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Ricoh GR Digital, Elegant Point & Shoot 8mp Digital Camera, 4x Digital Zoom, 2.5" LCD

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Product Reviews Summary

Avg. Customer Rating:

3.9 stars

(based on 8 reviews)

83% of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Customers most agreed on the following attributes:

Describe Yourself:

Hobbyist/enthusiast(4), Professional(3)

Pros:

Accurate colors(6), Great resolution(3), Nice features and settings(5), Rugged(5), Simple controls(4)

Best Uses:

Everyday(4), Low light(3), Outdoors(3), Travel(4)

Better than they say

By vintagemg from NYC on 7/30/2007

Pros:

Comfortable Controls, Short Lag Time, Strong Construction

Best Uses:

Art, Documentary

Describe Yourself:

Professional

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

First you don't need to shoot raw! Look at the image quality in a print 17x22 and you will see it is fine. Too many tech freaks and not enough real photographers review and put forward worthless opinions. Shhot and print and this camera does this just as well or better!

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

A camera for the disabled and the pro

By Lokhup

from Taos, NM on 3/26/2007

Pros:

Bright LCD, Comfortable Controls, Easy Setup, Easy to Keep Clean, Short Lag Time, Strong Construction

Best Uses:

Documentary, Photojournalism

Describe Yourself:

Hobbyist/Enthusiast

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

There is a learning curve so this camera is only for those who are enthusiasts or pros. Results are worth it. Look at the Flickr Ricoh GRD site for the image quality and the talent. A joy to hold and operate epecially for those of us with a disability and who must shoot one-handed and quickly.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

Great Camera with sharp GR lens!

By Toshi

from Cupertino, CA and Japan on 2/25/2007

Describe Yourself:

Hobbyist/Enthusiast

Pros:

Accurate Colors, Great Resolution, Nice Features and Settings

Cons:

Slow "RAW image"

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

One of the best lens, GR Lens meets digital! No distortion and sharp enough. Also RICOH has been improving the firmware of GR-D based on the opinion from GR-D user, especially in Japan.
But slow for RAW image. Expect built-in viewfinder and improvement for RAW image storage time for next version of GR-D.

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[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

Nice Camera - a little pricey

By Ottofocus

from HBG, PA on 2/5/2007

Describe Yourself:

Passionate Photographer

Pros:

Accurate Colors, Fast lens, Good Image Quality, Nice Features and Settings, Nice LCD, Rugged

Cons:

AAA batteries don't last, Pricey, Too noisey

Best Uses:

Everyday, Indiscrete shooting, Low Lighting, Outdoors, Travel

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Nice light camera, I almost forget I'm wearing it. Fast, sharp lens. Images a little too grainy past 100 ISO. RAW write slow. Solid build. Too pricey for what it is. It's not a camera for everyone, this is a serious photographers camera. I wish the remote control was available.

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Shirely down theStaires

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Stairs

Tags: Made with Product

[1 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

Fun camera! Excellent images.

By Kenwick

from Lafayette, LA on 2/5/2007

Describe Yourself:

Hobbyist/Enthusiast

Pros:

Accurate Colors, Great Resolution, Nice Features and Settings, Rugged, Simple Controls, Very good dynamic range

Best Uses:

Everyday, Low Lighting, Outdoors, Portraits, Travel

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

I'm used to D-SLR, so this lets me get great images with a small package.

Nice camera but not without issues

By Chad

from San Diego on 1/16/2007

Describe Yourself:

Professional

Pros:

Accurate Colors, Rugged, Simple Controls

Cons:

Noise and more noise

Best Uses:

Everyday, Outdoors

Bottom Line:

No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Fantastic controls don't makeup for the "unmatched file" issue I have.[...]

[3 of 3 customers found this review helpful]

Almost great but...

By Time is Tight from Los Angeles, CA on 12/10/2006

Describe Yourself:

Professional

Pros:

Accurate Colors, Awsome lens shade, Awsome optional finder, Excellent MANUAL settings, Handles like a rangfinder, Nice Features and Settings, Rugged, Simple Controls

Cons:

Noisier than most 8mp's, RAWS need much sharpening, Writes RAW files SLOWLY

Best Uses:

Travel

With optional viewfinder and snap-on rectangular shade, this approaches the feel of a traditional fine rangefinder, so it will appeal to Photo-J's and travellers who LIKE TO GET CLOSE to subjects with WIDE angles. Impressive build and amazingly low weight earns it's spot in my pocket when i want to travel light. Even with the fast-acting shutter-response to the shutter release button, my dissapointment is that the RAW files write terribly slowly, forcing you to lose precious spontaneity that even old crank film cameras can capture faster. This removes the benefit that the camera's otherwise excellent design and features attempt to give. The images are also a bit noisier than I would have expected from a costly P&S camera.
However, if you are not a "decisive moments" action shooter you will probably LOVE this camera. But if you like to capture sequential RAW frames, wait until Ricoh's next version or the competition. You will see these in the hands of photogs who are attracted to it's beautiful looks and cool add-on shade and finder, but they won't admit to losing precioius moments with the loss of file-writing speed.

[3 of 5 customers found this review helpful]

EXCELLENT Camera!

By Mark T

from Ocala, FL on 11/10/2006

Describe Yourself:

Hobbyist/Enthusiast

Pros:

Accurate Colors, Great Resolution, Nice Features and Settings, Rugged, Simple Controls

Best Uses:

Everyday, Low Lighting, Travel

Great everyday camera or travel camera for an advanced amateur who wants great pics and no-frills.

Customer Reviews about the Ricoh GR Digital, Elegant Point & Shoot 8mp Digital Camera, 4x Digital Zoom, 2.5" LCD at Adorama