Gloomy LA Digicam Street Photography | Ricoh GR Digital II
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- Опубликовано: 26 июл 2024
- I've owned the Ricoh GR Digital II for several months now, but I haven't had a chance to dedicate the time to a more immersive photography outing. I took this camera with me to New York and while I managed to get a few photos during a trip to the beach, my time was limited and I was still learning the camera. I knew a trip to Los Angeles would be the perfect opportunity to shoot some street photography in the neighborhood where I was staying - Los Feliz.
This camera's excellent "Snap" setting allows you to use Range Focusing to quickly make photographs on the street. Paired with the GV-1 optical viewfinder, this camera is about as close as you can get to the 35mm film rangefinder experience with a digicam. What I love about the camera as well is the speed with which it takes a photo. As soon as I see an image I want to capture, I can raise the camera to my eye and press the shutter and there's almost no delay in making the picture. With my Leica X1, it's quite a different story - it's incredibly slow in comparison and there are even times where I miss the photo entirely.
Something else I love about the Ricoh GR Digital II is the battery life. The battery is barely depleted even after several hours of street photography where I'm never turning the camera off. Originally I thought I'd have to buy a few spare batteries but I haven't bothered because the one it came with lasts so long.
This camera does have some image issues - numerous dead pixels and there's something on the sensor or on the inside of the lens that creates a shadowy blob in some photos. I do wish I could fix the blob, but it's not enough of an issue with this 16 yr old camera to dedicate any serious resources to it. Even with these issues, I still find myself loving the images this camera produces. The digital noise, the bloomy highlights, the dreamy film quality the images have - it's easily producing my favorite images out of any digicams I've used.
There's just something magical about this CCD sensors.
While I would prefer this camera to have a 35mm full-frame equivalent focal length, I've grown used to the 28mm lens. Most of the photos I make when shooting street are more of a wide tableau that captures the movement of people, their spatial relationship to each other and the buildings and objects around them and this wider focal length allows me to better capture that. Where it's challenging is when I focus more on urban landscapes - the lens feels just a bit too wide when I'm photography an object against a wall or a car in front of a house.
I'm incredibly lucky to have found this camera for only $80 at an Omaha camera repair shop. When I saw the price I knew I had to buy it and even though I could make some serious profit by selling it online, I know that this is a camera that will remain in my collection for a long, long time.
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I got lucky with a couple of cold, gloomy days in Los Angeles on a recent visit to the place I used to call home. I even got some rain for part of a day. I always loved gloomy, rainy days in Los Angeles because it was a nice break from the constant sunshine and warm temps. A lot of photographers loath overcast days because the light just isn't dramatic or compelling... But for the kinds of videos I make, I think those gloomy days are some of the best for some street photography. What do you think?
I have the Ricoh GRD3 and love it.
I’d love to try it! Very happy with my 2.
Love your shots! Making me want to take out my GXR with S10 module more often
I’ll admit… I had to look up what the GXR is because I haven’t seen one before! But it looks awesome, and I’d love to get my hands on one. Definitely take it out and make some photos! Appreciate you watching and commenting 📸
@@somephotovideos yea Ricoh’s made some fun and quirky cameras over the years!
@@dingo-by-the-sea1296 Agreed!
@somephotovideos GXR is a great camera, and so is the GR Digital. Have both and are some of my favorite cameras I've ever tried. The great thing is they share the same button layout, so once you get that muscle memory, you can switch between the two effortlessly.
@@trels203 That is good to know. I’m loving my GR Digital II and def want to track down a GXR now… 💸
I love the shot at 12:29. I don't know why... other than maybe it looks like they're infected with the candy corn variety of fungus like in The Last Of Us.
Haha exactly! I had the same thought (about the fungus). Glad I noticed that the ad was covered in smashed candy corn. 😂
Thanks very much for the video. Are these photos sooc? I just bought a grii digital
Thank you! And they are NOT SOOC. I’ve added a subtle edit using the RNI Films app for iPad. I add just a touch of film emulation to the photo and of course dial in all the usual stuff - color temp, highlights/mids/shadows, contrast, etc.
Nice!
Thanks!