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Subject: [Leica] OT Pana GF1 (20 pancake) & Ricoh GRD-III
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:27:59 -0800
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On Jan 29, 2010, at 10:21 PM, Richard Man wrote:

> The GRD series is known for is "film look" at high ISO. They are
> awfully small. You can probably hang it off a keychain :-)


small but delightful, a little smaller (20-25%) than the GF1...


takes excellent photos...


Steve
> 
> 
> On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 10:17 PM, Steve Barbour <steve.barbour at 
> gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> On Jan 29, 2010, at 10:06 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>> 
>>> Steve, the Ricoh has the usual tiny sensor found in compacts; and in 
>>> addition, the lens is non-interchangeable. So I am not sure how relevant 
>>> such a comparison would be.
>> 
>> 
>> I guess that with the lenses I mentionned the image quality of the GF1 is 
>> much better, that's  what I am after....
>> 
>> I saw the Ricoh the other day for the first time, tiny , attractive, and 
>> the images were excellent, (a friend had one)
>> 
>> I am curious about how these attractive small cameras compare...
>> 
>> many thanks, Steve
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Nathan
>>> 
>>> Nathan Wajsman
>>> Alicante, Spain
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>>> 
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>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Jan 30, 2010, at 6:50 AM, Steve Barbour wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I'm wondering with the recent interest in the Panasonic GF1 with the 
>>>> 20mm pancake lens and an external optical VF, has any used/compared 
>>>> this to the Ricoh GRD-III with its 28mm lens and the optional external 
>>>> viewfinder...
>>>> 
>>>> I 'd be very interested to hear your thoughts, reactions, comparisons,
>>>> 
>>>> appreciated,
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Steve
>>>> 
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In reply to: Message from steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] OT Pana GF1 (20 pancake) & Ricoh GRD-III)
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Message from steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour) ([Leica] OT Pana GF1 (20 pancake) & Ricoh GRD-III)
Message from richard.lists at gmail.com (Richard Man) ([Leica] OT Pana GF1 (20 pancake) & Ricoh GRD-III)