Hello all, and thanks for the forum. I have been lurking in the Ricoh dpreview forum for a while and followed this thread over. It's been very helpful.
I am a reluctant convert to digital after years of shooting slides, and have been looking for a small-format digital camera with manual controls for a while. The GRD 2 seems to fit the bill nicely, though my dream is for a digital replacement for my beloved Contax G2 rangefinder. (Alas, that's a vain dream.)
Here's my question: Much of the work posted/linked to from here is B&W, and often post-processed to achieve a desired result. (Darned nice results, I should add.) I shoot almost exclusively color (not an aesthetic judgement -- I just don't "see" in B&W the way some do), and would prefer not to spend much time doing post-processing. That's partially a function of limited time -- I have nine-month old twins, and just finding the time to shoot is tough -- and partially a function of not being at all familiar with all of the various bits of processing software out there.
So, I would love to hear people's experiences shooting color with the GRD/GRD2, and what kind of RAW results you're getting with caveman-level processing, because I am definitely a caveman when it comes to digital imaging. I've seen some great stuff on flickr, but additional opinions are welcome.
Here's a link to a pretty bare-bones website with some of my stuff:
http://www.patdorseyphoto.com/galleries/cities/cities.html
Thanks, Pat