29-09-09: King & Queen (Streets, that is)

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28-09-09: (Almost) Unoccupied

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04-09-09: Painted Heather

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03-09-09: Deserted Canal

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02-09-09: Pushed

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09-07-09: Organic Firework?

I've been really surprised by the dynamic range of the GR digital; I'm sure it's much greater than the G9. I'll have to make a test at some point to find out definitely...
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08-07-09: Fuschia

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04-07-09: Can I help you?

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02-07-09: Moo

A herd of cows downriver from Gunthorpe, just here
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01-07-09: Panoramic

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There's a house just behind where this picture was shot - what a view from your bedroom window!

30-06-09: Foamy Weir

The weir and lock entrance at Gunthorpe.
So, why shoot RAW on the GR digital if it's so much slower than using JPEG?
Laying aside the quality and control issue, curiously it's actually quite a good thing to be slowed down.
I'm used to using relatively fast cameras; my 40D does around 6 FPS, as does my EOS 1N. My 30D does 5. The G9 manages about 1.5 sec/frame in RAW - it could be considered slow, but it's still fast enough to take 3 of 4 pictures in a few seconds before something moves.

When shooting RAW on the GRD, before I press the shutter, I think whether the settings are right, whether the framing is good etc, because I know the camera's out for 10-15 secs after I press that button: You just can't use it like a machine gun, which it's tempting to do with a fast camera.
The GR isn't the thing to be shooting portraits or fast stuff with by it's nature; it's 28mm equivalent lens would give a fishbowl effect to portraits and it's simply not long enough for most animals or sports, so it's being a bit on the slow side really doesn't matter.
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29-06-09: Awaking Town

Nottingham waking up, taken just after 7AM.
I've just dug my previous carry-round camera out again, the Ricoh GR digital. I'd forgotten just how nice it was to use. It's a real photographer's camera, designed to just work.
It's also a lot smaller than my G9, so it's less hassle to carry on these hot days.
Previously, I shot in JPEG with it, because it's quite slow in RAW. I managed to speed it up a little by changing some settings, but it's still a slow camera in RAW. I'm sticking with RAW because of the extra control available, and another reason I'll expand on tomorrow...
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