My Ricoh GR1s is DEAD!!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 เม.ย. 2021
- One fine day on vacation (back when that was still a thing) my Ricoh GR1s decided to kick the bucket. The shutter makes a strange clicking sound and never fires. Maybe not such a rare issue for this particular camera unfortunately.
Some resources below for those with the same issue.
Flickr thread describing the issue. See last comment where one user offers to repair for $115:
www.flickr.com/groups/1559402...
Detailed blog post from the same user showing camera teardown:
awaysounds1.livejournal.com/1...
Seems the replacement part is readily available. For example:
www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?...
Generally, shutter won't fire on the GR1S is caused by a damaged lens ribbon cable, which is a common problem. It costs about $28 to replace the cable in China. However, if there is a clicking sound instead of dead shutter, the gears in the lens used to trigger the shutter may be worn out, which would make the cost of the repair a total of $56. I had the same fault with my camera and after fixing it it worked fine, hope this helps.
Where did you get this repair done?
This was very useful. I'm looking at buying one of these right now because the image quality is stunning. BUT, then I started hearing that the LCD screen just burns out at a certain point and most the one I'm finding that has already happened. I also learned they are very fragile and break easily. NOW THIS. You saying that yours just quit working for no reason. I think ... I'm sad to say because I was so in love with the image quality, this is not a viable camera and I should not get one. Thanks for the video.
The LCD never worked on mine. But yeah, shutter just stopped working randomly in between shots. Loved the camera when it worked, but I got it back when these cost $100.
这台Ricoh gr1s镜头排线断了，伸缩镜头的相机会遇到这个问题，在中国300RMB可以换一根全新的镜头排线，这并不是什么大问题，因为我的gr1s也遇到了同样的事情，希望你可以修好并好好继续去使用它，这真的是一台不错的相机。
Enjoyed your video, thanks!
I bought a GR1s some years back with the understanding that when it dies, that's it. At this point, the LCD displays, both on top and in the viewfinder, no longer work. However, the camera still works mechanically. I just have to be aware of what mode I am in. I have no indication of shutter speed, but I can guess. Eventually, the mechanics will fail, too, I imagine. I enjoyed my GR1s for the years it was working, and I am happy about that. I agree with you about the old mechanical cameras. My Leica M3, Nikon S2, and Rolleiflex are still going strong, although they are all decades older than the GR1s, and they are serviceable even today!
I have gr1 in same condition - how do you check what mode you are in?
@@tomasnovotny4108 Hi, i also have a gr1 in the same condition, please let me know if you figure out how to determine what mode you are in!!! ☺️☺️☺️
you can still see which focus mode you are in by looking through the viewfinder. As you scroll through the modes by pressing the mode button the focus brackets in the viewfinder will change to a box when you are in Single Autofocus Mode. From here you can cycle through the modes and navigating to the other modes by number of times the mode button is pressed. There are only 4 modes to cycle through.
1) - Auto mode - chooses focus point for you (nearest object in the middle of frame)
2) - Infinity mode
3) - Single Point Auto Focus mode
4) - SNAP mode
(Copy and pasted from a site a long time ago. Apologies i can't remember where)
Did your motor always sound so clicky? mine sounded smooth but suddenly it sounds louder, exactly like yours. Did you experience the camer working with this sound?
where do you live ? There are nice repairmen around that does fix this issue for cheaper than it cost second hand. Give it a go, absolutely.
We can repair both shutter and LCD. Easy
Cieszę się, że jesteście, dopiero kupiłem gr1s, ale już się boję 😅
Could you sell this one to me?