for immediate access / switching….I’m not aware of any other camera that you can do that with - Great series, thanks, keep up the good work - Peter
@@petertaranscorsese2900Fuji XF10 has similar feature, snapshot focus. But not that flexible.