Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/04/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Christer, No, the flash is turned off with a simple manual slider which stays put in that position until you slide it to one of the other positions. This single feature is the main reason why I dumped the Minilux after a few weeks--it reverted back to the default flash mode every time you turned it off. Otherwise, I liked the GR1 and did not have the problems you describe with turning on by itself, but then again, I usually carry my pocket cameras in jacket pockets which are looser than trouser pockets. In the end I sold it because I found the 28mm focal length not that useful for general shooting, and because I did not like the lack of full manual control. I now use a Rollei 35 as my "carry everywhere" camera. Nathan Christer Almqvist wrote: > I was very disappointed with the GR1. I used it as a trouser, shirt > and jacket pocket camera, and ever so often it was activated in the > pocket, and the lens moved out into the position where it is ready to > take a picture. The button for that is on the back of the camera, > and I had a cover glued on to the camera to cover the button, but it > did not always help. In the extended position the front lens is > unprotected, and still worse the whole telescopic work that holds the > lens is subject to pressures from different directions. The result > was that the lens jammed and did not want to go back into the > resting position. This cost about $ 100 to get fixed, and the second > time it happened to me I gave the camera away to somebody on this > list who said he was going to try to fix it himself. > > The lens is very good, there is the usual lag for focusing which is > otherwise accurate, and it is possible to prefocus (not manually) and > keep the distance set until the camera is turned off (if I remember > correctly). I used this facility for all street shooting as otherwise > the picture was lost. I think automatic flash has to be turned off, > again every time the camera is switched on, not every time a picture > is taken, if you do not like flash. I do not like flash. > > But it looks nice..... > > Chris > > >BTW - I'm looking at the Ricoh GR1 as a pocket camera. Is it really as good > >as everyone says? How good is the focus? It looks very nice. > > > >-- Rob > > > >http://www.robertappleby.com > >Mobile: (+39) 348 336 7990 > >Tel: (+39) 059 303436 > > > >See City of Crows online at The Digital Journalist: > >http://digitaljournalist.org/issue0204/city_intro.htm > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > Christer Almqvist > D 20255 Hamburg and / or > F 50590 Regnéville sur Mer > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- Nathan Wajsman Herrliberg (ZH), Switzerland e-mail: wajsman@webshuttle.ch mobile: +41 78 732 1430 Photo-A-Week: http://www.wajsman.com/indexpaw2002.htm General photo site: http://www.wajsman.com/index.htm - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html