The Ricoh R1s.
I’ve had a kind of love/hate relationship with this camera for the past few years.
It’s 30mm prime lens just doesn’t fit with the way I usually prefer to shoot- neatly isolating subjects and separating details from a scene. Oh no, the R1s is wide, and it says a lot in each frame. It’s more of a storyteller. Perfect for more documentary-style and diary-centric types of photos.
So, it’s been a challenge for me to create images with the R1s in the way I feel most comfortable. Because of this, I found myself repeatedly abandoning them in favor of other options.
The problem, though, is that this camera is the GOAT when I’m going on vacations or road trips. It’s super compact, meters exceptionally well, and has a crazy sharp prime lens. So, I can’t help but keep coming back to shoot with it.
I’ve already posted a full review on this camera, talking about the user experience and listing all the specs. And honestly, I doubt that I could improve on that. So instead, I want to just share some images from a trip to Maine while singing its praises to give the R1s the credit it deserves.
You’ll notice the images that come out of this thing are super sharp, but they definitely have a visible vignette to them. Personally, I like the vignette- I feel like it helps draw your eye into the center a bit and gives the images character. There’s nothing overly clinical and stale about these shots.
All images were shot on Fuji Superia 400.
