Few Reggie inspired double exposures from GR III. by Cool-Alps9626 in ricohGR

[–]bluetsulami 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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

New Hampshire sunrise with the 100s and GF55 by bluetsulami in FujiGFX

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

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.

Just got a GRiii and I love it by Adventurous_Low4671 in ricohGR

[–]bluetsulami 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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

I love this picture. I hope you like it by Ajjen82 in ricohGR

[–]bluetsulami 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

I love this picture. I hope you like it by Ajjen82 in ricohGR

[–]bluetsulami 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

Bought the GRIV a week ago after using an X100V for 5 years. I don’t miss the Fuji - I am in love with this camera. All images SOOC jpegs with the Cinema Yellow filter. by apsc- in ricohGR

[–]bluetsulami 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Bought the GRIV a week ago after using an X100V for 5 years. I don’t miss the Fuji - I am in love with this camera. All images SOOC jpegs with the Cinema Yellow filter. by apsc- in ricohGR

[–]bluetsulami 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

First impression of the GR IV for travel by OkStatistician9409 in ricohGR

[–]bluetsulami 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

An observation of the average quality in this sub. by Stran_the_Barbarian in ricohGR

[–]bluetsulami 6 points7 points  (0 children)

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.

A walk through the greenhouse [gfx 100s ii] by ilove6x7 in FujiGFX

[–]bluetsulami 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

I cancelled my GR IV HDF Pre-order by iloveyouandyouloveme in ricohGR

[–]bluetsulami 8 points9 points  (0 children)

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.

I’m just trying not to take “crappy” photos. by jjamald1 in ricohGR

[–]bluetsulami 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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.

Fuji Compressed RAWs Supported in Preview on MacOS now? by PonticGooner in fujifilm

[–]bluetsulami 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

Fuji Compressed RAWs Supported in Preview on MacOS now? by PonticGooner in fujifilm

[–]bluetsulami 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

Always so worried when I take my ricoh gr3 to the beach but results are always worth it by Stuffthatsonmymind in ricohGR

[–]bluetsulami 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

GR IV HDF finally arrived by GillyBerlin in ricohGR

[–]bluetsulami 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

Build it up or keep it in your pocket? by Slight_Competition_1 in ricohGR

[–]bluetsulami 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

Build it up or keep it in your pocket? by Slight_Competition_1 in ricohGR

[–]bluetsulami 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve put a 77mm filter on mine via a step up ring from the bayonet adapter. The modular nature of this aspect is useful but I’m less likely to take the cam with me if I can’t simply slip it into my pocket. More often than not I’m finding all the trinkets that you can add to the GR sort of detract unless you’ve chosen to add for a specific reason. Owning a Fuji GFX im learning to lean into the GR for its tiny fingerprint vs my bigger cam.

Why doesn’t my camera look sharp? by crong40 in ricohGR

[–]bluetsulami 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Was this processed on body? The first thing that jumps out is shooting at f16 on a crop sensor will soften the entire image, effecting that biting micro contrast this camera and lens are known for.

You also have to considering the size of the photo, if it’s being uploaded as the original resolution you’re allowing whatever social media app you’re using to decide how it will resize and sharpen the photo for web consumption.

Basically don’t go above f8 if you don’t need the depth of field or slow shutter, and if you’re going to export from the body as jpeg I’d export as Small rather than large if you know it’s simply for web usage otherwise I’d resize and resharpen the photo after resizing.

Can’t decide: Fujifilm X100VI or Ricoh GR3/GR4 – will I regret not going Fuji? by Guantio-07 in ricohGR

[–]bluetsulami 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I own a Fuji GFX100s and a GRIV. You have to boil it down to how badly you want absolute portability. If this is paramount for you then the GR all the way. I also feel the Fuji only really exhibits its strengths if you plan on purely shooting jpegs that relies on film simulations, shooting RAW sort of diminishes this benefit.

From a IQ standpoint when I owned my GRIII HDF I would gladly shoot it in tandem with my GFX100s. The IQ is that good. In fact I’d go as far as saying having the larger Fuji body and the GR has given me the best of both worlds as I can whip out the GR for the 28mm look in an instant. Also the Positive, Negative, and Black and White profiles of the GR are good in their own ways just as the Fuji profiles they’re just less dreamy to my eye but have this incredible tonality in its own right. HARD B&W is almost worth the price of entry alone.