Behoorlijk wat verbeteringen waaronder ook nieuwe verbeterde lens onderdelen. (Tech radar review)
What's been changed
Wireless connectivity: The Ricoh GR II now sports in-camera Wi-Fi wireless networking capability, where its predecessor had to rely on the more limited third-party Eye-Fi cards if you wanted to transfer images to your smartphone or tablet. There's also an NFC antenna in the side of the handgrip, allowing for quick-and-easy pairing with Android devices. The Ricoh GR II will, shortly after launch, be able to communicate with the same Android / iOS-only Image Sync app used for the Pentax K-S2, which provides for image transfer, remote live view and basic settings changes. That's pretty handy, but here's the really, really good news. It will also be able to be controlled remotely from a web browser, providing a feature akin to the FluCard remote control used in some of Ricoh's Pentax-branded cameras (but using the in-camera Wi-Fi, rather than the custom Pentax-branded FluCard accessory). The web browser interface provides equivalents for every single control on the body, meaning that you should be able to control every single camera feature remotely, and you'll get a live-view feed with the ability to touch or click on the preview image to indicate where you'd like the camera to focus. And since you're using a web browser, you're not limited to just Android or iOS devices as you are with most cameras. You should also be able to connect to your camera from a notebook or desktop PC, other smart device operating systems that are usually overlooked by camera manufacturers, and... well, anything with a Wi-Fi support, a reasonably capable web browser and a suitably generous display.
The body: While it looks near-identical to that of the earlier camera, the Ricoh GR II's body is just fractionally (2mm) taller, thanks to a new Wi-Fi antenna on its top deck. Overall dimensions are now 117mm wide, 63mm tall and 34.7mm deep with the lens retracted. Weight has also increased just slightly (8g), with the Ricoh GR II tipping the scales at 221g body-only, or 251g loaded and ready to shoot.
Wireless flash support: This is potentially huge news if you're a Pentaxian or a strobist who loves to play with remote flash setups. For the first time, the Ricoh GR II will now support wireless slave flash, triggering remote strobes such as the AF540FGZII, AF360FGZII and earlier compatible strobes, all using the internal flash strobe.
Raw file burst depth: With the original Ricoh GR, the company rated the camera as good for up to four raw frames in a single burst, before performance dropped below the manufacturer-rated four frames per second. Now, Ricoh tells us that the GR II should be able to shoot as many as ten raw frames before performance slows down. Interestingly, we're told that the JPEG burst depth has not similarly increased, suggesting that it may be a change in the way raw images are processed that has improved performance. (It wouldn't be the first time: The company's Pentax K-5 DSLR also improved burst depth with a firmware change made after it hit the market.)
White Balance: In addition to the comprehensive list of white balance modes provided in the earlier camera, the Ricoh GR II now offers one more mode which comes courtesy of its Pentax brand. Pentaxians have enjoyed the Color Temperature Enhancement mode since way back in 2009, when it made its debut on the Pentax K-7 DSLR. Now, it makes its Ricoh debut in the GR II, offering a way to emphasize the ambient light color, for example to boost the warmth of a sunset.
Autofocus during movie capture: This is, again, a pretty significant change. Where the Ricoh GR locked focus before movie capture began, the GR II will now allow single autofocus operation using the AF button as well as continuous autofocus tracking during movie capture. If you're not a fan of focusing manually -- and many of us aren't, because it's a tough nut to crack well -- you'll now be able to let the camera do the job for you. Of course, how useful this turns out to be in the real world will depend on how well the camera autofocuses, and whether or not the AF drive induces significant contrast-detection wobble in your footage, or drive noise on the audio track. We'll be testing this once we get the camera in-house!
Exposure compensation during movie capture: This is another handy addition for video fans, letting you get things back in the ballpark if scene brightness changes significantly during capture. If you use the on-camera controls, then you'll get objectionable noise in your videos, but if you're shooting remotely with the Ricoh GR Remote app, you'll be able to tweak exposure during video capture without shaking the camera or hearing the exposure rocker in action on your audio track.
Creative effects during movie capture: We think this is new, although it's been a while since we shot the original Ricoh GR, so we're not certain. We also don't yet know if all effects modes are available for video capture, or just a subset. More on this when we get the camera in-house and give it a try for ourselves.
Top shutter speed wide-open: The Ricoh GR II now offers a maximum shutter speed of 1/2,500 second at f/2.8, up from the 1/2,000 second top shutter speed when wide-open for the original Ricoh GR when it hit the market. Also, while this shutter speed is new compared to the Ricoh GR at launch, note that the earlier camera gained the same maximum shutter speed in its firmware version 2.03 update, which arrived in October 2013. The top shutter speed at f/5.6 or smaller remains 1/4,000 second.
More effects modes: When it hit the market, the Ricoh GR offered a choice of nine effects modes, and subsequently two more were added in the version 3.00 and version 4.00 firmware updates. The Ricoh GR II includes both the Slight and Shift Crop modes that were added to the earlier camera, as well as six further modes that are entirely new. These include HDR Tone, Clarity, Brilliance, Vibrant, Bright and Portrait. All of these effects allow control of saturation and vignetting. In addition, contrast and sharpness controls are available for Brilliance, Vibrant, Bright and Portrait. Brilliance and Clarity provide an additional control over effect strength, while HDR Tone and Clarity allow additional toning controls.
Interval Composite shooting: The Ricoh GR provided this feature, but the Ricoh GR II extends it further. Previously, Interval Composite imagery was output only in JPEG mode, limiting your possibilities for post-processing. Now, you can also save in raw mode for the maximum versatility.
In-camera raw processing: While the original Ricoh GR allowed in-camera raw development, the Ricoh GR II adds a new twist. As well as the normal raw processing of the earlier camera, you can now opt for what the company is calling Original ambient brightness. This can't be used with Interval Composite imagery, but for standard raws, the company says that it will yield a mood more like that of a Ricoh GR film camera. (We're presuming here that this is a vignetting control of some manner, given that the predominant look of a film camera image would have been decided by the film type in use, but we'll give the function a tryout once we get the camera in-house for testing.)
Better image review for raw files: If you want to review raw files post-capture, the Ricoh GR II will offer a more accurate representation of the image than did its predecessor, we're told. This will apparently be especially true if the image is viewed with playback zoom active.
Playback startup: With the original Ricoh GR, if you powered the camera on in Playback mode by holding down the playback button briefly, you could review images without first waiting for the lens to extend. However, if you wanted to switch to Record mode, you first had to press the power button in completely. (Assuming, that is, that you were running at least firmware version 2.03. Earlier versions, we believe, had to be powered down completely and then restarted.) Now, a half-press of the shutter button while powered on in Playback mode will bring the camera to life. It's a subtle change,
Control layout: While almost all controls are identical to those of the original Ricoh GR, the Ricoh GR II has made one control change. Previously, the button on the left of the body was used solely for effects selection, but it now serves double-duty as the Wi-Fi button. A long push on the button drives Wi-Fi mode, while a quick tap controls effects modes.
Pixel mapping: Until now, Ricoh shooters who noticed hot pixels in their images were faced with a choice: Retouch them manually, or send the camera back to the manufacturer for service. That's no longer the case, a fact for which we're sure the company's fans will breathe a big sigh of relief. You can now map dead pixels in-camera, and they'll no longer show up in subsequent shots, with their contents simply being interpolated from surrounding pixels.
Improved battery life: The Ricoh GR II's battery life is CIPA-rated to 320 shots on a charge, up from 290 shots from its predecessor with the same DB-65 lithium-ion battery pack. That's about a 10% improvement, though we suspect that's without Wi-Fi enabled.
All things considered, it's a pretty impressive list of changes. The importance of Wi-Fi connectivity, especially, can't be understated in the smartphone age. And while the image pipeline is almost untouched, that's not necessarily a bad thing. We praised the earlier camera for its excellent lens and image quality (especially in raw mode), after all, and now the Ricoh GR II offers all of that and quite a bit more for the very same list price!
Ik ben erg blij met mijn X-M1 met 35mm 1.4. Mooie dof en erg scherp.
Maar gezien de prijzen en de verhouding tot een Ricoh GR II is er wat betreft scherpte geen verschil behalve 2 stops winst.
Dan ga ik toch voor de GR 2. Alleen al om zijn draagbaarheid. En toch wel de fijnste camera die ik ooit heb gehad.
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Met een Sandisk Extreme Pro 16GB.
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Heb in de tussentijd een tijdje met een RX100 en RX100m2 rond gelopen, merkte dat ik daar toch niet mee inzoomde (omdat het diafragma dan snel terug liep) dus dan is het net zo simpel om een vaste 28mm te gebruiken met een veel grotere sensor. Met de nieuwe RX100m3 weet ik het nog niet overigens, die ziet er uit als een kanshebber. Maar ook de bedienings snelheid en gemak is beter op de GR en dat is met de nieuwe RX100 niet echt aangepast.:strip_icc():strip_exif()/u/17778/wop.jpg?f=community)
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