@@DozierGraphic ..Hi, I’m having a little confusion on locking my shutter speed at 400 in M mode in snap focus, it keeps floating all over the place. Can you please explain how to lock it in …thanks again.
I love your easy going "hello guys .... may I take a pricture ...". I still feel guilty and caught when I am trying to take photos of strangers. Thanks for sharing!
I have the 'i got caught' feeling a lot as well Senpatientulo! The Ricoh GR III does make it easier to 'not get caught' lol but inevitably when you do you still feel creepy! Just part of the challenge. Asking does make it less so, but honestly you can't ask everybody, so I mix it up as much as possible. Thanks for commenting and watching!
Fantastic video here. Such pleasant and welcoming vibes from you and the community. I recently got THE GRii and am exploring and getting to know the camera better. Thanks for the inspiration. Stay blessed ✌🏾
Thanks Fabio! My goal is to one day own a nice Leica (maybe the guy in my last video will work me a deal lol) but for now I'm having fun with the Ricoh. Thanks so much for the kind words and for commenting!
I literally still get a twinge of fear when I start out on my walks, but once I'm rolling it goes away. Nothing these people can do other than say no - even if they were to call me out, I just keep walking, don't owe them an explanation unless they say yes. And I still really don't have a good prepared 'reason' when I try to explain why I'm taking the pics. I need to work on that lol Thanks for watching Arturo!
What an exciting day for you Bob! My GRIII arrived the first week of March, a couple days before the covid lockdown. At least you get to get out and hit the streets running (I hope!). I'd love to hear how you like the camera, or if you have any questions don't hesitate to email or ask. Enjoy!
Well Jason...now I understand your reactions when you look at the photos you took with the GRIII. Took it for a quick "test" this afternoon and I am absolutely more than happy with the results! I was missing a quality camera which fits into your pocket, and now I have one! Now waiting for the JJC GR3 thumb grip ( which is sold out everywhere..) to avoid the rear dial..@@DozierGraphic
Thanks Alexander, I took your suggestion and thought about your comment in the previous video and made sure to put a few black and whites in there - glad you noticed!!!
Great video, thanks for taking the time to collate your video, can I just clarify you had your Giii camera set to 1/320 f8 or 9 and auto ISO, what was your snap setting please? Really impressed thank you.
Typically I stay with either 1m or 1.5m for snap focus. If you're shooting people walking down the street as they pass by you, I'd go for 1meter, but if you're doing more of a 'spray' at further distances then you might want to go to 2 or more, but remember anything 'inside' your meter choice will be possibly out of focus. On the streets, I stick with 1meter. Hope that helps!
Trial and error my friend! Got tired of seeing all those brand new bright red cars cluttering the photo and adding nothing to it. I'm sure I heard someone else say it somewhere down the line though, certainly can't say I created the idea lol but I'm very grateful for your compliments and am very happy you are getting use out of them! Thanks!
Great video for the newbie to Ricoh. For street what metering mode do you use? And also do you use AEL only? Thanks in advance. Also are you in Manual or aperture?
Thanks Gold Brick! Yes, we've had a string of unusually nice 90' sunny days over the past two or three weeks. Looking forward to a little cloudiness after this stretch lol
I tried setting up my snap focus feature but once I tap my lcd screen it doesnt click away...tried finding anything online see nothing. what am i doing wrong?
Once you have it installed, you'll need to go to MENU, then in the Customize Controls (C), scroll to TOUCH AF settings, set to 'Full Press Snap' so it will work. Otherwise it will continue to try to focus on touch screen. Let me know if that helps. If it's not showing that you're successful updating to the 1.41 version, here is a very detailed video about the feature released today - ruclips.net/video/br6m_inHUS0/видео.html
Nice video. I have had GR3 half month now. Really good and small camera. Is the only way to take snap-shot just press shutter button rapidly. It makes my camera to shake.
EXACTLY!!!! I don't like using the 'full press' method for Snap - it feels awkward to me! In my next video I will address this specific issue - but to answer your question here, YES - you can do it a different way, which is what I did this entire video. Instead of 'full press' for snap, all you have to do is go to MENU, then the first screen that pops up is FOCUS SETTINGS, there, the first option is FOCUS. Select that (FOCUS), then change the setting from AUTO AREA AF to SNAP (you have to scroll down a bit to find it). Once you set that, then no matter what you do, SNAP FOCUS is the only option you have. Even if you press the shutter button halfway, it won't focus, but it will read the meter. So THAT is the way to do it. Hope that helps, and was understandable, if not let me know. But it's funny cause I was sitting here wondering if anyone else had that problem. Thanks Harri!
DozierGraphic Thank you for answer. We can use user settings for this kind of setting to be selected very fast (with that dial on top of GR3). Thumb grip JJC is coming, hopefully next week. Then I am ready for streets.
@@harrivayrynen That's one thing about the GR3 - it definitely gives you more than enough options for settings, and I love the FN (function) button options. I actually use the USER mode with my snap focus as a custom setting. Once I 'figure it out for sure' I plan to do a MENU video. But I'm more of a photographer than teacher, so we'll see lol
Hi Jason, great POV... Did you use 'full press snap' focus setting, which you can use with AF, or did you use the snap focus setting? Man I'm going out to try this with my GR3 ASAP!! 😀
Yes, you def need to try it! I somewhat answered the Snap Focus question above with Hari, but to be specific on your question, I did NOT use the 'full press snap' focus setting. I tried that several times in the past, and just don't like it. It makes me want to REALLY push down quick and the camera ends up jerking down, and it's obvious to the subject I'm pressing the shutter. It's probably just a psychological thing using a DSLR so long, but I'm so used to half-pressing for focus then pressing full to release the shutter that a 'full press' and bypassing the half-press is difficult. lol And the screen is so small I can't easily look to see setting I'm in, etc so I'm just going to go with the actual SNAP only setting, turn off the REVIEW and just wait til I'm done shooting to 'open the package' and see how my images turned out. It was really fun to wait until I got back in the car to look - like 'opening a new package' on Christmas or something. Hard to explain, but a thrill only us photographers would understand lol
@@jonoschen that was a good read! Based on that, I feel pretty comfortable with my snap settings at 1.5 meters/320 (may go up to 400 to be more than fast enough shutter for bicycles, scooters, etc) f/9 (I like the soft roll off focus of buildings in background - too sharp and you lose a bit of the 'prominence' of the subject, and auto ISO no higher than 3200 on sunny day, 6400 on cloudy or lower light. Slowly but surely narrowing the settings down to a usuable 'guarantee' of sharpness. Thanks for the link!
@@DozierGraphic Sounds like waiting for the negatives to come out of the fixer or the prints back from the shop - but quicker! Really good video in that you succeeded in demonstrating how a GRiii can be used differently and why someone might want that camera - rather than just commenting it has snap focus. I also enjoyed the reality of you muttering to yourself I hope this is actually shooting something. Thanks
The Black Israelite was just looking for a verbal altercation. Good skills staying away from that. I don't think God wants anybody (including that guy) looking for a fight in His name.
Great timing on bringing that up Grandful. My podcast tomorrow discusses this. I'd like to hear your reasons for that viewpoint (I love discussion!). In my opinion, if you exclude photos of the homeless, you literally could not take most photos in downtown Indy. Due to covid, there are more homeless population in the metro areas than there are 'workers/visitors/casual' people milling about. They are part of the city, part of the fabric and can't be excluded if you're a street photographer. Besides, how do you know he's homeless? Maybe just sleeping. Not offended at all by your comment, and look forward to your reply. Certainly a topic worth discussion! Let's keep it civil of course. Thanks!
I will add that if they’re awake, I usually give them a buck or two. Lots of the homeless in Indy recognize me now and acknowledge me since i give them something.
It*'s such a pleasure to see you work the streets! I love all of your videos, especially the POVs. Thanks for that!
Thanks so much for the support! Always appreciated!
I didn’t have my shutter speed at 320 in my recent trip so now I realized why so many pics were blurry, thanks for the content.
That would definitely be a problem. I'd try up to 500 if possible, that will freeze bicycle spokes passing by typically. Thanks!
@@DozierGraphic ..Hi, I’m having a little confusion on locking my shutter speed at 400 in M mode in snap focus, it keeps floating all over the place. Can you please explain how to lock it in …thanks again.
I love your easy going "hello guys .... may I take a pricture ...". I still feel guilty and caught when I am trying to take photos of strangers. Thanks for sharing!
I have the 'i got caught' feeling a lot as well Senpatientulo! The Ricoh GR III does make it easier to 'not get caught' lol but inevitably when you do you still feel creepy! Just part of the challenge. Asking does make it less so, but honestly you can't ask everybody, so I mix it up as much as possible. Thanks for commenting and watching!
Fantastic video here. Such pleasant and welcoming vibes from you and the community. I recently got THE GRii and am exploring and getting to know the camera better. Thanks for the inspiration. Stay blessed ✌🏾
Thank you for the kind words! I'm glad you find them helpful, and I will continue to post as many as possible. Keep watching!
My GR III arrives tomorrow and can’t wait to hit the streets after seeing this video. Great shots and love the way you engage with people.
Glad I could be of help Chris! I'm sure you'll enjoy the camera, just hopefully enough activity where you are to get some shots!
what I loved the most was how friendly was the people. It's really nice to see that
Yes, given everything going on, people are still keeping their heads!
Great Work Well Done
Thank you! Very much appreciated!
Great Dozier and great camera I have Leica M9, Leica Q and Ricoh GR3 but the Ricoh is a king of the street photography, tks Dozier for this rewiew
Thanks Fabio! My goal is to one day own a nice Leica (maybe the guy in my last video will work me a deal lol) but for now I'm having fun with the Ricoh. Thanks so much for the kind words and for commenting!
@@DozierGraphic Yes I see your last video, all great video, rewiew ecc ecc very very great 👍
You're amazing. Wish I had your confidence to ask people if I can take their photo. Great video.
I literally still get a twinge of fear when I start out on my walks, but once I'm rolling it goes away. Nothing these people can do other than say no - even if they were to call me out, I just keep walking, don't owe them an explanation unless they say yes. And I still really don't have a good prepared 'reason' when I try to explain why I'm taking the pics. I need to work on that lol Thanks for watching Arturo!
Nice to walk with you :-)) Great photos !
Thank you so much! I appreciate the kind words! I plan to do more this fall. I hope you'll subscribe for those! Thanks again!
Nice video Jason great shots
Thank you Marcel! That really means a lot! You never know when you post these if people think you're an idiot or actually sit and watch them lol!
Enjoying your video's. My GRIII arrived today....can't wait to try it out.
101 it is...:)
What an exciting day for you Bob! My GRIII arrived the first week of March, a couple days before the covid lockdown. At least you get to get out and hit the streets running (I hope!). I'd love to hear how you like the camera, or if you have any questions don't hesitate to email or ask. Enjoy!
Well Jason...now I understand your reactions when you look at the photos you took with the GRIII. Took it for a quick "test" this afternoon and I am absolutely more than happy with the results! I was missing a quality camera which fits into your pocket, and now I have one! Now waiting for the JJC GR3 thumb grip ( which is sold out everywhere..) to avoid the rear dial..@@DozierGraphic
@@bobtenkley1348 Hey Bob - try this link for the thumb grip - JJC Metal Thumbs Up Grip for Ricoh GR III
$12.99 - Amazon - amzn.to/2BurOJ8
"Can i take a picture of your tomatoes there?" I laughed my head off. Best line all week so far. Subbed!
If I remember correctly, I was just trying to get a shot of the girl standing there - It's all about deflection lol
Love your videos... I just got the ricoh gr iii
Thanks Oscar! Its a fun camera! Hope you enjoy it!
And love your approach!
Glad you enjoy! Thanks my friend!
nice ! love the bw shots ! 📷👍
Thanks Alexander, I took your suggestion and thought about your comment in the previous video and made sure to put a few black and whites in there - glad you noticed!!!
@@DozierGraphic well done !
Great Photos!!!!
Hey thanks Dan! I hope you'll continue to watch the channel. I have more coming out soon!
Keep up the good work
Thank you Steve! More videos coming sir!
To you, what makes for a great street photo? Thank you for these brilliant videos--learning a ton!
I was learning as I went, so happy we can learn together! Thank you!
Great shots!
Thanks! I'll be back out tomorrow hoping for more!
Great video, thanks for taking the time to collate your video, can I just clarify you had your Giii camera set to 1/320 f8 or 9 and auto ISO, what was your snap setting please? Really impressed thank you.
Typically I stay with either 1m or 1.5m for snap focus. If you're shooting people walking down the street as they pass by you, I'd go for 1meter, but if you're doing more of a 'spray' at further distances then you might want to go to 2 or more, but remember anything 'inside' your meter choice will be possibly out of focus. On the streets, I stick with 1meter. Hope that helps!
How'd you learn the technique of walking on the left of the sidewalk to guide your oncoming subjects against the building as the backdrop? Brilliant!
Trial and error my friend! Got tired of seeing all those brand new bright red cars cluttering the photo and adding nothing to it. I'm sure I heard someone else say it somewhere down the line though, certainly can't say I created the idea lol but I'm very grateful for your compliments and am very happy you are getting use out of them! Thanks!
Great video for the newbie to Ricoh. For street what metering mode do you use? And also do you use AEL only? Thanks in advance. Also are you in Manual or aperture?
Hard to answer as it changes a lot, just watch ALL my videos and you'll see my progression lol
Does this camera support continuous shooting?
Yes, it has burst mode, but for street photography I prefer to press the shutter for each shot - more of an old fashioned approach! lol
Ya actually got some pretty nice shots while shootin' from the hip of sorts.
Thanks! Much appreciated!
Great shots.. Really beautiful the way you click the pics.. I wonder how you do that.. 👌👌
Thank you so much 😀
rly like this shot 8:26
Thanks Geo! Very much appreciated!
Just found your channel man. Looks like you had a nice weather.
Thanks Gold Brick! Yes, we've had a string of unusually nice 90' sunny days over the past two or three weeks. Looking forward to a little cloudiness after this stretch lol
I tried setting up my snap focus feature but once I tap my lcd screen it doesnt click away...tried finding anything online see nothing. what am i doing wrong?
Once you have it installed, you'll need to go to MENU, then in the Customize Controls (C), scroll to TOUCH AF settings, set to 'Full Press Snap' so it will work. Otherwise it will continue to try to focus on touch screen. Let me know if that helps. If it's not showing that you're successful updating to the 1.41 version, here is a very detailed video about the feature released today - ruclips.net/video/br6m_inHUS0/видео.html
@@DozierGraphic figured it out new to the GR.....I'll be uploading a unboxing video check my stuff out! U got a new sub! Thanks!
Also, you need to make sure in your Customize Controls (C), on the second screen, you need the LCD Touch Operation turned ON.
Thanks! Just uploaded my video check it out. 🤙🏾
Nice video. I have had GR3 half month now. Really good and small camera. Is the only way to take snap-shot just press shutter button rapidly. It makes my camera to shake.
EXACTLY!!!! I don't like using the 'full press' method for Snap - it feels awkward to me! In my next video I will address this specific issue - but to answer your question here, YES - you can do it a different way, which is what I did this entire video. Instead of 'full press' for snap, all you have to do is go to MENU, then the first screen that pops up is FOCUS SETTINGS, there, the first option is FOCUS. Select that (FOCUS), then change the setting from AUTO AREA AF to SNAP (you have to scroll down a bit to find it). Once you set that, then no matter what you do, SNAP FOCUS is the only option you have. Even if you press the shutter button halfway, it won't focus, but it will read the meter. So THAT is the way to do it. Hope that helps, and was understandable, if not let me know. But it's funny cause I was sitting here wondering if anyone else had that problem. Thanks Harri!
DozierGraphic Thank you for answer. We can use user settings for this kind of setting to be selected very fast (with that dial on top of GR3). Thumb grip JJC is coming, hopefully next week. Then I am ready for streets.
@@harrivayrynen That's one thing about the GR3 - it definitely gives you more than enough options for settings, and I love the FN (function) button options. I actually use the USER mode with my snap focus as a custom setting. Once I 'figure it out for sure' I plan to do a MENU video. But I'm more of a photographer than teacher, so we'll see lol
Hi Jason, great POV... Did you use 'full press snap' focus setting, which you can use with AF, or did you use the snap focus setting? Man I'm going out to try this with my GR3 ASAP!! 😀
Yes, you def need to try it! I somewhat answered the Snap Focus question above with Hari, but to be specific on your question, I did NOT use the 'full press snap' focus setting. I tried that several times in the past, and just don't like it. It makes me want to REALLY push down quick and the camera ends up jerking down, and it's obvious to the subject I'm pressing the shutter. It's probably just a psychological thing using a DSLR so long, but I'm so used to half-pressing for focus then pressing full to release the shutter that a 'full press' and bypassing the half-press is difficult. lol And the screen is so small I can't easily look to see setting I'm in, etc so I'm just going to go with the actual SNAP only setting, turn off the REVIEW and just wait til I'm done shooting to 'open the package' and see how my images turned out. It was really fun to wait until I got back in the car to look - like 'opening a new package' on Christmas or something. Hard to explain, but a thrill only us photographers would understand lol
@@DozierGraphic thanks!
Btw I found this which is really useful in all the focus modes streetphototip.com/?s=Gr+focus
@@jonoschen that was a good read! Based on that, I feel pretty comfortable with my snap settings at 1.5 meters/320 (may go up to 400 to be more than fast enough shutter for bicycles, scooters, etc) f/9 (I like the soft roll off focus of buildings in background - too sharp and you lose a bit of the 'prominence' of the subject, and auto ISO no higher than 3200 on sunny day, 6400 on cloudy or lower light. Slowly but surely narrowing the settings down to a usuable 'guarantee' of sharpness. Thanks for the link!
@@DozierGraphic Sounds like waiting for the negatives to come out of the fixer or the prints back from the shop - but quicker! Really good video in that you succeeded in demonstrating how a GRiii can be used differently and why someone might want that camera - rather than just commenting it has snap focus. I also enjoyed the reality of you muttering to yourself I hope this is actually shooting something. Thanks
Wow! That first at 3:40 photo is intense. It's almost like their unnatural stance and staring really sums up the tension in the US right now.
Thanks Sivert! Those are the candid looks you can't get if you ask for the photo! A definite advantage of the Ricoh. It was a hip shot!
The Black Israelite was just looking for a verbal altercation. Good skills staying away from that. I don't think God wants anybody (including that guy) looking for a fight in His name.
Agreed. Just gotta keep walking, which isn't easy!
I think taking pictures of sleeping homeless people is a little shitty …
Great timing on bringing that up Grandful. My podcast tomorrow discusses this. I'd like to hear your reasons for that viewpoint (I love discussion!). In my opinion, if you exclude photos of the homeless, you literally could not take most photos in downtown Indy. Due to covid, there are more homeless population in the metro areas than there are 'workers/visitors/casual' people milling about. They are part of the city, part of the fabric and can't be excluded if you're a street photographer. Besides, how do you know he's homeless? Maybe just sleeping. Not offended at all by your comment, and look forward to your reply. Certainly a topic worth discussion! Let's keep it civil of course. Thanks!
I will add that if they’re awake, I usually give them a buck or two. Lots of the homeless in Indy recognize me now and acknowledge me since i give them something.