Best Street Photography Settings for Ricoh GRIII
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- Опубліковано 8 лип 2024
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0:00 Intro
1:22 Camera Setup
5:05 Shooting Settings
9:01 Focus Modes
11:49 Raw
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Honestly I think this is the number one guide I've seen for setting up the GRs
That's awesome! Thank you! :)
@@EYExploreyes definitely 💯 best 1! Nearly bought the Fujifilm x100vii conclusion based on reviews, Ricoh sharper pics plus pocketable & like you said messing around with the recipe presets, can do that at the end 👊🏾
I’ve been using Ricoh for over 10 years, and I still learned new and helpful tips here.
That's great to hear! :)
Perfect timing.
Nice! :)
Thanks for the letting us in on your thought process. After more than a year without dedicated camera, I got myself a ZV-1. It doesn't have minimum shutter speed, but it does have a button for background defocus with two settings: defocus (wide open) or clear (f/5.6). So for street, I keep it in Tv, and use this button to quickly change aperture. While the sensor in the camera is much smaller than in the GRⅢ, due to the insanely fast tracking AF, it's possible to basically always shoot wide open at night, getting in a decent amount of light.
That's a cool little camera! I like your solution! :)
Thanks. I just got the GR III X so this is a good start for me to use. And continue from there. You explain it very clearly. Keep on the good work.
Thank you so much!! :)
super helpful
Glad to hear!! 😊
Thank you so much for this instructional video. It clears up so many questions. 😊
I'm so glad to hear that! Thank you! :)
Thank you so much! I would have never thought of some of these things and it’s genius!
Thanks!! Glad you found this useful! :)
Thanks for making this video. My setup is always evolving as I figure out what is or isn’t important to have quick access to.
Glad you found it useful! :)
I discovered the Ricoh through your channel and have just ordered the GR iii as my second camera. Thanks for the great info and videos!
Glad to heat that! Thank you very much! :)
I bought a GRIII over a year ago and have hardly used it; I think largely because I never figured out how to set it up properly. This video was most helpful in reinvigorating my interest in this camera. Messaging from Bangkok.
I'm glad to hear that!! :)
Honestly, this was great. Followed along and changed my settings!
Awesome! Glad to hear that! :)
All 100% useful tips. Especially screen ON/Off tip. My batter last for hours now. Brilliant video. Thank You.
My pleasure!! Thanks for watching! :)
Very usefull ! Thank you for all your videos.
Our pleasure!! :)
I received my GR3 today and found this video to be very useful indeed. Thank you for taking the time to make it!
My pleasure! :)
I still need to get my hands on one of these, they look so fun and convenient
Super fun!! :)
Always with helpful tips! I know every camera has similar settings but you can really set your Ricoh the way you like. The switch to slower shutter speed when on manual is pretty sick. I tried to set different user profiles when I first got it but I just change on the fly with key settings untouched. Great content as always!
Yeah I find the U1/2/3 thing to be kinda confusing. I have to remember what each one is for, etc. I find it easier to just change on the fly. You can do it pretty quickly with practice. :)
Many thanks for your sharing!
Thanks for watching! :)
thank you 😍😍😍
Thanks for watching! :)
Very informative video
Thank you so much
Our pleasure! :)
Thanks so much! Your Videos are so super helpful! :)
Thank you for saying so! Glad to hear that! :)
You Read My Mind Best Tips Ever Eye Xplorer.....
Our pleasure!! :)
Wonderful video. Very interesting settings. I will use some of them. The display settings are really well explained. A channel worth to subscribe 😊👍
Thank you so much!! :)
Ima die hard pentaxian but finally at the point where i need some slik, handy yet capable camera to regain pure fun of taking photos whenever i want. You've convinced me, awaiting to snap some shots with gr iii soon!
Haha nice! Actually, Ricoh owns Pentax so... still the same team. :)
Just changed my display settings, although I kept the on screen info battery etc. Great tips!
Awesome!! Glad to be helpful! :)
Great ideas ! Many thanks ! I have done a copy paste on my GRIIIX. I love your idea to fix the speed on 1/250 and switch to M to reduce the ISO when needed. You have a new follower ;-)
Thank you so much!! Glad you found it useful! :)
Thnks for your videos. I am going to receive my firsr Ricoh GR III HDF next week and I am going to use your settings. I use to shoot RAW+JPG and in such a case I implement some more choices in the shoot
Awesome!! I hope to try one out some day too! :)
Damn this is another great piece of equipment that I want to have. Thanks man
It's very fun to shoot with! :)
Thanx a lot for your super helpful video! And the best wishes from my new GR IIIx !))
Nice!! Glad to be helpful! :)
@@EYExplore But now I have a "paradigm shift" after Sony a7IV. Street photo is my dream, no way! :)
Great video, so helpful! Do you get any use from the user settings function on the Ricoh? Or just AV and manual?
Thanks!! I just use Av and M. I'm too lazy to set up the U1-3 settings and then actually remember what each one is for. I find it very fast to just switch to the settings I need on the fly. :)
Happy to see the Ricoh back. truth be known, I much prefer it to the Nikon in your Street Photography videos.
..Joe
Thanks! I mix it up. :)
Excellent video with some very interesting tips. Thank you as always. Do you set both the GRiii and the griiix up the same or are there any differences?
Thank you!! I set them up exactly the same way. :)
Great vid, fam. Based on this, I decided I need a smaller street camera. I've been a Pentax dude since '06, so not far off. Very helpful....subbed.
Awesome! Glad to be helpful! :)
@@EYExplore Doitashimashite.
Same boat 🚢🚢🚢
Thanks for ur tips always helpful. I have to ask one thing. When u use the display button for screen on and off what did u use for automatic power off. How many minutes u set the automatic power to turn the camera off or did you just chose automatic power off?
Thank you! It's set to 3 minutes, I rarely leave it on that long. I just turned it off manually if I feel I'm not using it. :)
One of the best vids iv seen, what focus mode would you use for moving person portrait, would you using tracking ?
I don't find the tracking on the Ricoh to be that reliable but I have to admit I only tried it a few times. It might work well. For quickly catching a shot of a moving subject I would use snap focus (zone focus) and time the distance accordingly. I find the 3.5 meter zone to be the most effective for me. :)
@@EYExplore thanks i will give that a go, I found out the tracking isn't thT great for a moving person. I have the gt-2 also
Love your video! Thank you for sharing your tips and your photography philosophy a little bit too. Very helpful. I just got a GR iiix and excited to use it for my trip to Shikoku soon. Is there anywhere I can find your GR iii or iii x photos by themselves? I follow you on Instagram but can’t easily see what is shot with what camera.
Thank you! I share all of my photos no my blog: tokyostreet.photo. You can see photos tagged with 'Ricoh GR III' here: tokyostreet.photo/tagged/Ricoh%20GR%20III
And GR3x here: tokyostreet.photo/tagged/Ricoh%20GR%20IIIx
i would love to know how you twist the default strap around your hand to keep it secure, seems like you absolutely have to for it to be useful but i'm not sure what the best way is
Yeah, this is tricky, I think I have the perfectly sized hands and wrists to do this. But basically, I put my hand through the loop, then stretch it out so that both ends of the loop are between my thumb and index finger. Then I wrap it forward around my thumb one time. This makes it taught and secure with no slack. I guess I should make a short about this....
Very helpful, Janusz! I found the little philosophical part in the ISO chapter interesting as well. 😀The only gripe I have with my GR III(x) button configuration: I have configured the Fn-button of all my GRs (I , III and IIIx) with AF+AE Lock. I use that for pano shooting. My problem is that on the GR III(x) it doesn't seem possible any more to keep it locked with a simple press of the (Fn-) button. Instead I have to *keep* it pressed. Even though there is a dedicated menu item ("Keep AE lock"), it does in fact nothing to change that behavior.
Janusz? My uncle's name is Janusz haha. I am Lukasz. Yeah, I dunno when I want to AF/AE lock I just hold the shutter button down halfway. I find that easiest for my purposes. :)
@@EYExplore Ouch! Przepraszam Lukasz panu. I was typing and already had my mind on the next task ahead.
@@andreas.farsch Hehe, just kidding! I was kinda confused by the coincidence that's it's my uncles name for moment. :)
Now i want to know if Janusz is also into photography 😅
Have you tried the teleconverter? Would be cool to see you do a video on it! Not very many videos on it. Just got it and will play around with it soon.
The teleconvertor? You mean, the lens attachment on the front of the camera to make it like 50mm? I might try it but to me it defeats the purpose of this camera. I had to wide angle convertor for a while, but it makes the camera so bulky and front-heavy I used it once or twice and got rid of it. :)
@@EYExplore yeah! I guess you are right though. I bought one, haven’t been able to use it yet but I will soon.
WOW… excellent video on street photography AND the camera! How is the reliability? I see several reviews on BH Photo about the camera developing fatal issues.
Thank you!! I find the GR to be very reliable. I've never had an issue with my GR2, GR3, and GR3x (except when I dropped my GRx and it broke the IBIS system, but that was totally my fault).
This video is great as always! I do have a question about the auto iso setting. I have set the min and max iso limits like you but left the minimum shutter to 1/400 because i take a lot of photos of moving subjects. I do not notice that the iso changes like it does for you when the shutter speed changes. It just says iso auto 6400. Is there something else to change or check if the iso changes with the shutter speed changing? Thank you
That means you're still maxing out the ISO to set 6400 and shooting with that.
So you mean the ISO is at 6400 even if the shutter speed is faster than 1/400, say at 1/800? Are you 100% certain you have set ISO to Auto after setting up the min and the max?
Great video. curiously, what metering mode do you tend to use? Im constantly switching between spot, multi, & highlight. can't seem to decide which is best for any given situation till I experiment there and then. feels like a bit of a speed barrier for me at the moment. :)
I always leave it on multi-segment and never use anything else. I find it's much easier to just adjust the exposure compensation as needed. :)
@@EYExplore makes a lot of sense, nice n simple. thanks :)
Thanks for sharing. I use both GR IIIs all the time, but I keep turning the camera on and off all the time while shooting. To save the battery, of course. I never though about that screen off option, which is probably better for the lens mechanism over time. You can always learn something new😀
Our pleasure!! I should have credited Axel with that tip as he originally suggested it to me a few years ago on the GRII. :)
@@EYExplore Next time I make a GR video, I'll mention this tip and your channel😀
@@mattisulanto Hehe, thank you!! :)
Just took home a IIIx, and my wallet is unhappy, no thanks to my Eyexplore, GR channel and Samuel binge watching. 😆 Me and my chronic G.A.S. Looking forward to fun times with it in an upcoming travel to Taipei/Taichung, and even just locally, in and around town.
Haha, sorry for your wallet! But it's a super fun camera to shoot with! :)
@@EYExplore Also afflicted with GAS. The good new is in a period your wallet will stop crying. The more I use the new piece of gear the quicker the wallet stops crying. Receive a few paychecks and all is forgiven. Until next time.
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Great video, but what kind of metering mode do you recommend?
Ah I knew I missed something! I use Multi Segment metering.
was hoping for that hallowweeen coverage!!! yeee but this will do!! cheers lukaz
Ah, no coverage this year. And maybe not ever. I think Halloween has lost its luster. I was just out there and there were many people but like 80% not in costumes, just gawkers and voyeurs (like me, lol). I think the golden age was 2015 to 2019. I think the glory days will never return. :)
@@EYExplore ooo very true and I agree i think 2018 was the cut off when they flipped the truck ahaha 2017 was the last for me was such a rad one
@@MarkPuke13 Yeah the truck flip was both the seminal and final moment of golden age of Shibuya Halloween. :)
@@EYExplore 🙂 the end of a era
@@MarkPuke13 We'll see! :)
This video was awesome! For my first camera I was planning on buying a Sony a6400, but since I'm going to be going to college soon (that's located in a city), I'm seriously considering the Ricoh Gr III. Is there any advice you would give for picking between the GR III AND GR IIIx? To my understanding, the gr IIIx has a longer focal length and will require me to go back further to take a picture (compared to the gr III). I plan on being on the streets a lot and travel fairly frequently (where I take pictures of things like food, steets, landscape). I don't see myself using a tripod much since I'm more drawn to point and shoot, but I think this camera will be one I use daily. 😁
Overall, this was an excellent video, and I especially loved the bicycle picture you took!
Thank you so much! I would say the GR3 is more versatile than the GR3x overall. But if it's your first camera it's a bit difficult to get used to since you have to get pretty close to subjects in some cases (since it's rather wide). However, I guess these days phones have pretty wide lenses, so it might be something you are used to anyway. I generally like to get close so this suits me very well. :)
Just subscribed to your channel. I can only pick the GR3 or GR3X. It's intended for travel, street photography, etc. Would you pick the 28mm or 40mm? And why? I am torn! Thanks.
Thank you!! We have a video comparing them actually: ua-cam.com/video/1qtgGnGhD5I/v-deo.htmlsi=p3IKf59iZKIhoHur
But in short, I use the G3 more often overall... though the last few weeks I'm shooting with the GR3x exclusively... so both are good! You'll be happy with either one I'd say. :)
Do you also use, Adobe Bridge & Photoshop to organize/edit your Ricoh GRs photos?
Yes, that's right! I sort, rate, and rename them in Bridge. And then I just open them with Camera Raw to edit. I don't usually go into full Photoshop, just ACR is enough. :)
Thanks..do you think Nikon Z30 is a good competitor for this RIcoh GR iii?
I've never shot with it, but perhaps. I'd say it's quite a bit bigger so does not really fit the same role. It's more like a Fuji X100 competitor. :)
Actually, I think your settings make perfect sense.
Glad to hear that! :)
Very informative video! When in AV or M mode, do the settings save or do they re-set every time you turn the camera off and on again?
The settings save! The aperture setting is shared between M and Av, it will not change when changing modes. The shutter speed on M is remembered when you switch to Av and back.
@@EYExploreThank you! Is your shutter button also set to AF+AE Lock?
@@atelaz17 Yes, on the GR I prefer this. On larger cameras I used back button focus so the shutter button does not lock AF. But I can't use this on the GR as it's kind of difficult for me to press the back button in the same time as the shutter, so I do it the standard way. :)
I really want to upgrade my X70 to a GR III for the IQ, since all my best photos are taken on a pocket 28 equivalent. However, I'm wondering if it's better to wait for the GRIV. I don't know if I should jump in this far along in the product life cycle, or just buy the new one on release.
I dunno, but you might be waiting a looooong time. I think the GR2 and GR3 we're like 8 years apart or so. I would just get one. You can always sell it and upgrade when a GR4 comes out. :)
@@EYExplore That is true. Ricoh seems to stick with what ain't broke. I usually can't sell my cameras though. I swear I baby them, but they just always break somehow. I'm yet to find one that could truly endure being a literal everyday carry for more than a couple years. My X-T2 is bugging out, and the mech shutter is stuck. My A7II couldn't recieve power off the battery, and the PDAF seemed to burn into the sensor, showing up in all my images. Even my old Canon 7D died, so it's not just a mirrorless thing. My X-E2S stopped having functioning buttons, but that one was my fault - I spilled orange juice on it. 😂
The sad part is that my X70 got some dust past the protective filter, and since it's not great at f2.8 beyond 1 or 2m I am stuck between f4 and f6.3. Creative constraints.
Do you setup these customisations in U1 or in one of thr other modes?
I don't use the U1/2/3 modes. I just use Av and M.
in order to keep the battery icon my screen is kinda messy, maybe i should try it without
I find it interesting that many people use very different settings and layouts but everyone has the goal of simplicity and speed.
I feel like my setup is as good as it gets for my style. I wish Ricoh would allow even more customization to make it even better. For example I always use manual with Auto ISO, this however forces me to be careful when it gets too bright because if i reach the lower ISO it overexposes, therefore I usually keep my SS and AP on values so the ISO is around the 400-1600 range. I dont want to use AV to be quicker when adjusting the SS. So ideally I have a manual mode with automatic SS increase which only engages when base ISO is reached.
But obviously thats a very niche thing and I'm very comfortable as it is now.
I also find the Wifi-Button very useful. You use it to enable a rather useless manual focus (as you said) for me it switches between Snap-Mode and regular Auto-Focus because my FN Button is already my Back Button Focus. So yeah probably no setting is the same but that shows just how customizable the camera and how different the users are.
I think you'd find that the min-shutter speed settings in the ISO options + Av mode might suit your needs. But I know it's not quite the same as what you'd like. It would be kinda confusing to use though, because the shutter speed is manual but it would have a floating minimum so you'd sometimes note be able to set it any lower. What about just using Tv? Then when your shutter speed is too slow the aperture will just get smaller, no?
@@EYExplore TV might be an option however i always use f8 because at 2m it basically gives me hyperfocal and i tend to rather go down with SS than aperture. If there would be a quick option to lower minimum SS in Av then yes that would be good but i dont think this can be mapped to a dial
But yeah it’s only minor because the only downside with my setup is that i don’t always get the cleanest image but usually it’s not that sunny anyway where 1/500 and f8 wants to go below 200 ISO
@@TheChosenOne_ "If there would be a quick option to lower minimum SS in Av then yes that would be good but i dont think this can be mapped to a dial."
This is precisely why I use Av when I want 'fast' shutter speeds and switch to M when I want 'slow' shutter speeds, as I explain in the video. :)
I just got a Ricoh last week, I’m personally comfortable with both focal lengths, however a few people I know and some people online claim the 3x is sharper and has better quality .. is this true ?
I find them to be basically indistinguishable in terms of image quality. The sensors are the same, so it only leaves the lens. I find the sharpness to be very high on either camera. But I didn't bother doing a controlled, side-by-side comparison. To me, they are both well beyond good enough. :)
did you know the trick to hold macro button + wheel to change snap focus distance?
I did! But I find that very clunky and half the time accidentally end up in macro mode. :)
Janusz, my GRiiix is finally being delivered and I can't remember what video you mention the official hashtag for the GR and the city one is shooting in - can you please let me know what that hashtag format is again?
My name is not Janusz, that's my uncles name. ;)
The hashtag is #shootGR_Tokyo (or any city you like).
@@EYExplore TYVM!
Will you do the 35mm street challenge with full auto mode? 😁
I don't see what hat would achieve to be honest. Why use full auto mode?
My editing style has no concern to show real life, I'm always pushing my files to the limit. So my question is: How's the Ricoh GR3 dynamic range? Maybe you could answer it with a video editing your Ricoh files, like you already did with the Nikon
We could do a video, but for now I can say the DR is quite good, especially at lower ISOs. Very impressive for the camera's price range!
@@EYExplore Thank you 🙏
Much to chew on in this one, Lukasz. Topic time stamps in description would have helped. Will have to review at slower pace.
What version firmware are you using? (The FN button is labeled FN - nice😊.) Can appreciate preference for uncluttered display screen; however, surprised you don’t include the histogram - how come?
Ah thanks for the reminder about the timestamps. I will add them. I'm using the latest version, I'm pretty sure. I never really pay attention to the histogram WHILE shooting. I check it after the fact, so I do have the histogram in the playback view. I find this more accurate anyway. :)
Back in Ikebukuro I see
It's where the heart is! :)
@@EYExplore same I shoot there almost everyday
Thank you, useful!
However two things I don’t understand:
1. When setting my min shutter speed in iso menu (1/250), the camera simply doesn’t take that in consideration and still offer me lower shutter speed , I don’t know why?
2. It’s strange that you have exposure compensation available (on the wheel) in M mode.. M is manual so all the exposition is made manually and therefore, EV is generally not available, isn’t it? Or do I say a big error lol?
Oops it’s ok for the iso I just forgot to set it up to auto in the same menu 🫣
So, when you are on Auto ISO with a min shutter and max ISO, the shutter will stay at your min UNTIL the ISO gets to its max, then the shutter will go below the min. It all depends on the current ISO. If ISO is too low for the metered exposure, the camera has no choice but to go below the shutter speed, so it's a 'soft' minimum.
As for Exposure Compensation on M mode. It's not true for all cameras, but for many cameras, including this one, M mode means manual shutter and aperture, but ISO is a separate setting, so you can have M + Auto ISO, which means the exposure compensation indirectly controls the ISO in this case (as a value relative to what the camera meters).
Hope that helps! :)
Ok i see, perfectly clear so yes that helps! thanks :)
I notice a last thing that leads me to another question lol sorry, so you change your iso button to set it up for the snap focus distance. But it seems you can easily change the distance (when focus is set to snap mode) by maintaining the macro button and rotating the front wheel. I find that option very useful so i was wondering why, in your case, you set it to the iso button despite the fact that you can change the snap distance just with this method? (Macro + wheel). Thanks, i think that’s my last question lol
@@gregorylacomble7091 You're totally right that this is possible, but I find it less fast when I am in a hurry. Maybe I could get used to it but I like the other way. When you're I'm in a hurry I find it easy to accidentally get into macro mode and then that's super annoying. But in the end it's a matter of persona preference. I'm glad that option is there. I think it's clever of Ricoh to add that simple little functionality. :)
Any books coming of your work?
There may be one, but not sure yet. ;)
@@EYExplore hey I’d buy one of the quiet work you do: buildings, stores etc.
@@nickfanzo Thank you for saying so! I will publish books eventually. I just need to make some time to put them together.
@@EYExplore Same here 😂
Por favor subtítulos en español. Gracias
The automatic ones?
Dat thumbnail tho
Tsk tsk. :)
Can u be kind enough to respond to my previous comment?
I did. I respond to all comments, but not every day. Patience please. :)
You don't give enough time to try to understand and go to the menu options..
Your video is not helpful at all to me cause you just briefly say to here and then your talking about the next setting...
For each setting I explain how to reach it in the menu. I'm not sure what is not clear to you. You mean it's too fast? You can just paused the video or re-watch a part if it's not clear.
some useful tips, but... you talk way too fast, you even confuse yourself sometimes... if you want people to get the most benefit you need to slow down and think about what key information you want to convey. less is definitely more.
I dunno, I like how I talk. :)
Actually, I just re-watched the video... I'm not sure what you're getting at. I stumbled like twice during the explanation of exposure. Other than that I feel I explained everything smoothly, and yeah quickly. But I talk fast because I like to listen to fast things too. I find most content on youtube I watch on 1.5x minimum, and usually 2x. Also, everything I said in the video I would say again, nothing was unnecessary in my opinion, so less would definitely be less in this case. I did also put a note in the middle that said something like "yeah that was a lot of info so I recommend watching again on .75x."
Anyway, I make the kind of videos I'd like to watch. So, as I said, I like how I talk haha. :)