Ricoh GR IIIx After 18 Months: The Almost Perfect Pocket Camera
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- Опубліковано 15 чер 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
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 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.
Autofocus? The GR is a street photography favorite. One reason is snap focus. This is another way to say zone focus. In this setup the shutter fires instantly. You control the depth of field with the aperture. I am looking forward to setting the screen up for touch to focus then take the picture. You don’t have to touch the shutter.
I bought this body knowing there is dust on the sensor. Took a couple of images and didn’t see it. I watched the one camera. Two weeks channel. I saw the funniest solution for this problem. Her husband took a vacuum cleaner and sucked the dust off the sensor. Sounds crazy. Hope it works.
Brian, you mentioned the small GR size. That presents a small problem. The battery. It is tiny. Solution: buy several replacement batteries and bring them with you. Wasabi batteries are cheap.
I have seen complaints about the wheel on the back. It is supposed to be flimsy. Probably a good idea to avoid that if possible.
I’m looking forward to using the high contrast B&W setting. Also the highlight weighted settings. It is supposed to be very good preserving the highlights. Lookout downtown Seattle. Here I come.
Mask On Nurse Marty (Ret)
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.
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
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
Do these things have image stabilization?
The lack of viewfinder would sure be a pain, in part for me because holding the camera out from my body makes my hands shakier.
Thanks Brian!
(We should see more pics of the dogger!)
Yep! It has image stabilization. Other than the lack of viewfinder/screen issues, it really is a powerful camera for such a tiny package.
Feel ya on the polarized glasses when shooting vertical…
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 ;)
I am that niche audience, awesome, I just ordered at HDF version!
seems like that one will be a hit too!
Love the camera, agree with most of what you say but, jeez, way to turn a 10 minute video into 20.
Tried to turn a 40 minute video into a 20 (lots more I could have talked about). What would you have left out? Also, why 10 and not 5 or 2?