{"id":50334,"date":"2026-07-11T03:59:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T19:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeals75.com\/blog\/50334"},"modified":"2026-07-11T04:05:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T20:05:43","slug":"ep300-%e8%a7%a3%e9%96%8b%e5%81%bd%e5%af%ac%e6%99%af%e7%9a%84%e6%9e%b7%e9%8e%96-ricoh-r1s-30mm-f3-5-24mm-f8-%e8%88%87-harman-phoenix-ii-200","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeals75.com\/en\/blog\/50334","title":{"rendered":"EP300: Breaking Free of the Fake Panorama \u2014 Ricoh R1s 30mm f3.5 \/ 24mm f8 with Harman Phoenix II 200"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nRoll 300<\/p>\n

Film: Harman Phoenix II 200
\nDeveloped & scanned: DEP Lab 2025\/10\/10
\nCamera: Ricoh R1s 30mm f3.5 \/ 24mm f8<\/p>\n

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Recently I gathered up all my irrational impulses and finally borrowed money from the bank to buy a Sigma BF. I'd originally planned to pay for it outright, but since I'd suddenly decided to fly to Komatsu, Japan in the summer of 2026 \u2014 taking my son to see the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum (one of the world's three great dinosaur museums) \u2014 I was afraid that being short on cash would drag me into a vicious cycle of anxiety. So I borrowed from the bank and let myself bury my head in the sand for a while.<\/p>\n

I'm not sure whether I should write a proper review of the Sigma. But I don't think I need to \u2014 anyone who ends up buying a Sigma BF will naturally discover the reason deep down inside, no convincing required.<\/p>\n

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This roll was shot in October 2025, when I was trying to unlock the Ricoh R1s's uncropped 24mm f8 wide-angle view through a non-destructive modification. It seems to have worked. My method was to take a small strip of paper, cut it down to size, roll it up to about the thickness of a matchstick, and stuff it into the R1s's shutter-blind mechanism so that when the camera switches to the 24mm f8 lens group, the upper and lower blinds don't drop down.<\/p>\n

Once you unlock the 24mm f8, you'll see obvious vignetting, and the edge quality falls apart \u2014 which is exactly why Ricoh built in the fake-panorama mode instead. But I think it's a fun experiment, and paired with black-and-white film, even better.<\/p>\n

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\n#1
\nI played with spinning tops for a while as a kid \u2014 just whipping one whenever I was bored. Now my son seems to be taking an interest too.
\nRicoh R1s 24mm f8<\/p>\n

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\n#2
\nTaichung's Liuchuan riverside is well maintained \u2014 still lush and green after all these years, probably because the water level stays so stable.
\nRicoh R1s 24mm f8<\/p>\n

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\n#3
\nEight Way Dumplings is my last line of defense when it comes to dumplings and potstickers.
\nRicoh R1s 24mm f8<\/p>\n

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\n#4
\nGetting ready to go for a run.
\nRicoh R1s 24mm f8<\/p>\n

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\n#5
\nThe day's route took me through here.
\nRicoh R1s 24mm f8<\/p>\n

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\n#6
\nWanted to test out how Harman Phoenix II 200 handles the sky.
\nRicoh R1s 24mm f8<\/p>\n

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\n#7
\nHarman Phoenix II 200 is very demanding about light, which makes the Ricoh R1s 24mm f8's vignetting even more pronounced.
\nRicoh R1s 24mm f8<\/p>\n

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\n#8
\nBecause of the vignetting, the photos can't easily be cropped \u2014 it would look unnatural.
\nRicoh R1s 24mm f8<\/p>\n

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\n#9
\nA wide-angle lens not suited to distant subjects.
\nRicoh R1s 24mm f8<\/p>\n

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\n#10
\nAs a child I had a very naive image of clouds \u2014 I thought that if you just got close enough, you could feel how soft they were. It was only when I grew up that I learned they're just a mass of fog so thick you can't see your own hand.
\nRicoh R1s 24mm f8<\/p>\n

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\n#11
\nA rather unreliable vending machine \u2014 its rate of eating your money or malfunctioning is probably around 30% right now.
\nRicoh R1s 24mm f8<\/p>\n

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\n#12
\nThe tree's-eye view.
\nRicoh R1s 24mm f8<\/p>\n

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\n#13
\nClouds again. I like clouds.
\nRicoh R1s 24mm f8<\/p>\n

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\n#14
\nAnyone who exercises outdoors probably dreads a completely clear, cloudless sky \u2014 it means brutal sun. A few clouds are a good thing.
\nRicoh R1s 24mm f8<\/p>\n

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\n#15
\nThe Google headquarters I often pass while riding. It isn't actually Google's headquarters, but I always call it that.
\nRicoh R1s 24mm f8<\/p>\n

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\n#16
\nWhen my son was little and loved excavators, I often brought him to this recycling yard to watch the owner operate his. The owner is very friendly \u2014 seeing me bring my kid, he'd deliberately dig around to give him a show.
\nRicoh R1s 24mm f8<\/p>\n

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\n#17
\nWhat I find most remarkable about Shopee is its extensive rollout of Shopee pickup points \u2014 a genuinely unexpected business strategy.
\nRicoh R1s 24mm f8<\/p>\n

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\n#18
\nWent to shoot for a client that day. This is the sky after I wrapped up and finished work.
\nRicoh R1s 24mm f8<\/p>\n

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\n#19
\nRicoh R1s 24mm f8<\/p>\n

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\n#20
\nFor the past few years, whenever I'm thirsty I just go to a convenience store and buy water \u2014 it's genuinely the best thing for quenching thirst, and the least taxing on the body. We really don't need to drink sugary drinks. My favorite is Yes brand mineral water, though the major convenience stores don't carry it. Near my home, only Simple Mart sells the chilled Yes mineral water.
\nRicoh R1s 30mm f3.5<\/p>\n

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\n#21
\nMy holy site for dumplings. Dumpling Brothers, No. 24, Lane 88, Minxiang Street, Zhonghe District, New Taipei City.
\nRicoh R1s 30mm f3.5<\/p>\n

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\n#22
\nThe stage when a kid first starts wearing shoes is delightful, because the shoes are so tiny. My son's shoes are all big now.
\nRicoh R1s 30mm f3.5<\/p>\n

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\n#23
\nAbout to walk my son to school \u2014 you can tell I'm bleary-eyed and a bit puffy. Honestly, I think walking my son to school is a genuinely happy thing. I'll do it for as long as I can.
\nRicoh R1s 30mm f3.5<\/p>\n

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\n#24
\nA building that looks like it's been sliced open.
\nRicoh R1s 30mm f3.5<\/p>\n

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\n#25
\nEvery time I see a sport bike on the road, I wonder whether I should actually buy one. Maybe after mulling it over for another five years I'll have an answer.
\nRicoh R1s 30mm f3.5<\/p>\n

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\n#26
\nThis Casio gold watch isn't expensive, but I love it. Sometimes wearing it reminds me of my father, because he also used to wear a gold watch.
\nRicoh R1s 30mm f3.5<\/p>\n

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\n#27
\nMy son built a simple hamster maze out of magnetic tiles.
\nRicoh R1s 30mm f3.5<\/p>\n

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\n#28
\nIncidentally, Harman Phoenix II 200's grain is absolutely enormous (in 135 format).
\nRicoh R1s 30mm f3.5<\/p>\n

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\n#29
\nProsperity.
\nRicoh R1s 30mm f3.5<\/p>\n

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That's this roll \u2014 Ricoh R1s 30mm f3.5 \/ 24mm f8 with Harman Phoenix II 200. Thanks for reading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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