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GRD III Reference and Comparative Shots (incl. vs GRDII)

image ^GRDIII at F1.9, 1/14s, ISO 154

Now that the GRDIII is piling up in shops for sale, the Japanese photograph compatriots are coming up with photos on the Internet.  Besdies the useful links put up by Pavel of ricohforum.com, the following tables should make good reference for you fellows who are inquisitive, puzzled or ticklish at every new camera.

Reference Shots

The first table  mainly shows photos taken with the GRDIII at f1.9 and/or high ISO (some shots are of the same scene at various ISOs).  The photos are at reduced size but give an idea of how the new camera performs in these two areas:

Aperture full open f1.9 1/3s (f2.8  1/2sf4  1sf5.6  2sf8  3s; f9 4s)
  f1.9  1/20s at ISO 100 (f1.9  1/50s at ISO 200)
  f1.9  1/270s at ISO64 (f2.5  1/143s at ISO64)
   
  f1.9  1/15s at ISO 154
High ISO f1.9  1/1000s at ISO400
  f1.9  1/48s at ISO400
  f1.9  1/32s at ISO 383
  f1.9  1/39s at ISO400
   
Good reference shots at other values
f5.6  1/500s at ISO 64
  f4  1/250s at ISO64
  f5.6  1/500s at ISo100
  f5.6  1/640s at ISO100
   

 

Comparative shots

The following table puts together photos of the same night scene.  The CX1 is included to give an idea of how the two most recent cameras from Ricoh compare with each other.  And how GRDIII fares as  compared with E-P1 and DPs at high ISO IQ?

     

Shots

taken

with

 

   
  GRDIII GRDII E-P1 CX1 DP2 F200EXR GX200 G10
  64 80   80 50   64 80
ISO 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Values 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200
  400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400
  800 800 800 800 800 800 800 800
  1600 1600 1600 1600   1600 1600 1600
      3200     3200    
      6400     6400    

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