I got the GR IIIX few weeks ago and really loving this small size camera and I carry Sony ZV1 for my video related which makes these two a great combo for light and compact size carrying. Thanks for the great review.
I really enjoy the GR series of cameras. Own the GR analog and the first digital of the GR, now waiting for shipment of my GRIII from TCS. Of the GRIIIs, I prefer the 28mm equivalent over the 39mm equivalent. Personal choice.
I love this camera. My previous favorite setup was the Lumix GF-1 and the 20mm. Now I can get better image quality and it fits easier into my pocket. I've gotten so many keepers that the investment was well worth it!
Just picked up my GR3x today. Anxious to get out and get some shots. Only thing I wish Ricoh would have paid a bit more time and attention to is the wireless file sharing especially with the Mac OS. And that they'd be a bit faster with releasing updates for the Mac os
Sigma has done this since 2008 with their dp1 and dp2 cameras. Later they had 4 cameras dp0 to dp3 which where 21, 28, 45 and 75mm. It is so nice to swap fast between the cameras to take photos compared to swapping primes all the time. Good to see that Ricoh also does this now. The 40mm is interesting, my wife has the GR III, but I think she finds it too wide. So having a GR III and a IIIx would be nice
Hi man, another good video. However one constructive comment is that sometimes you absolutely race through what you want to say, and it actually stresses me out when I’m watching the video! Perhaps just take a breath and pace your pieces to camera a little more. Hope you don’t mind the feedback, and thanks again for the video
Did they fix the dust issues? The earlier versions are known for getting dust on the sensor. And why not make it weather sealed? It's still missing usb charging, tiltable screen and a decent manual focus. The lens is great though in the center. The edges could improve. The flexibility would tilt me towards the Canon G1X III. Or if size matters, the RX100 V-a although the latter has a smaller sensor it still takes great photos.
40mm is perfect for me! Over the past two years, I have been using my Voigtländer 40mm on my Leica a lot, like… all the time a lot. Now if this camera was weather sealed, it would be perfect.
Hi, I need some advice for a "definitive" family camera that brings out images with a certain three-dimensionality focused more on portraits of my fast-moving children. I currently have a Nikon z50 16-50 and 50-250 (I am only displeased with the small limited af area in Af-c and the lack of a 70-300 for football matches) and sometimes it hurts me to take my bag with me in contexts to go out with my family and to the sea. I need a compact camera that can be attached to a belt loop or that fits into a large pocket! I am undecided between the gr III x or fujifilm x100v or leica d-lux 7 I am looking for the most creative and fun camera that will entice me to take it with me regardless, thanks.
@@mirkoregina8733 I think it’s all about having realistic expectations. Shooting football soccer I believe you are talking about takes great skill and a camera that can focus fast and shoot fast and can follow the soccer player you are trying to shoot. Looking for compact camera goes against this idea. Compact anything whatever it is causes compromises. Think about it this way. A camera has both computer parts and physical parts. The computer parts can be a processor which someone creates to figure certain things out. One thing it can try to figure out is focus. The sensor you have now is limited mostly in the center. But what happens when it’s off center. The camera then has limitations that limitations could be something physical because the manufacturer can’t or doesn’t put sensors on that part of screen. The lens is also physical the camera can calculate everything fast and send it to the lens. But then what if the motor is slow. How can it keep up with the data it gets. It can’t. Camera people decides certain thing ahead of time. Let’s say they decide this camera can only cost 799. It’s got to do this and that. They do there best with the money they can spend to create this camera based on how many they hope to sell. If the camera cost 799 maybe they are only willing to spend 200 on parts and 50 on labor. Then they spend money on promotion, shipping etc and still hope to make profit. This is why higher end cameras have to charge more because the manufacturers have to spend more time and take risk to sell these more unique cameras
There is no perfect camera. You can’t just say I want something small and it does all these things. That’s not the way the world works. If it was that easy then someone would have created it already and there wouldn’t be these many models. Small cameras are for shooting things close. 3-7 feet at most. Dslr or interchangeable mirrorless can do better job. Big big cameras that you see pros carry and bigbig big lenses is what you need to do football games. That’s why none of those pros carry small cameras. You need big to house big motors. Big processors. And all the fancy glass to get enough light to stop motion
@@Chris-ey7zy ok thank you for the many tips .. at this point which coupled and camera lens would you recommend? Would a canon rp + 100-400mm be enough?
Nice review. If my Fujifilm X70 ever craps out this line will be its replacement. What I really wish is that Fuji would release an updated X70 however...sigh.
I have been a fan of compact cameras for over 40 years. And this one seems really nice. And I do like 40mm lenses. Only thing for me is that I've gotten really used to modern zoom lenses. I really like to be able go from a wideangle to a a real tele in a split second, and I use the whole range. So I don't know if I'll ever again buy a fixed-lens camera. (I owned the original Fuji X100, but I found the fixed lens restrictive.)
Is there still issue w heat from battery compartment. I had gr3 and shooting a great number of shots in short period of time caused camera to heat up and shut down
@@rocketdog67ify It could do with a bit of polishing. In good, consistent lighting is fine, but with more challenging conditions it can sometimes see a eye face that's not there.
Got one on pre-order... Sold my XF10 to fund the purchase. In anticipation, I have bought a spare battery, a screen protector (anti-reflective) and a JJC thumb rest for it.
Mam dwoje małych dzieci, szukam aparatu uniwersalnego zastanawiam się nad zakupem Ricoh GR IIIx, Sony RX 100VII czy może Canon G1X mark III ?? Który z tych egzemplarzy będzie spisywał się lepiej??
Ricoh GRIII lub GRIIIx. Zaleta tego aparatu jest sensor i jakosc szkla. Canon ma mniejszy sensor i taki sobie ten zoom. No i sony tez ma mniejszy sensor, szklo ok.
Very informative video. “Lost” my beloved GR iii to my daughter so am seriously thinking GR iiix. I just wonder why Ricoh doesn’t just produce 50mm (rather than 40mm).. much better complementary lens size with GR iii
A really great little camera! I was impressed by the image quality, for an integrated compact. I can’t decide what would be more useful for my kind of photography though…28mm or 40mm equivalent 🤔 I actually wish they’d gone with a more traditional 35mm like the Fuji. The best compromise IMO. The Fuji is a lot bulkier and pricier I believe, than this camera mind, if more “beautiful” to look at.
You can always get the original GRIII with the 28mm lens and crop to a 35mm equivalent field of view, it would still leave you with almost 16 megapixels. It actually has a built-in 35mm crop mode that presumably shows the 35mm-equivalent image frame on the display and only captures the cropped data from the sensor, saving space on your card. It even has a 50mm mode, which produces 7mp images, still higher res than my first DSLR! To be honest even if the GRIIIx was 35mm I think I would still get the original and use the crop mode if needed, for the better flexibility.
I kind of wish they would have made it a 35mm equivalent but it's nice that they're trying something new. I'd like to see more cameras from Ricoh, and potentially an interchangeable lens system
The original GRIII has a 35mm-equivalent crop mode which makes 15.5mp images, which is usually plenty, so a 35mm lens wouldn't have made a huge amount of sense, whereas 40mm is different enough to be worth having a separate product. Incidentally the GRIII also has a 7.6mp 50mm crop mode, and the GRIIIx has 50mm and 71mm equivalent crop options with the same reductions in resolution as the GRIII's 2 crops.
I just bought a GR III. 35 mm is my favorite single focal length, so 28 mm and enough resolution to crop to 35 is perfect. I do wish that the available add on lens was to bring it to 85 mm instead of 21; that would make is a more well rounded camera and would ease the pain of not having a zoom. Likewise, the add on lens on the GR IIIx should be a 24 or something, not a telephoto. I suppose there’s a rational explanation from the optical team, though.
It’s got a horrible app for use with a mobile phone. One of the worst I ever seen. Connection on Bluetooth should be fast and simple. Mine struggles mightily with this simple task. Considering returning it. 😢
Ricohs cheap I love my gr3 but they could dropped the new ground with upgrades and dropped two new focal lengths to choose from. Ricoh is a money grabber could dropped the video and added flash etc
Good review. Excellent presentation. Thumbs down for the 2-3 mins of multiple, non-skippable commercials. Everyone has to make a buck but really this is much too much and may push me to unsubscribe and change my photography channel.
@@drewcrawford3211 Keep up the good work on the camera reviews. You folks know a lot and we appreciate the time and energy it takes to put out these videos. Respectful Regards.
No viewfinder=toy for mobile phone shooters. Looking forward to Ricoh/Pentax disappearance. They are a backwards company where DSLR is still "high tech" and where good AF is something that will "come one day just you wait"..
These cameras are making less and less sense. Why pay $800 for something your smartphone does even better. Lets face it almost all of these images will go no further than a post on social media. And with modern phones you can get a good 8x10 print right out of camera. Want more then maybe try the new high resolution AI tech in Apps like Photoshop or Topaz.
Can you add a flash on an iPhone? Do you have built in ND filter in iPhone? Do you have a big sensor that is great for low light with iPhone? No no no. You aren’t it’s market and do t understand cameras
@@Chris-ey7zy Yes you can now use external strobes with iPhones. Or use continuous lighting. Yes you can add an ND filter on the lens. Is the Ricoh Gr sensor as big as a FF camera no. So it isn’t good at low light then right. Can the Ricoh share images to social media no. Is the Ricoh always with you like a smart phone no. Can people see any image quality difference viewing the images on social media no. Do you already have a smart phone anyway. And would like to spend the $800 on something else yes.
Would you buy a premium-priced, new vehicle that has no power windows? It even sounds stupid if the buyer tries to argue that hvg no power windows is fine😂 . Only a fool would fork out so much money on a little non-Leica camera that doesnt even have a basic EVF or a basic flipping screen. And that dead screen is not even a latest gen OLED screen. Its only the social media hype that makes this great but stupidly over-priced camera so desirable. It is actually worth only half its price.
It’s a class camera, how they get so many features into just a tiny camera is amazing.
Loved walking around with my lumix G5 with 20mm pancake. This is tempting
I just bought one of these, my first Ricoh GR. I love it, the image quality is 👌 it’s so portable i bring it everywhere.
I can't wait for GR IV.
I got the GR IIIX few weeks ago and really loving this small size camera and I carry Sony ZV1 for my video related which makes these two a great combo for light and compact size carrying. Thanks for the great review.
Which one has better photos? GR or ZV?
@@NinPossible I have to say GR have produced better photos and just wish it can produce better videos which will be the best
@@iToni_YT Thank you so much for sharing this! Yeah, people say the GR can't shoot good video. But it's good you have both!
I really enjoy the GR series of cameras. Own the GR analog and the first digital of the GR, now waiting for shipment of my GRIII from TCS. Of the GRIIIs, I prefer the 28mm equivalent over the 39mm equivalent. Personal choice.
This is exactly the camera i need.
I love this camera. My previous favorite setup was the Lumix GF-1 and the 20mm. Now I can get better image quality and it fits easier into my pocket. I've gotten so many keepers that the investment was well worth it!
Just picked up my GR3x today. Anxious to get out and get some shots. Only thing I wish Ricoh would have paid a bit more time and attention to is the wireless file sharing especially with the Mac OS. And that they'd be a bit faster with releasing updates for the Mac os
Sigma has done this since 2008 with their dp1 and dp2 cameras. Later they had 4 cameras dp0 to dp3 which where 21, 28, 45 and 75mm. It is so nice to swap fast between the cameras to take photos compared to swapping primes all the time. Good to see that Ricoh also does this now. The 40mm is interesting, my wife has the GR III, but I think she finds it too wide. So having a GR III and a IIIx would be nice
Hi man, another good video. However one constructive comment is that sometimes you absolutely race through what you want to say, and it actually stresses me out when I’m watching the video! Perhaps just take a breath and pace your pieces to camera a little more. Hope you don’t mind the feedback, and thanks again for the video
Just adjust the playback speed - easy!
Did they fix the dust issues? The earlier versions are known for getting dust on the sensor. And why not make it weather sealed? It's still missing usb charging, tiltable screen and a decent manual focus. The lens is great though in the center. The edges could improve. The flexibility would tilt me towards the Canon G1X III. Or if size matters, the RX100 V-a although the latter has a smaller sensor it still takes great photos.
It actually does have USB charging via a USB C port.
I have been waiting for this review!
40mm is perfect for me! Over the past two years, I have been using my Voigtländer 40mm on my Leica a lot, like… all the time a lot. Now if this camera was weather sealed, it would be perfect.
Hi, I need some advice for a "definitive" family camera that brings out images with a certain three-dimensionality focused more on portraits of my fast-moving children. I currently have a Nikon z50 16-50 and 50-250 (I am only displeased with the small limited af area in Af-c and the lack of a 70-300 for football matches) and sometimes it hurts me to take my bag with me in contexts to go out with my family and to the sea. I need a compact camera that can be attached to a belt loop or that fits into a large pocket! I am undecided between the gr III x or fujifilm x100v or leica d-lux 7 I am looking for the most creative and fun camera that will entice me to take it with me regardless, thanks.
You won’t be happy with those choices if you expect it to do football
@@Chris-ey7zy can the olympus e-m5 III be a good choice? Or fujifilm x-s10?
@@mirkoregina8733 I think it’s all about having realistic expectations. Shooting football soccer I believe you are talking about takes great skill and a camera that can focus fast and shoot fast and can follow the soccer player you are trying to shoot. Looking for compact camera goes against this idea. Compact anything whatever it is causes compromises. Think about it this way. A camera has both computer parts and physical parts. The computer parts can be a processor which someone creates to figure certain things out. One thing it can try to figure out is focus. The sensor you have now is limited mostly in the center. But what happens when it’s off center. The camera then has limitations that limitations could be something physical because the manufacturer can’t or doesn’t put sensors on that part of screen. The lens is also physical the camera can calculate everything fast and send it to the lens. But then what if the motor is slow. How can it keep up with the data it gets. It can’t.
Camera people decides certain thing ahead of time. Let’s say they decide this camera can only cost 799. It’s got to do this and that. They do there best with the money they can spend to create this camera based on how many they hope to sell. If the camera cost 799 maybe they are only willing to spend 200 on parts and 50 on labor. Then they spend money on promotion, shipping etc and still hope to make profit. This is why higher end cameras have to charge more because the manufacturers have to spend more time and take risk to sell these more unique cameras
There is no perfect camera. You can’t just say I want something small and it does all these things. That’s not the way the world works. If it was that easy then someone would have created it already and there wouldn’t be these many models. Small cameras are for shooting things close. 3-7 feet at most. Dslr or interchangeable mirrorless can do better job. Big big cameras that you see pros carry and bigbig big lenses is what you need to do football games. That’s why none of those pros carry small cameras. You need big to house big motors. Big processors. And all the fancy glass to get enough light to stop motion
@@Chris-ey7zy ok thank you for the many tips .. at this point which coupled and camera lens would you recommend? Would a canon rp + 100-400mm be enough?
Nice review. If my Fujifilm X70 ever craps out this line will be its replacement. What I really wish is that Fuji would release an updated X70 however...sigh.
I have been a fan of compact cameras for over 40 years. And this one seems really nice. And I do like 40mm lenses.
Only thing for me is that I've gotten really used to modern zoom lenses. I really like to be able go from a wideangle to a a real tele in a split second, and I use the whole range. So I don't know if I'll ever again buy a fixed-lens camera. (I owned the original Fuji X100, but I found the fixed lens restrictive.)
It´s 26mm Lens (which are equivalent to 40mm for "full frame"). In the analog days most compact cameras in 24x36mm format had a 38 or 40mm Lens.
But we all know focal lengths are discussed in their 35mm focal equivalent.
@@tallaganda83 Yeah I think they were just saying this camera's field of view is what most cameras in the analogue days had.
Is there still issue w heat from battery compartment. I had gr3 and shooting a great number of shots in short period of time caused camera to heat up and shut down
GR III (non x) owner here. New firmware 1.5 with eye auto focus is already here. :D
How good is it?
@@rocketdog67ify It could do with a bit of polishing. In good, consistent lighting is fine, but with more challenging conditions it can sometimes see a eye face that's not there.
@@SDSakuragi ah thanks for the reply. That’s very helpful.
BTW, ignore those who say you talk too fast. I find your vocal speed perfect as I typically speed up other RUclipsrs because they speak too slowly!
I found the background blur in the opening scene quite unpleasant to the point of nauseating. Any one else see that? What happened there?
When is The Camera Store going to have it in stock???
I would love to know as well. I haven't seen these in stock at any Canadian retailers yet.
Got one on pre-order... Sold my XF10 to fund the purchase.
In anticipation, I have bought a spare battery, a screen protector (anti-reflective) and a JJC thumb rest for it.
where did you pre-order it? I am in Canada and would love to put my name on the list for one but none of my local stores have it in their system
@@ArneuTube from my camera store of choice, WEX, in Glasgow Scotland.
Mam dwoje małych dzieci, szukam aparatu uniwersalnego zastanawiam się nad zakupem Ricoh GR IIIx, Sony RX 100VII czy może Canon G1X mark III ?? Który z tych egzemplarzy będzie spisywał się lepiej??
Ricoh GRIII lub GRIIIx. Zaleta tego aparatu jest sensor i jakosc szkla. Canon ma mniejszy sensor i taki sobie ten zoom. No i sony tez ma mniejszy sensor, szklo ok.
@@Wilkbezstada Canona odrzucam.. zostało Sony i Ricoh A Ty kolego co byś wybrał? Do fotografii codziennych, rodzinnych..
@@pawetorzecki2657 ricoh, przetestuj oba modele w jakims solidnym sklepie.
How's the AF compared to a X100V? Thanks!
It is slower but still fine for walking subject's
How is the dial on the iii x? I hear the regular iii is chaotic.
Very informative video. “Lost” my beloved GR iii to my daughter so am seriously thinking GR iiix. I just wonder why Ricoh doesn’t just produce 50mm (rather than 40mm).. much better complementary lens size with GR iii
Does the Ricoh IIIx come with a battery; or is that extra?
I. WANT. THIS.
can I use it in a humid environment?
Does it offer auto-exposure bracketing for creating HDR sets?
It does indeed.
85. Will be a heaven sent
A really great little camera! I was impressed by the image quality, for an integrated compact. I can’t decide what would be more useful for my kind of photography though…28mm or 40mm equivalent 🤔 I actually wish they’d gone with a more traditional 35mm like the Fuji. The best compromise IMO. The Fuji is a lot bulkier and pricier I believe, than this camera mind, if more “beautiful” to look at.
35? Are you kidding me. That’s boring. 40mm lens is basically 35mm anyways.
You can always get the original GRIII with the 28mm lens and crop to a 35mm equivalent field of view, it would still leave you with almost 16 megapixels. It actually has a built-in 35mm crop mode that presumably shows the 35mm-equivalent image frame on the display and only captures the cropped data from the sensor, saving space on your card. It even has a 50mm mode, which produces 7mp images, still higher res than my first DSLR! To be honest even if the GRIIIx was 35mm I think I would still get the original and use the crop mode if needed, for the better flexibility.
That intro!
GR３のファームウェアのアップデートも有りました。
RAW現像時の レスポンスの速さが快適。
スマホ転送時の サイズダウン機能も良いですね。
50mm is too close to 40mm and 85mm is not versatile enough for a fixed lens camera. Plus there's the telephoto attachment which is like 75mm I think
The hype on these things is strong on the Tube at the moment
I could live with 40mm.
I kind of wish they would have made it a 35mm equivalent but it's nice that they're trying something new. I'd like to see more cameras from Ricoh, and potentially an interchangeable lens system
/me cries in GXR modules
Ricoh does have other cameras. Also interchangeable lens systems (Pentax.)
The original GRIII has a 35mm-equivalent crop mode which makes 15.5mp images, which is usually plenty, so a 35mm lens wouldn't have made a huge amount of sense, whereas 40mm is different enough to be worth having a separate product. Incidentally the GRIII also has a 7.6mp 50mm crop mode, and the GRIIIx has 50mm and 71mm equivalent crop options with the same reductions in resolution as the GRIII's 2 crops.
I want one.
How long can the battery work？
Hi, CIPA ratings list it at around 200 shots with a fully charged battery. I would plan on carrying a second battery. Thanks for watching.
Plan on caring 4 batterys
NO!!!! Go back to the 28mm focal length!!! That's a perfect focal length for street photos. 40mm is too tight!
You can still buy the GRIII it is not going anywhere so your choice...
It sounds like you are taking the term "street photography" too literally. Street photography is not only about shooting streets and buildings.
so buy the gr III DUH
@@AlejandroRamos-im4to yea ill take the IIIx any day
Nice & Thanks :)
I just bought a GR III. 35 mm is my favorite single focal length, so 28 mm and enough resolution to crop to 35 is perfect.
I do wish that the available add on lens was to bring it to 85 mm instead of 21; that would make is a more well rounded camera and would ease the pain of not having a zoom.
Likewise, the add on lens on the GR IIIx should be a 24 or something, not a telephoto. I suppose there’s a rational explanation from the optical team, though.
40 mm lens? Yeah!!! Now, put a fully articulated screen and WR on it and it will be a massive success.
Why doesn’t Ricoh use Pentax for the name of this camera line? I keep thinking copiers and fax machines when I think Ricoh
Ricoh bigger name in Europe and Asia
It’s got a horrible app for use with a mobile phone. One of the worst I ever seen. Connection on Bluetooth should be fast and simple. Mine struggles mightily with this simple task. Considering returning it. 😢
you're awesome.
👏🏻👏🏻
i wish it was GR3 or this a bit bigger, like 10-15% but with better battery and af. :( may be ricoh 4.
are u paid by words per second?
You were going too fast in this video. But thanks for showing this camera, it is something different.
Thanks for the feedback, I agree, my pacing was a little faster or maybe just a little more caffeinated then other episodes. Thanks for watching.
Thank you for this video but please speak a little slower.
You can slow down the speed in RUclips.
50mm or 85mm? Nah--the other way--a 24 or a 21!!!!!
nope
Perfect if it had a viwfinder.
And flash, and tilting screen, and weather sealing, and f2.0.
@@TungstenOvergaard that's an X100V...
@@macjim hahaha true. But not pocketable.
@@TungstenOvergaard 🤣
If you talk a bit slower, it would be in order.
-by the way, 40 mill is perfekt
except that it's not 28mm ;)
Ricohs cheap I love my gr3 but they could dropped the new ground with upgrades and dropped two new focal lengths to choose from. Ricoh is a money grabber could dropped the video and added flash etc
Good review. Excellent presentation. Thumbs down for the 2-3 mins of multiple, non-skippable commercials. Everyone has to make a buck but really this is much too much and may push me to unsubscribe and change my photography channel.
RUclips controls which ads you get and see. Sucks you got three unskippable.
@@drewcrawford3211 Keep up the good work on the camera reviews. You folks know a lot and we appreciate the time and energy it takes to put out these videos. Respectful Regards.
First!
Just bought one. Trying to learn more. You talk too fast.
Canada Toronto? Garbage
No viewfinder=toy for mobile phone shooters. Looking forward to Ricoh/Pentax disappearance. They are a backwards company where DSLR is still "high tech" and where good AF is something that will "come one day just you wait"..
Camera bore alert!
You clearly haven’t used this camera before.
These cameras are making less and less sense. Why pay $800 for something your smartphone does even better. Lets face it almost all of these images will go no further than a post on social media. And with modern phones you can get a good 8x10 print right out of camera. Want more then maybe try the new high resolution AI tech in Apps like Photoshop or Topaz.
Can you add a flash on an iPhone? Do you have built in ND filter in iPhone? Do you have a big sensor that is great for low light with iPhone? No no no.
You aren’t it’s market and do t understand cameras
@@Chris-ey7zy Yes you can now use external strobes with iPhones. Or use continuous lighting. Yes you can add an ND filter on the lens. Is the Ricoh Gr sensor as big as a FF camera no. So it isn’t good at low light then right. Can the Ricoh share images to social media no. Is the Ricoh always with you like a smart phone no. Can people see any image quality difference viewing the images on social media no. Do you already have a smart phone anyway. And would like to spend the $800 on something else yes.
@@terrywbreedlove no one cares about your iPhone here
@@Chris-ey7zy Typical grade school response. I destroyed your post with facts and you cry.
@@terrywbreedlove eh I just Think you are a troll and don’t Like to waste more time
Would you buy a premium-priced, new vehicle that has no power windows?
It even sounds stupid if the buyer tries to argue that hvg no power windows is fine😂 .
Only a fool would fork out so much money on a little non-Leica camera that doesnt even have a basic EVF or a basic flipping screen.
And that dead screen is not even a latest gen OLED screen.
Its only the social media hype that makes this great but stupidly over-priced camera so desirable.
It is actually worth only half its price.