Ricoh GR III - My Companion on the Streets

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Been shooting with the Ricoh GR3 for over two years now, thought I'd share some of my thoughts on why it's my favourite camera for street photography.
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[@carlosmcse]

Best Ricoh commercial ever..

[@BackFocus11]

VLOGs that roll like documentaries....Perfection

[@TaehaTypes]

Loved this

[@rafbass]

Nice to see you here Taeha

[@nyp797]

Musical accompaniment for this video is SUPERB! The transitions from block or section to section is again, absolutely a fitting benefit to your narration. It is understated but just feels so right as you describe all the reasons you work with this marvelous instrument for a photographers creative needs. I own several of Ricoh’s GR series. Your video is a valuable asset. Thanks.

[@ivunchow]

Thanks Rick! Glad you liked it 🙏🏻

[@powerlink2000]

Excellent video. Loved the pace, the pauses and the great calming background music not to mention of course, the excellent content. Very original and interesting!

[@rashikgmc9141]

Impeccable Ivan! The sheer amount of work you’ve put into making this video is so beautifully visible! The nicest and most inspiring camera review I’ve ever seen. 💯 I’ve been thinking of getting a new camera, so from the influences of Sam and this video I might get a GR tbh! Great work 🙌🏼

[@ivunchow]

Thanks man! If you do get a GR, I hope it serves you well 👊🏻

[@BeniJean]

BY FAR the best and most chill review i've ever seen on youtube! So hypnotizing.... great work brother!

[@ivunchow]

Thank you!

[@911turbojk]

Honestly GRIII we take you for granted, you are simply one of the very very best camera in my life , and I have tried a lot of them. Thank you GR

[@JohnChubbSr]

Excellent video, Ivan! There is something to be said with the connection of a camera. Just like a piano a camera becomes an extension of yourself. It is an instrument of expression. Thanks for your video!

[@eddie_g]

I love the visual journey you take us on. Complimented by your words. I miss my griii.

[@Mikster2006]

Amazing work. Makes one fall in love with the camera and photograpy. Thank you for sharing your story.

[@hots7830]

This video is a masterpiece, so calm and relaxing. Full of good informations about this camera.

[@ivunchow]

Thanks!

[@lewtdarwin8345]

can really tell youve put a lot of work into this video man, great film making mate, well done!

[@bastian.michel]

That video is art! The voice, the transitions, the music. ❤️

[@ivunchow]

🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@henrywyau]

Another great video bro. Great to see many great photo and walks in town before you left. Keep it up.

[@ivunchow]

Thanks man! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@KingdomArmor]

My trusty GR with flash is old school compared to the GR 3 but it’s been my go to street camera and the flash adds just the right amount of pop when needed. Great video and storytelling.

[@ivunchow]

I should’ve mentioned that too, really wanted a flash on the GR3. Thanks for checking out the video!

[@zispop]

I just love the pacing you take in your videos. Slow, relaxing and captivating. Much love

[@ivunchow]

thanks!

[@Ben-vg1lw]

Great video, as always Ivan! Always delighted when one of yours lands 👍

[@ivunchow]

Appreciate it! Thanks 🙌🏻

[@whatsvensaw2643]

love it. I can watch the video multiple times again and still impressed and motivated

[@nicoles.6694]

What an extraordinary fantastic „review“ about this little camera!!! Really awesome!!! I‘ve never seen it better before 👍👍👍

[@AlexOnStreets]

It's ok everyone, after 0:54 the scary man goes away. lol Lovely video man. At this point, I sold some stuff already. I hope to get the X sometime soon. But I have this one camera in, one out policy. So I have to pace myself. Anyways, do SL2-S next? I know you don't like to focus TOO much on gear and thats for the best, but I really am thinking about it vs. the S1 or S5. WOOSH.. thats the sound of money flying over my head..

[@ivunchow]

Thanks man, I will take your request seriously. Just cause, it’s you 😂

[@obscur_yoann]

I have an S1R, a truly great underdog. If you have some questions about it don't hesitate. 😉

[@ernestthomas9406]

U have given me a lot of useful inspiration & info. like Daido Moriyama & Magnum photographers !

[@ivunchow]

Awesome 😉

[@stephanedubarry8624]

Very good pictures and excellent review of a true photographer, not pixel peeping at 200 % on a computer screen ...

[@ryanerikpeterson]

Ivan this is the most beautiful review of a camera I've seen. Great stuff!

[@ivunchow]

Thank you!

[@gerikmd]

My perfect everyday companion, a great companion indeed. Great video Ivan.

[@ivunchow]

Thanks!

[@poluks]

Great video. Made me want to grab my GRIII and go out right now! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and shots for this review.

[@ivunchow]

Let’s go 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@Neoxenon]

I can't decide which one I like more... the review or your photography. Awesome!

[@ivunchow]

Thanks!

[@dmnddy]

crazy how watching your videos has inspired me to invest $1000+ in a camera/equipment.. in less than a month I’ll hopefully be in action doing this. just know that your videos are helping people like me find a place of serenity that can’t be found too many other places.. thanks :)

[@ivunchow]

I'm sorry? haha Sorry that you had to spend so much but i'm sure it'll be worth it! Thanks for tuning in man

[@_buttertigers]

So amazing and absolutely love the prints.The note about the dust and keeping it clean is seriously so real for me, with my GR2 that I use frequently dust is definitely an issue on the sensor especially when stopped down :(

[@ivunchow]

Thanks man! Yea people keep this camera in their pockets but forget how dirty and dusty those pockets are haha

[@TellurdogIsayhi]

Is there actually a way to clean the sensor? I’m debating on buying a GR3, but reading all these complaints about the dust, I’m kinda leaning towards an A6100 or something instead…

[@JamesLima]

Incredible video and photos! Cheers from Brazil! 📸

[@ivunchow]

Thank you!

[@stevebendelack3935]

What a totally convincing reason to buy one!Which i fully intend to.

[@ivunchow]

😅 let's go!

[@philsmith2193]

As a fellow Torontonian and recent GRIII convert I really enjoyed this video. Great job Ivan.

[@ivunchow]

Thanks!

[@namaste597]

Wow this video was so spot on ! I've watched it like 3 times haha I love my Griii

[@ivunchow]

Thanks man 🙏🏻

[@sayaIbnuFajar]

Nice hand trick man! This is truly my kind of camera review content. Super! As always very well made and so nice for enjoying my Sunday evening. May I remind everyone this video goes well with a cup of hot tea.

[@ivunchow]

Thanks man, goes well with coffee or tea 😂

[@MengFeiWong]

Thank you for creating videos that inspire me to step out, observe and shoot. I just got my GR3x last week, am enjoying every moment of it. Always looking forward to your content!

[@HoLeeChit11]

Oh, you just had to go one better didn’t you with your x.

[@MengFeiWong]

@@HoLeeChit11 Lol, didn't mean to one up anyone, it's my first GR. Am glad that I took the plunge, so that I can learn from all the gr photographers here.

[@allendrexel7622]

Awesome video, Ivan! Couldn’t agree more with your thoughts and impressions. By the way, I do use the wheel controller on my GRIII, and unfortunately the controller stopped functioning normally within months after I purchased the camera. Now, about a year later, the repaired controller is starting to act up again, which is really frustrating. Still, I’m loyally in love with my GRIII. There’s really nothing else out there in a small form factor that performs so well in so many ways - sharpness, AF, metering, rendering, etc., etc. It’s a gem. The addition of weather sealing (and better quality for the controls) would make it just about perfect.

[@kissmeimhuman]

My wheel completely went on the fritz too and it costs way too much to repair. @Ricoh -- please offer a solution. This seems to be a common issue.

[@oncleschultz]

Absolutely sharing your points 💁🏼❗️

[@pawelecphoto]

Great video, I truly enjoyed it. Genuine words, great story telling, and inspirational. I have been debating on getting the GRIII for everyday photography as well as some street, as I'm intrigued. Thanks for this!

[@ivunchow]

Thank you!

[@fabriziocavalleri5092]

I understand what you say, because is the same for me. Gr is a lifestyle.

[@mootoo4762]

Congratulations on a wonderful video! I enjoyed watching this so much. I am interested in getting a GRIII and have watched so many samey samey video review on it that I thought I could never watch another. Then I watched yours. Such a great story woven into a camera review. Beautiful visuals, music and pace. Great work! I think you might have just convinced me to bite the bullet and get one.

[@erikfischer2443]

Really like your style of these videos! Well done!

[@ivunchow]

Thanks!

[@williamself1949]

Thanks for this Ivan, and "hello" from a fellow Torontonian! You've pretty much covered everything here - the good , the bad, and the ugly. I've had my eye on the GRIII to use as a secondary camera, but I've seen that many have had a great go at using it as their primary. I can live with many of this camera's quirks, but I do believe that Ricoh has a great opportunity if they improve the build quality and add weather sealing - especially given that Pentax DSLR's are so well known for their ruggedness. Speaking of Pentax... I'd really love to see the wonderful new sensor from the K3iii in a future GR camera. Ricoh, can you give us that please??? Lastly, I'd like to say that I'm really glad to see that you've been making prints of your work. Cheers!

[@ngaimanyip8979]

The video has a strong sense of quietness.Hong Kong and Toronto seems not to be the same I used to. Bravo!

[@nunosantos8784]

Another great one. It´s amazing why only recently I found your channel. Perfect mix between photography content and top notch video production, so well organized, trully professional. ...and La Marzoccco... I knew it hahaha. For the Coffee Connoisseurs, says a lot about your approach to the rest of the gear you chose to develop you love for photography.

[@RYANROOTPHOTO]

Incredible video. I’ve owned mine now for about a month and I’m already starting to feel it’s magic. I leave my Sony A74 at home most days and can see that only becoming more the case. It forces me to rely less on tech and more on composition.

[@mwales2112]

Thinking of replacing my Fuji X-E1 with a GRIII as a companion to my Leica. Great video Ivan...

[@daviddebydeal243]

Excellent same feeling !

[@irvinggreines822]

Very nice and helpful presentation.

[@joncanbefound]

Another amazing video Ivan! Thanks for sharing your thoughts, always so informative and inspirational. Photography aside looking at your work makes me miss Toronto. Cheers!

[@ivunchow]

Thank you!

[@AllmightUL]

Great photos! You have your own style of street photography. Pleasant to watch. Thanks for the review Ivan.

[@lukjs5239]

Great video, lovely music, astonishing shots... makes you really want to buy one. Which I'll probably do, hoping dust won't let me down.. III or IIIx is my doubt. Both have their pros for street ...

[@abchappell01]

An absolutely wonderful presentation 😃

[@ivunchow]

Thank you!

[@kanjinha]

What a great video. This content is gold, glad I stopped by! Subscribed ;) and yet to understand those 8 dislikes button. Either misclicks or people who can’t do any better for sure. Keep those vids coming, Cheers

[@ivunchow]

Thanks Joao!

[@andygray7776]

Very cool video Ivan 😎 thanks for sharing your thoughts and advice on the GRiii

[@megaloom]

the gr has absolutely made me a better photographer

[@ivunchow]

Awesome 🤙🏻

[@bastis.1751]

Very nice! Thanks for this!

[@ivunchow]

Thanks!

[@p_streetshotz9102]

Great video Ivan! 💪🏻👏🏻🔥 I’ve found what I was looking for in GRiii. It’s perfect for street shooting - it’s like mini stealth street fighter haha all the best and keep up the good work man!

[@ivunchow]

Have fun with it! 📸

[@WORDONTHESTREETphoto]

The photo at 10:18 is 🔥

[@TeaTimewithDave]

Great video and narrative as well as music.

[@gainde1137]

Smartphone and GR are the way to go in everyday street photography

[@8utt3rsasdqwe]

Elegant, Smooth, Everything is perfect for a camera review

[@MrOwl69]

Could you do a video on your GR settings ? Would love to see that, Cheers !

[@ivunchow]

I mentioned some of my settings in a recent video with Ricoh. You can find it over on the Ricoh GR channel. Hope it helps 🙏🏻

[@nanz7784]

Great video! Thanks

[@ROLLERh2]

This video portrays the feeling of the GRIII very well. Amazing video!!!

[@macjim]

Still waiting on my GRIIIx coming into stock… have mine on pre-order. 😢😭 Sold my Fujifilm XF10 to get it…

[@ivunchow]

I’m so jelly 😭

[@Temple_of_Passion]

Excellent video

[@JayRegular]

As an x100 shooter, one of the hardest things to do right now is controlling the impulse to buy a GR. Everytime I see a new video about this camera, the symptoms get worse 😭

[@ivunchow]

Come on over to the dark side 👋🏻

[@Diabol1]

I was thinking the same, but reading about poor durability put me off completely. Dust issues didn't help as well. I'll stick to my x100V

[@r423sdex]

I have just got one, best camera I have had. Two weeks and I love it. I have a Leica m6 and a hasselblad 501cm, but this camera does it for me.

[@docjfnoel]

I'm in the same boat 😬

[@SusanClarkeatenterin]

What a beautiful review, if we can call it that. Of course I watched it because I am interested in purchasing a GR III. I am fairly new to photography, coming over from watercolor as my main creative outlet. I am enjoying it very much. I own 3 cameras, and my favorite is the first I purchased, the Canon M6. The oldest, less in specs, but feels so right in my hand. After watching this, I am encouraged because truth is, what you describe here is often how I feel about the M6, with the 22m lens. I do want something even more compact to go with me everywhere. Thank you for sharing your journey with this camera and creating such a beautiful video. Truly a piece of art!

[@obscur_yoann]

Great video! 👍 I have a GRIII for few days now. Didn't really used it for street yet, but with my family. Slowly falling for it. A great complement of my Lumix S1R I think. Can't wait to try it out more! 😉

[@TheTuscaloosa]

Can’t be more agree. Great Video. Only thing missing is the flip screen like x100v. Maybe on the gr4?

[@ivunchow]

That would be nice, but dont think there's a way to keep it at this size if they added a flippy screen

[@-grey]

Nice. I shoot the X-70, and have been looking at the GR as an upgrade. I got dust in my sensor probably week 3 of owning the fuji with a filter on the front, it's super annoying. So I'm scared about that. I didn't know about the build issues. The Fuji hasn't failed me in that department, even with the flip screen constantly flipping up and down, but the IQ from ricoh just looks so much better. I never have an issue with battery life though, so that sounds scary too. Maybe I need to wait for one more iteration. Idk.

[@samhardy2038]

Well done!

[@ivunchow]

Thanks!

[@BillyHa]

heyyy just picked up this camera, super excited to try it out over the weekend!! May i ask where you got your photos printed and framed?, i quite like the black frame shown in this vid! Thx in advance!!

[@ratgirl13]

Just found you on instagram, and subscribing to your YT channel. I like your content. 🙂🌺

[@ivunchow]

Thank you =]

[@ohjajohh]

Such a brilliant vid as always! thnx for sharing

[@streets28mm]

Ivan, do you print at home or a shop, if at home please let me know what you use for printing! Great work!🍻

[@rmndo8125]

this is absolutely beautiful!

[@adearest007]

Nice video! I've been looking into getting a GR because I've been really into Street Photography for my past time lately. My mirrors less camrea is still too big and sometimes my subject notice me throwing off the composition is was going for.

[@neilpiper9889]

I use a 2006 8.1 megapixel Ricoh gr digital. I use it the black and white setting at 800 iso mostly indoors and on dull days. F2. 4 lens. Pop up flash if needed.

[@VincentTse]

definitely can feel the love of Hong Kong

[@ivunchow]

🖤🖤🖤

[@jklphoto]

Great to see you again Ivun. It's been awhile. Are you still in Toronto? The closing segments, walking thru the snow, lead me to believe you are. My go-to travel/street cam is the trusty Nikon Coolpix A. It's an APS-C sensored replacement for the historic Nikon 28Ti. Same 18.3mm lens as your Ricoh with perhaps an even better build quality. Wondering if you ever shot the Fuji X70, a similarly spec'ed camera?

[@stephangauthier911]

Nice Ricoh ad...

[@aramdavid]

your work with this camera is so beautiful. I had two of them. And I loved them. I only returned it because of the lens coming in and out, it freaked me out that it would break. Otherwise I would have kept it.

[@JoeLopez]

Enough with the coffee intros 😎

[@gainde1137]

Regarding the newest smartphones there are almost no arguments to buy a premium compact camera. Low-light got much better due to HDR and computational processing. Also smartphones are invisible in public and perfect for street photography.

[@mattpeze14]

I had the same problem with the dial 😭 I thought that I was cursed but I sent it back and they repaired it, not it’s just fine

[@ivunchow]

Yea its a problem a lot of people have, unfortunate

[@camsloan8671]

I also started to have this wheel problem recently. Apparently using an electronics cleaning spray can help - I have yet to try it though. For now, I just try to go easy on the wheel. Ivan, if you found a fix, would love to hear. Cheers!

[@fishmonkeycow9246]

Your videos are always so beautiful. Such attention to detail! :) Are you going to give the x version a go?

[@ivunchow]

Thanks! I'll give it a go if someone sends me one haha or until I've saved up enought

[@bill3117]

Great video, and shooting philosophy! The mode switching is so useful. What do you think of the IIIx?

[@ivunchow]

Haven’t had a chance to try the X yet 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@oliver5107]

Great video! Can you make a video about your printing process from taking a picture to hanging it on the wall? There isn't a lot a resources about printing and framing :/

[@ivunchow]

Been thinking of doing something like that, will add it to the list

[@des7638]

cool video

[@NemoCool]

Good camera, I carry it everyday

[@TimParker]

Which GR lens protector / cap do you use? Great video as always!

[@ivunchow]

I don’t think it’s an official one, got it from a store in HK

[@mathieuperdoncin]

Superbe vidéo.

[@amd64x]

Can you share about your printing workflow next time? Thanks!

[@ivunchow]

Will put that on the list =]

[@johnlui4194]

nice!!! will u bring GRIII and GRIIIx together for street when u got both camera?

[@ivunchow]

one in each pocket haha

[@ekjellgren]

Cool looking vacuum machine, what was it?

[@vgun5457]

Any chance of track listing. There’s some good music on here. No Idea what it is but I like sone of it. You also have a soothing voice that matches the soundtrack. Great review. I was undecided about the GRiii but about like the original X100 that I bought when first released, I will accommodate the negatives and embrace the bountiful positives! Cheers- VGUN

[@charlie_u.k.]

Thanks for the great video... What Daido Moriyama book is that?

[@ivunchow]

Thanks! The book is "Daido Tokyo", half of it is in color and the other half BW

[@theunheardprophet4315]

Nice Niche!

[@gungfuriceboy]

ivan i have great 'respect'..for your knowledge..talent...honesty...on The GRIII...i was 'Strongly-considering'...but i've learned in the last few days..the GRIII ..May NOTBe for me. My 'concerns'...very short battery life...4k video..Not Good-useless...& low -light shooting not adequate! ..your 'thoughts' please!! Cheers from Ontario!