I think there's somethign wrong with my Ricoh GR iiix. It is taking terrible blurry low contrast photos no matter what I do! I've messed with settings and no answer. Can someone please look at the sample photos in the short on my page. I need help I spent so much money on this thing! Amazing pano! Subbed

i have the griii it’s only 24 mp ??

Amazing, how to compile into 1 photos?

Could you do a tutorial with these amazing photo?

This is an excellent review and your details on costs and equipment is very useful. I was impressed with the lab images as well as your own and would appreciate if you could say which lab you used - I want to scan some old family snapshots as complete films (I'll be scanning my own images at home) so the lab route has an advantage in that instance

because a crop ratio is medium format.. right

Thanks for making this video. ❤

Another great video

Beautiful video, Jonathan. Thanks. How do you frame the two-shot panorama to adjust for vertical lines? Do you raise the height of the camera on the tripod? Do you fix vertical lines in a raw processor? Viewers want to know more. Cheers.

That is wisely spoken. And there is a wide gradual slope from Anselm Adams' clarity to Moriyama and even further. I would even go further and postulate that a realistic and technically perfect reproduction of the real world is no art! Art ist refraction of the world through your artistic medium - a camera and the artistic mind.

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the pan and zoom of the final images makes it very difficult to appreciate them for what they are. i'd much prefer you show the images in their entirety and then, if you still feel the need to pan and zoom, do so after you've given the viewer a minute to appreciate the image as a whole.

Is it me, but didn’t you post this a few days ago? I’ve see it before, not that there’s anything wrong with that but…

Maybe a dumb question. Which camera is camera A vs camera B?

the film camera looked infinitely better to me. limitations are a good thing sometimes

Great video. I’ve owned the x100f, and an x-t3, and sold them both. I bought a GRlll and absolutely love it. I concur with your findings and opinion. I enjoy your channel and just subscribed. Have a great day!

Can't do a versus without image samples...

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Get hold of Leica R-lenses for your SL. If you can find a Pierre Angenieux lens, it's great too.

Those film photos look so much nicer 😭 I love my griii though!

I have a bit of buyer’s remorse. I bought the X100V shortly before the GR lllx was announced. A bit of background … I’ve been shooting-on and off-for about 50 years. I’ve had all kinds of film and digital cameras. I’m also a longtime Fuji user (original X100, X-Pro 1, X-E3). Out of curiosity, I picked up a GR lllx a few weeks ago. It was mainly to see if it would entice me to shoot more, and get over my reticence of shooting in public. When I take out the X100V, I feel very self-conscious. It’s an irrational fear, but it’s there. The culture around traditional cameras is a lot different, nowadays, and that also can’t be ignored. I’ve never had a bad experience shooting with my X100. On the contrary, people will ask me about it. They think it’s a film camera. But even that, in itself, means you’re drawing attention to yourself. The GR lllx looks like a toy. Some describe it as stealthy, but I would say it’s non-intimidating. The action of shooting is phone-like, as perceived by someone else. Ubiquitous. I also find it more efficient in operation. And the files, IMO, are every bit as good as Fuji-and I really like Fuji files. The GR loses the luxurious feel of the X100V, the flipscreen and the viewfinder, but none of that matters if the camera doesn’t get used. They are both great cameras, and are often compared, but they have very different philosophies. So far, the X100 sits on the shelf, and the GR goes outside to play.

Most of my favorite photos are like that. Simply quick shots of everyday things happening, things that caught my eye, such as an interesting looking person or event.

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Its a great camera for landscape photography ! Get the Nisi Master filter kit and use that with a tripod ; especially around water ! You'll really understand then ! I use the GR2 myself because I feel its more my style and honestly I like its photo quality more. Also, I'm going to wait for an articulating screen and hoping for weather sealing too ! The Ibis would be nice, but why make it a smaller camera ? Everybody mentions they want a viewfinder, but an articulating screen is all I need. I also added the GH-3 adapter and hood to be able to use 49mm filters or to use the Nisi Master filter set. I also have the 21mm conversion lens and the macro conversion lens which gets you much closer than the macro setting. I normally keep the GH-3 on with a UV filter to keep the dust suck down and protect the lens better because I live in a rain forest in the Olympic mountains of Washington . I'm really enjoying your videos and have just subscribed. Thanks for listening and keep it going strong ! LarryMac

Good to see you back 😊 I have been through the same process and also do my own scans. Had a lot of trouble in the beginning with light in the corners. Some months ago, however, I discovered Kodak Vision 3, which I get from Silbersalz35 in Germany. Theres films have to be returned to the company for developing, and at the same time they do a high resolution scan. I still have around 12 rolls of other film I am shooting parallel, but after that I think it will be Vision 3 for a long time

Digital for me. Film is too much of a hassle to work with.

Great video. I used to own and XA, but mine had a little focus lever under the lens, so it must have been the XA1. The slider on the side controlled aperture, rather than zone focus, if my memory serves me well. It also had a little detachable flash that screwed on the end. That was years ago. I used to load it with B&W print film. I had a darkroom at the time, so it didn't cost me much to process. I wonder what happened to it? I have also owned 3 versions of the Ricoh GR, and currently have the GRIII. Love these little pocket cameras.

I am sure the GR can be used for any manner of photography. Just because most buy it for Street does not limit its use to that genre. If you go for a hike and at the same time you want to take some photos, a small camera is a good idea. Perhaps the GR is ideal as it has a large sensor, is small and it is lightweight. With the 28mm equiv. lens it should be a nice option.

Just bought the GR IIIx and trying to get used to it as well as photography in general. Great video!

Many thanks for the review. I am looking at both. I already have Fujifilm kit but the GR appeals in respect of size and also the fact it saves natively to DNG - a huge plus. I will probably go for the Ricoh despite the lack of WR. After all, I had decades with non WR film cameras and never had a problem - ever! Loved the review so much I have subscribed. Thanks again.

Wichtige Überlegungen und Erfahrungen, man muß nicht jeden Trend mitmachen. Sich aus dem Sog der Manipulation entfernen.

Wonderful video and great to hear your thoughts. Just subscribed.

GR III for street and travel, bar none. An interchangeable lens mirrorless camera for everything else or special purposes.

Thank you for the very personal and honest review. I want both!

XA series have reached the edge of failing apart from regular use. Mine lasted for couple of years. Then non repairable main exposure meter failure. I have GRD II and GRD now. They will get me same amount of exposures as I got with XA and more.

Film is always the preferred one for me.

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With the right adjustments to your JPEG colour profiles, I think you can get the GR iii to replicate the mood and feel of film better. That’s all we can hope for. I think if you can do that, it doesn’t matter what it was shot on, as long as it’s a good picture.

Great video, and informative.

I have the Ricoh 8.1 megapixel GR digital camera. You have stated everything I feel about my photography with this lovely little camera.

Surely it's just a camera! People use them for all sorts of things. Yes, it's popular with street photographers. I guess you needed an angle.

Good comparison. Focal length and white balance aside there is a marked difference between the film and the GR and the film looks much better to my eyes.

great video. i like the griii very much. nothing beats the film shooting experience

develop and scan the film yourself; it brings the cost per frame down significantly (assuming you already have a digital camera and a macro lens) and it enhances the experience. shooting film is what brought me back to enjoying the photographic process. i still shoot digital, but i very much prefer the experience of film from start to finish. find a decent half-frame 35mm camera and you've got a small every day camera that gets you at least 72 images per roll. shoot larger formats depending on the circumstance. there are so many fantastic cameras and film emulsions to explore.

Thanks for that thoughtful reflection! Very helpful!

Excelente comparación!!!

Absolutely agree about the GR III! I got it for 20% discount on Amazon and I think it's one of the best designed and implemented camera in the market. It's relative cheap, small, great image quality, very easy to use. It's hard to screw up the image with the IBIS while with the X100V you have to have a sturdy hands especially at night . I also have a Fuji XT3 and the software on GR III is way easier to use than in the Fuji. The bottom line is if anybody get a chance to use the GR III, it's hard not to love it!

Film is for fun only, not everyday use. I shoot 35mm, send 3 rolls at a time to the lab and scan myself (with a mirrorless camera and a macro lens). Then it is more affordable. Most expensive is the urge to start collecting cameras 😊. Thanks for the video.

I think you are on the way Jon...When I discovered Daido it turned my photography upside down in a good way. It freed me of trying to make a perfect photo in the Ansel Adams sense and allowed me to just shoot away and experiment and have fun with my camera. Long live Wabi-Sabi.