Ricoh GXR M-mount Module Review

[ksalanpang]

i wish to see the GRD IV review too. such an underrated camera from the mainstream audience.

[NKEILSudios]

lol, we still have an old ricoh xr10 film camera :)

[Isle0fRed]

Top Gear destroys Caravans

DigitalRev destroys Tripods

[bradleyg5]

You should have compared it against ISO 3200 on the $10,000 Leica M9 LOL LOL LOL

[kilianhzh]

i wanted to have the nex-5n in black, there was only one with a silver body left, so wants to exchange? :D

[uhohoverflow]

btw Kai: "Voigtländer" is pronounced "Phógtlander" ;)

[Mecho123451]

Did you steal the 5-n? :P (it has the label and the touch pannel sticker on it)

[1409superdaniel]

why you compere all camera's with the leica

[TheDx917]

@1409superdaniel because he's a Leica fan and he has a Leica M9 i guess :P

[SilverHammond]

Oh, and if you are getting this camera, do yourself a huge favor and get the VF-2 viewfinder also.

The only thing I can say is: I would love it if Zeiss, Leica or Voigtlander made a similar camera with a built-in viewfinder. The NEX-7 is not an option. The NEX-7 performance with wide angle lenses is very, very disappointing, where the GXR-M can use them without any issues.

[SilverHammond]

People who just bash the Ricoh GXR-M without even using it don't know what they are saying. Does it give you the rangefinder experience? No. It doesn't. What does the camera give you?

- A sensor specifically created for use with rangefinder lenses, with no color shifts that is also pin-sharp because it does not have an AA- filter.

- A 100% finder, not relying on frame lines.

- A way to focus a 400mm lens if you want to.

- And several other things too...

I use it with 3x Zeiss and 1x CV lenses.

[stevestribe74]

Will you all relax about the ISO on the NEX 5 Kai is only taking the piss out of you sony fanboys

[ichalzful]

alamby is realy kinda cute !!!!!!!!!!

[scottybee915]

with his pictures of the giant M&M thing... What the hell is up with that purple lens flare??

[Katsumaru]

Ricoh GRDIV review?

[AnneLingling]

Could you do sony dsc tx10 ? :D

[xhappynickx]

05:27 RAINBOW :D

[LiivingMyLife]

without kai it would be boring but... somehow he's really too stupid to use the customized buttons on nex5 and he looks even more stupid being ironic about sonys nex... hes really annoying

[nneverssay]

the sony nex 5n only takes 1 button press....

[newasiarecords]

may i know what is that you mounted on the hot shoe? doesn't look like the VF-2..

[ethancfbz]

@newasiarecords Looks like the optical viewfinder that comes with the Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 he was using. With the crop factor on the GXR, though, it could (and should) be a 21mm viewfinder.

[newasiarecords]

@ethancfbz - thanks for responding. one question though.. if he is using a 15mm prime, why should the viewfinder be 21mm?

[ethancfbz]

@newasiarecords The sensor size is smaller than a 35mm film frame, which is what these viewfinders were designed to work with. Because the sensor is smaller, a 'crop factor' is applied - that is to say, the sensor crops a part of the image that would be seen on a 35mm film plane, or on a full frame camera. This crop factor changes the field of view of the 15mm lens to approx 21mm. Look up 'crop factor' on Vimeo for a very good video on the subject. Cheers!

[unlearny]

have you tried to get sharp focus w/ m43 or nex W/ manual lenses? It's no holiday, I assure you. I'm going to try the GXR, since I have thousands of dollars in glass yet can't afford the m9

[masticina]

What a shame it is so late indeed. If Even the Nex already has the M mount on an adapter.

[guinnessgonz]

I've noticed that you guys leave the labels and stickers on some cameras when making vids.....do you put them back on sale after using them? ;-)

[Kiplesund94]

Haha :D I love how in 01:00 the camera is standing on top of a Canon 50mm!

[coolerestification]

Does anyone have any idea what they filmed this with:?

[Lynxtpm]

Will there be a Ricoh GXR with a Pentax K mount, for the masses????

[jamescracksthesky]

is it 1.5x crop?

[Mijonju]

new office? :) great vid

[DoritoPool]

Best intro ever!

[AceOfArtsProduction]

5:25

"That's full on in the face, there."

[reddragon9918]

@AceOfArtsProduction Thats what she said...

[momothelemur]

zoom ... 'oooh ok' - I lol'd so hard.

[2smalltobeseeen]

trolling camara

[VINTONGFX]

squinting lol

[FarzadMurshed]

The Canon 50mm lens can multi-task : acts as a lens and a camera stand

[Nattacus]

Sly censoring of the fuck there with the AF beep :)

[gundamwang]

Yay! they got their high res intro footage back! :D

[raduandreyi]

DRTV when do you predict Canon 5D MK3 will come out?

[ethancroot]

You know some 'troll' would've said, it's because you're Chinese. If you didn't.

[DAYVIETGOLD]

"its not because its bright, or because im chinese" LOL

[TEHSOCKEY]

surely you could get a second hand m8 for the same price as the body and the unit , if not im sure you could get a leica m2 for less than the price of the unit itself

[IceFritzLanger]

Could you speak of prices here ? How much US dollars for a lens ?

[TheRealrocker74]

short intro much?

[BravoGangUS08]

Am I the only one that noticed that they cut down their intro a bit?

[alexwang100]

awesome suits

[lexen]

ALAMBULA!

[Pro1er]

One of the best written and produced DRTV videos in ages!

[DJCROSS777]

wow I like that kind of focus!

[Robellislol]

The words 'Ricoh' and 'Good Choice' are two words I thought I'd never hear kai say, or anyone for that matter xD

[Banishko]

the picture at 4:20 looks absolutely incredible

[gorillasocks]

why would you bother with this, pentaprism for life

[Aperture087]

"Not being funny but this Sony menu is... Great!" :)

[spektrum33]

If you can afford it , i would go for the leica every time

[dnci14]

1dx review please

[according206]

You noticed they were using a NEX C3 not a 5N. 5N does not come in white color...

[xiaoquan]

@according206 don't act smart, C3 grip is curved and not shaped something like a square.

[Robellislol]

@according206 Urm, no, the 5N does come in white O.o

[Velli1987]

Silly Kai! Of course you're squinting cuz you're Asian

[kickyourasspls]

nice episode!

[astrobinothomas]

Funny that Kai hasn't figured out how to configure the NEX-5N for one-button ISO change – it's just as simple and easy to change ISO on the NEX as it is on the Ricoh! :)

[TheHipsterguy]

@astrobinothomas he hasnt figured it out because he hates sony's guts

[Wurzelhuhn]

Amazing new camera and an interesting test review.

[samyb333]

ricoh GXR=future digital lomo? (ricography?)

[tkdfever]

i hate this GXR, but i like alamby!!!! more alamby!!

[kickyourasspls]

@tkdfever you sound like some pervert

[DoctaSock]

Why all the hate on Ricoh? I thought it was a nice concept. Even though Leica lenses are outrageiusly priced, the body is about 8000 so why not save a bit?

[toocoolforu]

Coule you review the Gopro HD HERO2 ?

[samyb333]

Do more "how to do..." shows Thumbs up if you agree!

[ouoliver]

I don't give a fuck about ricoh cameras, i just like your videos

[crazyasspusshole]

what about reviewing something that actually has a mirror?

i don't care if you reviewed them all, do it again!

[Bohemian0522]

Alamby is back after missing in the last 3 videos. I'm happy !!

[rubbizh]

Kai still wear his new suit

[fire444blade]

WOOHOO !!!! 7000th viewer :D

[kaiwoon]

1DX .LOL

[dumkopf]

@rawrfearmeh333 believe it or not there are people who are chinese but speak with different accents! :O

[612Flo]

In Germany, she`s already out now!

[Rawrfearmeh333]

Your chines?! but.. you.. you talk like

[ultrasplatter999]

finally womething interesting

[PureS0u1]

I bet Alamby was liking taking pictures with Kai's crotch sticking out xD.

[theOlie]

wait if there's light fall off in the edges on cropped sensor cameras, would it be even worse on a film camera or an FF camera like the M9 ?

[LittleAznInBigTaiwan]

@theOlie yes, and it'll have some strange color shifts from the lit and less lit areas of the image.

[chemicalbrad109]

Alamby!

[TheGhostace]

ALAMBY

YAY

[shanghai177]

ALAMBY:D

[KennyBetterment]

I'm about to watch some of the old DigitialRev videos. The DSLR comparisons and night photography

[itachi46]

frankenstein's monster's name is "Adam" :)

[phototristan]

Alamby wet-exciting!

[greekpanther1]

The photos look softer than my dick.

[sameiru]

Ahahahah 5:32 using autofocus sound to bleep out a swear word.

[Duskbyte]

3:18 i see a finger on lens fail lok..

[MrNicholasKho]

Kai please do a review for the leica m8 please :)

[mcrazza]

Gawd, I remember the original DRTV review for the Ricoh GXR. It was TERRIBLE! lol Thankfully DRTV review productions has vastly improved in leaps and bounds.

And awesome suits, Kai! :)

[TheHipsterguy]

its a very clever camera and its nice to be able to use such lenses. but its so dog ugly i wouldnt want to buy one

[linezyismad71]

Can you get back to reviews on the dslrs please

[CasualMaggot]

That is an AWESOME system! You could put any mount w/sensor on there! Now they just need to make it.. Canon mount, Nikon mount, Olympus mount. It defeats the purpose of having to buy a new shutter button, lcd screen, viewfinder each time you need a camera upgrade! Now you can do partial upgrades! Make more mounts Ricoh!

[Frankz455]

lol, gotta love the beep focus sound that covers his F word at 5:31

[rkwantify]

That intro was too scary :(

[gothicel]

yay for Alamby

[JikoMuskato]

And as far as I know Ricoh has bought Pentax or something like that? So why is there no Pentax-mount module?

[JikoMuskato]

Now I'd love to see a FD-mount Module - I'd really buy it then. Or Canon should release a Canon "TD", a digital camera taking FD lenses. There arestill so many FD lenses out there and you can only use them with some "1.4x magnification adapters" or something like that.

[Danaceb]

customize the buttons like you did on the ricoh you dumb yob

[gromeroskwelch]

Where's the new girl gone? She can't have a holiday already surely?

[bbqboy70]

Good move for Ricoh~

[eggrolls11]

@DigitalRevCom although mirrorless is "the future," as it is said, mirrorless camera like the fuji x100 have (quite frankly) horrible image quality compared to modern mirrored cameras, however fun and compact mirrorless models may be. Just my opinion though. :)

digitalrev still rocks. i like the swag suits

[MrYerbaMate1]

Someone needs to get him a Manfrotto.

[Faxondad]

Good review. I am interested in the Nikon1 only because I have a bunch of old Nikkors.. That may or may not make me want one. A 200mm Nikkor would be a 500mm equivalent, Good for birding, maybe... Similarly, using an M series lens on a digital back is a good marketing strategy, I would think.

[leonardocabelo13]

I am Brazilian and I love the videos, keep it up, very good new look

[leonardocabelo13]

I am Brazilian and I see all your videos, like a lot, keep it up

[weecheng06]

@digitalrevcom Kai looks upset w/ Alamby at 05:53

[SwisssBolla]

Focus confirm sound as a censuring sound. Nice touch!

[enigma002]

Don't need a hat anymore. And b/c he dyed his hair brown. TU if you agree!!!

[robertlam18]

If u are rich enough to get Leica lens then why bother with Ricoh body

[ultrasplatter999]

@robertlam18 for exp. if your grandpa has a broken leica m3 with a coulple of glasses, its a pretty awesome option. better, then to buy an M8 body..

[wertuiking]

@robertlam18 because with the price of M9. you might be able to buy a summilinux and an elmarit and the the ricoh body

[airkid]

@robertlam18 because except leica m lens, there are voigtlander and zeiss lens. And the price are much cheaper

[unknownchronicles]

@robertlam18 Because you're rich that's why

[kl0a]

@robertlam18 you're forgetting there are other m-mount lens! but i agree with you nonetheless

[thesrpspaintshop]

Ahem, ai was saying - the GXR was all about keeping the sensor clean by having the lens and sensor as one enclosed unit so it's a bit silly to have a unit with – a removable lens! Duh

[thesrpspaintshop]

The who

[digitman2006]

Please review Tamron 70-300 VC. Read some good reviews for it. but still confused between Nikkor 70-300 VR and Tamron 70-300 VC

[Mescalamba]

Funny thing is, that GXR M-mount doesnt have AA filter, but its NEX-5N that does have moiré problem? :)

Its nice cheap man Leica, if you add EVF to that (you can buy it, yes). Focusing is bit trickie, but on other hand you dont need to care about focus shift as on M9. Tho its true for any other mirrorless, not just GXR M.

Yea and it does excelent BW photos especially if you pair it with some decent Zeiss or Leica M lens, cause lack of filter does that bit of "Leica/Zeiss" magic.

[HomoKieran]

You can customise the controls on the NEX, I have mine set so the button in the middle of the dial brings up the ISO and then you use the dial to scroll through them, so no different to the Ricoh. Also the reason the Ricoh doesn't have as much vignetting will be due to software, it has an actual Leica mount so it can tell which lens is mounted just like the M9.

[johnnylucas28]

Where the hell is your hat!

[popcorny91]

u find the weirdest stuff to review...

[rjdriver700]

The 1DX isn't out yet. shut the fuck up.

[marque27]

@rjdriver700 HAHAHAHAHAHAHA....EPIC reply

[drifter281lottie331]

Yay! The Tit is back!!

[GOBbluthagain]

tits are back !!!

so life like eh....

[xXshishamastaXx]

Dunno about the Ricoh ,but ISO 3200 of the Sony NEX-5N isnt even near 3200 !

[davidfast2003]

anyone know the location of this shoot in Hong Kong?

[healchu]

@davidfast2003 Science Park

[Neojhun]

That is an awesome amout o producton this episode. Keep up the good work.

[kietkopelli]

4:30 "... because I am Chinese." I thought Kai was British. 

[gurungmadan]

kai is chinese??

thought he was white british guy

[Oscar3dM]

Would it be legal for them to produce Canon and Nikon mounts for this, because that would be a total win. Oh, Pentax too.

[Unstung]

DRTV should time travel and grab a Canon EOS-1D X to review.

[dinamykdi]

1, 2, 3... ok!

beauty alamby...

[herdipurba]

Canon 1d x kai , not have yet ?

[1550592535]

bathroom

[monkeyboy85]

I only discovered digital rev's youtube channel a few days ago and I must have watched about 65 videos, you guys rock!!

[ilovethesimpsons8]

@monkeyboy85 i'm guessing you've seen the durability tests they did? if not you must watch them!

[4thRico]

yay, Alambi back ;)

[jikky6000]

Is it just me where the volume kept changing?

[m0t3ki]

wheres the EVF..?

[ricardoraphaelll]

People asking for a Canon EOS 1D X review. It's not even out yet.

[mattutubematt]

@ricardoraphaelll I was about to say the same thing! It's not out 'till march; It's only been announced.

[Anthony3g]

@ricardoraphaelll People keep asking for the Canon 1DX review because there has been a release party in a couple countries where people have been able to see, and use the 1DX that is why there are videos already up on youtube reviewing it and/or showing different features about it. Check ChristopherKblog he has already used and reviewed the camera weeks ago

[Anton338]

wow this really is a Frankenstein of a camera.

Cool review dude

[nickvanderbeek1]

i rather pick allamby than the ricoh :P

[ThePhotory]

@nickvanderbeek1 Don't pick on the small ones you meanie

[Tajomarusan]

another new suit?

[mcai7et2]

@nuohk Twin lens reflex cameras have existed for decades. They only have one mirror though.

[dipro001]

make a review on thetokina 11-16 and other dx wide angles !

[zrsgamboa]

"I'm squinting.. not because it's sunny, and I'm Chinese." LOL!

[ByBleeker]

Lok was enthralled by the rainbow

[ramiras10]

RAINBOW! ;D

[KlausBioMadsen]

go away alambi!!

[DigitalRevCom]

Sorry for the mirrorless overdose. For next week, we have some mirrors. Two of them. And we don't mean the ones in the bathroom.

[Isle0fRed]

@DigitalRevCom but if you count the ones from the bathroom, how many mirrors do you get?

[raysonlogin]

@DigitalRevCom Thanks for brining Alamby back (finally has a girl that can speak proper English), and can you ask her not to say 1-2-3 when taking photos? Most photographers don't do that!