So quick review of the new Ricoh GR 4:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So a new thought about the new Ricoh GR 4–> one holding it in my palm, in the palm of my hands:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first interesting observation is, they made it a lot lots smaller in terms of the overall dimensions, which means, actually\u2026 It looks smaller than an iPhone? Maybe smaller than the iPhone Pro?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is the second thought: and this is something that I\u2019ve observed for myself, for a while when I was both simultaneously using ChatGPT and grok, I just stopped moving whenever I was using it, which means, my observation: \ufffc<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nAny technology that you\u2019re using which actually disrupts your movement is bad.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
For example, even with X, and financial bitcoin news\u2026 a big problem that I\u2019ve observed is, whenever I\u2019m on my iPad Pro, and I have all these tabs open on X\u2026. the big problem is, I like stop moving. Even though I\u2019m outside, topless, in the direct sun, intermittently lifting weights, I stop moving, which is not good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So what I did was, I logged out of my X account, and a funny thought:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nperhaps the virtue of using an iPhone is, you\u2019re actually a lot less efficient on it which means you spend less time on news and websites? Because you can only single task. \ufffc\ufffc<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Movement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The best camera is the one that fits in your front right pocket, and also the one that you don\u2019t really have to think about using. The truth is any camera that is not a Ricoh gr,,, is pouring disregard. All Leica cameras, all Fujifilm cameras etc\u2026 no. And at this point, it\u2019s actually not even a money thing, at this point I could afford any Camera on the planet, regardless of price, but ultimately at the end of the day what do I care most? Creating art, artwork, and my primary tool for creating art and artwork is a camera<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
standalone digital cameras are cool now?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Something that no one really saw coming is, this funny hilarious irony that actually\u2026 If you really really think about it\u2026 You would think that all the Gen Z,,, and maybe late stage millennials would all about being using the iPhone but actually\u2026 Interesting thing is because they started with it so early, everyone already kinda knows that using an iPhone is not really that good for them\u2026 And actually, Gen Z is not really addicted to their phones, they know how to manage and moderate their use, whereas millennials like myself, or maybe even Gen X\u2026 They have no self-control?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So I see a lot more young people, what they do is actually use standalone digital cameras, \u2026 and I\u2019ve seen a lot of them! Which is a good news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
speed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
I think the biggest shocker in terms of performance for the new Ricoh GR 4 is, \ufffc\ufffc how much faster it is. It might not be that much faster if you do the math, but when you\u2019re using it, in terms of the improved turn on and turn off speeds, the new GR processor, which means it feels like practically zero lag zero shutter lag and zero image writing buffer lag\u2026 feels like upgrading from a Toyota Camry to a Tesla model S plaid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And I think this is also my realization:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nbetter to have worse durability, but superior performance over a shorter horizon, rather than having the thing that will last forever but less performance.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
For example, it\u2019s probably better to have an all carbon fiber road bike or racing bike that might only last you a year or two, but give you like 50% more speed rather than having an old-school flange 2, all steel that will last you like 30 years but, be 50% slower,, and like 70% heavier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And this is the thing with the Ricoh GR camera\u2026 Honestly if you\u2019re heavy user like myself, I think my last camera had about 700,000 actuations on it before it died\u2026 it is not meant to last more than like two or three years at Tops? Kind of like an iPhone? \ufffc\ufffc\ufffc<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So then the issue comes with the whole thing, the annoyance of having to keep by a new version, whenever your old one dies. But f\u2019ing c\u2019est la vie. \ufffc<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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