ricoh gr3 in Havana

[@mattgranger]

Where better to test the GR3 than in Havana! Check it at B&H: geni.us/GrIII

[@reedbernstein9354]

I’m a GR shooter. I love the simplicity of it. I have mine with me all the time. I take pictures I love with it that I don’t remember shooting and I love that about the Ricoh.

[@tallaganda83]

Just like film

[@robertelingley]

Matt - these photos are superb; particularly love the ones from the boxing club. The big advantage with the Ricoh is the stealth - It’s easy to blend in with the tourists!

[@jonlouis2582]

That was a fun tour.You got some great pictures! I love B+H and the service is in a class by itself.

[@joseantoniolago5857]

100% Habanero here, born and raised in that city, just want to thank you, for photos.

[@shawnvine4918]

Lots of fun. Nice quick tour of Havana. Thanks.

[@MC-yp3xv]

I have tried plenty of cameras during the years, but the simplicity of this GR project, now I own the GR III, is incredible. I like so much its simplicity, I took one hour to understand how it works and then start to shoot. Then of course I like the 28 mm length so it is a plus to me. Excellent image quality. But overall really pocketable so I can really have it always with me, it is even smaller than an iPhone...about the amount of lenses...it depends how you want to shoot...there are plenty of photographers, overall in the past, that used just one focal length for all their work life.

[@simonwilliams2109]

Thanks Matt. Really surprised to see you using a small camera. Glad you enjoyed using it and that you got some lovely shots.

[@matkovidosevicswalkabouts6890]

Great photos....thank you:)

[@rudyortega3285]

Those black and white pics remind me of Trix. I might have to grab one.

[@LeePierre]

Are u relative of Christian Slater? 😀 great content! Thank you!

[@nrv8013]

who was video shooting?

[@TheSchnauzie]

Nice video and pictures Matt

[@Ouimzie123]

Very nice image. These GRIII files are stunning. I own an RX100mkIV and the quality of image is far from what I'm getting with my Ricoh. Fix lens, no viewfinder, niche camera but when you look at the pics this camera is simply amazing. Minimalist tool.

[@delukxy]

Agreed, good pictures if Matt was new to the GR. Viewfinder and a good wide adaptor available. Setting up the 3 U settings can bring in a lot of versatility and the availability to have auto ISO with manual also very useful for street with variable lighting. Highlight weighted exposure available, and lots more. I was impressed with the Sony RX100VI video.

[@andreasbuder4417]

Apart from your other points: The Ricoh is actually substantially smaller than the RX100 IV. That is to say 10mm thinner, which matters a lot for true pocketability. And that is kinda the point: ultracompact, max sensor, sharpest lens ever, efficient IBIS. No rival in sight, except you need zoom (beyond 50mm) and/or special features.

[@andreasbuder4417]

@Bobby Brady Well, 10mm in depth matter very much for me, but 10mm in width rather not. I just stated this point for the reader, not to doubt your choice, the RX100 5 is a great camera.

[@andreika6681]

my rx100 mk5 is atrociously slow to start and same slow to stop. you can't do street action photos with it unless you keep it booted up, sux. i use more x70 or gx80 with 14mm f2.5 (also a very compact config) now for street walks, but keep rx100 mk5 anyway for zoom & evf & smaller size & great fps+buffer (sport) ... iq of rx is pretty crappy if you're used to a decent dslr's iq. i'd go only with my full frame nikon to cuba, it soo safe (still, guess after they switch to capitalism completely in a few years it may become 2nd miami again) and people are easy to shoot (and 3/4 of pretty grils in center would stop and pose anytime too :-) , don't waste your chances shooting with a lousy cam there, maximize it

[@andreika6681]

sure, i'm more or less ok with rx100's iq too, some smarphones start to be almost as good. it's just cuz i'm 100% stills and gr III's IQ is really cut above sony's one, i'd be ready to pay, say, extra 100 and trade my rx for gr... better IQ will count for *my* eyes in 10 yrs on a 2 times bigger screen... it's actually possible now, i already see 2nd hand 500€ gr III popping up (i'm in france) and a mk5 should be still sellable for 400... i'm waiting till corona hits us to its max, if my job survives i'll let my GAS to ease out a bit in a couple of months...

[@deiviuds]

have you tried the lumix lx100 II? kinda solves all your major issues: the EVF and the zoom range

[@weizenobstmusli8232]

Yes, that one is genius as well.

[@dmitry9463]

Does this camera support continuous shooting?

[@dazdoukas]

I've noticed in a lot of gr3 reviews the examples are 2/3 or 3/4 black and white with only spme colour examples.

[@tobybowers6990]

Wow you had me at "video gaming and photography under one roof" if my local camera store did that i would visit them literally twice as much.

[@1717jbs]

Some amazing images.

[@MiffedRebob]

Love the Ricoh GR3 - I've made it my go-to travel kit along with the ipad (with USB-C card reader because the wifi is poo-poo) and have paired with a profoto air remote as well for more testing. It is a really funny looking set up and from what little testing I've done will sync up to 1/800th (far from the fuji x100 series - but to be expected with the size). Great seeing you out and about in Cuba to put the camera to the test.

[@cformont]

great video, havana looks pretty cool to visit. the startup time is supposed to be the fastest of all the compact cameras.

[@TheG7thcapo]

Never been to havana. Thanks for bringing us there. Nice camera

[@edwin_ac]

With regards to comparison with sony rx100 vii, ricoh gr3 is way ahead in image quality and dynamic range, right?

[@andreasbuder4417]

Most definitely. Also in terms of size. But of course, the RX100 also has a lot going for it, but it is not as uncompromised at the IQ department.

[@jamesfreeman1934]

I think no other camera has allowed me to improve my photography more than the Ricoh GR.

[@Pipp08]

Why do u say that ?

[@jamesfreeman1934]

@@Pipp08 The power of limitation.

[@yurypisar347]

For me it was fuji x100t and 1 month trip to thailand, cambodia and laos

[@Gynra]

Wow, those B&W shots have amazing tonality. Who needs a Leica Monocrom? Answers on a £20 note please. Didn't Ricoh used to make a lens converter to change the focal length to 35 mm on earlier GR cameras?

[@Hangiinjohnny]

I’m looking at a similar style, I’m between the Ricoh and whatever the follow up to the x100f is going to be

[@EDHBlvd]

John .Delahunty It’s being announced tomorrow (pics already posted on rumor sites). X100V.

[@nyfaniloandrianjafy8171]

This videos makes me want to visit Havana again

[@mattgranger]

Me too!

[@endlesswaltz29]

Have you tried fujifilm x70?

[@andreika6681]

x70 is softer than gr3 anytime, even if you do rafs all the time, your yous are too sensitive to fine detail just go for gr3, they are only $200 more than x70 now 2nd hand. i stay with x70 till gr3 start to go for 350, and after a while one certainly gets used to ergonomics, switching from fuji to ricoh, you don't even know untill you try if it'll fit your liking...

[@DarkstarDarth]

The EVF and Flash were removed according to Ricoh engineers because they needed to fit a bigger more efficient drive motor in the body and still keep it Street ninja compact and discreet. They explain that their line of GR’s are not inflluenced such as other camera manufacturers to popular demands shaping their next generation designs such as flippy screens and bells and whistles. They stick to they own belief to produce a solid performing, durable and smallest pro compact street shooter that fits in a pocket available. I believe Porsche has the same passion In Keeping with their legendary products.

[@mattgranger]

Cool. I still wish it had a regular viewfinder.

[@KentFleshman]

@@mattgranger Ricoh has an external optical viewfinder that fits in the hot shoe, but it is a bit pricey.

[@hovan1977]

If it had a flash I'd get one in a heartbeat!

[@Bearhawk58]

You can tell he is a cat expert. That was funny when he was telling the Ricoh specs to the street cat. Not only the Havana cat is interested in that little Ricoh camera. It would be great to have a camera that small. More interested now that Matt is impressed with the lens. It would have to be a lot better than my iPhone before I would buy it though.

[@willparsons32]

I own the Canon 70D and in order to get a B&W shot, you have manipulate the file and tinker around with the editing software...with the RICOH III, It's simply magic! Press the button and you're done!! The B&W is astronomical!!

[@rinaldodelucca8073]

Great small camera. On the other hand, right now the price of the Nikon D610 is $900, including a 50mm 1.8. Two completelly diferent cameras, built for different purposes, but if I needed a camera right now, for US$900 I would buy the D610, intead of buying the Sony RX VII or the GR III. Great city, great people, great photos Matt. Thank you for this video.

[@ManyDoors777]

I would love to have this camera

[@AndresRuiz-gs8vm]

Very very nice

[@nickfanzo]

I want one.

[@robertoposa1120]

The lense is one of the best

[@MakersTeleMark]

If they brought back the film gr1, and a couple lenses, they'd sell even more than the gr3. Some really great shots you got, thanks. Is there a seafood episode coming?

[@MC-yp3xv]

but so in this case the camera has no more sense...the whole idea is to be compact with high quality...otherwise there are plenty of option out there...

[@lagunacabarete]

2:33 min Terrific shot!

[@gregstevenson7401]

Wow your images were amazing. I don't really care about the camera but your frames are really good.

[@weisserth]

Most of your shots could have been much better with a considerable faster shutter speed.

[@Bigfarmer8]

So, nowadays, a compact APS-C camera for $900 but WITH EVF, zoom lens (in steps as well), fully articulating screen, lots of manual controls AND weather sealing on top of that: Canon G1X MKIII? I really liked this video by the way :-)

[@Maxime-ho9iv]

Yea it's a great camera, I own it, but Face/Eye AF isn't really reliable indeed. Which is very unfortunate considering the quality of everything else.

[@villageblunder4787]

You need a 'we' in your affiliate link disclosure.

[@mattgranger]

How so?

[@okinawapunter]

Rumors circulating, new 35mm to 40mm (35mm equivalent) GR may be in market in 2021.

[@devilalwayscry]

it is good it is great until the dusts get in.

[@MrSpiff9]

Looks like you had a lot of fun in Habana! You are spot-on, the people are delightful, warm and enjoyable!

[@elchibrolito4217]

Couldnt work without a viewfinder. Otherwise it feels like im using my phone like a random tourist

[@Thazaar]

Polski Fiat 126p at 5:25 😀

[@MiladJPanah]

If you would make a blind test I would say those images are from the Leica Q2. The Sharpness is just amazing.

[@LarsKiel]

👍

[@teleking58]

I know this is silly but the shutter sound in this video sounds like rusty metal scraping against broken glass or something. Made me wince every time it happened.

[@mattgranger]

Don’t buy the GR3 then!

[@teleking58]

@@mattgranger Really? Wow! I thought it was a post production sound effect added after the fact. If that's actually the sound of that shutter, I probably couldn't own that camera. It would drive me up the wall. Beautiful images though.

[@ryanvacation7319]

I own a GR3 and its a leaf shutter so its almost inaudible gentle click. I’m pretty sure the shutter sound is a random sound effect.

[@teleking58]

@@ryanvacation7319 That's what I thought. I think I made Matt angry at me though.

[@mattgranger]

We use the actual shutter from each camera

[@genghis2510]

Every photographer with a bulky system should have a small get and go camera they can hand hold to do test and preview shots. My bulky system is Nikon. My small get and go camera is a used Sony a6300 with only a 20mm pancake lens attached to it. I like Sony’s a6xxx camera body design specially its clean top plate. No protruding iconic viewfinder head that’s present in almost all cameras out there. I might also like Sony’s new a6600 model with its larger grip and bigger battery. Also, it’s top plate is sturdier with no built-in flash that I seldom use in my a6300. When the a6600 hype and price settles down I might get a used one from eBay.

[@glenhar1225]

That camera at 900usd is about three times the average yearly cubans salary? Puts an edge on the "romantization" factor.

[@lockereliste205]

Whats your solution for this problem? Safe your money and spend it on something else(because some internetheroes say so)? Stop traveling to cuba and spend your money in your home country?! As long as you dont actively give money to poor cubans for nothing in return, this doesnt make sense... I travelled there and spent good money there btw

[@glenhar1225]

@@lockereliste205 End socialism, end communism, bury marxism to the depths of hell. But never romanticize it. Thats just irresponsible, naive, immoral, and destructive to freedom. That poverty is people under decades of a regime of oppresion.

[@52power]

@@glenhar1225 Let’s celebrate neoliberal capitalism for the amount of time left before it collapses human civilisation. I’ve known for 50 years (since I was 20) that capitalism is not compatible with long term sustainable life on this planet. Now, unless there is radical change, global warming, ecosystem collapse, resource depletion will start the collapse this century. I would hazard a guess that you are a U.S. citizen and have been subjected to a lot of propaganda. More and more Europeans see green or socialist policies as the way forward.

[@glenhar1225]

@@52power What an indoctrinated fool you are. Live a bit longer and you may learn how much of a fool.

[@52power]

@@glenhar1225 Why not try politeness for a change? Let’s try to be civil to each other. At almost 70, I may not have too many years left but I can’t see myself changing my opinion on capitalism. I am reasonably well educated and have read all my life, including books on economics and climate. There is one ineluctable fact that anyone can see: you can’t have infinite growth in a finite system. Capitalism isn’t sustainable as it cannot survive without growth. Hence, unless we radically change our systems of government, we are doomed to collapse sometime this century. It might be catastrophic or it might be gradual but I think, in the end, it will be nasty. I wish I was wrong, as I have a son in his 20s and 2 granddaughters but, rationally, I can’t see it any other way. If you wish to reply, please forgo any knee jerk ad hominem attacks and use reasoned arguments.

[@shigsho]

If ONLY they provided a small slip on flash. Wake up Ricoh.

[@mattgranger]

They sell a small-ish one.

[@aussie8114]

Those dogs were naked 😯

[@mattgranger]

Yep! haha. Have you ever met one? They are really warm.

[@elpoutre2522]

Matt’s body is even weirder when he wear shorts

[@poetsguide]

He's gotten fatter throughout the years.

[@PrinceMeowmers]

@@poetsguide Looks like Squidward after he ate too many crabby patties

[@RS-Amsterdam]

The B/W output of that camera is "not so good" to say at the least (and I am keeping it very very friendly)

[@mattgranger]

Blame that on me. The camera does well.

[@RS-Amsterdam]

@@mattgranger Sure, I have seen you take better pictures ;-)

[@leslawrenson]

Asking permission to take someone's photo is the coward's way out.

[@intricateentity445]

thicccc

[@suzhitop1]

Why take bw in such a coulurful city?

[@rossorosso]

Not really a decent review. You should have been objective from the point of view of the reasonable street photographer that would use this fixed lens coupled with the compact design in this particular genre and not what you would like it to have been subjectively.

[@ChicagoTurtle1]

It’s too wide for black and white.

[@mattgranger]

Interesting. Never heard of this concept. Can you explain?

[@ChicagoTurtle1]

Matt Granger. I’m aware there are a couple of famous black and white photographers that use a 28mm focal length, but there are also some who prefer 50mm or 35mm. Though it’s a matter of personal preference, the parameters of black and white photography does impose some compositional limitations. For example, if the focal length is too wide in this type of photography, it makes the compositional elements and features cluttered with other elements and it detracts from the image. Just my opinion :)

[@tor2919]

Somewhat lazy criticism. Complaining that it doesn’t have all the specs, like the Sony camera you are mentioning, is missing the point of the design. You can apply that logic to anything “if only it had this this this”, but it’s kind of missing the point don’t you think? It’s a bit like complaining that a salad is not a pizza “I would have liked it more if it had tomato sauce, salami and cheese on top of thin bread”.

[@pmay222]

great pics... but that camera is WAY overpriced.... you get 10x more features from a sony or lumix compact for HALF the price of that ricoh...

[@nourhanbalian3294]

as much I loved this camera it does not justify the price iphone 12 pro max has better face detection and Ai for 1300 used people are very important in photography if not taking photos of only buildings is your thing im returning it with a pain in my heart.

[@xstensl8823]

i can tell your a cat person

[@stevenjohnson4283]

Matius Burling does a better review of the GR3, this review from Matt felt half-assed from a guy with a .....

[@mattgranger]

Gerry M had a better critique. This feels like a quarter assed review from a guy with a keyboard.

[@weizenobstmusli8232]

I whould have a better review if I a) had the camera, b) had a video camera, c) had a youtube channel, d) had editing skills, e) had the balls to post my videos online, and f) had any knowledge of camera what so ever. Since I have not, I enjoyed the nice video and photographs, and wished I could go there and do the same.