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croutt · 12-01-2020, 12:07 PM

Do you know if there is a Pentax DSLR body that has the Ricoh GR V Engine in it? Looking to see if there is a similar JPEG engine in a pentax dslr like the Ricoh GR ii?
Thanks.

**mikesbike** · 12-01-2020, 01:35 PM

I am curious as to what is so extraordinary about this engine?

pschlute · 12-01-2020, 02:06 PM

Originally posted by mikesbike

I am curious as to what is so extraordinary about this engine?

Me too. But then, when it comes to jpeg output, I always shoot raw and use my own "engine"

**luftfluss** · 12-01-2020, 02:32 PM

There doesn't have to be anything "extraordinary" about the jpeg output, just that the OP likes it.

Anyway, to answer @croutt , I don't think there is an exact match in the Pentax DSLR world. However, there is an abundance of tweaking available for the in-camera jpeg settings, so you may be able to closely approximate the GR's color response... although it is worth noting that the lens attached to the DSLR also impacts color and contrast.

**mikesbike** · 12-01-2020, 04:06 PM

Well, I mean which characteristics the OP finds attractive.

**JensE** · 12-01-2020, 08:09 PM

I don't think any DSLR has it. I don't own a GR, but from what I've seen in many examples, the "KP look" is close. It definitely is different - to my eyes, better - than K-5, K-3, and K-1 (first version).

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croutt New Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 7	Ricoh GR V Engine in a Pentax DSLR? Do you know if there is a Pentax DSLR body that has the Ricoh GR V Engine in it? Looking to see if there is a similar JPEG engine in a pentax dslr like the Ricoh GR ii? Thanks.

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mikesbike Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Southeastern Michigan Posts: 4,566	I am curious as to what is so extraordinary about this engine?

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pschlute Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Surrey, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,223	Originally posted by mikesbike I am curious as to what is so extraordinary about this engine? Me too. But then, when it comes to jpeg output, I always shoot raw and use my own "engine"

12-01-2020, 02:32 PM	#4
luftfluss Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,629	There doesn't have to be anything "extraordinary" about the jpeg output, just that the OP likes it. Anyway, to answer @croutt , I don't think there is an exact match in the Pentax DSLR world. However, there is an abundance of tweaking available for the in-camera jpeg settings, so you may be able to closely approximate the GR's color response... although it is worth noting that the lens attached to the DSLR also impacts color and contrast.

12-01-2020, 04:06 PM	#5
mikesbike Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Southeastern Michigan Posts: 4,566	Well, I mean which characteristics the OP finds attractive.

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JensE Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Leipzig Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,977	I don't think any DSLR has it. I don't own a GR, but from what I've seen in many examples, the "KP look" is close. It definitely is different - to my eyes, better - than K-5, K-3, and K-1 (first version).

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