Fits into your shirt pocket.Made of metal,very very cheap ,ultra sharp 28mm lenses.Is this the near perfect backup.

-- Allen Herbert (allen1@btinternet.com), March 23, 2002

Answers

Sorry, I'm not with it: the GRLS is? Dennis

-- Dennis Buss (dbuss@rider.edu), March 23, 2002.

A Ricoh camera cost in dollars about 350.Many landscape photographers use it as a compact such as Charlie Williams to name one.If they think it is good enought fot their type of detailed work,got to be a excellent backup fot us.The 28mm lenses is avialible in a LEICA FIT FOR serious money.

-- Allen Herbert (allen1@btinternet.com), March 23, 2002.

Allen,

Can't find such a critter at B&H or on Ricoh site. You pulling legs here or what? Provide a link?

-- Charles (c.mason@uaf.edu), March 23, 2002.

I do not pull legs (okay sometime) try http://www.ricoh- cameras.co.uk/35mm/gr1s.htm Regards Allen Hi some comments back.

-- a (allen1@btinternet.com), March 23, 2002.

Ricoh GR-1 perhaps?

-- Bert Keuken (bkkn@wanadoo.nl), March 23, 2002.

http://www.ricoh-cameras.co.uk/35mm/gr1s.htm This was the URL

-- Allen Herbert (allen1@btinternet.com), March 23, 2002.

YES THE LAST ONE WORKS

-- Allen Herbert (allen1@btinternet.com), March 23, 2002.

Yes

-- Allen Herbert (allen1@btinternet.com), March 23, 2002.

I agree, and that is why i have one. It is a great little camera.

-- Matthew Geddert (geddert@yahoo.com), March 23, 2002.

AHHH---you wrote "GRLS" but it is GR1S. Devils and details.

thanks, Charles

-- Charles (c.mason@uaf.edu), March 23, 2002.

Besides the 28mm, Ricoh also makes a 21mm version. It has an aespheric lens and the point and shoot costs over $500.

-- Steve Brantley (superglidesport@mindspring.com), March 23, 2002.

Oops

-- Allen Herbert (allen1@btinternet.com), March 23, 2002.

I am getting over $500 for the 28mm and over $1000 (!) for the 21mm version, B&H prices.

-- Charles (c.mason@uaf.edu), March 23, 2002.

Question for anyone who owns one--does it have the typical AF lag between pressing shutter button and firing photo? Such as the Minilux and so many others have???

Thanks.

-- Charles (c.mason@uaf.edu), March 23, 2002.

yes.

-- Phil Stiles (Stiles@metrocast.net), March 23, 2002.

I like the Hexar (AF) far better. Complete control, including film speed setting and flash (and the ability to use any flash), no shutter lag if you prefocus, a lens that Leica fans should be happy with since it's based on an older Leica design.

Woman Working, Hexar, Copyright 2000 Jeff Spirer

-- Jeff Spirer (jeff@spirer.com), March 23, 2002.

i have an old Konica 35mmrfdr auto camera,45mmf1.9 lens,the auto no work but shutter and all the rest fuctional.Its really sharp and contrasty.Is this lens similar to some older Leica lens? The out of focus ares similar to a Summilux 35mm that i sold for that sort of double images...i hate it.Closed down vey sharp and contrasty. Purchase price in leather case,one ding,no meter or auto exposure, Canadian Dollars $50.oo or about US $32.00.

-- jason gold (leeu72@hotmail.com), March 23, 2002.

Sorry Jeff,liked your photo.Great exposure and well worth seeing. The rest of us talk about equipment,Jeff shoots photos!

-- jason gold (leeu72@hotmail.com), March 23, 2002.

you can also preset focus with the GR1 (it is called snap mode) so that it doesn't have the lag between depressing the button and firing a frame. I agree that the Hexar is probably a better camera... but is isn't nearly as small as the GR1, which is about the same size as a wallet or a casette tape box - it will easily fit in a shirt pocket. If you want a ture backup that can replace a M6 get the Hexar if you want something tiny to carry with you at all times the GR1 wins.

-- Matthew Geddert (geddert@yahoo.com), March 23, 2002.

If you are interested to read user reviews of Gr1 family follow this link: http://www.photographyreview.com/Point,and,Shoot/Ricoh,GR- 1/PRD_84317_3108crx.aspx

Enjoy, Igor

-- Igor Osatuke (visionstudios@yahoo.com), March 24, 2002.