I used the RICOH GRIII for 631 days / Long Term Review
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00:00 Context
00:48 Specs, Sensor, Lens
02:35 Build Quality
04:27 Ergonomics
05:11 Price
06:26 LCD
07:17 RAW Files
08:38 Questions
The biggest advantage of GR3 is that people will focus more on the object of photography, composition, and color, instead of missing beautiful moments while fiddling with aperture, ISO, and shutter.
Your comment on the difference between the GR and the iPhone was the most insightful part of your video for me.
Thanks for your comment, glad it brought you valuable information :)
Your voice mixed with the colors you choose between chapters mixed with your photos is such a great aesthetic mix. Well done sir. I continue to get interested in this camera seeing your videos. I also admire your channel for being authentic and genuinely interested in photo/video without it being a front for other things or selling/reviewing products bowing to the algorithm.
Your photos taken on the GRIII are among your best in my opinion! I think you're already really good with your composition even at 28mm which is really hard to do.
Thanks Jonas, it might actually be true! Love my other cameras too though ahah
I got used to with the wide lens of the iPhone, 23mm , so 28mm of GR3 makes me hesitate
Thank you sooo much for this review! I LOVE your colors big time!!
Your edits are beautiful man -- They really offer a great example of what you can achieve with the little beast!
Thanks Frank!
These are the best photos I’ve seen taken on the ricoh! Great job man!
Thanks man!
At 10:17, it's very interesting to hear it coming from you because I was very indecisive between the GR III and GR IIIx, and one reason why I went with the original was the photos you have taken with it. They are beautiful and have always inspired me to take photos with a 28mm focal length. As someone who has watched most of your videos in the last year, I also humbly believe that the photos you have taken with this 28mm camera were among your very best.
I agree with others, your photos taken using this camera are amazing, best I've seen as well when looking at reviews on it! Well done, you sooo have the eye!! I'm going to look at your other videos, very impressed!
Thanks a lot for your comment! :)
The GR family is one of the fastest camera to use with one hand. I can go from off-in-pocket to snap back to pocket and off in almost one fluid motion. I was totally surprised how fluid and intuitive-and joy-to use. I still love my RX1, but wow the GRIII was an unexpected treat and definite keeper!
Well articulated video essay, as usual!
Thanks for your comment :)
Ive never paid attention to your subscriber counter and assumed it would in the 6 digits given the quality of your videos!
It blows my mind how beautifuled your content is done, and the soft relaxing style is very much in line with your style of photos!
Thanks a lot Allan, hope to get there someday but I will keep making the videos in the way a like and hope for the best.
I love it too, it makes you listen to the details much more and doesn’t distract, well done! Awesome photos too.
This video has fully convinced me to pick this model up. Thank you for all the details
Glad I could help!
I just love the Ricoh gr so much. Great review!🌸✨
Thanks! Glad you liked it :)
Love your stuff bro ♥️
I just got my GR III a week ago and I love it, it goes everywhere with me and really makes me think about my photography! Great video love seeing what other people do with this tiny camera!
i'm about to buy one. still can't decide III/x ... but i think it's going to be the III.
Get the 28mm. I have both.
Thanks for your comment and glad you are having a good time shooting with the griii :)
Excellent overview. Thank you.
That point about reviewing photos on the LCD screen is so true! I have the GR IIIx and I'm constantly amazed by how much better my photos look when I review them on my computer rather than on-camera.
Glad to see I am not the only one haha :)
I’ve had my GRiii for 2 years and have really come to love it’s features and output. I have a range of other cameras both analogue and digital - but the GRiii and Lightroom on my phone make it the choice for travel photos. The images are good enough to have been included in exhibitions and books - and for those street compositions that need a bit of length I have a user setting based on a 50mm crop. Great videos and your images are fabulous. I’m a fan.
Totally agree with what you said, thanks for commenting :)
Have you had any dust issues?
@@Yoko.Kuramano I’ve been happy that I have had no dust problems. I always carry my camera in a small Jessop’s case that fits into my belt - I don’t carry it in my pocket.
Beautiful images!!
congrats! you channel is growing! 😊😊😊
Thanks! It is growing at a very nice pace, thanks for engaging :)
A very good and well balanced assessment - thanks
Welcome :)
Such a great review. I was looking between this and the Leica DLux-7. Your photos are fantastic I have to say! I'm still a beginner in LR but am excited to learn.
Thanks for your comment, appreciated :)
Best review of the GRiii I have watched.
Thanks :))
Loved your commentary and especially your photographs. It has me interested in the GR line and of course, I've subscribed. There is something I see in your photos that is hard to describe, it involves the mix of fine detail in smoothness. Reminds me of Norman Seeff (although he almost always shoots in monochrome)
Thanks Edward, really appreciated
Excellent informative review, a very nice way for me to celebrate the arrival of my own GR iii x today.
Hope you enjoy it!
28mm version is the best for street photography. 40mm is way too tight for me, especially considering the fact that you have no viewfinder. For candid snapshots on the go, 28mm is much easier to deal with. Finally, the wide field of view of 28mm is more challenging and will make yours photos more dynamic and original. Plus, you still have the possibility of digitally cropping to get a 35mm equivalent.
Most insightful review ever
Thanks! Glad it helped
Wow your photos are really fantastic! Great job, also Japan is so aesthetically pleasing 😳
Thank you so much!! Yes I am lucky to be here, it's beautiful
I just ordered this camera. Can't wait to get it and have it as my EDC. I'm sure a new one is around the corner but happy to get this one.
Nice! If a new one comes it will not make the griii a bad camera, it is already awesome
Fantastic video and wonderful images to show the true power of the GR3. I’ve owned a GR3 for around a year now and only now I’m starting to see how special it is.
I was originally shooting on a x100t and sadly I dropped it one day and broke it. I wanted the x100f but I couldn’t justify paying a rediculous price for a second hand one.
I eventually found the GR3 and decided that it was my next step in my photography journey. It was different from what I was used to and at first I didn’t like it. But after a few months of relying on it, I began to just fall in love with it in ways I never could with the x100f.
I highly reccomend this camera to anyone that is trying to just on the x100 series hype. You will not be disappointed by the Ricoh GR3 or the GR3x
Les photos magnifiques franchement bravo!
Merci Farouk!
High quality review! Inspirational.
Thanks Daniel, I see you watched this too now. Which one of the GR are you going to get?
@@adriensanguinetti I ordered the 28mm! Ultimately, I just found that I enjoyed the 28mm perspective of photos taken by others more that the 40mm photos I saw. Feels like I’ll get more flexibility, even though it may be challenging. Now just waiting for it to come off of backorder! 😂
I’ll definitely be watching more of your videos on settings and looking into your presets!
I think the Ricoh GRIII is the "cheap" version of the Leica Q. The quality image is amazing + your photos sells me the camera instantly. Great video!
So true about not trusting the LCD to judge photos!
Thanks for your Videos and i love your incredible pics!!!!
Thank you so much!
Thanks for this review ! I received mine today. I can't wait to test it in the real world :D
Hope you will have fun with it :)
9:58. Chefs kiss
FANTASTICH !
Really cool pics dude!
Thanks!
Japan look like pretty photogenic, an hello from the Wallis Canton where I'm use to live. Keep going yours videos are pleasant to watch and the reviews 👌👌👌
Thanks for your support :)
quality shots in the video. i think i'd watch the whole video again just to see them one more time
Wow, thanks!
Helpful. I bought one a couple years ago but don't use it often. Perhaps I should give it another try. Keep producing videos and sharing. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
I finally bought a GR3 for my next trip to Japan. I own a 2015 Canon G7X and absolutely love the pocket size, tilt screen and zoom but wanted a better sensor. I considered the Sony A7IV but I know it's way to big for my taste. Your video convinced me this was the right choice and I'm looking forward to try the Ricoh.
Thanks for commenting, I hope you will have a good time with the RICOH :)
Great photos !
Many thanks!
Nice review.
Got an OG GR & IIIx. Best combo IMO.
Seems like a nice combo indeed!!
Superbes photos !
Merci!
Having the GRIIIx always in my pocket and editing in Lightroom on my phone have been game changing for me
That combo can also be used together with the Ricoh Image Synch App as a stealthy combo for street. I’m doing a coffee shop project where I grab a coffee, sit with a view of the pastry case and place my GR3x on the table focused toward my ‘subjects’. Then connect the GR to my iPhone and the App. Now I control the camera via the iPhone/App. To the people around me I’m just looking at my phone. It’s amazing to watch people’s body language as they choose a pastry.. and mostly I ask permission from the shop owner to be safe.
Very powerful and agile combo indeed ;)
goated review
Lovely photos.
Agree, video is no go with this camera but good news is you can reassign the video button as a shortcut, for example, to the 35mm crop if you use it often.
Great video!
I didn’t clean my D5000 for 9 years!
I have both Ricoh cameras, and they are the reason I no longer use my full frame equipment as much as I used to
With both of them you can cover so much! Jealous haha
Ive just ordered a GrIII and I’m finding your videos most inspiring. Also curious to what you capture your video footage on. It’s very smooth. Thanks
thank you. that was very informative
Thanks, glad it helps
Hi great video and great review, not too technical but still very detailed! Your pictures, and the main video too, look like you use some sort of blooming filter, is it possible to add one on this camera? or you achieve that look just with lightroom and DNGs?
On my EOS M (the first) I set aperture and shutter and let the iso float (to max 3200). Very relaxing to use with 22mm f2.0
Great to have a high quality pocketable camera 🤠
very good, thank you!
Glad you liked it!
Très jolies photos.
Merci Guillaume!
2:59 OMG 😻
This is so coincidental! I was searching for information on the GR3 camera on Chinese video websites and came across many of your videos. Later, I searched for information on the GR3 on UA-cam and found your videos again. And then, I realized you live in Hiroshima. I am currently studying at the East Hiroshima campus of Hiroshima University and have just bought my first camera. I hope to have the chance to communicate with you.
Hahaha what a coincidence! sure would be glad to meet you
I'll echo everyone else's comments, great review and insights.
Amazing camera
Yes indeed!
The RAW files from this camera are fantastic. You are right that they are somehow easier to process than other RAW files, and I also don't know why. Perhaps because they are native DNGs and Lightroom "knows" them better?
That may be the reason! Thanks for engaging
Superbes couleurs, la composition aussi. Je me tâte à peut-être l'acheter. Je cherchais un fuji (X100V, XE4) mais vu le stock nul je regarde vers Ricoh maintenant.
Body is not plastic but per Ricoh website: "A magnesium alloy body was adopted for its light and tough properties and for its high durability."
you've inspired me to pickup my camera again
Glad to hear that!!
Great video Adrien. Very helpful! I am considering getting this camera and was wondering about the AF. How does it compare to your Fujifilm? Thanks for the info.
It is slower definitely, compared to a bigger Fuji like the xe4 xt4 etc... but it still does the job
I think the biggest advantaged of compact cameras is that you become almost invisible in street photograpy compared when shooting with a DSLM. There are also better ergonomics and less artificial JPG processing compared to a smartphone.
Facts. People notice me even with a small mirrorless camera like Fuji X-E1 (with EVF), but my compact XF10 camera is usually mistaken for a phone or not noticed at all when I using it.
Great review. What do you use to edit your pictures? Thanks.
4:07 this shot is amazing
Thanks! Quite happy with that one .)
It is magnesium alloy body - I have been using it for more than ten years now
amazing photos mate,which film sim ??? do you think 28mm is wide enough for travel ?
Hi
Do you use any preset from the camera to take your pictures or all your editing part comes after taking the pictures?
Wanted to know if you could give any tip in the configuration, your pictures are lovely, I loved the aesthetics.
Thanks
I shoot RAW and edit my pictures after shooting all the time. I use my Presets available on my website to edit them ;)
Love your channel, photos and videos Adrien, I own a GR3X and love that too:) Out of ciuriosity at 1:29 is that Bratislava?
Thanks! Nope it was in Geneva Switzerland ;)
Beautifull photos !!! I´m considering to buy this cámera, but I don´t find information about the memory card. ¿what type is the best, and what is the maximum GB that this camera suport?
Spending $1000 on the GR is a certain mindset that I think you can only respect if you have already spent $1000 on a GR. 😂
I swear there is a composition style to the GR images that is very different to images from other cameras, and makes them feel unique. Maybe it's the agility of it all once it becomes an extension of your awareness. I think it permits a little more impulsivity, and with that; authentic perspective.
I have the XF16f2.8 to try and imitate the same thing but a little wider, and it doesn't. It still feels like I'm operating or interfacing with something, rather than doing anything intuitively.
It's why I think I would rather become an expert with the GR than any other camera. It really feels like it becomes invisible to not only subjects but the photographer too.
Totally agree with you. I have some pictures over the months using the griii that I know I would never have taken with any other camera.
Do you have some sample images using the crop mode on the GR III? Would love to see those files to get a sense of how much perceived quality is lost.
great video, love my gr3x. what's the name of that first song with the piano btw?
6:57 amazing photo
Thanks!
Am i right in saying this little camera creates results you that you would only find in super expencive dslrs?
A truly pocketable camera feels like such a treat to have. Would you ever consider anything a smidge bigger with interchangeable lenses? Like a micro four thirds body
I also have the Xe4 that is a perfect size interchangeable lens camera and APSC
@@adriensanguinetti oh dang! Haha yeah I forgot about that one. Your gear has really grown too.
I enjoyed looking at your photos ❤ thank you for the review. I’m a new owner of this camera and I’m pretty sure that there is a lot of fun using recipes for jpg, do you think they worth using them? I don’t like post processing 😂 well, I can do it because I’ve been taking photos for more than ten years with my canon 5mk4 but this one I bought to have daily and street photos without much effort.
Hi Adrien, I’m looking to get into photography.primarily will be for family life. Would you consider the griii to be a good starting point. My other considerations are a little bigger Fuji XT30 or Sony a6400. Any feedback would be appreciated
A griii can be a good starting point with the fixed lens so you don't have to think twice about what lens to choose. You just grab the camera and focus on your family moments, emotions and try capturing them. But then if you want more flexibility the Fuji or Sony you are looking for are very good starting points too!
What I don’t understand is why it’s not possible to make a full frame one today, the lens on the original 35mm film one looks like the same size if not smaller. Full frame lenses in general today look way larger than they used to be in the film days. (I’m not certain though because I haven’t lived the film days)
I want this camera but with a view finder and flash
I have seen reference to a DOF setting within the SNAP distance. I am in North America. We do not appear to have a DOF option, only Aperture, which shows the distance and "green" bar on the left side of the screen. Is this a feature not available here, or was this changed in a firmware update, since there have been quite a few?
Ahh, I found it, that is a P Mode Setting, clearly not available in Av or Tv mode... Thanks for showing me something new after 3 years of using the GR;s
It’s one of the best camera I ever have
Can you apply se recipes before you took the shot?
Hi, thank you for this video ! I would like to ask you about the crop mode 35mm. Did you tried it ? it's really hard to find on youtube a feedback on this topic. Thank you !
Yes I did, I think the 35mm crop mode is usable. The 50mm is too cropped and you loose to much resolution. But since it is just a crop you won't have the same look at a real 35mm, not the same compression and bokeh.
@@adriensanguinetti thanks for your feedback, just got mine a week ago in spain. And as a professional photographer, I am impressed by the quality of this little beast. totaly worth the price
I’m on day 361 (consecutive shooting days) 15,000+ pics. It’s ideal for everyday.
Impressive! You can make big progress with having such regular photography practice. Thanks for commenting
Any dust related issues with the sensor? I really want this camera, but I have heard too many horror stories regarding the dust.
@@nwmi23 day 399 of shooting everyday abs still no major issues. Happy
Does anyone of you get the error "unable to store image" after you take a picture?
Don't know why this keeps poping up. Can't take any pictures anymore. Tried to format the sd card, firmware update etc. but nothing works
Also a Ricoh GR user here in Japan. Sad though cuz my screws were loose and now are gone. Have you had any problems with the screws on the chassis?
Never heard of that. I did not have this issue on my GR
"it's mostly plastic"... everyone else has said that it's made of magnesium alloy.
When you hold the griii and griiix the griii is significantly lighter and feels almost plastic like
@@paolojay The X is 5 grams heavier than the standard III . With battery and SD card 257g and 262g. Probably partly due to the lens change.
Lens Construction III - 6 elements in 4 groups (2 aspherical lens elements) IIIX - 7 elements in 5 groups (2 aspherical lens elements)
The X is also 2mm wider.
Magnesium alloy does tend to feel very plasticy though, ofc I don't expect brass or anything crazy on a compact camera, but it would nice if it felt less flimsy
@@CianMcsweeney I don't know if it's magnesium or plastic, but the camera doesn't feel flimsy or cheap at all.
amazing
Thanks!
Hello. Is it ok for beginners? Im not specialist in Snap Focus. Ty!
Yes it is, and the snap focus is only one of the function but there are other focus mode easier to use for beginners
I'm in Japan at the end of November for a few weeks. What are the chances I can pick one of these up 2nd hand?
I think they are quite easy to find in Japan 2nd hand
As some one that is paranoic about this camera and the sensor dust problem... did yours get dust problems? allrady spent 100€+ to protect the dam camera that i still waiting for it to arrive :| .
Edit: ok nvm... u answered in the video xD
I never thought photos would look so good at this focal length. I had a belief that this focal length was only good for landscape and architecture. But your photos say otherwise, one would think that this focal length is too wide for street as it does not allow for much subject isolation because of its wider angle and worse dof, but that was not the case here. Also for some reason, that I don't know, capturing such compositions are rather hard with a phone camera, even though the focal lengths are quite similar, the results captured by a real camera on most ocassion looks better. Phone cameras on the other hand require the best lighting and conditions to mimic such results. That sensor and rendering is really good for the price, I don't think any smartphone produces the same results on a more consistent basis. The closest to cameras at the moment is Vivo x100v and pixel 7/8s and that too in day time when the light is good. Once the lighting becomes bad, all of them produce worse images then a 10 year old apsc sensor, their small sensors can't keep the iso on check with all those MPs, as the AI trys to smoothen the iso, the image loses all the details.
personnellement je déteste vraiment profondement l'editing, ce que j'aime c'est réussir à prendre des beaux moment, l'échange que ça peut procurer etc. ce que j'aime c'est le terrain et utiliser mon appareil et donc pour moi exporter un jpeg déjà correct même si c'est pas parfait tant pis c'est le moment etc qui la rend mieux. Tu penses que c'est un appareil approprier pour ? merci pour cette superbe vidéo en tout cad
More importantly, how about the dust issues and stuck shutter issue that plagued the previous GR? Any experience here from anyone? I had two Ricoh GR who eventually died due to the stuck shutter issue.
No issue after two years with my GRIII ;)