dennisonb wrote:So I just bought a Ricoh GR this week, and I've been more or less happy with it so far. I upgraded the Firmware to 4.0 today (It sold with 2.0 firmware) so I have yet to see if this makes much of a difference.
So far the quality out of the camera is fantastic- although the focus isn't nearly as accurate as I had hoped (maybe the 4.0 firmware will fix?) and I'm hesitating about keeping it for this reason. It's not nearly as fancy as the current crop of compacts on the market, but it seems like the IQ still is fantastic. I hear the Fuji X100T calling my name, but being able to keep a camera in ones pocket is a big deal for me.
The idea of a new GR this year is also weighing a big on my mind, as features like wi-fi I actually do need (and was planning on getting a Eye Fi card for this reason). I don't want to wait around in speculation of a new GR in just a couple months from now, but I also don't want to feel like I should have waited. There are a lot of pictures to take between now and when a new one might come out.
Any thoughts?
I was, and to some extents still am, disappointed by the autofocus on the GR. Especially when coming from the GRD IV. But also as you mentioned, the IQ is really superb. The cmos sensor, lens and absence of anti-aliasing filter is a lethally sharp combination!
I use an eye-fi card with my GR and I find that it does the job well enough to excuse the lack of built in wi-fi. There is a nack to making it work reliably though!
The digital Ricoh GR series have always been desirable cameras and hold their value relatively well, if you did decide to sell it
if a new one was to come out soon.