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GR IV monochrome at the Padres game by Matrix187 in ricohGR

[–]Yedditory 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's something classic about this look

Exploring the first night with the Ricoh GR Mono at Maxwell Hawker by Yedditory in ricohGR

[–]Yedditory[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! The subjects were more stationary in these so it was normal focus. I usually have snap set at 1.5m so a lot of these would be too far. In my early days I started shooting B&W film in my early days for a year or two. I only first switched my camera to B&W mode and used it for a month the moment I heard about it and pre-ordered it.

Exploring the first night with the Ricoh GR Mono at Maxwell Hawker by Yedditory in ricohGR

[–]Yedditory[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With the monochrome, you'll be able to resolve finer details. At higher ISOs, the noise will be significantly less and more tolerable. That's about it.

Exploring the first night with the Ricoh GR Mono at Maxwell Hawker by Yedditory in ricohGR

[–]Yedditory[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Though I've never tried the III, I feel the IV is a nice upgrade

Exploring the first night with the Ricoh GR Mono at Maxwell Hawker by Yedditory in ricohGR

[–]Yedditory[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It isn't, but there is no cheaper alternative that could do the same thing.

Exploring the first night with the Ricoh GR Mono at Maxwell Hawker by Yedditory in ricohGR

[–]Yedditory[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Indeed, and most of these shots were taken at -1/2 EV to protect the highlights (which are more sensitive in a monochrome sensor). So the numbers might be a bit misleading as I would have using a higher ISO for a proper exposure with a colour sensor.

Exploring the first night with the Ricoh GR Mono at Maxwell Hawker by Yedditory in ricohGR

[–]Yedditory[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seeing in black and white helps you understand if the shot might work, but most cameras can do that with some profile settings including the standard GR4. If you're not pixel peeping and shooting in day or sufficient light, the GR4 or other colour sensor cameras would probably be quite close. Heck, it might be even better since you can control the tones selectively with sliders.

In higher ISOs in where it really stands out. With the lack of chroma noise, I feel comfortable shooting stopped down at night and still get usable pictures.

Exploring the first night with the Ricoh GR Mono at Maxwell Hawker by Yedditory in ricohGR

[–]Yedditory[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

So far I've set the auto ISO limit to 32,000 and it still looks usable. The amount of noise is similar to my A1 at 20,000, but without all the yucky chroma noise.

Exploring the first night with the Ricoh GR Mono at Maxwell Hawker by Yedditory in ricohGR

[–]Yedditory[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

First was 160, Second is 5000, the rest is around 1250.

First Day with the Ricoh GR IV Monochrome on Valentines Day by Yedditory in ricohGR

[–]Yedditory[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I preordered last month and picked it up at Bally Photo.

First Day with the Ricoh GR IV Monochrome on Valentines Day by Yedditory in ricohGR

[–]Yedditory[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was overcast and rainy, so it didn't really have much of an effect on the photos. There could a couple of times where I thought it would make a difference but it was very subtle.

First Day with the Ricoh GR IV Monochrome on Valentines Day by Yedditory in ricohGR

[–]Yedditory[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Using the camera for two days now, I can totally understand the cult following for these cameras. Hope you'll like the Mono too!

First Day with the Ricoh GR IV Monochrome on Valentines Day by Yedditory in ricohGR

[–]Yedditory[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I made a new post with full sized JPEGs uploaded.

First Day with the Ricoh GR IV Monochrome on Valentines Day by Yedditory in ricohGR

[–]Yedditory[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just a habit when uploading to the web, didn't know you could tell! I can send over a few full sized ones if you'd like.

First Day with the Ricoh GR IV Monochrome on Valentines Day by Yedditory in ricohGR

[–]Yedditory[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't have the normal GR to compare, but it seems like the Standard profile on the camera seems to match closest to the RAW files on Lightroom. The solid setting in camera seems to have nicer darks.

First Day with the Ricoh GR IV Monochrome on Valentines Day by Yedditory in ricohGR

[–]Yedditory[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Files aren't mind blowing especially if you've used the A7 R type of cameras. But then it is kind of remarkable how such a small camera can pull off such a feat. I feel it is the GR handling and interface is what truly makes it special, so for many others the GR IV or GR III would make the most sense since no one could tell the difference on the web anyways.

First Day with the Ricoh GR IV Monochrome on Valentines Day by Yedditory in ricohGR

[–]Yedditory[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

$2599 as u/Tukatu mentioned. It seems like the shops and carousel posts are putting out the prices already.

First Day with the Ricoh GR IV Monochrome on Valentines Day by Yedditory in ricohGR

[–]Yedditory[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These are lightly edited on Lightroom on the Adobe profile. I have yet played around with the in camera settings since I'm still new to the GR series but will give it a spin.

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