Hi, it’s Yuka.

I have been in the US for half a year now, and finally had a chance to take a vacation in late April 2019, and went to take pictures with the GR III in Maui, where I made full use of the Touch AF and Outdoor View Setting that I had talked about.

For me, camera is a recorder for memory. Since memories fade away sooner or later, I keep records of everything from daily life to special trips, including my children’s growth. I share with my children photos that my parents left for me. I want to do the same for them as well.

Among various other cameras that I have used, the number one reason why I use the GR is because I want to record what I see with my eyes. My ideal is to capture it as it is without dramatization or exaggeration.

The ideal future I found in Maui. I want to live like this.

I love this craftsman kind of color making. No extra decoration or exaggeration.

For example, the colors of the same picture are so different with a smartphone. It's completely a matter of taste and there is no better or worse, but the colors taken with the GR are closer to what I saw with my eyes.

It’s easy to make the blue colors of the sky and the sea more vivid, but I like them as they are.

On another beach. So bright! ! ! Then I try to take a picture to show how bright it is without reducing exposure too much.

Record the colors as they are, without adjusting them too vividly green or yellow.

I wonder if the day will come when my daughters will see my pictures with their children (way ahead though).

When I take photos with the GR, what I try to do with the settings is to match the colors with those I see with my own eyes. Someone expressed the GR as an extension of his optic nerve. I agree with that. What we want from a camera is quite different from person to person, but you can be happy if you find something that best suits you. I often take pictures indoors too, so I'm exploring how to set the GR differently according to the location.

See you soon!

(Yuka)