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

^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  1/2s;  f4  1s;  f5.6  2s;  f8  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