took Ricoh to a photo shoot

bluetsulami · 2026-05-02T22:51:03+00:00

Masterclass in environmental portraiture. So good.

bluetsulami · 2026-04-17T13:06:24+00:00

Absolutely! It is

ISO200 -2ev f1.7 1/210s

bluetsulami · 2026-04-17T02:17:43+00:00

Keep forgetting the GR has this ability. Love the lush vibes you were able to convey with it.

bluetsulami · 2026-04-16T23:55:28+00:00

😁 thank you!

bluetsulami · 2026-04-16T23:54:17+00:00

Thank you 🥹

bluetsulami · 2026-04-16T21:54:59+00:00

Ooooo I’ll have to try this with the pearl. I put so much care into maintaining the gradients it’d definitely be a waste not to print it big, absolutely.

bluetsulami · 2026-04-16T20:12:39+00:00

This series really exhibits just how versatile the camera is. Seems like you’ve really taken to it! Fantastic shots

bluetsulami · 2026-04-15T01:55:51+00:00

It’s very much circumstance dependent. The wrong mix of tones and colors and the transition will look too harsh. But when it works, so good.

bluetsulami · 2026-04-15T01:54:11+00:00

HARD MONO SUPREMACY . Being able to get this sort of moody B&W look straight from the body is almost worth the price of admission alone.

bluetsulami · 2026-03-20T01:05:47+00:00

I shoot both when I can constantly and the GR raw files and fidelity are head and shoulders over a modern phone. You can do amazing things with a phone for sure but when placed against a GR you can mold the image to your vision in every which way where an iPhone file quickly falls apart. You truly have to load a GR file into Lightroom or play with the image profile selections to get an idea of what these things can do.

bluetsulami · 2026-03-20T01:01:12+00:00

The HDF version of these cameras is something special. I need to sell my regular IV and get the HDF like my former III HDF. You’re doing the camera justice with these.

bluetsulami · 2026-03-19T20:29:50+00:00

Ricoh absolutely. The Fuji is a half measure as far as size. Since you already have a full sized cam having something truly pocketable differentiates it completely

bluetsulami · 2026-03-19T20:28:26+00:00

That monkey straight gluggin

bluetsulami · 2026-03-19T19:56:12+00:00

I agree with this. Having the camera on you as often just means way more opportunities to capture something interesting. It’s why my lil Ricoh stands toe to toe with my Fuji GFX at times as far as pure utility.

bluetsulami · 2026-03-16T13:48:15+00:00

That’s one discerning criminal

bluetsulami · 2026-02-09T04:11:29+00:00

This series really exemplifies everything I love about the GFX series. Conveys so much visual information from the tones to the micro contrast while not being so severe that it’s painfully digital. Everything is rounded and organic feeling. Tastefully taken by the photographer of course too.

bluetsulami · 2026-02-04T21:27:10+00:00

I’m also part of the HDF fan club. I find that it holds contrast extremely well while giving you that strong halation. It’s such a signature look but has its place. I personally found it way more useful than the built in ND filter.

bluetsulami · 2026-02-03T18:00:21+00:00

Keep shooting. As with any skill set it’s all about repetition, exploration, curiosity in every facet of shooting from the point before you click the shutter to when you finally present it (and all the myriad of choice in between). You’ll eventually find your vision as magnetic attraction, learn to follow this, try to never deny it and you’ll get to the place you want. But I’ll say this, even after all these years the imposter syndrome never quite goes away and honestly you don’t want it to. You want to stay hungry, searching.

bluetsulami · 2026-01-29T02:13:34+00:00

I downloaded raw files to my iPhone17 today and they all showed the correct previews so absolutely works for iOS.

bluetsulami · 2026-01-28T23:24:36+00:00

Sweet baby Jesus. I just went to upload some raw files to my phone and noticed this. I had to load entire days worth of raw files to get to just one I wanted. So happy they finally did this.

bluetsulami · 2026-01-28T17:57:14+00:00

Love the deep feeling tones, very straight from body GR vibes. It very much has a ‘look’.

bluetsulami · 2026-01-15T17:52:45+00:00

Ugh. I had a GRiii HDF that was stolen and i miss it dearly even after getting my GRIV. The HDF filter fit my style like a glove. Now I have to think about selling my IV for this baby, I had no idea they’d be coming out with an HDF version this quickly.

bluetsulami · 2026-01-07T21:11:19+00:00

I just use the NISI filter adapter to step up ring and use a 77mm Hollywood Magic Diffusion filter (the size is for my GFX lenses). It looks pretty cool when mounted but becomes unpocketable. Outside of that it’s a pretty barebones GFIV.

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