I might argue sometimes with the subjective ratings on dpreview, but
it is harder to argue with the objective measurements. The Ricoh kind
of has the dull, funky look of an old Minox and what looks like a
great lens. The noisy sensor does not even come close to the Sony
sensors used in Canons, Olys and Nikon Coolpixes though. I looked
quickly at some pix on pbase and even in the small sizes saw blown
highlights and purple fringing. Many images looked like they had
noise reduction clumsily applied. I would have to come down on the
Moose side in this one. Noise free high ISO trumps a fast lens on
this one, at least for me.
Winsor
Long Beach, CA
USA
On Sep 26, 2006, at 2:27 PM, Rob Harrison wrote:
> I've been looking there as well, for exactly the same reason. Of
> course, the
> results (like any sample) may be skewed by the type of folks that
> buy a
> particular camera. I've been incredibly impressed, for example, by
> the GR-D
> images I've seen there--but that could be because the people that
> buy it are
> better photographers.... Great images though, and along with Sean
> Reid's
> review, has me considering the GR-D despite its pan on dpreview.
>
> Rob in Seattle
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