A day with Ricoh GR-DII

[otumay]

A very versatile camera with unexpectedly good results in the b/w department, though I never trusted it for raw shots. In spite of its wide DR, I found color IQ and noise performance unreliable. Motivated by some very good shots posted here, I thought I'd give it a try. Colors first, b/w's later.
Thanks for looking,
Osman

 

[otumay]

...and the b/j camera jpegs:

 

[rayyan]

Osman; I sense a lack of crispness in your photos as compared to the ones from your other cameras. is it the focus, the speed, the camera or just my eyes?

Regards.

 

[otumay]

Good question, rayyan. Honestly, I don't know. Maybe this is due to the fact that the GRD has a better performance at closer focusing distances. Two of my friends share the same drawback with their GR-DII's. I was shooting at auto-ISO, and noticed that 80 or 100 ISO resulted in unexpectedly high levels of noise.
Anyway, I would be happy to know what this is all about.
Thanks and best regards,
Osman