Hey Lin, Well that’s what Wiki says…It seems a lot to me as well. Well one thing is sure is that Aix is the second sunniest city in France after Marseille (which is 30 kms away). Speaking of the Ricoh GRD IV, I like shooting without the viewfinder. It doesn’t bother me. The backscreen is WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get). So very usefull when you focus on the high lights. Most of the time , in sunny situations with harsh light, I underexpose of roughly 1 to 1.7 EV.
I don’t shoot that much from the hips. Too random . I rarely get a good shot. But I sometimes frame with my camera at hips level, as if I was using a medium format. I like it cos it gives me a nice dynamic pov. This tiny camera is great for street, insconpicious and quite. So damn stealthy. I always look at the framing on the backscreen. Obviously sometimes when the sun is reallly hard, it’s quite difficult to see on the screen… the only one drawback to me. Only 10M, but a huge DoF due to his small sensor. I’m using exclusively the Ricoh for Street for now !

Cheers Lin ! And thanks for dropping by !

Also with the Ricoh how do you shoot without a viewfinder? Does the LCD backscreen double as a live view function? Do you shoot from the hip?

Thanks John for the link, very interesting. Gonna see if I can find them here in France, cos I need to try them before buying considering the price ! Speaking of Grey Sky, you must have smiled while reading cos , you are used to face this kind of weather… We are spoiled childs here in the south of France ! 😉
And yeah you know that Vasco inspired me when it comes to color photography