Ricoh Forum

riccadonna wrote:Thanks Tim. I know that it`s diffy to be protected from such asshole. With my pictures, beside their pictorial shock value, I just wanted to put some voodoo on the idiot.

that first one worked well but the second is the icing on the cake

Send Pavel a PM and see if he can add you to mod the board and knock off them spammers.
I am on the other side of the planet and can help with this timezone, it would be handy to have you in your timezone to monitor that.

Tim

It would be worth checking out Japan Camera Hunters page. He has quite a good reputation online as I understand it. He also would know the GR21 well. Have a look here: https://www.japancamerahunter.com/2013/04/camera-repainting-and-modification/ Its possible the Kanto that he mentions ha...

Have a search for what paint is used on Leica M repaints. There are guys who refurb old Leica LTM and M4 cameras and paint them black and other custom colours. It make the old patina go away and look new again. Preparation would be the most important thing. Some of these guys may do your GR21 for you.

I do hope they let the Ricoh design team have a say within the Pentax lab...I would love a GRIII if it had a larger sensor...and a 24mm lens... My Leica Q has turned into a nightmare purchase due to poor image quality which nobody at Leica or my retailer wanted to take seriously...Leica images that...

I think there are copyright and legal ramifications with this.
Ricoh own the code compiled or not and modifying it may get you into deep legal water.
IMO its not worth the possible trouble unless you have their blessing.

riccadonna wrote:20170901yueqin, 20170901yueqin, 20170901yueqin, stupid spam swine.

We've sent his postings to data oblivion. Sorry I didn't get to it quicker.
Thanks Stanislaw

Cheers

Tim

The colour image is quite monochromatic on the left and the colour is all to the right.
For me if its balance you want go the BW. The orange light, yellow bin and red jacket a distraction.
But I think I like the colour one. Its a hilarious image

I like "my kind of girl" .. being a gear head the woman with the mju appeals.
But it looks like she has the finger covering the lens.

In the past it was stated from an interview last year that they were going ahead http://thenewcamera.com/good-news-ricoh-gr-iii-is-coming/ I think something is still coming, although I have no special knowledge. If the project was cancelled most manufacturers usually say so. There is a rumor...