Melbourne8 - 16 June 2019 - Page 1

15 June 2019

Melbourne8

I have sold all my old cameras and after a couple of months of waiting for stock to arrive, purchased a new Ricoh GR III. It is small, fast, has an aps-c lens, image stabilisation, no lens cap, suited to one handed operation, fancy focus modes, bayer sensor, you name it. Lets see how it goes.

 - Nothing like starting off with high iso shots. This one is iso 5000, 1/10 second handheld. I need to work out the right combo of noise reduction and s

Nothing like starting off with high iso shots. This one is iso 5000, 1/10 second handheld. I need to work out the right combo of noise reduction and sharpness in lightroom.


 - More high iso handheld. Here is the Eureka tower with the even higher Australia 108 still under construction behind it. I live next door. +1 exposure

More high iso handheld. Here is the Eureka tower with the even higher Australia 108 still under construction behind it. I live next door. +1 exposure boost on this shot.


 - Wet streets. Not great conditions for learning how to use a new camera.

Wet streets. Not great conditions for learning how to use a new camera.


 - Flinders street station, iso 800 f/4.5 handheld at night. Shake reduction / ibis is critical for me!

Flinders street station, iso 800 f/4.5 handheld at night. Shake reduction / ibis is critical for me!


 - Bourke street mall. I was taking a lot of shots I have taken before with other cameras so I can compare.

Bourke street mall. I was taking a lot of shots I have taken before with other cameras so I can compare.


 - Inside emporium. It actually seems whiter than this to the naked eye, I probably should have adjusted the white balance in post.

Inside emporium. It actually seems whiter than this to the naked eye, I probably should have adjusted the white balance in post.


 - The local Hare Krishna group enjoying Mcdonalds. I was using snap focus here, a unique Ricoh feature? I think it is.

The local Hare Krishna group enjoying Mcdonalds. I was using snap focus here, a unique Ricoh feature? I think it is.


 - Delicious meats.

Delicious meats.


 - This is EB Games, who have a sale all year round. Also bright fluro lighting contrasting with a dark street.

This is EB Games, who have a sale all year round. Also bright fluro lighting contrasting with a dark street.


 - Tricky lighting, I could probably do a lot in post processing with this shot.

Tricky lighting, I could probably do a lot in post processing with this shot.


 - 1/8 handheld.

1/8 handheld.


 - Still at 1/8, not really required at this point as this was iso 320 only, but its good to know how well this little camera works at 1/8.

Still at 1/8, not really required at this point as this was iso 320 only, but its good to know how well this little camera works at 1/8.


 - Good shadow recovery? I think thats what I have done here, actually the shadows are only +50, which is fairly normal in lightroom these days when you

Good shadow recovery? I think thats what I have done here, actually the shadows are only +50, which is fairly normal in lightroom these days when you hit auto!


 - Flinders street station from another angle.

Flinders street station from another angle.


 - 1/10 f/4.5, iso2500, +1.44 EV, really testing the limits of whats possible here.

1/10 f/4.5, iso2500, +1.44 EV, really testing the limits of whats possible here.


 - iso 3200, I would probably never go higher than that, it actually looks better than the previous photo despite also being pushed +1 EV. I hope I am ge

iso 3200, I would probably never go higher than that, it actually looks better than the previous photo despite also being pushed +1 EV. I hope I am getting all these nerdy photography terms right.


 - Another day, late afternoon, heres a crop from under a bridge.

Another day, late afternoon, heres a crop from under a bridge.


 - This is the type of photo people with Ricoh GR cameras seem to take, so I did the same.

This is the type of photo people with Ricoh GR cameras seem to take, so I did the same.


 - Helicopter incoming, heavy crop, who needs zoom?

Helicopter incoming, heavy crop, who needs zoom?


 - One legged seagull in the fading light.

One legged seagull in the fading light.


 - Redundant.

Redundant.


 - I missed the best of the sunset waiting for the helicopter. Also not a great location, still the reflection of the sun off the buildings looks ok.

I missed the best of the sunset waiting for the helicopter. Also not a great location, still the reflection of the sun off the buildings looks ok.


 - I took this photo to test the pattern refraction moire whatever in the car park fencing. Looks fine to me.

I took this photo to test the pattern refraction moire whatever in the car park fencing. Looks fine to me.


 - I went here for dinner. They stuffed up my order and served my meal in a takeaway box, hence no food photo. It really was this color in here, a white

I went here for dinner. They stuffed up my order and served my meal in a takeaway box, hence no food photo. It really was this color in here, a white balance adjustment could hide that fact.


 - Snap focus.

Snap focus.


 - This guy is giving me a v for victory sign. Awesome.

This guy is giving me a v for victory sign. Awesome.


 - This was one of my favourite handheld night photos with my Fujifilm x70, it took a few attempts to get a decent shot as that camera had no shake reduc

This was one of my favourite handheld night photos with my Fujifilm x70, it took a few attempts to get a decent shot as that camera had no shake reduction. Here I barely stopped walking and just pressed the shutter with the camera set to f/4.5 aperture and everything else on auto.


 - Dark boring alley to test the noise handling.

Dark boring alley to test the noise handling.


 - This is actually brighter than reality.

This is actually brighter than reality.


 - 1/10 handheld. Again, not need for such a slow shutter, I was playing around.

1/10 handheld. Again, not need for such a slow shutter, I was playing around.


 - For whatever reason I seem to take a photo of this building with each camera I own, so here it is!

For whatever reason I seem to take a photo of this building with each camera I own, so here it is!


Go back to more Ricoh photography, you know you want more!