{"id":3323,"date":"2026-06-16T08:16:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T07:16:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iangrandjean.com\/blog\/?p=3323"},"modified":"2026-06-16T10:09:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T09:09:25","slug":"enfin-finally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iangrandjean.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/16\/enfin-finally\/","title":{"rendered":"Enfin ! (Finally)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Ricoh GR-IV<\/strong> has finally arrived in my hot sweaty hands!<\/p>\n\n\n

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It’s actually extremely small – my ‘bear’ hands envelope it, and it’s almost pocketable – I’ve added a ‘Squarehood<\/strong>‘ lens hood (and filter) which protects the lens but makes it much deeper (so you’ll need huge pockets!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In terms of controls and functions, there’s everything I need (and more) – quite franly I doubt I’ll ever make a B&W movie, but it IS possible with this beasty. Aside from that, there’s auto ISO, recording in both RAW (DNG) and .jpg, anti vibration, etc.etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The files are stored on a microSD card which is fine in terms of capacity, but a fiddle to remove from the camera – it’s under the same cover as the battery – best to remove that first otherwise it’s a bit of a pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lens ‘pops out’ when the camera is turned on, and the experts (GR-IV, and GR-III users) suggest using a Swedish made ‘Squarehood<\/strong>‘ which has a built in glass filter – this prevents dust getting into the mechanism (and obviously acts as a lens hood too) so I ‘invested’ in one. The only downside to this is the fact that it makes the camera a little more bulky as it sticks out quite a bit. Small price to pay for the protection, in my view.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The controls and functions are pretty much what we find on all modern digital cameras – condensed into a microscopic body! RAW data is output as DNG files, which most post processing software handles perfectly easily. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ‘monochrom’ aspect of this camera creates an interesting problem in terms of exposure latitude – there isn’t very much at all. The ‘smoothing’ effect of multiple pixels being summed together simply doesn’t exist, and as such, getting a ‘correct’ exposure is much more important as there is less chance of correcting it in post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As there is no Bayer filter (or anti aliasing filter) the 25.7 megapixel sensor outputs everything ‘undiluted’ or summed – the APS-C sensor measures 23,3 x 15,5 mm – so the results are very sharp – the 18mm f\/2.8 (28mm equivalent in full frame<\/em>) lens obviously helps here too. The dynamic range is very broad and the initial results I find very promising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I tend to use the +\/- exposure correction and this is easily accessible on the top right of the camera back. Also nearby is a button to turn on a red filter (on the ‘normal’ GR-IV this is a neutral density filter<\/em>) This is useful to increase the contrast on sunny days with clouds etc. Anything red will be lightened, obviously, but for the B&W afficionados, this will probably be ‘on’ all the time!! I’ll be testing this too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ll add to this article as I get used to using the camera.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are a few of my first images – pretty much ‘out-of-camera’ (not much post-processing)<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Ricoh GR-IV has finally arrived in my hot sweaty hands! It’s actually extremely small – my ‘bear’ hands envelope it, and it’s almost pocketable – I’ve added a ‘Squarehood‘ lens hood (and filter) which protects the lens but makes it much deeper (so you’ll need huge pockets!) In terms of controls and functions, there’s … <\/p>\n

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