Great review! Appreciate the long term perspective amidst a sea of 1 week gut reactions. You pretty much convinced me to buy one a while back (went with the gr iiix) and have loved just always tossing it in a bag. Constantly surprised by the image quality and snap focusing on the fly is fantastic.
For how many fire street photos that get pumped out of this camera under #grsnaps it's a legendary camera. If you get dust on the sensor, you can remove the dust easily in photoshop - there's a specialized tool for sensor dust removal that photographers use all the time on their 10 year old DSLRs. Great video!
Love the ideas and what you covered! It’s always cool to see how much that camera can do! I’ve contemplated getting one but never could find one so I’ve waited haha maybe one day! For now all my other cameras will do 😂 can’t start hoarding too many now
I was holding out for the GR4 which i thought would be released this year, seems like thats not going to happen, plus i guess when they do release the 4 it will be as hard to get hold of as the X100's. I keep being put off by stories of dust on the sensor so appreciated your take.
Nice review Gio, with some great photos. Since shooting jpeg only, are you leaving photos SOOC, or are you editing the jpegs in LR or other app? If the latter, how are the jpeg files to work with?
I’ll be honest man, I very rarely edit any images from the ricoh. If I do it’s very minor color/exposure corrections. The jpg files are fine but i’ll admit I wouldn’t recommend for heavy edits
Oh... definitely shoot raw+jpeg. You have a great eye... you're bound to get a call someday from some entity wanting a large print of something you've shot. Having a jpeg only could limit where that photo could eventually end up in the future. Cheers bro!! 🤜🏾🤛🏾
To be said, if you don't need these jpegs immediately, like to share, then you can shoot only raw. These raws already embed full size jpeg with all your settings, so saving them separately is not necessary. If you need these jpegs you can extract them from raws with exiftool or any other decent image viewing software.
@@anybodyshoots that`s not true. body of this cameras made from magnesium alloy from 2005 (first Ricoh GR digital) till this day. battery door plastic? maybe. some buttons plastic? yep.
@miam1074 what makes you see it that way? Have you used/are you using the Ricoh gr? Because what you are saying is something I thought as well. But owning cameras with tilt and view finders - I think having less mechanic in it is a good thing. Also not having a viewfinder. You can add one, if you really want to (there some available) - but using it in fast situations, knowing the lense very well, I actually don't miss a view finder at all ..
i have ricoh gr 3, the image quality is not that good, you cant compare it with fuji x series especially with 23mm f/2 lens , ricoh doesnt stand a chance , the AF were bad, dont say it's good when it's not man. and feel like a toy
I recently got an old GR2 and fell in love with the size/quality of the image, definitely gonna get the GR4 whenever that comes out
100% gonna order a gr4 as soon as it releases
EPIC review!
love seeing your videos pop up :)
Loving my GRIIIx
that’s very kind of you ! glad you’re here
Great review! Appreciate the long term perspective amidst a sea of 1 week gut reactions. You pretty much convinced me to buy one a while back (went with the gr iiix) and have loved just always tossing it in a bag. Constantly surprised by the image quality and snap focusing on the fly is fantastic.
I love it's size. It's stealthy. I don't want a viewfinder.
Lenscap it's the only thing you need.
I almost sold it… Then I took it on vacation now it’s in my bag every single time I leave the house. It’s so low profile I love it.
yes ! love to hear it
I took my Ricoh GRiiix to Barcelona last year. Love it.
Its made out of magnesium.
For how many fire street photos that get pumped out of this camera under #grsnaps it's a legendary camera. If you get dust on the sensor, you can remove the dust easily in photoshop - there's a specialized tool for sensor dust removal that photographers use all the time on their 10 year old DSLRs. Great video!
Love the ideas and what you covered! It’s always cool to see how much that camera can do! I’ve contemplated getting one but never could find one so I’ve waited haha maybe one day! For now all my other cameras will do 😂 can’t start hoarding too many now
hah I definitely understand that ! no need for so many cameras
@@anybodyshoots true that! Haha I already have too many mirrorless ones I use for my projects 😂 my wife might not be too happy if I add another.
I was holding out for the GR4 which i thought would be released this year, seems like thats not going to happen, plus i guess when they do release the 4 it will be as hard to get hold of as the X100's. I keep being put off by stories of dust on the sensor so appreciated your take.
Great review!!
Thanks a lot for watching
Nice review Gio, with some great photos. Since shooting jpeg only, are you leaving photos SOOC, or are you editing the jpegs in LR or other app? If the latter, how are the jpeg files to work with?
I’ll be honest man, I very rarely edit any images from the ricoh. If I do it’s very minor color/exposure corrections. The jpg files are fine but i’ll admit I wouldn’t recommend for heavy edits
Oh... definitely shoot raw+jpeg. You have a great eye... you're bound to get a call someday from some entity wanting a large print of something you've shot. Having a jpeg only could limit where that photo could eventually end up in the future. Cheers bro!! 🤜🏾🤛🏾
to each their own.. i’m fine with jpg only
To be said, if you don't need these jpegs immediately, like to share, then you can shoot only raw. These raws already embed full size jpeg with all your settings, so saving them separately is not necessary. If you need these jpegs you can extract them from raws with exiftool or any other decent image viewing software.
Where did you get a plastic housed GR3 my friend? 😊
some parts are metal.. some are plastic
@@anybodyshoots that`s not true. body of this cameras made from magnesium alloy from 2005 (first Ricoh GR digital) till this day. battery door plastic? maybe. some buttons plastic? yep.
There has to be either viewfinder or a tilt screen as a bare minimum
gotta agree to disagree
@miam1074 what makes you see it that way? Have you used/are you using the Ricoh gr? Because what you are saying is something I thought as well. But owning cameras with tilt and view finders - I think having less mechanic in it is a good thing. Also not having a viewfinder. You can add one, if you really want to (there some available) - but using it in fast situations, knowing the lense very well, I actually don't miss a view finder at all ..
i have ricoh gr 3, the image quality is not that good, you cant compare it with fuji x series especially with 23mm f/2 lens , ricoh doesnt stand a chance , the AF were bad, dont say it's good when it's not man. and feel like a toy
I have never read a comment more wrong in my life 😂 this was a terrible take . the ricoh lens is miles better than the fuji lens
Every person who has owned both has said that the GR iii images blow the Fuji out of the water.