Nikon vs Ricoh in the Red Light District
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- Опубліковано 4 чер 2022
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The color rendition in this video is very gorgeous
Thank you!! I also work hard to get a nice color grade within the limitations of the video file from the Z50, which is honestly pretty good all things considered. :)
got the nikkor 40mm a month or so ago and i gotta say i just love it in my Z50 (60mm or so) and it feels just right, some people may say that something around 50-60 can be a bit boring, but im just having a blast with the lens, and the best part is that if someday i go full frame, i still got a neat 40mm. And about the Ricoh, man i wish i have one, just because is so compact, small and light! it rocks for street photography! As always great video, cheers from Chile!
That's great! Yeah, I shy away from longer lenses, even 50mm feels long for me, but I can see how they are fun!
I have the z50 and z5 and really enjoy my 40mm f2 lens with them. I really want to get the Ricoh GR III 28mm camera as well.
Great to see you out having fun! I always look forward to your insight and perceptions.
Thanks!! Glad you enjoyed it! :)
Your videos are just so, so good. Great pacing, such interesting conversation, and always, always beautiful photographs. Great job, and thanks for sharing
Thank you very much!! It's always encouraging that people love our material! :)
Just a quick comment to say that I thoroughly enjoy all your videos. Keep it up and I look forward to watching more in the future.
Thank you so much!! Glad to hear that! :)
Fantastic video as always. Still capturing that, for me anyway, quintessential Tokyo vibe. The play park section in particular. Just love how chilled a scene can be in such a massive city, and I love all the details such as the phone booth etc.
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it! :)
Hey as always fantastic video, you guys always make my day when ever I watch your relaxing, and insightful videos. Btw. since you guys happen to be more often in this area, maybe Tokyo Vice can be a great inspiration. Perhaps it’s not the style you go for but despite the amazing imagery, it has great storytelling and a lot of 日本語 in it, so great for improving it too trust me ;)
Thank you!! Yeah, I need to watch Tokyo Vice for sure! Just have to find a place to stream it.... might have to hit the old high seas for a copy. :)
An interesting mix of the point of view between both cameras and the creative approach 👌🏻
Thanks!! :)
The images from the Nikkor 40mm F2 has some pop. Looks like a great lens.
They do!! I really love using this lens these days! :)
I notice that the Ricoh has much better color representation throughout the image. Whereas in the Z6ii the color from a signboard(for ex: blue) bleeds all around the image.
Hmmm, which sing board do you mean? I don't recall. It could be my editing as the photos are not straight from the camera. That's why I didn't really talk much about the colors and rendering and focused more on usage. It was not a scientific comparison of camera output so I would take it with a grain of salt. :)
Awesome video Thanks ♥
Thank you for watching!! :)
Such a small camera as the Ricoh GR is perfect for some weird trickier angles, and I feel that a flip screen would be more useful than a viewfinder for a camera like this. Even if it makes the body a bit more bulcky.
Yeah, I think so too! And I agree a flip screen would be nice but also think it would add a lot of bulk and complexity. I also imagine it would not be too strong and prone to breaking.
I like the GR because it won't attract negative attention that the bigger camera might.
No one cares if you pull out a pocket sized camera and take a snap.
This is true, but I find no one cares with the bigger camera either. I also have a entire dude with ANOTHER camera on gimbal following me around while I blab about photography... and still no one cares, haha. :)
I got my Nikon z 40mm because of your previous video and I've been mainly using it since.
Awesome!! I hope you're loving it! :)
Missing walking around Tokyo in the evening with a camera, so I enjoyed your walk and commentary. Never tried a Nikon Z but I really liked Ricoh GRs. They become magic in low light in B&W.
Glad you enjoyed it!! :)
I am getting a GR iiix tomorrow and to tell you the truth I was worried about the odd focal length. I am more comfortable with 35mm and 50mm. But this video has shown me that you can get just as good shots with a 40mm and I am no longer worried, once I get used to it I'm sure I'll be able to get in the same flow as with 35 and 50mm
Honestly, I think between 35 and 40 it would hard to notice a difference in a 'taste' test. I like 40 a lot but I had to use a 35mm I would be fine, and I'm sure it will be so the other way around. However, going from 40 to 50 I do notice the difference and it feels quite constricting. :)
@@EYExplore oh really, that is interesting. Well hopefully that will be the case and I will have no problem then!
I've had a used GR II for a little over a year now and the form factor is hard to beat. It's such an easy camera to take with you every time you go out. Not to mention, the JPEGs are fantastic.
Totally!! It's the best power-to-weight ratio of any camera. :)
Great video as always, my fav street photography videos on youtube. I have Sony A7riv and A7iii I’ve bought the small Sony 40mm 2.5 G lens in a bid to take an A7 with me, but you got it spot on at the start, you can take the Ricoh when you are not going out solely to take photos. I’ve been resisting getting a GRiiix for a while, not sure how much longer I can go on 🤪
Thank you very much!! I'm sure you'll cave in eventually. I was on the fence a long time before I got my GR2 in 2017. And now I'm hooked. :)
Nice video, Lukas. I noticed a couple of labeling mistakes: @7:58 and @8:14 you take a couple of pictures with the Ricoh but they are labeled as Z6ii 24-70 f2.8
Oh no!! Aw well... but I just checked and the settings are correct, I just left the 'default' camera data that's in my template for this text. :)
This light is why I force myself out of bed at sunrise when I travel - Just to try to catch it twice in the day.
Which unfortunately means 2am for Kyoto in June. 😂
This set-up me think that it would be a pretty great combo to pair the Nikon with the GRIII 28mm.
What the aps-c lacks in cleaner gain and slower apertures, it makes up for in the versatilty of having that wide field of view ready to go without a lens swap. It has to be the fastest, most convenient and compact way to pull out a wide shot when a scene doesn't accomodate the primary focal length so well.
Also, that underslung low angle throught the love hotel at 14:23 is some excellent videography from Axl. It feels super dynamic.
Yeah! I totally agree on the pairing. For this video I used the GR3x, but actually in my travels the perfect minimal kit for me is full frame Nikon with 40mm, and GR3 with 28mm equivalent. That's all I need. :)
Yeah, he kicks ass!! :)
05:51 C'mon man. That's a pretty memorable name if you ask me.😂 Great shots and content as always.👌
Haha it's very descriptive!😁 Thank you! :)
Would like to have your input on the Ricoh external viewfinder ;)
Having played around with Leicas and Fujis before, I can say that I don't like any kind of viewfinder where parallax comes into play and you can't get a 100% accurate representation of the framing. I just find this very frustrating. My left brain can't handle it. So, I like viewfinders/screens that shoe me exactly what I'm going to get in the final image. :)
Good video! You touched on the difference in ISO at similar aperture and shutter settings, and in the video's sample images the GR's ISO is sometimes nearly twice as high as the Nikon (though not always). Do you see a massive difference in noise in, say, prints at 8x10, or high magnification of the images? Hard to tell even at 4K on UA-cam.
For sure there is more noise in the Ricoh at high ISOs, but it's not that pronounced luckily. I think the difference in exposure is due to two factors, of course the smaller sensor means smaller lens, which means smaller image circle, which means lens light overall on the sensor. And the second thing is that the Z6II has a BSI sensor, which I feel adds around 2/3 to 1 stop of light, at least in some informal comparisons I made with my D4 back when I first got the Z6II. I'm guessing the GR does not have a BSI sensor, so that also has some effect on light collection. Add in that the Nikon lens can go to f/2 and it becomes clear that the Nikon has many advantages in low light. So, it's pretty amazing that the GRIII can hold its own in such conditions.
Glad you went for the idea! 👍🏼 😉
Yeah! Was it you who suggested it? I forget who it was but I believe we only got one comment asking for it. :)
@@EYExplore it was! 👍🏼 How is it performing?
@@jtpettersen378 So far so good!! People seem to find it interesting! :)
Quality post, pics and perspectives. Clever thumbnail, too - nice. Image at 8:17 (vendors diag perspective, my fav). Have a GRIII and agree w/observations. Would be a neat trick to pull a Nikon out of your pocket😁. Comes down to usage “case” - less so IQ. I miss pull out LCD on Ricoh, and had to add “thumb rest thingy” attachment via hot-shoe. Buttons a tad too small.
Ever use touch screen to release shutter on Ricoh? Wonder if shutter or screen tap would be more stable.
Side by side image placement would have been a plus, IMO. YT rendering (720p on my iPad) makes IQ comparison challenging.
I imagine rail yards overpass at vid start must be great place for light trails at night - don’t recall them in prior vids. At 4:36 descending stairs alongside roadway might also make for impressive low angle road shot. No?
You'd need some pretty big pockets!! Yeah, being so small it can be hard to manipulate. I think it depends on hand size. Mine are not huge, so it feels perfect. I used the tough shutter in the beginning a few times, but don't use it now. I do sometimes move the focus point around and use the touch screen for that. True enough on the long exposure potential, especially for the trains. I've never shot them from this particular bridge. Will have to eventually! :)
How do you feel about the z6 ii compare to the d4
Overall, the Z6II is a much better camera and certainly more useful to more people. I do enjoy the 'solidness' of the D4 and the OVF is a pleasure to use. But there is nothing technically better about the D4.
are your photos editted? or are those straight out of camera ?
I edit them. I always shoot in raw and do some processing in Adobe Camera Raw. But typically I don't make major changes. :)
we need an alternative to instagram for photo sharing more than ever
Totally! :)
What I found interesting is that when in 17:33 you mentioned that it's easier to achieve slower shutter speeds with the Ricoh because it was lighter. Because I've had the completely opposite idea about this: I thought that having a lighter camera would allow shaky hands to have a greater influence over the camera opposed to a heavier camera which would need more energy to move around. That is the main idea I implement into videography though, I'd be interested if the same idea would not apply the same way to photography. Greetings from Germany!
Well, I actually said SMALLER. Actually, small and HEAVY would be ideal for me. But the fact that it's light is outweighed by the small size and the very short lens. I think honestly the main thing is the shortness of the lens, which greatly reduces the 'arc' of any motion applies to the camera. I think it's true though that a very big heavy camera is good for video because you are MOVING the camera in many cases. So that weight allows for the inertia that smooths out motion. I also find it helps when 'hanging' the camera by holding it in top-mounted grip. The heavy weight acts like a pendulum and lets the motion of the center of gravity settle below the pivot point (the top-mounted grip). But in the case of holding the camera out in front of me with two hands, I find it's easier if it's lighter and smaller. I do have pretty steady hands though. :)
@EYExplore "the fact that it's light is outweighed by the small size" love the little pun there, intentional or not hahaha
But this makes sense, that must also give a drawback to cheap telephoto lenses without stabilization 😬
I heard about the top mounted grip before, though I haven't quite understood it properly yet. I'll look into that more!
Thanks for your substantial reply!
@@SamuelHeinrich Haha, totally not intentional! :)
I’m currently visiting Hamburg, which happens to have a red light district too. And I just happen to have my Ricoh GRIII with me. Hmm…
Go for it!! Just don't get beat up! :)
the Ricoh gr has a shorter actual focal length even if it gives equivalent results to the 40mm full frame, which means that a longer shutter speed can be used even without stabilisation.
I would say no, because due to the crop factor the smaller FOV results in details being the same size. It comes down to size of details. For example, you could use a tiny sensor with the same lens resulting in a 'telephoto FOV' making very large details. In that case you would still have to worry about camera shake. That's how I think about it anyway. :)
@@EYExplore Good point, I think I was assuming that the crop factor would not effect the shutter speed that you can use.
I didn't think about that when I made the comment lol.
@@IDuBStepSZ There is something else to consider though: smaller sensors tend to be easier to stabilize. I think it's one reason why the Olympus OM series cameras have very good IBIS: they have small 4/3 inch sensors. :)
Ooh, did the cops stop you shooting in the area? Is that why that cut there??
Haha, no actually I ended up commenting that the cops in Japan are very chill precisely because they just ignored us. But then I went this long-winded stupid story and it was just making the video drag and so I cut it. Axel wishes I hadn't cut it, he liked the story, but I told in such a rambling and dumb way... Aw well. :)
Hi @eyexplore, I m an admirer & subscriber of your channel. I just wanna request you for one thing : whenever you show your photos in video along with its settings details / metadata , it is too small to read, especially on mobile ! Request you, can u please increase font size of your photo details, so that we can easily read it on small. Mobile screens! Thank u. Keep doing amazing work.😊 All the best 👍
Thanks for the feedback! Ah that's gonna be tough, because I already feel the photo is the right size, so if I make the text bigger it won't fit next to the photo. I recommend watching the videos in landscape when on your phone, then the text should be much bigger. I just tried it on my phone (which is an old one with a small screen) and it's very readable in landscape mode. (Actually, I can even read it just fine even in portrait mode, but I admit it's kinda small.)
Hey@@EYExploreThanks for your quick acknowledgement & reply! I appreciate it 🙏 I usaually do watch your videos in landscape mode., because it looks better to see world's other corner' s streets with you 😍. However I still suggest if u can somehow manage with slightly enlarged fonts within the space.
@@mushirrazaqureshi8381 I will experiment! :)
This might be completely off, but I kind of miss the more informal, theme-less photo vlogs you guys did during 2020. I feel like there's something there that could be emphasised; a sort "Watch what I do, not only what I say"-kind of approach, which might need to be spoken aloud before the video or even be a part of the title(if the algorithm allows). That atmosphere of seeing Lukasz' mohawk getting drenched in the rain combined with Axel's comments and questions heightens that sense of immersion. I'll keep watching regardless and love what you're doing, this was just a thought/feeling/meandering doo-hicky that's been simmering at the back of my organic processor for a while.
Yeah, these are coming back. We had some ideas that we wanted to implement, and some of those videos are still in the pipeline, but generally I want to go back to 'just shooting' style videos. We did some here and there recently, too. like this one: ua-cam.com/video/7ODW8zILCog/v-deo.html
It also happens that have been sponsored a bit and we have a couple videos coming up too that are about reviewing gear. So, bear with us as we experiment with formats and also endeavor to get paid! But I agree, my fave videos to make are just theme-less blogs.
@@EYExplore Just glad to be part of the journey, and that experimentation is a big part of it. Completely understand the need for sponsored content, especially when it enables you to fully engage with your passion projects. Best of luck!
@@foreigndaruma9825 Thanks!! I'm glad to get your feedback too!! Actually, we just spent 3 days shooting a mix of sponsored and other. I'm happy with it I think, but I really wanna just go back to completely free-form vlog style. Anyway, we'll see! :)
Es posible que pongas subtítulos en Español. Hay muchos seguidores de tus vídeos de habla hispana. Gracias y un cordial saludo desde Mar del Playa, Argentina
I'll have to get around to setting up on all the videos. It takes time!
Something dodgy going on when you have to explain that you've never been in the adult toy store 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
I never said I've never been in one, just never been in that one haha. :)
Excellent video again at the 13:06 point you shoot the man reading the paper on a bench with the cat. I was surprised you didn't squat down to shoot that wonderful image
Thank you! You mean, that I should have squatted down for a lower angle? Maybe, but I liked my framing from eye-level so didn't try a low one. If I was that low I wouldn't have seen the man's face. One might argue that would have been better, but maybe I'm starved for photographing unmasked faces. :)
@@EYExplore would never suggest that you "should" anything but considering your vision I was surprised you didn't check it out., yes I should keep in with any video you may edit for time. in the glimpse it looked like a potentially good framing shooting at his eye level. speaking only for myself when possible I try different angles and when watching videos of quality images such as yours I also evaluate how I would have shot it. but it's hard to top your images
@@daviddye7743 I think it could have worked, but there is also the fact that the moment was very short, so it would be kind of a risk to crouch. I already knew I had a nice moment, so I went with the flow. As you know, I try to work the scene as much as possible, but sometimes it's nice to just snap and be happy with it haha. :)
I hope you put 2 pictures up side by side - A and B - but don't tell us which camera took which photo. Then we have to guess before you tell us.
It's a fun idea, but the framing would be exactly the same, while the editing would be different. I edit all my photos as I am shooting raw. And in this case I edited the photos from each camera on different days, so all you'd really be seeing is the different edits I applied, which is more a result of my mood than anything else.
I still enjoy watching you shoot in this video, but photo comparisons between modern cameras is almost pointless to me. They’re all so good in image quality, and especially on a youtube video you’ll never see any subtle differences. Also as you say, they’re both very different cameras for different ways of shooting.
To me, I buy a camera today based on ergonomics, features, battery life, reliability, EVF quality (Ricoh GR fail), dual card slots, weather sealing, lens selection, etc. “IQ” isn’t in that list. Nobody can tell the difference between even my micro4/3 cameras and full frame Nikons in reasonable size prints.
i don't think you are fully understanding the reason for this camera comparison. quality of images wasn't compared here, it was the different sizes of the cameras and how he prefers to them in a situation
Yeah, I agree! Which is why I really didn't try to compare the IQ, just here and there. I also didn't bother showing SOOC JPGs and didn't bother making the edits consistent. I edited the GR photos on a different day than the Nikon ones and you can see I ended up with a somewhat different palette. This is partially due to sensor but mostly due to my mood at the time of editing. So anyway, that's why I focused on how I use the two cameras. :)
Bingo! :)
@@EYExplore oh I thought the GR images were SOOC ! Which software did you use to edit them ? Was it a light adjustment or heavy ?
@@bilbo8338 My edits tend to be light but not always. I don't recall what I did here, probably not to drastic. I always use Adobe Camera Raw, which is basically Lightroom. :)
Check Vero ;)
No thanks. I'm on enough social media.
Nikon or Naikan? 🙂 I prefer to call Nikon, the Japanese way.
The president of Nikon said there is no correct way to pronounce it. It’s a made up word, from Nippon Kogaku, not a proper name anyway. All regional variations are correct.
@@joeltunnah Thanks for info
I switch between both. When speaking with Japanese people I say it in Japanese. When did a job for Nikon Europe they insisted I call it Nyh-kon :)
@@EYExplore Nice