Ricoh f4

[seasider]

Anyone got one?

Can't go the full DSLR at the moment and i'm after a reasonably compact camera. Have been thinking about a IXUS 800 IS but with LeMans next week the 7.1xOptical on Ricoh makes it very tempting.

Your thoughts please guys

Also best place to buy quickly

Tks

Shady leave it

[shadytree]

[bobfrance]

No Idea, but a Ricoh GRD is on my wish list.

I've got a GR-1 (film version) it's the only film camera I've ever owned that's gone up in value, and a very nice piece of kit it is. At the time it was said to be superior to it's Leica equivalent.

The only (possible) limiting factors on the GRD is no zoom and no viewfnder (just a screen on the back), but you can put on an external viewfinder (clips on the flach mount) and then it looks proper cool - like a classic rangefinder.

[seasider]

Looks a bit big and a few more £££ than i was thinking of spending..

[bobfrance]

Fair enough what about checking out the second hand market?

I don't think you'd find the GRD too big in real life though. Plus if you could stretch to it I think you'd find it would hold it's value better than most digital cameras, which generally are a terrible investment.

Either that or say sod it and blow £1500 on an Epson RD1. Now that is beauty!

[trackdemon]

seasider said:

Anyone got one?

Can't go the full DSLR at the moment and i'm after a reasonably compact camera. Have been thinking about a IXUS 800 IS but with LeMans next week the 7.1xOptical on Ricoh makes it very tempting.

Your thoughts please guys

Also best place to buy quickly

Tks

Shady leave it

Between Shady & I there'll plenty of pics

[shadytree]

Just sorted out a 300m f2.8 for the week

So 600mm with the 2x tele

[trackdemon]

git. making do with crappy 70-300 sigma f4-5.6. taking a laptop?

[ehasler]

shadytree said:

Just sorted out a 300m f2.8 for the week

So 600mm with the 2x tele

Nice - what about the 1D to go with it

[seasider]

trackdemon said:

seasider said:

Anyone got one?

Can't go the full DSLR at the moment and i'm after a reasonably compact camera. Have been thinking about a IXUS 800 IS but with LeMans next week the 7.1xOptical on Ricoh makes it very tempting.

Your thoughts please guys

Also best place to buy quickly

Tks

Shady leave it

Between Shady & I there'll plenty of pics

But i want the one of you

[trackdemon]

There is none of me because, well, I didn't! Jamie, on the other hand......