RICOH GR IIIx First with 40mm Lens Exclusive Hands-on Review

[@afti03]

omg!! seeing these two guys together really takes me back to 2010! and seeing those Ricoh cameras?? WOW! nostalgia is in full effect here, guys

[@andrewinaustintx]

The 40mm focal length used to be common in the 70'ies on fixed-lens 35mm rangefinder cameras. Kudos to Ricoh-Pentax on even offering the GR IIIx, which is essentially the modern equivalent of a Rollei 35. Both cameras allow the street photographer to leave their camera bag at home. It is definitely a niche camera in today's world, but that's fine.

[@leeoconnor5142]

You and Kai are the Beatles of camera reviews. Thank you for keeping the band together!

[@stuartcarden1371]

40mm f/2.8 is the king in my book. I used to have an Olympus Trip 35 and grew to love the focal length. If I had the money right now I'd buy it immediately.

[@TheBeachHermit]

40mm was the focal length of the early film compacts. It's a great compromise between 50mm and 28mm.

[@youngalwyn1124]

38mm is what I remember seeing the most.

[@stevemuzak8526]

@@youngalwyn1124 40mm was crazy popular back in the day. 38mm wasn't popular at all.

[@cameronlesley2428]

Look and Kai are really fun to watch, I love watching you

[@henrahmagix]

Amazing to see how quickly, easily, and secretly you were able to take that photo of the red-dressed lady on the zebra crossing! That’s such a fab part of a review that I barely see!

[@TCinSoCal]

Lok, you are awesome. Truly enjoyed this. Well done.

[@Maochan81]

I guess people who used the legendary Panasonic 20mm F1.7 pancake will feel it home. I was always hoping someone would make a compact camera with big sensor closer to 50mm.

[@lost.decadence]

The Ricoh GR3 has amazing touch screen. Very responsive when you playback images. Also touch AF and shoot. Skipping the shutter button as well

[@kqschwarz]

The Zeiss Batis 40 f/2 CF is my favorite lens for the Sony A7X series. You convinced me to place an order for a GR iiix. Thank you.

[@midnightsnack1306]

The only thing holding it back for me was the so-so AF speed in both stills and video. Was hoping for some improvements in AF from the Griii

[@Randuski]

I wouldn't expect it to be different. It's the same camera essentially. The gr iv will be where the actual improvements are

[@ivokwee]

Welcome back Kai & Lok!!!

[@TheRacerRich]

I wish Ricoh and Fuji would collab, GR3x but with the style of a champagne XF10.

[@samueljames9015]

Interesting to watch the dual vlogging and how you two overlap!

[@mirkoregina8733]

hi, i need some advice for an ideal camera for ultimate family photos and i'm undecided between the gr III x or fujifilm x100v or x-e4 that is the most creative and fun camera that will entice me to take it with me, thanks

[@adjutant]

40mm equivalent is my favorite, it's what I've got on my QS-1 prime lens

[@numbersix8919]

Thanks Lok! WHAT A SURPRISE! I'm glad you reviewed this, because you have understood Ricoh GR cameras from the beginning. I was hoping for 35mm (even though I prefer 42mm) to keep snap focus and from-the-hip shooting. But maybe 40mm is OK.

[@mata4r43un]

Honestly surprised with Ricoh decision to put on 40mm equiv. lens on the GR. One of my favorite compact film rangefinder is Ricoh GX-1, which use a 40mm f/2.8 lens. This new GRIIIx would be a perfect street camera for me.

[@dylandigby1776]

It's time for the IV. The prices used and new this many years later are egregious

[@ShaunakDe]

I'm so excited for this camera. 40mm is my favorite focal length for street!

[@MrLaloapatzingan]

Ya extrañaba verlos juntos, saludos desde México.

[@aomanchutube]

I want to live in the post windows world that Lok lives in....the start menu, do they still have that?

[@WMax-rm3ue]

so do you like the Gr3 or 3X more?thx

[@feverleica5048]

This is the video to show most of the peoples walking on the street without a mask. Good Show!

[@ianmilne655]

Much better than Kai's review😉🤣🤣👍

[@oc2phish07]

Excellent video from my two favourite presenters.

[@gianpakasa]

I can see, again, the dust going into the sensor... If they don't sort it out, it's a no go. I had to sell my Gr2 because of this. I bought a Fuji xf10 and ain't much difference in terms of quality

[@drooghead]

I had the same problem with my X100T. I'll never again buy a camera where I can't clean the sensor.

[@Pmike404]

If I was going to get a new camera I’d probably get the GR iii X

[@ChrisKoehn]

Sometimes I want to just get rid of my camera kit and get one of these.

[@dionysisnikolopoulos7989]

It did it, its surprising how nice it feels

[@dirkpehrke9909]

did it 2 years ago. still have my kits, but 85% of the time, i leave the house with the GR.

[@ChrisKoehn]

@@dirkpehrke9909 I wonder how much of my photography I could accomplish with a GR? I shoot a lot of night stuff so it might not work.

[@dirkpehrke9909]

@@ChrisKoehn tough question. i used to shoot a lot at night, but got the gr, when i had less time to do so and then corona started and i focused on the blue hour. from the few works i did at night, i realised how much light is there in cities. and besides, snap focus makes af meaningless.

[@iananderson817]

I did it as well a few years ago. I take more pictures now

[@fishmonkeycow9246]

Shame about the af :( when will we get a compact street camera with quick af. Wish sony would release a rx1r iii with their new af tech.

[@vasilakiz]

use snap focus

[@fishmonkeycow9246]

​@@vasilakiz For me its not the same thing. For people that like to take photos at a specific distance ie 1m/2m/5m or whatever sure, snap focus works fine. But what if I want to be able to focus all distances at a very fast speed while not changing any settings. I've used snap focus on the griii for roughly 2 months, yes it more then useable and I got alot of great photos from that camera(I will likely give the iiix a go also). But the af on say a sony a7riv is just so much faster & flexible, its a different level and makes it easier to capture fleeting moments. Why can't we have a fast af, high res, compact full frame, 35mm lens camera.

[@elinavance3476]

@@fishmonkeycow9246 maybe the sony a7c (full frame) with 50mm f2.5 would be nice for you. (evf is very small)

[@fishmonkeycow9246]

@@elinavance3476 Yea its not a bad option indeed. Good low light, good af etc. Was a little turned off at the release when I saw it didn't have the newer a6xxx grip, front grip scroll wheel or custom buttons, old menu. Felt a little crippled. Its smallish, but the rx1r is quite a bit smaller. The lens is a f2 so still faster then those quite nice g trio primes. Its also double the resolution, which is probably the biggest deal, been able to make large crops is a game changer. So the rx1r is still quite a different camera. If there was a a7cr, with the newer a6xxx grip, scroll wheel and custom buttons I would buy it :) Maybe there is hope as it seems sony won't be doing another rx1r or even pro level a6xxx. a7c is a big seller, I'm sure there will be a new model in a7c in 2022.

[@b.2221]

Best double act bar none.

[@fellowcitizen]

Now we just need a Godox trigger so we can make use of the leaf shutter and the teleconverter option. Any new or changed film simulations? The 2gb internal memory is a nice touch, I think only some of the Leicas still have that. A comparison of the Snap modes between this and the 28mm would be useful - to see about accuracy. Thanks Lok + Ricoh + your butler :)

[@jsurfin1]

Did Ricoh fix the wobbly wheel? I can hardly adjust the exposure compensation on the wheel when in manual mode.

[@dionysisnikolopoulos7989]

Its fixed, mine has a perfect and very stiff dial

[@bubuli]

9:50 ok both you and Kai never mentioned this and this just confirmed it...the GRIII AF ONLY supports FACE detection...GRIIIx as seen here has EYE Detection as well...which is great since 40mm will have a bit less DOF at wider apertures and adding the EYE AF would make a more precise AF. I wonder though if they are going to add this to the OG GRIII as firmware update?

[@TheLokCheung]

Yes they are going to add eye AF to GR III, I’ve forgotten to mention it in video

[@bubuli]

thanks, @@TheLokCheung, that's great news that Ricoh is back-porting the Eye-AF to GRIII as well...this certainly makes GRIIIx worthy of release day purchase.

[@MilesBellas]

12:40 It's not 4k though...... There needs to be a compact camera with APSC and 4K. Big sensor, big performance and small form factor = perfect.

[@dee-ker5867]

Lok coined it, Slap focus

[@andrewsampson5523]

have the GRIII, will probably get a 40mm pancake for my z6 instead

[@baraaamir7891]

How is the close focus distance ?

[@TheLokCheung]

12cm

[@detachedmind]

Lok, your voice sounds a bit sped up (at a higher pitch) in the street scenes.

[@JohnVander70]

The digital Contax T2.

[@kenc2257]

Nice little compact camera!

[@REAL6]

Needs a flash.

[@frankartale1026]

What about XF10 they never mention it. Its the exact same category and form as griii

[@TheLokCheung]

We did 3:30 briefly, I didn't specifically say XF10 but I've mentioned Fujifilm made a similar APS-C compact before, sadly discontinued

[@Maxime-ho9iv]

So I understand they didn’t improve the autofocus of the GRIII? I’ll pass, this thing is desperately slow and mis-focus quite a lot (face / eye-at detection is not reliable at all).

[@midnightsnack1306]

Bummer. I was hoping faster af

[@Maxime-ho9iv]

@@midnightsnack1306 Exactly. At this point it feels really outdated. Particularly when you want to use it for what it’s for, street photography, since you’ll miss so many shots. It’s not quick enough to catch someone passing near you on the sidewalk, except if you planned well in advance which is rarely the case.

[@tseesak]

Great Focal length

[@Belgarathe]

What I think needs to be said is why this over a mobile phone? Can it transfer over WiFi? Why a dedicated camera? The tough sell is missed focus. Just as a note I have Panasonic m4/3 with the 1.2 lens that I love for food photography. Small and favorite images that needs very little retouch. What makes Ricoh camera your go to camera?

[@DarrylCarey]

Wait ... Did you say it had worse focus than Panasonic in Video mode 🤪 ... Need to work little harder on the British Accent

[@julianfoglietti]

I just dont get why there’s no flash on it

[@MicheleSibiloni]

You guys should have mentioned that has no flash and no viewfinder .. which is sucks !

[@davidlewis1787]

Please Ricoh, just an old fashioned optical viewfinder

[@TCinSoCal]

12:15 😂

[@esgee3829]

2:50 2 camera setup; 180 rule obeyed; who needs a f-ing camera man!?

[@gerardferry3958]

like watching paint get wet

[@mr_cramberry]

Funny. 2x GR lll/x 2x review. Im seeing double. lol

[@HeresMo]

Zv1 vs zv e10

[@ProEditingLooks]

This is fun lovely I will make a tutorial like this thanks

[@alwinbenjamin]

🤩👏🏻

[@patio87]

40mm is my favorite street focal length but I don't think I'd want it on a little camera like this.

[@NerdsWorldNYC]

Dangling 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jonathanjacquet4628]

Still no fucking flash !

[@Shentao83]

I wish Nikon would make a successor of the Coolpix A Camera but with Z mount

[@TheLokCheung]

So… Z50?

[@Shentao83]

@@TheLokCheung Oh... now that you mention it, haha. Without the EVF and the grip both are almost the same size!

[@NeenadArul]

Ricoh we just need higher fps and tilt screen that’s it.

[@AlexZafer]

Well, this is painful.

[@Sketchmee5]

This is a 2010 camera for 2021 🤣

[@grumpygrumpygrump]

Take my money

[@patio87]

You can't say 40mm is basically the same as 50mm and then 30 seconds later say that 35mm and 40mm are basically the same.

[@cctc788]

I can't agree more. So he is saying that 50 is practically a 35. Since 28 is closer to 35 than 50, a 28 is basically a 35 and base on that, 28 is practically a 50. -_-

[@RobBob555]

STOP putting background music to videos with *narration* .. it ONLY makes it HARDER to hear what you are saying and is VERY distracting ... EVERYONE STOP DOING THIS.. we are NOT here to listen to music !!

[@liemsters]

Does he sound like Kermit?

[@sirnubenegra]

So it sucks. Sounds like a fanboi

[@shakenharem1755]

Dreadful. I couldn't get through it all. Get back behind the camera Lok.