I have a GRii and have used it for everything, including astrophotography! It performs amazingly well. The iiix looks great as well. Brilliant little cameras.
Good spin for the GR amazing little camera. I've recently came to the conclusion why buy a large camera if it's never going to be pared with a large lens.
Beautiful photos. Very impressive from the Ricoh, amazing versatility. Also I love the rant about “real street photography”. I tried that style out in Florence recently with my M8 and 35mm Lens. I felt even that was a little wide for that I wanted. The experience did make me consider the Leica q2 for travel/street though.
I love how you've been using so many different gears and still get excited. I can feel the passion, the joy of taking great images from you. Have a great day!
i had a GR2 for years. wonderful image IQ. quick start up. loved snap focus feature. thanks for the effort and sharing. (and thank your daughter for her time!) i am an appreciative subscriber.
I've just got my hands on a GRII....loving it! But curious about the lens retraction mechanism, does it eventually wear out if its being turned on and off for every shot? Bit worried about that. And whether leaving it on between shots is better for the battery consumption? Would be sweet if you let us know :P
I agree. I got this camera today and yes it’s good but I enjoy using my SonyvRX10 with its 600mm zoom lens for street photography. I can get the shot without them knowing 😊
I've done a lot of searching for this particular camera and only 3 or 4 videos come up. Mostly "influencers" about whom I don't care.. I came upon this video from other videos of yours. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
lbs. for lbs., cu in. for cu in. these are the most densely powerful cameras ever made in my opinion. I fell in love with this line back in 2009 with GRDIII (their naming conventions are confusing, "D" for digital in the early small sensor versions) and took one around the world for nearly 2 years. Honestly if I were to keep just one digital camera, it'd be one of these (currently have the GRIII since launch - it and the GR are the only cameras I've ever pre-ordered). Love it when actual seasoned pros discover them. They're 100% not street shooters - they're just fantastic, one-hand capable, tiny little monsters of cameras. Cheers!
It’s almost never the camera or the lenses but it’s ALWAYS the photographer and their knowledge of the kit they’re using. You’re a professional and although the GRIIIx was used with standard settings in place, you know how to use studio lighting and how to edit a photo properly. I’ve never shot with the GRIIIx but I have used the GRII before and it’s a really nice camera. The primary reason I don’t own one is because it doesn’t have an EVF or OVF. I am a street photographer and like you I primarily shoot with manual lenses and putting the camera to my eye is better ergonomically than using an LCD get my composition right. And yeah, most RUclipsrs talking about street photography don’t know what they’re talking about. Love your channel.
Thank you! But to be honest about the editing… I took care of two zits, pumped up the vibrance and added a little vignette, all in Lightroom. (So very minimal retouching). And the cure all for not knowing studio lighting is a large white umbrella. As far as the OVF/EVF I feel your pain their with the camera. But I really did want a go with me anywhere that wasn’t my iPhone. This seems to be scratching that itch.
@@kaskoPhoto agreed! If you’re looking to have a everyday carry camera that’s not a smartphone, in my case the Samsung Galaxy 22 Ultra, the GR series of cameras make for a fine choice. Trust me when I tell you, the Ultra 22 has enough cameras to suite any casual need but using a mobile phone as your daily driver doesn’t feel right to me. My smallest cameras are my LUMIX GX9 and the Leica M240. Everything I have, in terms of digital mirrorless camera are interchangeable lens systems. Thanks for the detailing your editing process. Given how much RUclips compresses photos, yours looked great. Certainly could tell the difference between using a full-frame Leica and the GR but both sets of photos were fantastic and the average viewer would never really know the difference.
@@d.idowuolutosin4250 I know there are a lot of “gear heads” who just love the new technology- but for those who just post to social media and want something better… cameras like this are a really nice option.
The small Leica Connect trigger is for Nikon but works in manual very well on the Leica. The Leica Connect Pro is the only one that has a dedicated leica model
I am really happy that I found your channel :) I am sorry if this has been already asked (and answered) Could you please explain one of these days what you mean with "depth"?
Hi. Thanks for sharing this interesting review. What’s the Profoto connect for ricoh? I have one ricoh gr3 but i have Profoto connect for nikon and it does not work together. Regards
Interesting video. I've noticed that there's a lot of negative talk about these cameras on RUclips lately. It's become kind of a thing. Nice to see somebody talking about what really makes this camera interesting, the image quality.
Thank you so much for this interesting and intriguing video. I have tried to use my Ricoh GR IIIx with my Profoto Connect for Fuji. Unfortunately, I have found that the flash power cannot be changed. Regardless of whether I set the power to 10 or 1 (on the flash itself) the flash power remains the same. Do you have any idea how I could resolve this issue? Did you use specific settings in the Ricoh? My Connect was switched to Manual. Your advice would be highly appreciated. Thanks for taking the time!
Well, the flash itself is completely independent of the remote. The only reason this could be happening is if you have it sent to TTL on the connect to remote versus twisting it all the way to manual.
@@kaskoPhoto Thank you so much for your advice. My connect WAS set to manual. And I have now tried it once more with no success. It seems like the flash isn't quite as independent from the connect as your comment suggests. It's a pity.
Amazingly good camera. Very underrated. Thanks for sharing this video and advocating the freedom you have in streetphotography. 40mm is a great focal lenght. I often wish Leica would make a Q with 40-50mm. Or even 75mm…as a companion of the 28mm. Wouldn’t that be amazing? Just two Q2s and nothing else…!
Man you’re making me want to get the IIIx I have the III I love it. I mostly shoot with my x100v but sometime when I use the gr my shots come out at different angles than I would make with the Fuji. Also who in the world says you can’t shoot street with a50? I mean if it works for Cartier-Bresson it can work for you.
Don’t do it!! Save that money. If you are happy with the 100V, do you really need the GR? That 100V is seriously amazing in capable hands. And if it’s in less capable hands, the best camera to make them capable hands. Yes the GR has great IQ but absolutely no better then the 100V. And if the pocketable thing is grabbing you - then buy clothes with bigger pockets. 😂
@@kaskoPhoto LOL no worries. I did already have the older III I know I don't need the GR IIIx. I actually just got bought a Texas Leica so that's like the complete opposite haha. Thanks, great vids man I love your work.
I don’t have an answer because I don’t remember pushing it. But if memory serves, it is a leaf shutter so if I had to guess 2,000 (some of the smaller fixed lens leaf shutters don’t go up to the max shutter speed the camera offers)
I used the old style (V3) Peak Design anchor links. They are thinner than the new ones and can slip through the tiny strap holes on the GRIII and GRIIIx with the aid of a pin to push them through.
This is my first. And as much as I love the 28mm focal length - I wanted something a little different for this pocket camera. The 40 is really working out for me.
I bought a generic flash trigger for my gr3x connected it to a ad200. The trigger only controls the flash to go off nothing else. Here my issue the flash goes off when I take a photo however the camera would only work if the iso is maxed out and the shutter speed at 1/15 the grain is intense on the image I tried setting it at 100 iso with the shutter at 1/4000 and neither at 1/245 to 1/1 power on the ad200 I can’t seem to get a image with the flash. I went through the setting on the camera and toggled through different features but still noting? Can someone please help. I order the godox Tx1 trigger for pentex to see if it would do the job. In the mean time any suggestions would be Great appreciated and tested to see if it work out.
You just completely contradicted yourself more than once. You go off on rant about people saying what cameras can be used for what then you state twice "I know it's not for that"🤔. Who say's it's not for that, is it written somewhere???
This long video to end up with a short sloppy pseudo comparing at the end. So counter-logic to the whole idea of the film. If You did Leica and gr3x in the same environement : then show it correctly(!), side by side, show differences. Not confusingly for our brains, as you did it here. Really "brilliantly" defeets our trust.
Well putting a 60mp sensor (any brand) next to that camera with a side by side comparison to show differences would be a worthless effort for very obvious reasons. I was showing this camera in studio for those who aren’t interested in a system camera - rather a camera they can enjoy and use in many ways. I’m sure there are other RUclipsrs who have compared the iPhone to the XX camera that would interest you. But thank you for your well thought out feedback.
@kaskoPhoto We all must remember that the Leica is about 10 times the price of the Ricoh. Add a Summilux-M lens, and the Leica setup is about $15,000. I don't know about anyone else, but I would be quite hesitant walking the streets of any large American city with such expensive camera gear hanging around my neck without a bodyguard.
I have a GRii and have used it for everything, including astrophotography! It performs amazingly well. The iiix looks great as well. Brilliant little cameras.
im so inspired, mine is coming in tomorrow :D
Good spin for the GR amazing little camera. I've recently came to the conclusion why buy a large camera if it's never going to be pared with a large lens.
Beautiful photos. Very impressive from the Ricoh, amazing versatility.
Also I love the rant about “real street photography”. I tried that style out in Florence recently with my M8 and 35mm Lens. I felt even that was a little wide for that I wanted.
The experience did make me consider the Leica q2 for travel/street though.
Thanks for the comparison with the Leica. I also like your viewpoint on what makes a street photographer, right on. Happy New Year!
Thank you very much and you are most welcome.
I love how you've been using so many different gears and still get excited. I can feel the passion, the joy of taking great images from you. Have a great day!
It is amazing fun. Just love to shoot and learn.
I really enjoyed your video about Ricoh GR. I wonder how you compare this to Fujifilm X100v for portrait quality? Thanks for sharing
I think they would both do an amazing job, but I think Fuji would be a touch warmer / kinder with skin .
@@kaskoPhoto Do you find GR retains much more details and more 3D dimensional look?
i had a GR2 for years. wonderful image IQ. quick start up. loved snap focus feature. thanks for the effort and sharing. (and thank your daughter for her time!) i am an appreciative subscriber.
Thank you. And she was the client today…
I've just got my hands on a GRII....loving it! But curious about the lens retraction mechanism, does it eventually wear out if its being turned on and off for every shot? Bit worried about that. And whether leaving it on between shots is better for the battery consumption? Would be sweet if you let us know :P
That leaf shutter can work wonders. Should try a Sigma DP2 Merrill, might like the quality you get out of that small deal too
Thank you for sharing your content. I very much appreciate your work and your down to earth approach.
I agree. I got this camera today and yes it’s good but I enjoy using my SonyvRX10 with its 600mm zoom lens for street photography. I can get the shot without them knowing 😊
I've done a lot of searching for this particular camera and only 3 or 4 videos come up. Mostly "influencers" about whom I don't care.. I came upon this video from other videos of yours. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
lbs. for lbs., cu in. for cu in. these are the most densely powerful cameras ever made in my opinion. I fell in love with this line back in 2009 with GRDIII (their naming conventions are confusing, "D" for digital in the early small sensor versions) and took one around the world for nearly 2 years. Honestly if I were to keep just one digital camera, it'd be one of these (currently have the GRIII since launch - it and the GR are the only cameras I've ever pre-ordered). Love it when actual seasoned pros discover them. They're 100% not street shooters - they're just fantastic, one-hand capable, tiny little monsters of cameras. Cheers!
lol well said, I literally just came back home from a street shootin session with my GRII, it really is a densely powerful lil camera!
Great work and I am getting one to use for family high quality portraiture
It’s almost never the camera or the lenses but it’s ALWAYS the photographer and their knowledge of the kit they’re using. You’re a professional and although the GRIIIx was used with standard settings in place, you know how to use studio lighting and how to edit a photo properly. I’ve never shot with the GRIIIx but I have used the GRII before and it’s a really nice camera.
The primary reason I don’t own one is because it doesn’t have an EVF or OVF. I am a street photographer and like you I primarily shoot with manual lenses and putting the camera to my eye is better ergonomically than using an LCD get my composition right. And yeah, most RUclipsrs talking about street photography don’t know what they’re talking about. Love your channel.
Thank you! But to be honest about the editing… I took care of two zits, pumped up the vibrance and added a little vignette, all in Lightroom. (So very minimal retouching). And the cure all for not knowing studio lighting is a large white umbrella. As far as the OVF/EVF I feel your pain their with the camera. But I really did want a go with me anywhere that wasn’t my iPhone. This seems to be scratching that itch.
@@kaskoPhoto agreed! If you’re looking to have a everyday carry camera that’s not a smartphone, in my case the Samsung Galaxy 22 Ultra, the GR series of cameras make for a fine choice. Trust me when I tell you, the Ultra 22 has enough cameras to suite any casual need but using a mobile phone as your daily driver doesn’t feel right to me.
My smallest cameras are my LUMIX GX9 and the Leica M240. Everything I have, in terms of digital mirrorless camera are interchangeable lens systems. Thanks for the detailing your editing process. Given how much RUclips compresses photos, yours looked great. Certainly could tell the difference between using a full-frame Leica and the GR but both sets of photos were fantastic and the average viewer would never really know the difference.
@@d.idowuolutosin4250 I know there are a lot of “gear heads” who just love the new technology- but for those who just post to social media and want something better… cameras like this are a really nice option.
Sir, could you point me out to the trigger that you use. You say it's for Leica, but I can not find Profoto locate for Leica. Thank you. :-)
The small Leica Connect trigger is for Nikon but works in manual very well on the Leica. The Leica Connect Pro is the only one that has a dedicated leica model
These look great! What kind of flash did you use?
I am really happy that I found your channel :) I am sorry if this has been already asked (and answered) Could you please explain one of these days what you mean with "depth"?
What flash trigger is that on the camera?
Hi. Thanks for sharing this interesting review. What’s the Profoto connect for ricoh? I have one ricoh gr3 but i have Profoto connect for nikon and it does not work together. Regards
I use the Nikon Connect. Set in manual mode it works without issue. Can you tell me about your settings.
I tried again and all correct. Thanks
Interesting video. I've noticed that there's a lot of negative talk about these cameras on RUclips lately. It's become kind of a thing. Nice to see somebody talking about what really makes this camera interesting, the image quality.
They are great little cameras - a bit on the over sharpened side but still a great image.
Thank you so much for this interesting and intriguing video. I have tried to use my Ricoh GR IIIx with my Profoto Connect for Fuji. Unfortunately, I have found that the flash power cannot be changed. Regardless of whether I set the power to 10 or 1 (on the flash itself) the flash power remains the same. Do you have any idea how I could resolve this issue? Did you use specific settings in the Ricoh? My Connect was switched to Manual. Your advice would be highly appreciated. Thanks for taking the time!
Well, the flash itself is completely independent of the remote. The only reason this could be happening is if you have it sent to TTL on the connect to remote versus twisting it all the way to manual.
@@kaskoPhoto Thank you so much for your advice. My connect WAS set to manual. And I have now tried it once more with no success. It seems like the flash isn't quite as independent from the connect as your comment suggests. It's a pity.
@@ValentinBlank-u1d Hey I currently have the same problem using my Fuji Remote with B10, did by any chance you solve this? Thanks
Amazingly good camera. Very underrated. Thanks for sharing this video and advocating the freedom you have in streetphotography. 40mm is a great focal lenght. I often wish Leica would make a Q with 40-50mm. Or even 75mm…as a companion of the 28mm. Wouldn’t that be amazing? Just two Q2s and nothing else…!
I would sell my M11 for 2 Qs - not a second hesitation.
Man you’re making me want to get the IIIx I have the III I love it. I mostly shoot with my x100v but sometime when I use the gr my shots come out at different angles than I would make with the Fuji. Also who in the world says you can’t shoot street with a50? I mean if it works for Cartier-Bresson it can work for you.
Don’t do it!! Save that money. If you are happy with the 100V, do you really need the GR? That 100V is seriously amazing in capable hands. And if it’s in less capable hands, the best camera to make them capable hands. Yes the GR has great IQ but absolutely no better then the 100V. And if the pocketable thing is grabbing you - then buy clothes with bigger pockets. 😂
@@kaskoPhoto LOL no worries. I did already have the older III I know I don't need the GR IIIx. I actually just got bought a Texas Leica so that's like the complete opposite haha. Thanks, great vids man I love your work.
What is the max flash sync speed you can use with the Profoto Connect in combination with the GR IIIx?
I don’t have an answer because I don’t remember pushing it. But if memory serves, it is a leaf shutter so if I had to guess 2,000 (some of the smaller fixed lens leaf shutters don’t go up to the max shutter speed the camera offers)
how do you connect the studio flashlight to the gr3x?
I used a Profoto Connect - but any non-ttl remote will work.
Totally agree with you assessment: Leica for the win but the Ricoh looks great, especially considering the size & price!
That is a great little camera. The over sharpening is a bit much but the rest is great.
I want one. I just dont want to learn a new system
May I know how you put the peakdesign strap into this small camera?
I used the old style (V3) Peak Design anchor links. They are thinner than the new ones and can slip through the tiny strap holes on the GRIII and GRIIIx with the aid of a pin to push them through.
Owned a couple of GRs, such great travel cameras.
This is my first. And as much as I love the 28mm focal length - I wanted something a little different for this pocket camera. The 40 is really working out for me.
I bought a generic flash trigger for my gr3x connected it to a ad200. The trigger only controls the flash to go off nothing else. Here my issue the flash goes off when I take a photo however the camera would only work if the iso is maxed out and the shutter speed at 1/15 the grain is intense on the image I tried setting it at 100 iso with the shutter at 1/4000 and neither at 1/245 to 1/1 power on the ad200 I can’t seem to get a image with the flash. I went through the setting on the camera and toggled through different features but still noting? Can someone please help. I order the godox Tx1 trigger for pentex to see if it would do the job. In the mean time any suggestions would be Great appreciated and tested to see if it work out.
Try turning the flash off in the menu and/or make sure slow sync in the flash mode isn’t selected.
@@kaskoPhoto I will try that now and let you know
Men I just bought a Ricoh GR 3x this little camera is phenomenal
Agree. I love it! Still getting use to it. But today I put it in jpg mode and positive film. Love this.
Which trigger/flash setup are you using here?
Profoto with the Profoto Connect (Nikon version)
What is the name of the accessory attached to the hot shoe again?
Profoto Connect
Love this guy!
Cool Man! Thanks for Positive! 😊🙏
It’s a fun and capable camera.
@@kaskoPhoto yes I have no doubt very good camera Dream..
very good and not typical content! :-)
Thank you.
Actually the ones from the Leica were slightly out of focus.
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0:57 and they shot on actual FILM cameras.
I don’t understand your comments about desaturated and over sharp…. Are you not shooting in raw? Are you comments about the camera jpegs?
Yes, let’s go with that.
I love your brand of snarcasm :) +1 sub haha
ok! okay! I'll get one 😅
😂😂
I'll shoot my street photography with a 135mm lens if I want to!!!
Amazing photos! Thank-you for sharing.
Gospel, as always
Thank you for watching and commenting.
4:15 - lol
What? I think I missed it.
ha ha - you had me at "go away you're idiots"
😂😂
Using the "Street Photographers" lens logic, you can't call yourself a studio photographer using this camera ;)
Man what channels do you hear this nonsense from.
I must have heard 3 times this week when I was searching the street photography videos 😂
@@kaskoPhoto I gotta make sure I’m clear from the noise haha.
You just completely contradicted yourself more than once. You go off on rant about people saying what cameras can be used for what then you state twice "I know it's not for that"🤔. Who say's it's not for that, is it written somewhere???
Yes David I did. Ricoh def made the GR for studio photographers. My apologies
This long video to end up with a short sloppy pseudo comparing at the end. So counter-logic to the whole idea of the film. If You did Leica and gr3x in the same environement : then show it correctly(!), side by side, show differences. Not confusingly for our brains, as you did it here. Really "brilliantly" defeets our trust.
Well putting a 60mp sensor (any brand) next to that camera with a side by side comparison to show differences would be a worthless effort for very obvious reasons. I was showing this camera in studio for those who aren’t interested in a system camera - rather a camera they can enjoy and use in many ways. I’m sure there are other RUclipsrs who have compared the iPhone to the XX camera that would interest you. But thank you for your well thought out feedback.
@@kaskoPhoto
(I'm not at all surprised or enriched by the content of your response.)
@kaskoPhoto We all must remember that the Leica is about 10 times the price of the Ricoh. Add a Summilux-M lens, and the Leica setup is about $15,000. I don't know about anyone else, but I would be quite hesitant walking the streets of any large American city with such expensive camera gear hanging around my neck without a bodyguard.