WHO WINS??? Ricoh GR III vs Leica (28mm Elmarit ASPH)
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Battle of the giants! Or not really but... time for another VS! What do you think about these two lenses? Would you be happy using either?
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I actually sold my Leica M9 + glass and went all X-Pro2 a few years back, just 2 months ago I sold all the Fuji gear and bought a GR3, I make more photos and have more enjoyment than ever before.
The M9 I loved but I felt like a fashionista, especially with people (note, I do not say photographer..) like Lenny Kravitz endorsing it.. I have feeling Leica went the wrong direction. Although amazing glass and I loved the simplicity, I didnt feel happy walking the streets with it nor taking it on holidays. Having £10k of kit around your shoulders is not making me feel free, it restrains me in taking shots.
This was less so with the Fuji kit, although I thought it was too complicated to work and the lenses are big, too big and bulky. I was taking less and less photos, kit was gathering dust.
GR brought back enjoyment, I feel completely free and the IQ is still amazing. Only downside I would say is weather and dust proofing. I'd happily pay £200 extra to make it more robust.
Me too...plus all new Leicas mount Panasonic and Sony hardware, from technology to sensors...that are very good, but way less cheaper on Sony and Panasonic...all other things you say I agree with you 100%...I am going with GrIII too from a while now...I enjoy more
the Kravitz Leica has to be one of the most embarrassing things ever.
Hi, good point. I do not have a Leica (at least a digital one, only an M6) but I have the same feeling. 8000€ for an M10 + 3000 for a lens... I don't feel comfortable about that. Great camera I guess but for that price I just want to put it in a safe at the bank. Same feeling about Fuji. I had an X100s, sold it, too slow, too intricated, no way to pre-focus in an easy, fast and intuitive way. Got back to the GR (the II). It's not the same as a Leica but you have to accept some compromises (no viewfinder). The quality you get for 900€ is great. And with snap focus, you can just forget about the camera and only concentrate on shooting, which is what I want. The GR makes investing into a Leica Q completely irrelevant in my opinion.
Also, the Leica 28mm lens alone is much more expensive that the GR itself... :D
I agree, and know what you are feeling, used to own an M4 and M3 back in the late 1970's and always worried about theft, damage, and the cost value. Purchased Olympus OM stuff, and used it more back then. These days a cheap iPhone is my camera. I've used different Point-Shoot Canons, G1, G2, Olympus, Nikon, etc, but the lens mechanisms that retract with on-off always fail after a short while. $900 for a Ricoh GIII that will grind to a stop and fail I would not purchase. A used Olympus Pen or OMD series with 25mm (50mm) or 17mm (34mm) would be more robust and reliable. Used micro 4-3 stuff is cheap these days, plus you can leave it in the car or throw it in a backpack and not worry. I'm talking myself into a micro 4-3 here :-)
I’m sorry for asking. I’m lil bit confused. I’ve plan to buy Ricoh GR III. But the more i dig i found that Ricoh GR II have a lot of issues (dust on sensor issue, shutter issue, lens stuck, being dead after 1 years of usage).
Do you find any issue with Ricoh GR III after almost 2 years of the release date? Also I’m afraid a lot about dust issue since i live in tropical country with high moist and dust environment. Thankyou
I left my GRIII at home today because I switched jackets... I feel naked.
Good one
I am honestly impressed. I think the difference is subtle enough to where it wouldn’t matter too much. Kudos to both!
Enjoyable video with really useful info for GR shooters. I saw a comparison between the GR2 and monochrome with 28 elmarit and the reviewer showed the tonal results were similar. Awesome camera from Ricoh. I did buy a Leica x2 and it has beautiful micro contrast and colours in raw, Ricoh now on shelf!
Thank you for such a valuable comparison. I guess most of us have always known that Leica glass is superior but today you showed us clearly that the Ricoh GR3 lens CAN be sharper when stopped at 2.8. For me, that is (pleasant) news! I don't know if the same test results apply to my Ricoh GR2, but I am pleased anyway and I will try to take more photos at 2.8 with my GR2. Thank you for your informative videos.
16:45 Leica’s distortion control is phenomenal!!!! 😱
Very informative video! Very interesting to know both comparison as I followed you on GR and got the M240 for the leica experience.
It Must Be Nice to have both in your hands. Blessings to you and the soon to be growing fam!
Thank you James! Appreciate it :)
Amazing video Samuel. Love your videos.
Nice comparison, Samuel. I think my takeaway is that I'd be happy with either or both!
I’ve always wanted the 28mm Elmarit for its sharpness and compact size. 28mm and 50mm are my two favorite focal lengths. As an eyeglass wearer though, I can’t really see the 28mm framelines. So I keep the 50 on my M and carry the GR as my 28. I love the pictures from the GR and think they compliment the M9 files nicely. Super sharp and flat, with lots of latitude for adjusting in LR.
The GR has the added benefits of being cheaper, faster than changing lenses, and more discrete. If I’m only carrying one camera, it’s usually the GR (in my back pocket).
Nice comparison. My current setup is M240 +50mm Summarit 2.5 and my 28mm lens is my GR3, I wear glasses and i found it a better option than searching around for frame lines lol. I also don't think the 6 bit coding translates any "realtime data" it's only there to let the body know the specific lens thats attched. Thanks for another quality vid.
Perfect companion to a Leica M with a 50mm. I've been shooting this way since the first APS GR.
very interesting. thank you for the video.
Totally happy with my Ricoh Gr III...since I can take it with me every time every day, wallet, smartphone, Ricoh...I don't need more things.
Thats the way to go! :)
You should be the Ricoh ambassador next year.
I’m sorry for asking. I’m lil bit confused. I’ve plan to buy Ricoh GR III. But the more i dig i found that Ricoh GR II have a lot of issues (dust on sensor issue, shutter issue, lens stuck, being dead after 1 years of usage).
Do you find any issue with Ricoh GR III after almost 2 years of the release date? Also I’m afraid a lot about dust issue since i live in tropical country with high moist and dust environment. Thankyou
@@archivismarchivism7830 no problems...the Ricoh GrII had dust issue, while for the moment my Ricoh gr III has not, since it has also the image stabilisation that provides the cleaning of the sensor. But, there is a big but, you have to consider that plenty that complain about dust on the sensor, they don't take really care about their Ricoh, even mkII. Since it is so pocketable they just throw it in the pocket and "good so"...without any protection. So if you take care of your camera, your camera will take care of you.
With all this said, I don't know where do you live, but of course you have to remember that even if Ricoh provide great IQ, it has many compromises...so you have to think about what you wanna do with it...Personally I live in the north of Sweden, in this moment outside there are minus 20 celsius, and I will not bring my Ricoh with me for landscape photography...have you thought about Fuji X100V instead?
Fantastic video! Thanks for this comparisons. Please share your Ricoh GR iii settings.
Very interesting comparison. The GR III fares very well against a kit several times the price. Thanks for thinking of this.
Great video and great for providing the samples! I can compare it with my Zeiss 28 Biogon now too!
Hey Alex! How does the Biogon hold up on sensors in terms of smearing/shifting?
@@fellowcitizen Ah nice question. I haven't shot any brick walls or anything yet but after a couple sessions so far with it I do notice a small amount of smearing in the corners when wide open. Otherwise no focus shift, almost zero distortion and its very sharp in all rule of 4/3 zones. Wide open a little soft in the corners. In corners F4 gets surprisingly sharp.
@@AlexOnStreets Thanks, & congratulations on the M10 :) I'm interested in claims about Leicas being able to handle wide-angle film lenses better, so if you get a chance to compare the imaging on the M10 with the X-T3 that would be great :) th-cam.com/video/iY6i7mDfTfA/w-d-xo.html
Had to like before watching! Greetings from trusty Bulgarian subscriber.
Super interesting. I’ve been on the edge of buying the gr and this might have moved me back from the edge
Thanks for this interesting comparison. My takeaway is that the quality of images you can get with either camera depends largely on the skills of the photographer and has little to do with the relatively small differences in camera optics or sensor. The Leica may be sharper overall, but I suspect the differences could largely be eliminated in post processing.
There’s more to a picture than sharpness. Colors, for example.
i love this elmarit! this is my go-to travel lens but i only shoot film. i'd like a digital leica soon as film prices are getting to the point of justifying it unfortunately. great channel man.
Get a nice 50mm and you'll have an ideal two lens travel kit!
@@raksh9 yes i have a 28, 50 and 90 setup for my M's. the best lineup IMO
Samuel's demo here reminds me of Rollei35 of pre-AF Film days, supposedly a very pocketable camera with decent results. GR is like R35 in it's heyday. Small and competent definitely has its place in the toolbox.
The GR punches so much higher than its price category for IQ, and for an aps-c sensor, so impressive. But I’ve had the gr3 and the Q and I just miss the viewfinder on a sunny day with the Ricoh.
Love your video! Just want to point out that 6 bit coding on m lenses only tells the camera which lens profile to use, it does not establish electronic connection between the lens and camera, so the aperture values in the metadata is just guessed by the camera. Take care!
For the size and price, the Ricoh is a winner! Great little camera👌 You just want to take it everywhere with you! Can’t say the same for the Leica🤷♂️ Personal use, Ricoh for sure.
BRO who are those ladies in the beginning🤣
Great collab by the way
Alodia and her sister :) famous model/cosplayer/vlogger in the Philippines.. was so surprised to see them in the intro lol
ZERO point NINE
HI thanks for the comparison. The video was shot on the Fujifilm X-H1? Nice colors and resolution.
OMG! I must buy it now.
5:20 - the reason why not to buy Leica :)
15:44 6-bit-coding just says the camera what lens is on it. The aperture is always guessed. Put an ND filter on the lens and be surprised... ;)
Good video Samuel, Leica, at least in the Q, corrects distortion in camera and sometimes it comes baked into the raw file. FYI.
Huhuhu love them both Alodia and Ashley🥺💕
GR fan boy right here 😁🙏
Hello Samuel, the GR crop sensor will become diffraction limited at smaller f-numbers than the full frame. Your testing shows this, which validates your testing. It's not a fault with the GR, it's physics. All APS-C sensors will be the same. Smaller sensors will hit the list earlier.
Good to know! Thanks!! I never really looked at the files as critical as I did for this comparison so I never noticed the defraction and blamed it on lens flaring :)
That’s a true Nepalese temple replica. Amazing.
My understanding is that in terms of diffraction, a lens is actually sharpest at widest apertures but countering that are the imperfections of the lens are most prevalent at widest apertures (I believe from the inclusion of the edges of the lens in the design) and with the shallower depth of field.
So the sweet spot is often a few stops down to eliminating the imperfections in the lens but balance the effects of diffraction against the pixel size. I imagine the effects of direction kick in way sooner with the gr iii with the smaller pixel size of an apex sensors with equal pixel numbers. Might explain it. Also Ricoh may have optimised the lens as you said with little imperfection at open apertures.
I'm no expert though. =)
Wow, really considering the GR right now 👍👍, amazing for fast shots
its a beast. its so sharp its almost unbelivable when I view pictures I take in post. especially considering the size and/or price - its sharper than my other much more expensive cameras.
@@Itsyaboy88 Same feeling here. Incredible sharpness !
Hey Sam. An awesome 28mm comparison would be the Leica 28 2.8 vs Zeiss 28 2.8, Voigtlander 28 f2, 7artisans 28 1.4, M Rokkor 28 2.8 and MS Optical 28 f2. In my opinion, that would be the definitive review of M mount 28mm comparison (I'm excluding the Leica f2 a 1.4 because nobody can afford that shit).
31:14 That’s how the unique green squares are made. 😃
Hi! I’m one of your subscriber. I found out that youre using ricoh gr iii a lot. How long did you use the ricoh gr iii?
I’m sorry for asking. I’m lil bit confused. I’ve plan to buy Ricoh GR III. But the more i dig i found that Ricoh GR II have a lot of issues (dust on sensor issue, shutter issue, lens stuck, being dead after 1 years of usage).
Do you find any issue with Ricoh GR III after almost 2 years of the release date? Also I’m afraid a lot about dust issue since i live in tropical country with high moist and dust environment. Thankyou
Excellent video. I love my GRiii. If I use a larger camera it will be my Pentax K-1 with an M series 28 mm lens! Lol.
Same here, pentax k1 but other lens + ricoh gr III and sigma dp3.
Brilliant review, Leica has it
I dont know but the leica seems to having this pop up or something like separating between the object and background when taking portrait style photos. Or am i wrong?
That was a lovely video.
I enjoyed the comparisons.
Would love to see a new video comparing a Leica with the new GR3x.
As you had said the lens has a new element reintroduced in the new 40mm and has better micro-contrast. Eric Kim agrees and says it has 40percent better picture quality.
I’m always looking for more micro contrast.
You might have to rent the Leica cause you sold yours? But it could be worth it if you get a cool video out of it?
X100v + wcl100 vs. Leica 28mm. You will be surprised. That combo rocks
how about diffraction limit with the smaller size sensor?
even if it's 6-bit coded apertures are not accurately recorded on the meta data :) It's just for lens recognition.
As a Fuji X100T owner I want to buy the Ricoh and the Lecia and keep my X100.
6 bit coding on M glass only tells the camera which lens it is, nothing else. So with Leica M cameras the aperture is most often not correct when you read the info in Lightroom. Fantastic video BTW!! I own a GR3 (because of your initial videos on the camera) and am looking to get a Leica in 2021/2022.
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Oh, I can! From Calgary, Canada with Love :)
I am surprised the GR3 is so close to the M 262 with a 28mm Elmarit ASPH, given the David & Goliath price comparison.
Griii is a great camera, no Question but I enjoy shooting my m10 . The experience cannot be replicated.
It was very interesting to comparing photos.
Thank you 🙏
Es war segregation interessant, Fotos zu vergleichen,
Danke schon.🙏
No Christmas market outside the Rathaus? So sad to see.
I’ve switched from Fujifilm to Leica. Don’t regret it but I definitely have my eyes on the Ricoh GR series as an everyday pocketable camera.
Nice!!
the effect you're getting on the GR lens using the smallest apertures like f11, f16 is due to diffraction
Yes I know! But it shouldn't happen this early (at F5.6) already.
@@SamuelStreetlife diffraction is correlated with aperture and sensor's pixel pitch, given the same pixel count (ex: 24 MP) generally APS-C sensors will show it at lower F values than a Full frame sensor. Have a look at this article for more in depth explanation, there's also a small calculator that lets you visualize the effect for different sensor/aperture combination. www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/diffraction-photography.htm
@@eliaabdo2703 It is also possible that the lens is creating a little bit early or a little bit later again it’s also depending on the lens
Thank you for the video!
There was no comment on the chromatic aberration on the Leica compared to Ricoh, which had none, so I guess there's a bit of a confirmation bias having shelled out all that dough on the Leica set. ;)
The softness is linked to sensor size and megapixels. More crammed in so diffraction kicks in early, no surprises there.
Both are capable of taking technically correct photos (a statement which could apply to most modern prosumer digital cameras) but the pocketability of the Ricoh combined with its technical prowess is a win win. There is no compromise and you are more likely to take the camera with you.
Not a fan of Ricoh' third iteration, shame about the flash missing, ergonomics are worse as well, really enjoy the II model.
What I am trying to say is that you have just smothered the craving for a Leica&28mm combo. :)
I prefer the Ricohs with flash
I have the original 8.1 megapixel Ricoh gr version and love it's 5.9mm f2. 4 28mm equivalent lens especially with black and white at 800 iso settings.
Hi Samuel! The Rokkor 28mm can compete here?
^Hallo Samuel. Ich habe eine Frage zu den Farben. Als du deine Frau auf der Bank fotografierst (und auch bei anderen Aufnahmen, sind die Leica-Farben satter und für meineb Geschack schöner. Wieso bist du darauf nicht eingegangen im Vergleich?
Moin Klaus! Hast recht die Leica Bilder hatten alle insgesamt die schöneren Farben. Ich habe im Video gesagt das der Kontrast viel besser ist bei der Leica welcher auch dafür sorgt das die Farben gesättigter wirken. Ich wollte beide Bilder so gut es geht unbearbeitet lassen. Ich denke der Unterschied liegt mehr an dem Kontrast. Da beide Kameras ganz verschiedene Sensoren benutzen kann man wenig zur Farbwiedergabe der Linsen sagen. Man müsste dafür die gleichen Sensoren nehmen um die Linsen besser zu vergleichen.
I think fstop should also be adjusted when calculating "equivalency" with crop sensors (in terms of blur/bokeh, not exposure)
As well as equivalent focal length there is equivalent aperture
Even happier with my gr now:)
only one thing, the sensor is smaller on Ricoh. The 18mm lens benefits in one way, but loses in less detail, pixel peeping! I prefer smaller sensors! Good test!
Were you using the vibration reduction feature on the GRIII in your comparisons? If so, do you think this made any appreciable difference in your testing?
Yes the shake reduction is always on on my GR III but I don't think it had any effect in this comparison. I made another test later at home using the GR III with and without shaek reduction at long shutterspeeds and there was no difference in sharpness.
Clue: allow comparison pics to stay on screen at least five seconds, so that arrow keys (moves the vid 5 sec forward backward) can be used to easily review the pics multiple times for comparison.
you can also use , . for frame by frame
Any visible DOF difference is due to the two different focal lengths. An 18.5mm lens is an 18.5mm lens, regardless of the image circle it is covering. Just as a 28mm lens is a 28mm lens. If I gave you a Zeiss Planar T✻ 80mm f/2.8 CF lens and you attached it to a Leica SL, it would still be a...you guessed it...80mm lens. Saying "full-frame vs. APS-C" obfuscates the optical reality. There is SO MUCH confusion about "crop-factor" when there needn't be. Otherwise, fun comparo. Big fan ;-)
Has the Ricoh been corrected in camera? Automatically
Funny that you added some clips from the 2 girls getting Leica cameras and not having a clue. I saw their video a couple months ago and thought it was hilarious.
Great video comparison though Sam.
Yeah I also found them by chance and just had to do something with it :D
I think Alodia (the other girl) already has her Leica M240 & 50 f/0.95 NOCT for a while and even appeared as one of the Leica Personalities in History on Thorsten von Overgaard's 'Documenting The Leica History' web page. Of course, she is just an influencer and not a full time photographer. 🙂
The GR must be tuned to perform optimally at 2.8
I don’t understand why when i search some ricoh camera on budget, there are some ricoh 2 of different mpx. !!! please explain or send me please links that you think I could buy. I’m using right now an Ax3 fuji with the 27mm 2.8
There are two series of GR cameras. The old ones that came before the APS-C sensor GR's and they are called GR Digital (look at the logo at the front). The GR's with APS-C are just named GR. All the" GR Digital" cameras came before 2013.
Sam, just tell Ricoh to put back the flash and that's it.
I have! I can only hope.
@@SamuelStreetlife 'I can only hope' should be your next Ricoh t-shirt
I must admin that I’ve never been able to enjoy the griii like I enjoyed my beloved gr, and that exactly because of the lack of the internal flash in the newer one.
That would light up my life ;)
This would also be interesting to see with the fuji x100v (or f I guess) with the extra stop of aperture and few mm of focal length it might be able to compete better with the leica
The GR III is sharper than the X100V. I had both but kept the Ricoh.
@@ghas4151 but the x100v has more depth of field which tbh was the reason I preferred the Leica in this test
@@ghas4151 my mate had an x100f, swapped it for a gr3 but then swapped back to an x100f
Just out of curiosity, what is forbidden in the forest?
If you had done this test with the Elmarit 28 on a Leica M8 instead of a full frame M, you would have been closer to the APS-C limitations of the Ricoh GR, especially in the reproduction of white light and dark shadow and the unique faithful reproduction of color; finely tuned optical qualities that the Pentax-Ricoh objective fails to reach. Good test anyway.
I'm also experiencing this wrong-aperture-value issue with all my lenses (leica or others). Since Lightroom uses the images EXIF for showing the camera values like aperture, the wrong aperture has to be written to the image by the body itself. It's not a Lightroom issue.
According to the leica forum, this is because there's *usually* no electrical connection from the body to the lens (I put that in quotes as a disclaimer - the forum- thread was quite old and maybe something changed with newer Leica bodies ;) . The 6-bit coding seems just to be read optically. And only to identify the lens. The aperture value is just being guessed by the body.
Yes thats true
The aperture values are estimated by the Leica camera, the 6-bit coding only signals the lens to the camera but the aperture values are not transferred. There is no communication between the lens and the camera!
Colors were richer on the Leica lens, the Ricoh had a bit of a grey veil over them.
Are you using a diffusion filter on your video camera lens?
Yes I had a black promist filter attached at the beginning.
My impression from your video is that when you pixel peep, the Leica has a small edge. However, photography isn't really about pixel peeping. Instead, it is about looking at an image taken as a whole. When you do that, the differences between your Leica and GrIII images seem trivial to me.
Ricoh is the best camera for street ers.And i use mostly 2,8 b&w and never more then 5 m.!
The disappearance of the SL without any explanation is very mysterious...
I mentioned it in my last potato vlog :) Nothing mysterious. Went to the leica store and they bought my SL and with the money I got a M262 from ebay.
That's funny, I ran a bunch of lens tests on my GR iii & f4 is way better than f2.8. I also have the Elmarit, but shoot it on my Z6, & you are getting much better results on your Leica body than I do in the corners. For me, the corners don't clean up properly until f8.
Weight 257g vs 680g without lens 🙃 For street photography with only one lens I would go for gr3
If you want to have one camera with different lenses Leica is great if you have enough money 😊
Plus that the GR3 goes down to 6cm, at which it still manages to maintain a very solid performance (unlike the X100!). Lens wise it's a no brainer.
So Leica M only have manual focus? Is it hard to use?
It has, and it needs some time to get used to it. Then it's a beast (consider DOF / Zone Focusing for street), you will not think about it anymore.
Hopefully for Leica... it turns out that their combo costing 10 times more (literally) is marginally better than Ricoh... Honor is safe... But it is true than when approaching perfection, any marginal improvement costs a lot. Thank you for this review... it just convinced me I made the right choice .
Yeah and not to forget due to the size leica has to use more glass and I think we can agree that it is built much better than the GRIII but overall quality and performance? Not 10 times better for sure.
To make a better comparison, you should've shot in jpeg instead, because Adobe Camera Raw applies its own settings to RAW images.
wait when the hell did you get an m?! I rememeber your SL video but no idea you bought an M
The GRIII does so well keeping up. I was expecting to see more of a drastic difference. Honestly, if you don't absolutely live range finding, it might be worth just buying the Leica glass and putting it on anything else. I love the manual focus dual EVF screen on my X-T2, so maybe it would be worth it to get the X-Pro3 and have a pretend leica aps-c. I'm sure we could find a red dot sticker. 😉
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Btw, did you buy the Fuji 16-55 that I let you borrow???? I could tell your filmmaking was slightly different with the variations of the shots, ie crash zoom and variations of focal lengths. If so, such a great pick up right???
@@jaeAre200 NOPE :D It is the Kit lens! The 18-55mm. I got it in exchange for a viltrox lens I was trying to sell and I love the convenience factor of having a zoom and AF. And it's light and small. But I think its a little softer than my usual lenses. So still lusting after the 16-55mm but for now happy with the kit lens for quick run and gun shooting.
Even pausing the video and looking at the comparisons closely, I didn't see enough difference to justify the price difference. That little Ricoh definitely punches above its weight class.
Why do you have Alodia in the beginning of your video. She’s very famous in the Philippines.
When did you pick up the ASPH II Elmarit? Did you upgrade from the ASPH I?
Yes I did! Wasn't too impressed with the previous version. The mark II is great!
I'm amazed you never mention the colour rendering of the two lenses/cameras. Is that because you regard that more as a sensor/processor (speak camera) issue than a lens issue? Anyway, the Leica colours are clearly more pleasing and are linked to the better micro contrast as well, of course. I have both a GR III and a Leica Q2 (and the rest of my gear is Fuji including an X100V) and I find the colour rendering the biggest advantage of the Q2 - the myth of the Leica colours seems justified at least to some extent!:). But the GR III is amazing in its own right with the compactness/quality ratio unequalled!
If you are not a pure JPEG shooter, colors doesn't matter so much ... I develop each of my images in PS and they never end with it's origin ooc colours.
We are very much alike. But you probably have a GR iiix already. I am still waiting formy pre-order🙂
Because theres no doubt that most leica and fuji xe, xt, x100 's have better color.
. Advanced amateurs would prefer ricoh beucause it'll nail focus anytime, gain color in post (assuming they shoot raw)
. Pros would definetly prefer leica/fuji, less distorsion.
Ricoh gr
+ sharp, pocketable
- dostortion on close up
Leica
+ better than 18mm ricoh
+ beautiful color
- non pocketable
So which one i prefer? I want both 🤣
jk, ill get the cheapest used one i could find
@@prntm926 The question is, which is the camera you are more likely going to want to take with you? I know for me it would be the smallest and lightest, the Ricoh. The differences in the image quality are minimal.
GRiii is not a 2,8 at 28mm equivalent, it's actually f4,2. It's a common misconception that the GRiii is that fast. The GRiiiX is also f4,2.
You are correct but the light gathering capability stays the same (F2.8). And the depth of field of the GR III is more like F4,2.
I'd never trade in my GRii for an overpriced Leica. The Ricoh is a camera you just want to take everywhere and it's so much fun to use. The tones are gorgeous. I have barely shot with my GFX50r since getting the GRii.
The 6-bit coding system on a LEICA M does not capture the aperture used on the lens and communicate it to the camera. All it does is show the camera which lens is mounted. The aperture you see in Lightroom is just a best guess by Lightroom. That is why it is mostly wrong.
Yes! Thanks!
This big difference here is the shooting experience.
You noticed Alodia and Ashleyyy
Ist nicht ganz das gleiche... man darf bei der GR3 ja nicht nur wegen Crop die 18,3 * 1,5=28mm nehmen, sondern müsste auch die 2,8er Lichtstärke * 1,5=4,2 im Vergleich zu Leica/Kleinbild entspricht, berücksichtigen? Iss zwar nicht ganz so relevant, aber macht ja hinsichtlich Freistellung, und bei Belichtung/ISO Kombis schon ca einen fStop aus..
maybe sharpness is also influenced by shutter type.
Not this time because I made sure the shutter speed was fast enough.
@@SamuelStreetlife fair, but there is still nano-lag. It's one of the reasons why GR can't shoot faster than 1/2500 a f2,8. Also considering sensor stabilization needs time to stop sensor from moving. Anyway i love my GR (: