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photo, filter, rain, black and white, noise, image, compact, ricoh, digital, 4, iv, point and shoot, grd, macro, positive film, bokeh, blur, wb, white balance, compensation
Me & Ricoh GRD IV in the mirror
Rain won’t stop me from shooting with my Ricoh GRD IV. It’s small enough I can cover it with my hand and slip in my vest pocket. I literally ditched my G3 in my camera bag today. And getting productive with my GRD instead. The night before I was frustrated with the white balance correction and messing with the color casts in the WB compensation. It turned out there’s amber (yellow). It really require me to choose the appropriate WB option then carefully change the compensation. So i decided to leave it for later to mess with, at least i know the way of getting the right tone.
I played with the image filters last night after the WB. I found out the “My Setting” at the image filter option is an excellent way to get the right tone without tapping too much of WB. I really wish to re-name it. The “Positive Film” is my favorite after minimizing the effect a little and a weak vignetting. The vignetting is subtle enough to be used on every photo. It really saves time processing afterwards which i normally, casually edit photos as leisure.
This was taken as a test photo. Notice the red hue that was previously used. It adds tone to it, making it look like LOMO. Also notice the vignetting is really subtle. It’s not taking out the detail on the corners at all.
Many says about the advantages of a DSLR or mirrorless camera has over a point & shoot. Where’s the bokeh/shallow depth of field at?? I tend to disagree now especially with my GRD in hand. It absolutely possible to do so with a one push of a button on the macro mode. It’s not anything like what I see from my Leica Summilux f1.4 25mm. It’s still very useable and even creamy on the background.
Taken only a few centimeters from the petals. The detail is just astonishingly crisp. The image filter adds even more tone straight out from the camera without editing. SOOC
The blurred background melts together, it is comfortable to see.
This post was intended to display the performance of the camera. The 10 megapixel is not stopping me from shooting. It’s NOT hindering me to get quality crisp photos. The 10 px, noise, relatively small sensor is giving user another “FEEL” to photography. Think of it as a true retro style camera with the modern control. It produces great images as we speak!!! $4800HKD, worth it!!!
