Agreed - so much to see. Would love to go back in the near future.

Cheers!

@@QuynhAndromache yes, I'm still recovering from those dreams sequences. Thanks for watching 🙏

@@segsanfilm oh nice - I think I'd like to return mid-summer in the future.

@@maxhood5999 with the converters? I enjoyed the Fuji most. Without? The Ricoh. I was largely using aperture priority for both cameras, with an auto ISO range and a minimum shutter speed that I would sometimes override.

@@TL-sl5hr appreciate it 📸

Tempted to agree. Slightly annoyed I didn't take more photos of the fjords in the background. I was too busy trying to get the Ricoh to behave/focus.

Thanks - yes, there's a ridiculous variety of landscapes. Start planning!

Oh, yes, I forgot to add it into the settings info. I used it quite frequently for the longer exposures / harsh sunlight.

the frozen food experts

@@alexanderfortune6407 nothing quite like a northern light adrenaline rush

@@thisisawar9 in the words of jack we gotta go back

@@Xaent these images are all shot in RAW but edited with presets as a base (Classic Chrome for the Fuji, Positive Film for the Ricoh). I only make some minor additional tweaks in Lightroom.

@@Zara-ub7hc I have a few light regrets that I didn't use the Ricoh more. Not due to the size, but more because of the image quality. The next iteration would make a lot of people happy, including myself.

@@dumspyrospero September! Got very lucky with the weather / northern lights. Part 2 out now 📸

@@dumspyrospero I think I may have to agree. Istanbul is also up there for me.

Thank you. All of my music is from the Melodie Music Library. I forgot to put the link in the description!

Missing Japan. Which camera are you referring to? If the Ricoh, positive film. If the Fuji, classic neg.

Cheers - yeah, I was stalking that church for some time.

Yes, I'm aware of the additional crop, but I prefer having a focal distance further away from the X100vi. I didn't know you could bypass it by taping the contacts, so I may give that a go in another video 📸

@@po.ntandshoot Basic research. Samuel Lintaro, Ricoh ambassador mentions it in his videos. Many users do here on YT. Godspeed, good videos and cool of you to show us the map.

takk! 🇮🇸

Cheers, Jose!

Hello from London - thanks for the sub!

@@KarLaurence great to hear it! This was a 7 night trip that I planned together with my wife and two friends. 4 adults + 4 suitcases in a Dacia Duster was a squeeze, but just about manageable.

@@QuynhAndromache 🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸

@@_mcslash there was a branch of Iceland in Reykjavik - no joke!

@@Shangelios cheers!

@@arisafari_93 thatscrazy

@@alexanderfortune6407 cheers, lad - going to crack on with the second part!

@@ManuBaani appreciate it 📸

Yes, edited in Lightroom with Ricoh's positive film simulation + a few tweaks to contrast/highlights.

Thanks for watching 🙏

these were edited in Lightroom 👍

I do indeed!

I prefer the Ricoh for pretty much everything except autofocus and speed. I can pocket the Fuji during the colder months when the coats come out, but not really any other time.

Why leave a comment if you don’t have a brain?

the big questions

@@ayim01 thanks a lot - I'm all aboard the GR train of late so I'm going to say...probably! (especially as my X-Pro3 required an expensive repair before I sold it)

@@Noel99Gonzales thanks - yes, I need to hurry up with that.

I usually shoot at 4.5-5.6 on the GR. I treat myself to snap focus when the sun is strong and I'm in a busy part of the city.

@@po.ntandshoot thank you! useful. Do you find the snap distance successful in high percentage of cases? the 28mm, for DOF reasons of course, is supposedly more effortless at it. Also, as many have requested, it would be great to film a video just you talking about the camera and your experience of using it and perhaps also with an emphasis of the 40mm focal length which is a super weird focal length to be honest, 35mm is so close, but then again to me the different is so aparent despite being just 5mm difference. Keep doing such a good work! Oh, bonus question - Capture One or Lightroom? I've seen some dramatic differences in look of pictures between the two

@@Disharmonikash with snap focus there aren't many keepers, only because I hold the shutter down for 3-5 shots to ensure that focus is nailed as both myself and the subject are moving closer to one another. It's high octane and fun, and removes the dodgy GR autofocus from getting involved. I do need to make video - so many requests now! Regarding software...have only used LR...but I think I need to dabble with Capture One to see what the commotion is about.

Spot on about the day of the week. Silence at that time.

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Cheers - Kanazawa really grew on me, even after leaving. Calming city.

Great to hear it - I think Germany instills a bit of fear into most street photographers, so I don't see as many POVs.

Really does come down to preference. I mostly practice/prefer 35mm, and the 40mm comes more naturally to me than 28mm. If you like to isolate subjects here and there, I'd go for the X! It's a win-win situation though let's be honest.