trisberg
Veteran
- Location
- New Hampshire
Yeah, this is a great camera. But the Ricoh GR is very very similar, equally great in all but a couple of ways and arguably better in a couple others AND there's a 21mm adapter available for it that gets pretty high marks. It makes it larger, its probably not for everyone, but it might be the ticket for you if you don't want ONLY 21mm, but want it as an option. Both are worth checking out, but if you want a 21mm option, the Ricoh is the way to go.Interesting thread and some wonderful pictures. I am on the prowl for a 'serious compact' camera with a lens wider than my RX1. I only wish someone would do a APS-C compact with a high quality 21mm lens. However, in the meantime this camera is really attractive.
LouisB
Wow, very cool - someone else who thinks like I do! Lest anyone raise suspicions, I had no prior knowledge of Vic and did not invent his user name or persona. If the Ricoh GR had merely allowed for a higher user selected minimum shutter speed in auto-ISO (in aperture priority mode), I might well have bought one of those. But they didn't and that seemingly small difference makes ALL the difference in terms of ease of use on the street for me. For anything else, its not really an issue at all, but for street shooting, its pretty huge for me.Greetings -
I have bit the bullet and taken possession of a Coolpix A. My first impressions are excellent - I compared side by side with the Ricoh GR, and aside from the difference in price, I preferred the colors, white balance, metering, and setup for street shooting with the A. After setting up the A for street shooting, I realized that I used almost the same parameters as I later read that Ray Sachs is using for his A. When I read further into Ray's posts, and saw that he also owned a Sony RX-1 and a Fuji XE-1, cameras that I also own, I came to the conclusion that great minds must think alike! For me, the A allows me to do street shooting when the occasion arises (New York and Boston), but I also like the ability to do landscapes where I live in New England, and in low country South Carolina, where we spend a good amount of time. Love the sharpness and the look that the A provides, and am very happy with the purchase. I will be posting as soon as work allows. One question - I have temporarily installed a U-Strap on the A, but would prefer a good wrist strap that would would well with the lugs on the A. Any suggestions?
Best regards,
Vic
Shot a bunch at a local restaurant festival today, all with the Nikon. Easiest street camera I've ever used. Set and mostly forget other than the exposure comp setting, or aperture changes if you're moving from good light to low light or vice versa, but mostly set and forget and just focus on getting the moment.
I'm enjoying these Ray. How are you shooting? Zone, auto-focus? What shutter speeds in general? ISO's in general? Sorry for all the questions. Still learning.
Hi Tom,
Zone focus, f6.3 (on all of them - I use f3.5 in low light, but all of these were in decent to very good light), mostly focussed at 2 meters (occasionally moved it in a bit closer when I was really close), aperture priority, auto-ISO with max ISO of 6400 (never reached in these circumstances) and minimum shutter speed set to 1/500. In low light, when the camera hits the max of 6400 and still doesn't have enough light to shoot at 1/500, it will start coming down to the shutter speed that will assure proper exposure, but until that happens, it maintains the high shutter speed.
-Ray
I appreciate your generosity and sharing of knowledge. I admire your work. I have learned a lot from you in a short time. Thank you Ray.
I know I've personally come to like less and less of my street work. I enjoy the process a lot and occasionally really nail a shot, but over time fewer and fewer of my shots stay in my "keeper" file.
-Ray