(Ricoh GRD4)
Yahoo! I found the invoice for the GRD4 and sent it to the dealer for repairing the malfunctioning manual focus, which rendered the snap mode totally useless. I hope it will be soon for the GRD4 to be up and about.
The window shopping some hours ago has almost provoked my AgIDS illness. Just in case you’re in Hong Kong or are coming here, and have the money to burn (All in HK$/ body only): GX200 = $3,280 GRD2 = $3,380 LX3 = $3,180 G10 = $3,280 Prices are available form a gear shop on the 1st floor of the Mongkok Computer Centre. Besides these new low prices, I found that Wing Shing Photo (55-57Sai Yeung Choi St., MK Tel: 2396 6886/ 91-95 Fa Yuen St., MK Tel: 2396 6885) is offering a Sony A700 + Carl Zeiss Lens package for HK$9,980 (hopefully, a bargain will make it some hundreds cheaper).
Comments
Can you tell me Ricoh said that this problem?
My GRD just expired warranty!
so poor.
However, I really want to repair it.
I actually got the camera back without them fixing it coz they said it functions well. I tried to explain the it to them. The problem still persists. If you search the web, particularly dpreview forum, you will notice users complaining the issue.
Mine is no longer under warranty. I may no longer buy Ricoh cameras as long as the present dealer holds the dealership.
The technical guy suggest me to do a alignment. If success, it cost me HK$500. Otherwise, they need to replace the whole lens for HK$1600.
Same as you, I take back the white GRD4 since it still ok at AF.
Then I bought a black 2nd hand full function GRD4 from market at HK$2200.
I still keep the white GRD4 at this moment.
I sold my white GRD4 to a guy.
He send it to CS. Ricoh CS do an factory reset for him.
The camera back to normal!
http://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3392809
Tun off the camera
Set the dial to "scene mode"
Press Fn2 and Play buttons simultaneously.
A screen with firmware version and other info will show up. If you wait for about 15 seconds a new screen will appear asking you if you want to initialize settings.
If you say OK, you go all the way back. You start by setting date, language etc...