Ricoh GR IIIx After 18 Months: The Almost Perfect Pocket Camera
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- Опубликовано: 15 июн 2024
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As an amateur/hobbyist, I’ve found that the Ricoh GRIII blows the iPhone 15 pro max out of the water. iPhone photos become grainy the moment you zoom in on them or have anything but absolutely perfect lighting. I am not a photographer by any means. I just wanted to take better photos of my family since my wife is often disappointed with how our iPhone shots turn out. I’m likely not even close to using the Ricoh to its full potential and yet I feel like I’ve already gotten my moneys worth in just a few months. I know very little about photography and am super happy. I think it’s worth the upgrade for just about anyone who can afford it tbh
Regarding viewing the back screen through polarized sunglasses - As a work around, you can install a screen protector and that will semi-cancel out the polarization effect - it's not perfect but it's 1 million times better than seeing nothing. I use a tempered glass screen protector on my GR III and I can see the display with polarized sunglasses in both vertical and horizontal orientation.
I've had it for about a year. I was very self conscious carrying around my much larger canon. I just wouldn't take many pictures with it. So I got the Ricoh. I've gotten thousands of shots out of it, where I got dozens with my Canon in the prior year. Is it better than my Canon? Yeah, cause I actually use it and don't feel weird about having a giant camera around my neck.
You can turn up the screen brightness, which makes it much clearer in bright sunlight, and I've put it in as a shortcut .....
I had no idea these had no flip screen... That's shocking to me. No viewfinder isn't great, but no flip screen either? Man. For a grand I think you should get a flip screen. And no weather sealing too. I really like to shoot looking down at an upturned screen as you look less conspicuous, and also you are shielding the screen from a lot of light. I think this camera is probably too expensive, all things considered. At least for my needs.
Great review. I've had my GRIIIx for quite a few weeks now and am very impressed with the results it produces. Extremely sharp images. I'm also impressed with the Highlight-Weighted metering, when in dark but very contrasty environments. I haven't yet had an issue with the screen not being bright enough but have occasionally needed to bump up the brightness by setting the Outdoor View setting which did the trick for me. Also find the lack of zoom quite liberating with one less thing to think about. It's forced me to think about composition differently.
I love the Gr3 but strongly suggest not to put it inside your pocket. My sensor got really dusty and the cost to clean it is quite high. Lucky you if you don’t have dust on the sensor after 18 months
Feel ya on the polarized glasses when shooting vertical…
I need your routine & settings, please 🙏 your shots are amazing & none of my pictures come out like that!!! Please share!!!
Interesting. I got me an Olympus pen for this purpose. I was looking for m43 so I can use all of the glass I already have with it and my issue is that my paws are kinda too big to handle these small toys comfortably ;)
Someone may have mentioned this already but you can buy a Ricoh viewfinder to go in the hot shoe!
I just bought a GRiiix. I start out wanting an EVF.I know there isn’t one or an alternative. I have to see if I can live with a viewfinderless body.
I have this and the x100vi. The gr3x seems to take sharper images which is crazy. Lots of good ricoh recipes to match the jpeg abilities of the fuji. Crazy good camera.
Thanks for this video. You're doing +1 to this camera as a small daily alternative to my professional full frame Canon setup for my business.
Hi Brian, I'm really appreciating your well considered and insightful videos. Thanks for posting.
Great video, I arrived at the same conclusion in regards to the X100 too, it's small but still large enough that it's in the same grouping as regular mirrorless cameras. So ultimately it stays at home where the Ricoh can be in the pocket way more often.
Very nice. I’ve wondered about the Ricohs for awhile, and you covered most anything that would matter to me. The pics look great, and small and light are always, always, ALWAYS good. lol
I am that niche audience, awesome, I just ordered at HDF version!
Love the camera, agree with most of what you say but, jeez, way to turn a 10 minute video into 20.