Dust on sensor Ricoh GR III

[Tungsten Nordstein]

Well, Ricoh doesn't hear GR users, but Dpreview does. The name revision looks appropriate to me. Those who want to talk about other things can go somewhere else.

i guess if everyone ignores it, the issue does not exist and magically it goes away.

good job on the screen shot edit.

i rather talk about how good the lens is and how are the b and w jpgs and using snap focus but wont be able to until i buy a camera which wont happen untill this issue is revolved in an update

i would love the 40mm version for sure

back in the day my ricoh 35s (film) was my daily carry

But Brian, it seems to be a problem for any fixed-lens compact with a retractable lens. And yet with a Ricoh it always seems to become the core narrative. Maybe the subject should be tackled in one of those myth-buster videos that dpr do. The myth that only a Ricoh compact suffers from this phenomenon.

Dust is always a problem even with the GR1s which could of course be fixed with a brush and blower. Maybe the real fix to this would be a compact Ricoh that can be opened for cleaning.

But I have to say that with a degree of care taken on part of owners, imo, it's not such an issue as it is made out to be. I do'nt think it's as wide-spread an issue as people think it is either.

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[Bejersey]

Well, Ricoh doesn't hear GR users, but Dpreview does. The name revision looks appropriate to me. Those who want to talk about other things can go somewhere else.

i guess if everyone ignores it, the issue does not exist and magically it goes away.

good job on the screen shot edit.

i rather talk about how good the lens is and how are the b and w jpgs and using snap focus but wont be able to until i buy a camera which wont happen untill this issue is revolved in an update

i would love the 40mm version for sure

back in the day my ricoh 35s (film) was my daily carry

Talk about dust on the sensor shouldn't go away until the problem goes away

Rick

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[Tungsten Nordstein]

Well, Ricoh doesn't hear GR users, but Dpreview does. The name revision looks appropriate to me. Those who want to talk about other things can go somewhere else.

I enjoyed the post. I think in all fairness, DPR should have a generic Compact Camera Dust Talk forum though. Why should Ricoh be treated as special over dust? They are not.

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[Tungsten Nordstein]

Well, Ricoh doesn't hear GR users, but Dpreview does. The name revision looks appropriate to me. Those who want to talk about other things can go somewhere else.

i guess if everyone ignores it, the issue does not exist and magically it goes away.

good job on the screen shot edit.

i rather talk about how good the lens is and how are the b and w jpgs and using snap focus but wont be able to until i buy a camera which wont happen untill this issue is revolved in an update

i would love the 40mm version for sure

back in the day my ricoh 35s (film) was my daily carry

Talk about dust on the sensor shouldn't go away until the problem goes away

Rick

Do you think Ricoh wouldn't have fixed this if there was a 100% solution for a camera with a retractible lens? And physical controls (assuming they have any relevence to the problem) ?

The only solution is a Sigma dp1q style cameras. Fixed non-retractible lens. And stick that in your pocket

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[Bejersey]

Added to the list:

Panasonic LX100 (II)

Sony RX1

Leica X2

 

[Harold66]

I agree with you . This affects every non ILC with a retracting lens and it is not as widespread as one would believe by reading all of these forums ;-)

on my GRI I did not get a dust spot visible on it until after two and a half years of VERY extensive use.

My first GRII , I used it for 5 years before it broke down (sticky blades) but no visible dust issue

When I bought the Panasonic LX100, I had MULTIPLE dust spots all over after maybe a month of use :-x

Finally there is dust and dust ... One poster wrote that he could see a dust spot when looking at the lcd at F16... and to which I would say ... so what ?

No skilled photographer should use the GR at this aperture . It is almost always a bad idea to use any lens at its smallest aperture and in the case of the GR , makes even less sense considering the camera has a built-in ND filter for those bright scenes .

If I had a dust spot on one of my GR which would only be visible at F14 or F16 , I would consider it a non issue.

Harold

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[al404]

got several Fuji X100* camera and never heard about this issue until I got GR3

 

[rondom]

got several Fuji X100* camera and never heard about this issue until I got GR3

excuse me but how can you compare these two cameras?

one has a retractable lens the other doesn't. it's not just about having a fixed unchangeable lens and an unreachable sensor. As pointed here before all retractable lens cameras suffer from this problem. they suck air into the camera each time you turn it on and off.

if you're willing to live with a larger size camera, you can turn your Ricoh to a Fuji x100. Just get a UV filter and a lens adapter. Problem solved.

 

[rondom]

Well, Ricoh doesn't hear GR users, but Dpreview does. The name revision looks appropriate to me. Those who want to talk about other things can go somewhere else.

I enjoyed the post. I think in all fairness, DPR should have a generic Compact Camera Dust Talk forum though. Why should Ricoh be treated as special over dust? They are not.

thank you. YES. a generic forum is a good idea, but then "Ricoh Talk" will need to switch to talking about photography etc. Who wants that?

 

[Tungsten Nordstein]

got several Fuji X100* camera and never heard about this issue until I got GR3

Correct me if I'm wrong but the Fuji x100 does not have a retracting lens like the GR series

 

[Bejersey]

The Fuji X100 series does not have a retracting lens..Correct

Rick

got several Fuji X100* camera and never heard about this issue until I got GR3

Correct me if I'm wrong but the Fuji x100 does not have a retracting lens like the GR series

 

[Tungsten Nordstein]

The Fuji X100 series does not have a retracting lens..Correct

Rick

got several Fuji X100* camera and never heard about this issue until I got GR3

Correct me if I'm wrong but the Fuji x100 does not have a retracting lens like the GR series

Thansk. I assumed i was right. So comparing the Fuji with a retracting lens camera is like comparing an submarine with an umbrella. Or something more appropriate.

 

[mcshan]

I'm with Rick. The thread titles mention dust so it is easy to skip those threads for those who aren't interested. I'm used to Leica bashing and I just ignore such threads. The comments I do see don't impact my forum experience.

We may never know but it is possible the GR series is the king of the dust issue? We can never determine that I suppose. If Ricoh hears it often and "repairs" enough cameras perhaps improvements are possible.

I look forward to the Ricoh outcomes 123wait, Starny and Rick have. It can happen to anyone of us.

 

[Bejersey]

I don't know why, since it's a fixed focal length, they need it to retract. Maybe the iris closure? but that would help immensely with the dust issue

Rick

The Fuji X100 series does not have a retracting lens..Correct

Rick

got several Fuji X100* camera and never heard about this issue until I got GR3

Correct me if I'm wrong but the Fuji x100 does not have a retracting lens like the GR series

Thansk. I assumed i was right. So comparing the Fuji with a retracting lens camera is like comparing an submarine with an umbrella. Or something more appropriate.

 

[Tungsten Nordstein]

I don't know why, since it's a fixed focal length, they need it to retract. Maybe the iris closure? but that would help immensely with the dust issue

Rick

Compactness. Pocketability.

 

[Bejersey]

Good point!!

 

[Tungsten Nordstein]

Well, Ricoh doesn't hear GR users, but Dpreview does. The name revision looks appropriate to me. Those who want to talk about other things can go somewhere else.

I enjoyed the post. I think in all fairness, DPR should have a generic Compact Camera Dust Talk forum though. Why should Ricoh be treated as special over dust? They are not.

thank you. YES. a generic forum is a good idea, but then "Ricoh Talk" will need to switch to talking about photography etc. Who wants that?

You think there's nothing to chat about here aside from dust? Oh. I get it. Hahaha.

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[al404]

If Ricoh made a camera with a retractable lens and it sucks dust is engineering fault, they could just change the project.

Fujifilm XF10 is basally like a Ricoh GR* no retractable lens, no dust

 

[rondom]

If Ricoh made a camera with a retractable lens and it sucks dust is engineering fault, they could just change the project.

Fujifilm XF10 is basally like a Ricoh GR* no retractable lens, no dust

 

[Tungsten Nordstein]

1. al404 wrote:

If Ricoh made a camera with a retractable lens and it sucks dust is engineering fault, they could just change the project.

Fujifilm XF10 is basally like a Ricoh GR* no retractable lens, no dust

A retractable lens that sucks in dust is probably an engineering fact of life. You should probably just call it a design fault - or in the real world, a design compromise. Without it no GR.

i think the XF10 was its own design compromise. Slow AF and a lens that could not match other Fujis, let alone the GR.

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