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kyteflyer · 04-17-2015, 07:31 PM

Originally posted by saladin

Great pics in this thread. Im very keen to get a Grd. Possibly one of the ccd models. maybe its imagination but it feels like the III and IV have gone up in asking price over recent months. Relative to the V.

I have a 3, but I want a 4. Where are you seeing them for sale? I check ebay every so often but never see any at all.

saladin · 04-18-2015, 12:29 AM

The iv's seem to appear on ebay, often in japan, every now and then. There are currently ones selling in England, spain and japan but the prices are getting up towards an aussie stock V.

How do you like your III? I have slightly trembling hands so i figure the IS in the IV is the way to go. But i like samples i see from III's. They are also a bit easier to find and cheaper.

kyteflyer · 04-18-2015, 07:41 PM

Originally posted by saladin

The iv's seem to appear on ebay, often in japan, every now and then. There are currently ones selling in England, spain and japan but the prices are getting up towards an aussie stock V.

How do you like your III? I have slightly trembling hands so i figure the IS in the IV is the way to go. But i like samples i see from III's. They are also a bit easier to find and cheaper.

OK, I guess I need to look more often.

I also have the trembles, but its not as bad using the GRD as I expected.
eg. shot the following from a moving train. 2x trembly stuff

I also got the X100 when it came out and also with that, no issues.

I think its to do with the single focal length. Don't ask me to keep even a small zoom steady without having IS activated.

saladin · 05-08-2015, 01:32 AM

Not quite a GR, but i picked up an old GX to tide me over:

the fantastic control layout has definitely reinforced that i want a GRD of some description.

kyteflyer · 05-11-2015, 03:32 PM

Nice! I love the layout and the controls too. I don't know how the GR controls compare with the GRD, one would hope they are much the same. I did notice that Tav has been added to the control dial, but not sure about the software controls.

Eyewanders · 07-11-2015, 11:53 AM

I miss my GRDIII at times - totally different vibe from that sensor and it could focus in the dark. That said, the GR(V) certainly has never *genuinely* disappointed me.

Up on the Staircase trail in Western Washington.

**arv** · 12-11-2015, 02:27 PM

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chubasco · 12-11-2015, 03:45 PM

Enjoyable thread! Here are a few from my GRD2:

g026r · 12-14-2016, 09:28 AM - **1 Like**

Still got my GRD3. Still bringing it out occasionally. Have to do a lot of spot adjustment in LR to take care of the hot pixels though.

g026r · 12-14-2016, 02:19 PM

(And looks like I never posted this one either. So...)

Eyewanders · 12-14-2016, 02:39 PM

Originally posted by g026r

Still got my GRD3. Still bringing it out occasionally. Have to do a lot of spot adjustment in LR to take care of the hot pixels though.

Those are some beauts, Andrew. I sold my GRDIII about a year after picking up the GR - sometimes I miss it. It had a scrappier, more visceral texture to the photos, but still with that very signature GR film-like digital "grain", plus it was quite a bit snappier with the added benefit of phase-detect focus (GR has contrast only).

On another note, I wish I could get in to edit my posts here with all the broken links - I'm finding them in many spots on the forum and I'm certain I've not altered anywhere NEAR as many shots as seem to be broken. Not sure what's going on at Flickr. :-/

g026r · 12-14-2016, 02:52 PM

Originally posted by chickentender

On another note, I wish I could get in to edit my posts here with all the broken links - I'm finding them in many spots on the forum and I'm certain I've not altered anywhere NEAR as many shots as seem to be broken. Not sure what's going on at Flickr. :-/

I'm with you on that. Though I know what's going on with mine: I fiddle with my tags way too much in LR, resulting in constantly broken links.

(And focus is one of the reasons I never sold this thing off: it may not have great ISO range, but it nevers misses focus.)

Eyewanders · 12-14-2016, 06:13 PM

Originally posted by g026r

(And focus is one of the reasons I never sold this thing off: it may not have great ISO range, but it nevers misses focus.)

Hear hear. That thing could focus in the near-dark. Was a best friend while I traveled for a year and half. That's really my only complaint about the GR is it will *still* hunt in lowlight at times... It's far better after updates than it was on release, but missing that phase detection really hurts it. I hope they bring it back - if they did it might entice me to upgrade again... in fact that'd likely be the only thing to bring me over.

aaacb · 11-03-2019, 06:29 AM

Hello from the future. I know this is an old thread, but since the grd cameras are quite old I don't feel like opening a new thread instead. Anyway, just got a grd1 to go with my gr iii

Here is a shot where I underestimated the noise at iso 1600 (how the gr iii has spoiled me)

aaacb · 11-04-2019, 06:37 PM

Couple of first shots after dark, the GRD is really growing on me.

04-18-2015, 12:29 AM	#137
saladin Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: outer eastern melbourne, australia Posts: 427	The iv's seem to appear on ebay, often in japan, every now and then. There are currently ones selling in England, spain and japan but the prices are getting up towards an aussie stock V. How do you like your III? I have slightly trembling hands so i figure the IS in the IV is the way to go. But i like samples i see from III's. They are also a bit easier to find and cheaper. Last edited by saladin; 04-18-2015 at 01:06 AM.

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04-17-2015, 07:31 PM	#136
kyteflyer Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Newcastle, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,444 Original Poster	Originally posted by saladin Great pics in this thread. Im very keen to get a Grd. Possibly one of the ccd models. maybe its imagination but it feels like the III and IV have gone up in asking price over recent months. Relative to the V. I have a 3, but I want a 4. Where are you seeing them for sale? I check ebay every so often but never see any at all.

04-18-2015, 07:41 PM	#138
kyteflyer Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Newcastle, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,444 Original Poster	Originally posted by saladin The iv's seem to appear on ebay, often in japan, every now and then. There are currently ones selling in England, spain and japan but the prices are getting up towards an aussie stock V. How do you like your III? I have slightly trembling hands so i figure the IS in the IV is the way to go. But i like samples i see from III's. They are also a bit easier to find and cheaper. OK, I guess I need to look more often. I also have the trembles, but its not as bad using the GRD as I expected. eg. shot the following from a moving train. 2x trembly stuff I also got the X100 when it came out and also with that, no issues. I think its to do with the single focal length. Don't ask me to keep even a small zoom steady without having IS activated.

05-08-2015, 01:32 AM	#139
saladin Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: outer eastern melbourne, australia Posts: 427	Not quite a GR, but i picked up an old GX to tide me over: the fantastic control layout has definitely reinforced that i want a GRD of some description.

05-11-2015, 03:32 PM	#140
kyteflyer Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Newcastle, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,444 Original Poster	Nice! I love the layout and the controls too. I don't know how the GR controls compare with the GRD, one would hope they are much the same. I did notice that Tav has been added to the control dial, but not sure about the software controls.

07-11-2015, 11:53 AM	#141
Eyewanders Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Land of the Salish Sea Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,343	I miss my GRDIII at times - totally different vibe from that sensor and it could focus in the dark. That said, the GR(V) certainly has never genuinely disappointed me. Up on the Staircase trail in Western Washington.

12-11-2015, 02:27 PM	#142
arv Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Photos: Albums Posts: 416	GR Digital III

12-11-2015, 03:45 PM	#143
chubasco Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Alabama Photos: Gallery Posts: 328	Enjoyable thread! Here are a few from my GRD2:

12-14-2016, 09:28 AM - 1 Like	#144
g026r Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,074	Still got my GRD3. Still bringing it out occasionally. Have to do a lot of spot adjustment in LR to take care of the hot pixels though.

12-14-2016, 02:19 PM	#145
g026r Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,074	(And looks like I never posted this one either. So...)

12-14-2016, 02:39 PM	#146
Eyewanders Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Land of the Salish Sea Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,343	Originally posted by g026r Still got my GRD3. Still bringing it out occasionally. Have to do a lot of spot adjustment in LR to take care of the hot pixels though. Those are some beauts, Andrew. I sold my GRDIII about a year after picking up the GR - sometimes I miss it. It had a scrappier, more visceral texture to the photos, but still with that very signature GR film-like digital "grain", plus it was quite a bit snappier with the added benefit of phase-detect focus (GR has contrast only). On another note, I wish I could get in to edit my posts here with all the broken links - I'm finding them in many spots on the forum and I'm certain I've not altered anywhere NEAR as many shots as seem to be broken. Not sure what's going on at Flickr. :-/

12-14-2016, 02:52 PM	#147
g026r Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,074	Originally posted by chickentender On another note, I wish I could get in to edit my posts here with all the broken links - I'm finding them in many spots on the forum and I'm certain I've not altered anywhere NEAR as many shots as seem to be broken. Not sure what's going on at Flickr. :-/ I'm with you on that. Though I know what's going on with mine: I fiddle with my tags way too much in LR, resulting in constantly broken links. (And focus is one of the reasons I never sold this thing off: it may not have great ISO range, but it nevers misses focus.)

12-14-2016, 06:13 PM	#148
Eyewanders Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Land of the Salish Sea Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,343	Originally posted by g026r (And focus is one of the reasons I never sold this thing off: it may not have great ISO range, but it nevers misses focus.) Hear hear. That thing could focus in the near-dark. Was a best friend while I traveled for a year and half. That's really my only complaint about the GR is it will still hunt in lowlight at times... It's far better after updates than it was on release, but missing that phase detection really hurts it. I hope they bring it back - if they did it might entice me to upgrade again... in fact that'd likely be the only thing to bring me over.

11-03-2019, 06:29 AM	#149
aaacb Pentaxian Join Date: May 2016 Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,726	Hello from the future. I know this is an old thread, but since the grd cameras are quite old I don't feel like opening a new thread instead. Anyway, just got a grd1 to go with my gr iii Here is a shot where I underestimated the noise at iso 1600 (how the gr iii has spoiled me)

11-04-2019, 06:37 PM	#150
aaacb Pentaxian Join Date: May 2016 Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,726	Couple of first shots after dark, the GRD is really growing on me.

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