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City in Winter
Yuko Noguchi

Model used	CX3
Duration of use	6 months

Shot : CX3 ●1/17sec. ●F4.3 ●ISO1600 ●EV0.7 ●WB:AUTO

This is a photo of a scene taken from an apartment building somewhere in Germany. This location provided the perfect angle for viewing the train tracks, so I just sat and waited for the train to come. This streetscape scene was nice enough as is, but I was able to get a cute little shot by using the Miniature mode.

I shot the photo using Miniature mode and Zoom. I also included the date on the photo, so I could keep it as a memento of my trip overseas.

Santa Capilla de Caracas
Nelson Gonzalez Leal

Model used	GX200
Duration of use	1 year

Shot : GX200 ●1/15sec. ●F2.9 ●ISO200 ●EV0.0 ●WB:MANUAL

I use the Ricoh GX200 as a secondary camera for just over a year and am very satisfied with the results provided to ISO 64 and 100. I love the ergonomics and the possibility of using an electronic viewfinder that provides very complete information, making it easier to keep me in the line of professional photographic work and quality. An excellent camera, no doubt.

Contrary to my usual work in the Ricoh GX200 with 64 or 100 ISO speeds, this time using ISO 200 because of low ambient light.
Continuing with manual exposure control under the histogram, I used a low speed (1 / 15 sec) and aperture f/2.9, always placed at a diagonal angle of incident light.
The result of this series of photographs about the Catholic church called Santa Capilla de Caracas is the image with large shadows and high rank in the range of grays.
Santa Capilla de Caracas is also an example of the conjunction of human devotion and the strength of religious icons.

Dragonfly captured using the Macro function
Chisato Iwasaki

Model used	GR DIGITAL III
Duration of use	6 months

Shot : GR DIGITAL III ●1/570sec. ●F2.5 ●ISO200 ●EV0.7 ●WB:AUTO

I silently and slowly approached the dragonfly, and it didn't run away from me.
The power of this Macro function really is great, just what you'd expect from Ricoh!

I used the Macro function.

Stories of the house alone
Nelson Gonzalez Leal

Model used	GX200
Duration of use	1 year

Shot : GX200 ●1/50sec. ●F2.7 ●ISO64 ●EV0.0 ●WB:MANUAL

I use the Ricoh GX200 as a secondary camera for just over a year and am very satisfied with the results provided to ISO 64 and 100. I love the ergonomics and the possibility of using an electronic viewfinder that provides very complete information, making it easier to keep me in the line of professional photographic work and quality. An excellent camera, no doubt.

I made this picture (Stories of the house alone) with the Ricoh GX200 camera in RAW format and black and white, with ISO 64 value. Always work in manual mode, leading with the histogram to obtain the best possible exposure latitude.The image was taken inside my apartment, near 16hs, taking advantage of natural light coming in through a side window.

Bamboo Forest with sunlight filtering through the trees
Chisato Iwasaki

Model used	GR DIGITAL III
Duration of use	3 months

Shot : GR DIGITAL III ●1/97sec. ●F2.5 ●ISO200 ●EV0.7 ●WB:MANUAL

I thought it might be nice if I could capture a sense of the growth of the bamboo, so I pointed upward when taking my shot.

F2.5 1/97 ISO 200 EV +0.7 Manual mode

Sashimi shot with image settings set to Vivid
damneko

Model used	CX3
Duration of use	6 months

Shot : CX3 ●1/36sec. ●F3.7 ●ISO161 ●EV0.0 ●WB:AUTO

I think finding food so delicious that you want to tell people about it is the key here. If I point my beloved CX3 camera toward the food I find, it will capture and relay the thrill I feel in a refreshing way.

I set the image quality setting to Vivid and took the shot in a way that would convey the level of freshness of the sashimi.

Sunset in summer
no

Model used	GR DIGITAL II
Duration of use	1 year

Shot : GR DIGITAL II ●1/64sec. ●F2.4 ●ISO100 ●EV0.0 ●WB:MANUAL

I didn't really use any.

Aperture Priority mode, F2.4, Division Metering mode, ISO 100, TV 64/1. This is a picture I took when I went out walking; the first scenery I came across was so amazingly beautiful that I kind of panicked and rushed to push the shutter button so I wouldn't miss the shot.

"Mediterrasse" shot in Black&White mode
no

Model used	CX2
Duration of use	1 year

Shot : CX2 ●1/17sec. ●F3.5 ●ISO200 ●EV0.0 ●WB:AUTO

I decided to try taking a shot of this retro chic tenant building located in Kobe. I was careful with the settings for the strength of the monochrome, and I think that I managed to capture the right combination of shades for this scenery.

High-contrast Black&White mode

The city of Caracas
Nelson Gonzalez Leal

Model used	GX200
Duration of use	1 year

Shot : GX200 ●1/250sec. ●F8.8 ●ISO64 ●EV0.0 ●WB:MANUAL

I made this picture with the Ricoh GX200 camera in RAW format and black and white, with ISO 64 value. Always work in manual mode, leading with the histogram to obtain the best possible exposure latitude.
The image was made in a semi-foggy morning in the upper area of the State of Miranda, in Caracas. Then process the RAW with ACR and ended up giving him some touches with Photoshop for entry level and out of black and white. And finally I applied a yellow filter with 5 wt.

I use the Ricoh GX200 as a secondary camera for just over a year and am very satisfied with the results provided to ISO 64 and 100. I love the ergonomics and the possibility of using an electronic viewfinder that provides very complete information, making it easier to keep me in the line of professional photographic work and quality. An excellent camera, no doubt.

Drops of water on a leaf captured in Closeup mode
Masaaki Ueda

Model used	GX200
Duration of use	6 months

Shot : GX200 ●1/100sec. ●F4.4 ●ISO64 ●EV0.0 ●WB:AUTO

Taking closeup shots on the wide-angle side is interesting, too, but when I have extra time available, I like to try and get closeup shots on the telephoto side.
It's pretty nice being able to save settings for closeups with the telephoto side in My Settings.
The focus for closeups on the telephoto lens side is extremely exacting. Once the focus has been set, I move the camera back and forth and make slight adjustments until I've gotten it to focus on the objects I really want to take pictures of.

I took this picture using Closeup mode.
Using photo retouching software, I decreased the brightness and applied unsharp masking processing.

Cat captured using the "Pets" Scene Mode
Choriko Okuba

Model used	CX3
Duration of use	Under 1 month

Shot : CX3 ●1/36sec. ●F3.7 ●ISO383 ●EV0.0 ●WB:AUTO

I wanted to capture a more natural expression, so I lowered the camera and moved it in so I would be as close to eye level to my sleeping pet (cat) as possible, and then I quickly shot the picture.

I shot this picture using "Pets" selected from Scene Mode.
I was able to turn off sound, the flash, etc., all in one step, which enabled me to get a quick shot of the unguarded expression of the sleeping cat without the cat knowing about it both extremely easily and speedily.

Town of Chichibu shot using the "Miniaturize" Scene Mode
no

Model used	CX3
Duration of use	3 months

Shot : CX3 ●1/1070sec. ●F3.5 ●ISO161 ●EV1.0 ●WB:AUTO

I was looking out over the town from the top of what is actually a rather tall bridge, the Harp Bridge of Chichibu. Even with the naked eye, the town looks like a little miniature, but by shooting the picture with the Miniaturize function, I was able to achieve a sense like I really was shooting a picture from the world of fairy tales.

I took this picture using the Miniaturize in Scene Mode.

Dancer at a festival
Inoue

Model used	GXR
Duration of use	3 months

Shot : GXR A12 ●1/660sec. ●F2.8 ●ISO200 ●EV0.0 ●WB:AUTO

I specialize in taking snapshots, so I always take pictures with the focus set. With this camera, there are 7 different positions within a range from 1 m to 5 m, which really comes in handy. and I never miss out on getting those perfect shots.

Image quality: M3:2F
Spot AF
Metering: multi
ISO AUTO HI
M Mode
MF Focus

Locust who came for a drink of water
Isamu Okamoto

Model used	GXR
Duration of use	Under 1 month

Shot : GXR P10 ●1/48sec. ●F5.6 ●ISO200 ●EV0.7 ●WB:MANUAL

All the bugs are probably coming out during this, the rainy season, to get drinks of water. I got as close to the locust as I could.

I shot this picture using Zoom Macro with a P10 lens using a tripod.

Frog captured with a P10 lens
Masakuni Uchida

Model used	GXR
Duration of use	Under 1 month

Shot : GXR P10 ●1/153sec. ●F5.6 ●ISO200 ●EV0.0 ●WB:AUTO

I shot this picture with the focus set on the frog's face so that its face would be in focus.

I shot the picture with everything on Auto.

Milk crown captured in High-Speed Continuous Shooting mode.
CX fan

Model used	CX2
Duration of use	6 months

Shot : CX2 ●1/710sec. ●F4.8 ●ISO400 ●EV0.0 ●WB:MANUAL

I secured the camera to a tripod and also set the focus.
All I had to do after that was to get the milk to splash in the place I wanted.
Using the cable switch really came in handy because then the camera didn't shake.
It would seem that getting the hang of trying to create a nice milk crown is harder than trying to shoot the picture at the right moment.

High-Speed Continuous Shooting (Hi) mode

My own reflection on the surface of the water in a field
Yutaka Yabe

Model used	GR DIGITAL III
Duration of use	3 months

Shot : GR DIGITAL III ●1/40sec. ●F1.9 ●ISO200 ●EV0.0 ●WB:AUTO

When pictures are taken in B&W mode, if taken in RAW format, color data is also recorded, which helps out a lot. ;)
I took the one recorded in color and turned the WB to Incandescent using software that came with the camera to pull out a bluish hue.
I stood so that my reflection was reflected in the water flowing along the side of the field and took the picture, being conscious of the grass also reflected in the water.
It was evening when I took these pictures, and I feel like the F1.9 capability really saved me.

Macro
Manual Exposure Mode
Black&White
Picture Quality Mode (RAW)

Night scene shot in Focus ∞ mode
fanfan

Model used	CX3
Duration of use	3 months

Shot : CX3 ●1sec. ●F3.5 ●ISO200 ●EV0.0 ●WB:MANUAL

At first, I shot pictures in Nightscape mode, but I couldn't get the camera to focus right. So, just to try it out, I set the Focus ∞ setting and was able to get some great photos.
I also tried out different White Balance settings, and Cloudy was the one that seemed best suited for my pictures.
In order to reduce shaking, I took pictures with the camera resting on the window sill.

Noise Reduction at MAX, White Balance set to Cloudy, Focus at ∞. Flash OFF. I used a monopod to take the picture from through the window on the 24th floor of the building.

Tweezers shot with blurred background
snapmatic

Model used	GR DIGITAL III
Duration of use	1 year

Shot : GR DIGITAL III ●1/25sec. ●F1.9 ●ISO154 ●EV-0.3 ●WB:AUTO

This picture was taken in a low light situation with the aim of keeping the bokeh. The image shows a pair of tweezers shot in macro mode before a background of LED lights positioned in such a way as to give the impression that one of the lights has been captured by the tweezers.

The only feature I miss on the GRD3 is the double exposure function.

Aqua blue wall, aqua blue door
muddy

Model used	GXR
Duration of use	6 months

Shot : GXR ●1/850sec. ●F22 ●ISO1600 ●EV0.0 ●WB:AUTO

I had took this picture when I was going out for afternoon walk. I post processed with Photoshop on curve tool, hue and saturation and reversed the the image.

GXR A12 camera unit have make me taking my camera with me all time, like I used to do when I used Rollie film camera.
After the 1.07 firmware everything seem to work even better. GXR make photography an enjoyable experience again.

Bug stopped on a plant stem
Steve Shoi

Model used	CX2
Duration of use	6 months

Shot : CX2 ●1/143sec. ●F5.2 ●ISO200 ●EV0.0 ●WB:AUTO

Picture taken at the backyard of my house. Discovered the insect is drinking the water.
I using the miniaturize function in the Scene mode, so the surrounding of the insect became blurred while the subject in focus.

miniaturize mode

Sun shot from under powerlines
muddy

Model used	GXR
Duration of use	6 months

Shot : GXR S10 ●1/2000sec. ●F9.1 ●ISO400 ●EV0.0 ●WB:AUTO

I intended to add some grain (noise) and the best highest ISO I could go was 400 with f at 9(max) and shutter speed at 2000(max). I still needed to get another stop down to get the correct exposure which was done at PP with Photoshop along with adding contrast with curve tool and adding fine noise with Unsharp Mask.

I used GXR S10 with wide angle lens converter. It is very snappy and a joy to use.

A spider's nest wet with rain
Yutaka Yabe

Model used	GR DIGITAL III
Duration of use	Under 1 month

Shot : GR DIGITAL III ●1/73sec. ●F1.9 ●ISO64 ●EV0.0 ●WB:AUTO

I cropped the photo, considering the balance between black and white. I changed the shooting distance and took several different photos.
It's fun to take pictures on rainy days because the objects I shoot look different from normal ; )
This picture I took is of a spider's nest on a rainy day.

1:1 Aspect Ratio mode
Macro mode
Black & White mode

Evening scene shot with a long exposure time
Yoshio Suzuki

Model used	R8
Duration of use	1 year

Shot : R8 ●1/2sec. ●F3.2 ●ISO200 ●EV0.0 ●WB:AUTO

The photo I submitted was an original, and I didn't doctor it up at all. But if you change the color hue, you will get a different image.

An interesting model because you can play with level compensation, color compensation, etc. I enjoy using it, too, because it has a function for long exposure time.

Cityscape and setting sun shot in Manual Mode
hatch

Model used	GR DIGITAL II
Duration of use	Under 1 month

Shot : GR DIGITAL II ●1/30sec. ●F9.0 ●ISO80 ●EV0.0 ●WB:AUTO

I shot a number of different pictures in a variety of conditions in Manual Mode. I think the colors in the scene I saw really come out in the photo.

Manual mode

Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine on Yakushima captured with Landscape Scene
Takafumi Tsuneizumi

Model used	GXR
Duration of use	3 months

Shot : GXR/RICOH LENS S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4VC ●1/23sec. ●F2.5 ●ISO200 ●EV0.0 ●WB:AUTO

In order to bring out the atmosphere of the forest, I shot this photo from a low angle (from the eye level of a small animal).
Location of shot: Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine, Yakushima

Landscape Scene mode
Shutter speed, 1/23 s
f2.5
ISO200

Sea of clouds shot in Manual Mode
Vincent Lee

Model used	GR DIGITAL III
Duration of use	6 months

Shot : GR DIGITAL III ●1/400sec. ●F2.8 ●ISO64 ●EV0.0 ●WB:AUTO

It's a fantastic professional choice of compact camera to carry along with me aside from DSLR.The lighting from my seat window woke me up from my sleep and immediately snap the shot when I saw such heavenly wordless beauty of scenery.

I chose manual option setting at 1/400s, f2.8s with ISO 64

Icicle and sun in P Autofocus mode
SnowPaper

Model used	GR DIGITAL III
Duration of use	Under 1 month

Shot : GR DIGITAL III ●1/2000sec. ●F9.0 ●ISO64 ●EV-0.3 ●WB:AUTO

I paid a lot of attention to the positions of the icicle and the sun.

I took the shot in P Autofocus mode with the shutter speed at its maximum setting of 1/2000 sec.

The movement of stars displayed using a slow shutter speed, with the RICOH LENS S10 24-72mm F2.5-4.4 VC
Takashi Tsuneizumi

Model used	GXR
Duration of use	Under 1 month

Shot : GXR ●120sec. ●F2.5 ●ISO800 ●EV0.0 ●WB:AUTO

I depicted the movement of the stars and the atmosphere of the night sky before the moon came out with a slow shutter speed out in the mountains.
I think the addition of the wisps of clouds makes the scene look kind of mysterious.
This photo was taken from the foot of Mt. Cook in New Zealand.

With a slow shutter speed

Photo of a train conductor feeding the birds at a fast shutter speed
no

Model used	GX200
Duration of use	1 year

Shot : GX200 ●1/810sec. ●F5.1 ●ISO64 ●EV0.0 ●WB:AUTO

This photo was shot at a local train line station. Anyway, I took a bunch of different pictures because the conductor fed the birds only for a limited amount of time and the objects I was taking pictures of were moving.

With a fast shutter speed

"Starburst" captured in manual mode
Philip Tse

Model used	GR DIGITAL II
Duration of use	1 year

Shot : GR DIGITAL II ●1/250sec. ●F9.0 ●ISO80 ●EV0.0 ●WB:MANUAL

This picture was taken at Lake Wilcox in Southern Ontario. I was knelling on the frozen lake to frame the shot. I used manual mode with a small aperture to create the star burst effect with the sunlight. No post-processing was done to the picture. It was a JPEG file straight out of the camera.

With a Multi Light Metering
The GR Digital is one of my all-time favourite cameras. Its superb lens continues to amaze me. I am hoping Ricoh will consider bringing back the GR1-series film cameras so that photographers who enjoy the GR's small footprint would have two forms of media to choose from.

The Avenue des Champs-Èlysées of Osaka in sepia
Masayuki Fujimoto

Model used	GX200
Duration of use	Under 1 month

Shot : GX200 ●1/870sec. ●F7.2 ●ISO64 ●EV0.0 ●WB:AUTO

Titled "The Avenue des Champs-Èlysées of Osaka in sepia"
A depiction of a retro town in sepia.
The picture was a little underexposed in order to draw out the expressions in the clouds.
I used compensation to adjust the underexposed part of the photo to a brightness and contrast that would preserve the expressions in the clouds.

B&W (TE) [Sepia] shot using current AF mode.
Brightness and contrast adjusted on PC.

Fish in a tank shot in Dynamic Range Double Shot mode
Hana

Model used	CX2
Duration of use	3 months

Shot : CX2 ●1/48sec. ●F4.2 ●ISO84 ●EV0.0 ●WB:AUTO

I shot this photo at an aquarium, so I tried to get as close to the tank as possible to take it.

Dynamic Range Double Shot Mode

The back of a shopping center captured in RAW format
Jens Flachmann

Model used	GR DIGITAL III
Duration of use	Under 1 month

Shot : GR DIGITAL III ●1/125sec. ●F2.2 ●ISO64 ●EV0.0 ●WB:AUTO

The photo was taken handheld in program mode as a DNG/ RAW-File, developed using Adobe Lightroom with some color enhancements, geometry correction with Adobe Photoshop.
I bought the GR Digital III a few days ago for a trip to Sri Lanka in February 2010. To get familiar with the new camera I took my self some time last Sunday morning for a walk in the city centre of my hometown Bielefeld (Germany). I have found this wall in a not so nice" spot on the backside of a shopping centre. It was a grey and cold day but making the colors look very clear an pure."

RAW picture-quality option

Photo of building taken in Nightscape mode
Taichi Hazutani

Model used	R8
Duration of use	1 year

Shot : R8 ●1sec. ●F3.9 ●ISO200 ●EV0.0 ●WB:AUTO

I restrained myself to keep from moving.

In Nightscape mode.

Photo of kites taken using Interval Shooting
teikuusatsuei

Model used	Caplio R5
Duration of use	1 year

Shot : Caplio R5 ●1/870sec. ●F5.0 ●ISO100 ●EV-0.3 ●WB:MANUAL

This is an aerial photo which is referred to as a kite photo taken using kites. I took this photo of a kite-flying contest by hoisting my camera into the air on a kite string. I checked to make sure that the camera was operating in Interval Mode at the set time and then suspended it from my kite.

I took the shot with Focus Mode set to Infinity and the Interval Timer set to the shortest setting of five seconds.

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