Has anyone ever used the Ricoh GR-1?? Tried to pick one up last year in the
USA & was informed it was avail only in Europe and Asia (?) Looks to be a
rugged P&S with a good lens; has "snap" focus feature set to about 10 feet
(?) which may mean it does not have that annoying long delay between shutter
button trip and actual exposure. Would be interested in hearing from anyone
who has actually used one, and learning if it is still available. I use the
original Stylus as my primary P&S and like it very much; good lens, good
fill flash operation, nice and small, good design....but that focus delay is
bothersome. Also use the XA which is a good rig but need an integrated
flash in the camera boby (like the GR-1). Thanx.
HC, Florida,USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Palmer" <john.palmer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "olylist" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2001 2:58 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] Do you like your P&S?
> Ray Moth says
>
> >>>>>
> I've owned a reasonably well-featured P&S for the past 3 years: a
> Leica
> Mini Zoom. This camera has a particularly good 35-70mm lens, for
> sharpness and contrast, although it can be very prone to flare. It has
> auto-focus and auto-exposure program mode only, with absolutely no
> feedback on anything the camera has decided for itself. It's got some
> override features (flash off, flash on, infinity & no flash, +2ev,
> pre-flash to avoid red-eye, etc.) but I find the degree of control
> inadequate. The built-in flash has the usual problems of being fixed
> and underpowered. The viewfinder is good but not great.
>
> My problem is, I think I'm developing an aversion to this camera! Even
>>>>> snip >>>>>>>
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