We realized that we haven't been documenting our travels as much as we used to when we had a point & shoot camera because we'd rather leave the bulky dslr behind. So this year we vowed to take more personal photos and got the Ricoh GR Digital II point and shoot cam. We chose the Ricoh because it had all the things that we were looking for in a camera: minimal shutter lag, manual settings, a good lens and a sensor that performs well in low light. It's a bit more expensive than the Canon G9 but so far we're impressed in what this little camera can do.
We tested the cam at Dan and Neva's wedding over the weekend and I'm sure Neva was thinking what I the hell was I doing shooting with a p&s cam at her wedding. Haha. We only got to shoot a few frames as we're still familiarizing ourselves with the camera's features, but yeah, I'm thinking we can definitely find use for the Ricoh in future wedding coverages.
Like most p&s, the Ricoh has a very nice macro feature.
You can also just "shoot from the hip" as they call it. The Ricoh's black and white is also very pleasing.
A point and shoot is also less intimidating than a dslr. Here's a photo of the teary-eyed best man.
This indoor available light shot is comparable in quality with our first dslr. Pretty impressive for a point and shoot.
The Ricoh also has a hotshoe, so during the dancing portion of the program, I tested it with our remote flashes.
I also tested the Ricoh with our Sunpak 120J which was a popular flash during the film days. The Ricoh + Sunpak 120J produces old school black and whites.
Ricoh + Sunpak = dorky photographer hahaha!
waah! great pics karl :D ang saya naman ng pics ng mga boys :D alam mo, wala yun sa camera...nasa subject yun hahaha! hinde, nasa gumagamit yun :D kaso kala ni dan instamatic yan nung nakita nya hahaha! we both can't wait to see the rest of the pics :D (hi kay archie!)
Wow, great pics! Ganda nung B&Ws... True, wala sa camera yan, nasa gumagamit talaga! :D
karl ure so kyut :D hehe.. akala ko tuloy si mimi ung nagblog, ikaw pala! haha!.. ginusto mo pala tong portrait mo dito :P hehehe...
love the 5th pic, the combination of smoke & light... divine ;)
To Neva, Herrohhh!! kamusta na? kelan kayo daan sa office??? :P Regards to Dan :)
hehehe ang cute ng pic ni karl :)
parang oldie ang itsura ng ricoh hehe pero oki nga cya!
sis nevaaa! :) best wishes! wedding kwentos!!!
Next time dapat ganyan gamit mo pag table-to-table na... =P
Seriously, pwede, panalo pa sa DoF. Hehehe.
@archie - haller! daan ako next week, dalhin ko friend ko na bride to be hehehe tawag ako sa office ha :D
@kendz - best wishes din sis!! yeba yeba tapos na tayo!! haha! congrats senyo ni lui!
Hi Neva! Best wishes! And your gown, winner!!
Cheers :)
Luzel <---- (puro exclamation, haha!)
OMG. Kasal ka na pala, Neva! Congrats!
Love the photos Mimi and Karl! ;-)
@ luzel - thanks sis! coming from you that really means a lot :D
@ trina - yes trina tapos na rin ako haha! hope you and derek are doing great :D