Love this story - certainly wasn’t a click bait style title. You’ve helped me make my decision - think I’ll be getting the GR. So true about carrying the gear and annoyingly not even using it or taking pictures you don’t like just because you brought the gear with you.
Appreciate it! Yeah I never feel bad about bringing a GR. For personal stuff sometimes you just don’t feel like bruising the moment by pulling a camera out. But this one makes it so unobtrusive that it’s not a big deal if you decide to do so.
Regardless this video didnt advertise to be one, it was the best comparsion + review + "before-you-buy" video i've seen - and yet it was also made with such a style what alone rises my praise. We need more this kind of "story like" videos about things, especially when the things are like these cameras; not only a tech pieces but ways to roll on wherever we go. I dont have yet one like this but im waiting for the Ricoh GR IV and hoping it would have the "x" option already from the launch - and if not, i might do like you and get first the normal one and eventually bring two cameras with me. Thanks for the video!
Crazy luck: Was loving this bag for my needs (also a ricoh shooter, looking for a light wieght bag for traveling with ipad), and managed to find someone selling one (used, but only used twice) 10 minutes from my house. Thanks for the video!
What experience do you have with either focal length? If you have tried a 28mm and prefer it over a 35 or 40mm, get the regular iii. If you haven’t tried a 28mm or prefer 35 or 40mm then get the IIIx. That would be my personal advice. More generally I think more people would like the IIIx if I had to blindly recommend
I love my GRiii-x also bought it second hand and I agree it takes away a lot of barriers whilst producing great Image quality. The GR line is a bit underrated in my opinion. I have a Sony A7III, Fujifilm XT30mii and a Leica. But the GR is my everyday camera and I use the DJI Pocket 2 as my everyday video camera although my Google 6A is proving stiff competition :)
Yeah especially with the addition of Negative Film and now availability of matching LIghtroom and Photoshop profiles. Ricoh has really been stepping it up with the support and updates.
Thanks for your story. I could really relate to your decision making process and it's also helping me make my decision too. I appreciate the storytelling approach.
It’s some generic strap from Amazon. Can’t find the exact listing anymore but most of them are the same. Sonneting like this YOUOWO 5 Pack Wrist Lanyards Adjustable Length lanyards for Keys car Flashlight Cell Phone Pen Wraps Wristlet Keychain Hand Wrist Lanyard Black red Blue Green White&Black a.co/d/51NQAyS
Thanks, I really like the story telling approach you took for this video, makes it different from the crowd, and its about you and the camera. I am a GRiii user with other M4/3 kit and like you, I find even with the fairly compact M43 kit, if I am not going somewhere just to take pictures the GR is a much better option as it can easily be put in a belt pouch. Currently contemplating getting the x as well so really helpful video for me. Peace
Cool video! Man, you have ton of gear to choose from. Had a similar situation, where I took my Sony A7rIV and 24-70 f2.8 and my GR III. After the second day, only started carrying the GR III and realized the value of something small, discreet, light yet still photographically very good. So picked up a GR IIIx when I got home. The lens on that camera is amazing. So I now I have a travel kit similar to yours that I agree allows you to enjoy time with family and still make images when I come across them.
I’m experiencing the same at this moment, love the GR3 but at times I wished I’d had a bit more focal length. Dragging the Nikon d750 is not an option….GR3X is. Thanks for sharing the experience with and without!✌️
Loved this video, thank you for sharing. For times when I feel I'd like to have a viewfinder with the GR, I put the GV-1 hotshoe finder on and set the back screen to black to avoid the temptation to use it Adds a bit of course to bulk, but it can be easily popped on and off as needed. Not sure if they make one for the 40mm view though. Your grey 3x is beautiful.
Fuji shooter here but needing a pocket camera, which none of the X100’s are. Settled on a GR but having the hell of a time picking which model to start with. Can only afford one at present. And I keep running it to vids that raise all three models equally. Might come down to Rock Paper Scissors for the first pick.😅
Hard choice! I’ve never owned the 1 or 2. I did buy the older digital version for a very cheap price and once I felt the body in hand I knew I had to have one with the apsc logo
I had exactly the same experience as you! I have a Nikon F2A, so for film, an Olympus mju ii (also film) and a Polaroid SX70... These cameras are sleeping in the closet and come out very rarely if not almost never! Then, I have one of Fuji's (X-Pro and X-T4) and many, many lenses! I finally got tired of carrying all this equipment! Nowadays my Fuji's are mainly used for video or specific shoots! I bought a Ricoh GR III Street Edition and fell in love with it! So much so, that I added a GR IIIx to it (the normal black version), so, just the opposite of you! Nowadays, especially since I do a lot of street photography, 90% of my photographic production is done with my little GR's and I'm more than happy with it! The quality of the files is really fantastic... Thank you for your sharing which could have been mine, so much your story is like mine!
I enjoyed this video. I have the Gr3x and a Fuji x100f. I'm not surprised you traded the 28 for the 40. About to upgrade my firmware on the Ricoh. I heard the ibis improvements are worthwhile. Happy snapping!
I just got my GR III yesterday because as much as I have tried to let it be good enough, phone photography just doesn't cut it for me especially when the lights start to dim. While I have gotten much more comfortable carrying my X-T4 around more and more, it's still significant in size, and sometimes I feel weird just being that guy pulling out the big camera in the middle of a restaurant, bar, etc, so I often leave it at home. Every time I go out though, I end up finding things I want to photograph and just get let down by my iPhone. I'm hoping this fills that space. I just want a good camera I can carry with me the 75% of the time that I'm not carrying around my X-T4. On my upcoming vacation to Europe, I'm planning to use the X-T4 with the 10-24 as my primary daytime lens with the 50-230 as a backup, my wife can use the Ricoh, and at night when we want to go out to dinners, bars, etc, the Ricoh will be the choice, which means I don't have to bring an extra sling or camera backpack. Sure it's not a 1.4 lens like my Fuji lens, but this entire camera weighs less and takes up less space then the lens alone. I'd rather have a slightly noisy image then no image at all, or a super mushy iPhone night image. Awesome video, good story telling!
just my opinion, but with those 2 focal lenghts being so close together all you have to do realistically is step back 1 to 1.5 metres for more or less the same picture, am I right or am I right?
I’m a way. Distortion and rendering would still differ slightly but wouldn’t be noticed if not side by side. It’s more about what your used to shooting and Maria rally visualize with. I’m quicker framing up a 35 or 40 than a 28 personally. It makes me approach images differently when I’ve locked in the focal length in my head. Your mileage may vary though
Damn and here I was preparing to sell my Gr III and will probably be reevaluating that based on this video. Maybe I just need to find a Gr IIIx to swap it out with?
Maybe! I definitely prefer the IIIx to the III. If you like the size and usability of the camera body itself, but find yourself struggling with the wide mess of the 28mm FOV, then yeah you might want to. Especially if you like something between 25-50mm. If you don’t like the shooting experience with back LCD or handling then the IIIx will still be a problem for you. Good luck!
This isn’t the Logitech version - it’s the original Harlan Miller Embody. It’s a really good chair but not the best for someone my height. The back is a bit too slim and not tall enough but I have a order for a headrest in so hopefully that will help with the upper support. For average sized people it’s a fantastic chair though
Nice vid. I’m on the fence between the GR, fuji XF10 or X70. I also have the X100F and debating if I will miss the film sims from fuji if I switch to GR since i’m a jpeg shooter. Did that come into play for you at all? Thanks
Haha awesome. Which way did you end up going? I do dial in setting for jpegs but more often than not I do like to develop my RAW files (often with the same film sim and some extra tweaks). Every now and then I am actually happiest with the jpeg and I use that though. Ricoh jpeg processing is really close to Fuji. Easier to use but slightly less options. But really good. I’m happy with either of them to be honest. Though I will say classic chrome might be my fav, then either Ricoh positive or negative film. The both have awesome black and white sims. I think you can’t go wrong
First I wanna say you're a great story teller, you don't scream...what a relieve. I can't find the bag you use! its the Crome MXD feather BP right? Thanks a lot Mr. George.
Having just tried the GRIIIx, I don't blame you. That is one sweet camera, and at 40mm, it's at a focal length that often requires you to put a bulky prime on a Micro 4:3rds (you can't get this kind of quality out of the Pana or Oly kit lens). And the output just looks oh so good for the size.
Yes I was just using my GR iii the other day and needed flash. My external flash was dead so I resorted to an OLD GR Digital body that had flash. Definitely wish the it had built in flash for the rare occasions I need it
Your video just popped up on my YT feed. This resonated so much for me, I don't know how may times I hauled a bigger camera and just because I brought it I felt I had to use it. I've been a long time fuji user owning most major body styles except the H series. I sold my x100f years back to get the lighter x-E4+27mm pancake. I was thinking swappable lenses and lighter, but other lenses besides the 27mm felt bulky on the E. Sold that for an x-t30, thinking well I used a grip all the time for the x-e4 get a camera with built in grip, it was a great camera but far from pocketable and I ended up leaving it at home a lot. I just got the GRiii and what a game changer, I'm still getting use to life without an EVG but for daily life and family it's becoming a favorite. The GRiii comes on every adventure now no question. I also have a Sony a7iv for professional work.
I’m glad it resonated. I’m actually sitting in a hospital waiting room and as I read this I have my GR III in my chest pocket of my flannel. I haven’t pulled it out for anything but it’s so inconsequential to carry that I forgot I had it until I got this notification. Regardless I can always have it with me just in case something worthy presents itself
@@Lonnie.G I hope everyone is okay? I just took my GRIII to a daddy daughter dance. I never would have even considered that with a fujifilm camera, just an amazing take anywhere camera. Thanks again for the great video.
Really great video essay. I love your storytelling style. I shot with an RX1 since 2012. Ran with both the RX1 and a GRIII last year and found that I shot more, and more often with the GR since it's so accessible. Was really surprised by how the controls are so well designed to be able to manipulate the exposure triangle so quickly with one hand. Sold my RX1r2 with plans to just run with the GRIII and GRIIIx. All things considered, that setup would probably be perfect, but picked up an XT5+XF27mm as my "2nd cam" to the GR for IBIS and 40mp, since I do crop extensively at times as part of my photography workflow. The "just in case" bug got me. ;) Great video again, and thanks for sharing!
Haha those “what if” and “just in case” thoughts can get us. I used to have an RX1 and I miss is a ton. The image quality was absolutely amazing out of that lens and if I find one at a good price when I have the funds I will gladly buy it again to keep forever.
@@Lonnie.G I hear ya there. I couldn't get myself to sell my og RX1. It defined an entire decade of my work-and you're right, that lens is something special that I haven't found in any system other than Leica glass. Good luck on getting one back in the forever collection! The 1st gen is going for pretty accessible prices nowadays. :)
Yessir I prob need to speed up my acquisition of one before they become impossible to find. It will go in my hall of fame collection with my xpro 1 and original Canon 5D
Hi Lonnie, I've just discovered your videos, and I love them ! It's a great mix of an interesting story, stuff review, and photo samples. Really good job ! I had the same dilemna a few times ago. At first, I had a Fuji XT3 with some good lenses (23 f1.4 most of the times, 56 f1.2 and 27 f2.8), but I was not taking it for short walks with wife and daughter, or for restaurant or activities : even with the 27mm 2.8, is was way too big. I ended up selling all this stuff, and bought a Fuji X100V (before the price goes crazy) : beautifull camera, great lens, Fuji films simulations (love them !) ... but still too big and heavy to forget it when you have it on you ! And then, the GRIIIX came out. My last experience with Ricoh was with the GR2, that I didn't keep because I was not ready yet 8 years ago or so. After 2 weeks of test with the GRIIIX, the choice was obvious : the Fuji X100V can't stand against the Ricoh GRIII / X when you are looking for an EDC camera. The Fuji X100V was sold in 2 days (If I had knew that the price was going as crazy as now, I should have kept it :D). And then, I even found a used GRIII with a dust on the sensor, for a great price. Now that I have both GRIII and GRIIIX, I have noticed that I'im using GRIII more often than the GRIIIX. Perhaps the next step is to keep only the GRIII, and try the GT-2 lense when I really want to shoot some portrait. Sorry for my english by the way ;)
I forgot to talk about your bag review : I just love it ! But damn, it seems impossible to find it, even a used one :( Funny point : I need to carry almost same stuff as you :D (GRIII, flash, Steam Deck, small PD pouch)
Totally same experience with me , as soon as my first shots with gr iii (im totally hook up). Then couple of weeks i just pairing it up with gr iiix. 😅
Love this story - certainly wasn’t a click bait style title.
You’ve helped me make my decision - think I’ll be getting the GR.
So true about carrying the gear and annoyingly not even using it or taking pictures you don’t like just because you brought the gear with you.
Appreciate it! Yeah I never feel bad about bringing a GR. For personal stuff sometimes you just don’t feel like bruising the moment by pulling a camera out. But this one makes it so unobtrusive that it’s not a big deal if you decide to do so.
Lonnie George, also known by his government name Lonnithan Georgiano, making me contemplate my buying decisions.
😂😂😂😂
The III and IIIx complement each other so well. I recently got the wide angle conversion lens for the III and it’s made the kit even more versatile.
I’ve yet to try any of the conversion lenses but I’d like to
I kept on wanting to say in a very low voice "ohhh yeaahhh, you know what I'm talking about baby..you know I should be taking the ricoh gr..."
Regardless this video didnt advertise to be one, it was the best comparsion + review + "before-you-buy" video i've seen - and yet it was also made with such a style what alone rises my praise. We need more this kind of "story like" videos about things, especially when the things are like these cameras; not only a tech pieces but ways to roll on wherever we go. I dont have yet one like this but im waiting for the Ricoh GR IV and hoping it would have the "x" option already from the launch - and if not, i might do like you and get first the normal one and eventually bring two cameras with me. Thanks for the video!
Hey man, missing your storytelling. Hope you’ll make some new videos - it’s been a while 📷
Crazy luck: Was loving this bag for my needs (also a ricoh shooter, looking for a light wieght bag for traveling with ipad), and managed to find someone selling one (used, but only used twice) 10 minutes from my house. Thanks for the video!
that is amazing!
lonnie george content >>> 😭
Thank you bro 🙏🏽
The GR is all you need ! The camera of the future!
Love how you shoot and tell a story. And using the story first approach .... Then tying in the use-case, Budget and gear to put it together.
Big up
I really appreciate that
Oooo... size 14 feet? Lucky wife. 😉
Thinking of getting either a gr iii or gr iiix for social events and street photos which one would u recommend?
What experience do you have with either focal length? If you have tried a 28mm and prefer it over a 35 or 40mm, get the regular iii. If you haven’t tried a 28mm or prefer 35 or 40mm then get the IIIx. That would be my personal advice. More generally I think more people would like the IIIx if I had to blindly recommend
I love my GRiii-x also bought it second hand and I agree it takes away a lot of barriers whilst producing great Image quality. The GR line is a bit underrated in my opinion. I have a Sony A7III, Fujifilm XT30mii and a Leica. But the GR is my everyday camera and I use the DJI Pocket 2 as my everyday video camera although my Google 6A is proving stiff competition :)
Super underrated - I agree. I’m always blown away by the quality of photos and ease of use vs the relative size. It has no business being this good
@@Lonnie.G and most people forget the Ricoh film sims you can get. Really high quality
Yeah especially with the addition of Negative Film and now availability of matching LIghtroom and Photoshop profiles. Ricoh has really been stepping it up with the support and updates.
Thanks for your story. I could really relate to your decision making process and it's also helping me make my decision too. I appreciate the storytelling approach.
hey which strap wrist strap are you using on your Ricoh's? I really liked your comparison with the Fuji X100V.
It’s some generic strap from Amazon. Can’t find the exact listing anymore but most of them are the same. Sonneting like this YOUOWO 5 Pack Wrist Lanyards Adjustable Length lanyards for Keys car Flashlight Cell Phone Pen Wraps Wristlet Keychain Hand Wrist Lanyard Black red Blue Green White&Black a.co/d/51NQAyS
Great video Lonnie. Been on a similar journey myself and have shifted from the X100v to the GRiiiX - enjoying it so far. New sub here 🙌🏻
Awesome, thank you!
Thanks, I really like the story telling approach you took for this video, makes it different from the crowd, and its about you and the camera. I am a GRiii user with other M4/3 kit and like you, I find even with the fairly compact M43 kit, if I am not going somewhere just to take pictures the GR is a much better option as it can easily be put in a belt pouch. Currently contemplating getting the x as well so really helpful video for me. Peace
I really appreciate the comment - thank you!
Cool video! Man, you have ton of gear to choose from. Had a similar situation, where I took my Sony A7rIV and 24-70 f2.8 and my GR III. After the second day, only started carrying the GR III and realized the value of something small, discreet, light yet still photographically very good. So picked up a GR IIIx when I got home. The lens on that camera is amazing. So I now I have a travel kit similar to yours that I agree allows you to enjoy time with family and still make images when I come across them.
Yeah I keep all that gear for situations that call for it but for travel and family, nothing beats a small and light setup!
I’m experiencing the same at this moment, love the GR3 but at times I wished I’d had a bit more focal length.
Dragging the Nikon d750 is not an option….GR3X is. Thanks for sharing the experience with and without!✌️
thanks for the support!
Amazing
I ordered a GR3x because of this video message, thanks.
Enjoy it. Honestly it impresses me every time I get the files home
The Ricoh GR3X has a 40mm equivalent field of view, not 35mm. 40mm is the most natural angle of view.
Brooo your storytelling is very nice! 💜
I really appreciate that!
Loved this video, thank you for sharing. For times when I feel I'd like to have a viewfinder with the GR, I put the GV-1 hotshoe finder on and set the back screen to black to avoid the temptation to use it Adds a bit of course to bulk, but it can be easily popped on and off as needed. Not sure if they make one for the 40mm view though. Your grey 3x is beautiful.
Noob question - does in-camera development (image control) for jpegs show up on the RAW file too, or just the jpeg?
The story telling , the audio, the cinematic vibes … thanks mate, subscribed
the construction pictures look really nice bro, camera is good with the colours
Great video man! Love the content. Waiting on the arrival of my GR III X now. Can’t wait.
woooow crazy video and bonus footage thanks for the shots, i really like the gr 3 photos
x100v for photo and a go pro 10 for video. I'm a happy man.
Love the GR look, but not for me with no viewfinder.
It’s a bloody great camera for street photography
I watched this whole video and the most shocking revelation was that you're THIS OLD and that was your FIRST CONCERT?!
Lmao. Guilty as charged
Fuji shooter here but needing a pocket camera, which none of the X100’s are. Settled on a GR but having the hell of a time picking which model to start with. Can only afford one at present. And I keep running it to vids that raise all three models equally. Might come down to Rock Paper Scissors for the first pick.😅
Hard choice! I’ve never owned the 1 or 2. I did buy the older digital version for a very cheap price and once I felt the body in hand I knew I had to have one with the apsc logo
I had exactly the same experience as you! I have a Nikon F2A, so for film, an Olympus mju ii (also film) and a Polaroid SX70... These cameras are sleeping in the closet and come out very rarely if not almost never! Then, I have one of Fuji's (X-Pro and X-T4) and many, many lenses! I finally got tired of carrying all this equipment! Nowadays my Fuji's are mainly used for video or specific shoots! I bought a Ricoh GR III Street Edition and fell in love with it! So much so, that I added a GR IIIx to it (the normal black version), so, just the opposite of you! Nowadays, especially since I do a lot of street photography, 90% of my photographic production is done with my little GR's and I'm more than happy with it! The quality of the files is really fantastic... Thank you for your sharing which could have been mine, so much your story is like mine!
Yeah these two little cameras are amazing
I enjoyed this video. I have the Gr3x and a Fuji x100f. I'm not surprised you traded the 28 for the 40. About to upgrade my firmware on the Ricoh. I heard the ibis improvements are worthwhile. Happy snapping!
I love the support Ricoh continues to provide for these
Great really enjoyed it thanks
I just got my GR III yesterday because as much as I have tried to let it be good enough, phone photography just doesn't cut it for me especially when the lights start to dim. While I have gotten much more comfortable carrying my X-T4 around more and more, it's still significant in size, and sometimes I feel weird just being that guy pulling out the big camera in the middle of a restaurant, bar, etc, so I often leave it at home. Every time I go out though, I end up finding things I want to photograph and just get let down by my iPhone.
I'm hoping this fills that space. I just want a good camera I can carry with me the 75% of the time that I'm not carrying around my X-T4. On my upcoming vacation to Europe, I'm planning to use the X-T4 with the 10-24 as my primary daytime lens with the 50-230 as a backup, my wife can use the Ricoh, and at night when we want to go out to dinners, bars, etc, the Ricoh will be the choice, which means I don't have to bring an extra sling or camera backpack. Sure it's not a 1.4 lens like my Fuji lens, but this entire camera weighs less and takes up less space then the lens alone. I'd rather have a slightly noisy image then no image at all, or a super mushy iPhone night image.
Awesome video, good story telling!
That’s the Perfect use case for this camera IMO. Thank you!
just my opinion, but with those 2 focal lenghts being so close together all you have to do realistically is step back 1 to 1.5 metres for more or less the same picture, am I right or am I right?
I’m a way. Distortion and rendering would still differ slightly but wouldn’t be noticed if not side by side. It’s more about what your used to shooting and Maria rally visualize with. I’m quicker framing up a 35 or 40 than a 28 personally. It makes me approach images differently when I’ve locked in the focal length in my head. Your mileage may vary though
Damn and here I was preparing to sell my Gr III and will probably be reevaluating that based on this video. Maybe I just need to find a Gr IIIx to swap it out with?
Maybe! I definitely prefer the IIIx to the III. If you like the size and usability of the camera body itself, but find yourself struggling with the wide mess of the 28mm FOV, then yeah you might want to. Especially if you like something between 25-50mm. If you don’t like the shooting experience with back LCD or handling then the IIIx will still be a problem for you. Good luck!
Excellent piece! Beautifully crafted presentation. Thank you!
Thank you very much!
Thanks for this man.
I'm convinced 😍
Off the topic of photography -- what do you think of the Logitech chair?
This isn’t the Logitech version - it’s the original Harlan Miller Embody. It’s a really good chair but not the best for someone my height. The back is a bit too slim and not tall enough but I have a order for a headrest in so hopefully that will help with the upper support. For average sized people it’s a fantastic chair though
Wonderful video Lonnie! Glad to see you finding out what works best for you in the given situation. Enjoy the new setup.
Thanks Christopher!
GR IIIx is a perfect company for my m262 and m8.2
What a combination!
Great video..thanks for your insights!
Glad you enjoyed it!
That was a great video and point of view.
I love the GR twins.
Thank you! 🙏🏽
Nice vid. I’m on the fence between the GR, fuji XF10 or X70. I also have the X100F and debating if I will miss the film sims from fuji if I switch to GR since i’m a jpeg shooter. Did that come into play for you at all? Thanks
Just watched your vid on x100v vs GRiii which gave me my answer lol thanks
Haha awesome. Which way did you end up going? I do dial in setting for jpegs but more often than not I do like to develop my RAW files (often with the same film sim and some extra tweaks). Every now and then I am actually happiest with the jpeg and I use that though. Ricoh jpeg processing is really close to Fuji. Easier to use but slightly less options. But really good. I’m happy with either of them to be honest. Though I will say classic chrome might be my fav, then either Ricoh positive or negative film. The both have awesome black and white sims. I think you can’t go wrong
First I wanna say you're a great story teller, you don't scream...what a relieve.
I can't find the bag you use! its the Crome MXD feather BP right?
Thanks a lot Mr. George.
Having just tried the GRIIIx, I don't blame you. That is one sweet camera, and at 40mm, it's at a focal length that often requires you to put a bulky prime on a Micro 4:3rds (you can't get this kind of quality out of the Pana or Oly kit lens). And the output just looks oh so good for the size.
The panny 20 1.7 is bulky?
@@ekjellgren wasn't thinking of that one, honestly, when I wrote that.
Which is weird, because I have one. Hahaha.
Excellent review. I still own GR II and love it. Having built in flash make a lots of sense. Too bad GR III is missing that.
Yes I was just using my GR iii the other day and needed flash. My external flash was dead so I resorted to an OLD GR Digital body that had flash. Definitely wish the it had built in flash for the rare occasions I need it
@@Lonnie.GI have a GR iii arriving in a few days but think I Will keep my GRD IV for that reason and others. 😊
Your video just popped up on my YT feed. This resonated so much for me, I don't know how may times I hauled a bigger camera and just because I brought it I felt I had to use it. I've been a long time fuji user owning most major body styles except the H series. I sold my x100f years back to get the lighter x-E4+27mm pancake. I was thinking swappable lenses and lighter, but other lenses besides the 27mm felt bulky on the E. Sold that for an x-t30, thinking well I used a grip all the time for the x-e4 get a camera with built in grip, it was a great camera but far from pocketable and I ended up leaving it at home a lot. I just got the GRiii and what a game changer, I'm still getting use to life without an EVG but for daily life and family it's becoming a favorite. The GRiii comes on every adventure now no question. I also have a Sony a7iv for professional work.
I’m glad it resonated. I’m actually sitting in a hospital waiting room and as I read this I have my GR III in my chest pocket of my flannel. I haven’t pulled it out for anything but it’s so inconsequential to carry that I forgot I had it until I got this notification. Regardless I can always have it with me just in case something worthy presents itself
@@Lonnie.G I hope everyone is okay?
I just took my GRIII to a daddy daughter dance. I never would have even considered that with a fujifilm camera, just an amazing take anywhere camera. Thanks again for the great video.
Yes, thank you 🙏🏽. That’s a fantastic use case for the camera!
congrats for the move, makes lot of sense!
Thank you!
Really great video essay. I love your storytelling style.
I shot with an RX1 since 2012. Ran with both the RX1 and a GRIII last year and found that I shot more, and more often with the GR since it's so accessible. Was really surprised by how the controls are so well designed to be able to manipulate the exposure triangle so quickly with one hand.
Sold my RX1r2 with plans to just run with the GRIII and GRIIIx. All things considered, that setup would probably be perfect, but picked up an XT5+XF27mm as my "2nd cam" to the GR for IBIS and 40mp, since I do crop extensively at times as part of my photography workflow. The "just in case" bug got me. ;)
Great video again, and thanks for sharing!
Haha those “what if” and “just in case” thoughts can get us. I used to have an RX1 and I miss is a ton. The image quality was absolutely amazing out of that lens and if I find one at a good price when I have the funds I will gladly buy it again to keep forever.
@@Lonnie.G I hear ya there. I couldn't get myself to sell my og RX1. It defined an entire decade of my work-and you're right, that lens is something special that I haven't found in any system other than Leica glass. Good luck on getting one back in the forever collection! The 1st gen is going for pretty accessible prices nowadays. :)
Yessir I prob need to speed up my acquisition of one before they become impossible to find. It will go in my hall of fame collection with my xpro 1 and original Canon 5D
Interesting video - thanks
Thanks for watching and commenting
This was Fire Homie
I appreciate that!
Hi Lonnie,
I've just discovered your videos, and I love them !
It's a great mix of an interesting story, stuff review, and photo samples. Really good job !
I had the same dilemna a few times ago.
At first, I had a Fuji XT3 with some good lenses (23 f1.4 most of the times, 56 f1.2 and 27 f2.8), but I was not taking it for short walks with wife and daughter, or for restaurant or activities : even with the 27mm 2.8, is was way too big.
I ended up selling all this stuff, and bought a Fuji X100V (before the price goes crazy) : beautifull camera, great lens, Fuji films simulations (love them !) ... but still too big and heavy to forget it when you have it on you !
And then, the GRIIIX came out.
My last experience with Ricoh was with the GR2, that I didn't keep because I was not ready yet 8 years ago or so.
After 2 weeks of test with the GRIIIX, the choice was obvious : the Fuji X100V can't stand against the Ricoh GRIII / X when you are looking for an EDC camera.
The Fuji X100V was sold in 2 days (If I had knew that the price was going as crazy as now, I should have kept it :D).
And then, I even found a used GRIII with a dust on the sensor, for a great price.
Now that I have both GRIII and GRIIIX, I have noticed that I'im using GRIII more often than the GRIIIX.
Perhaps the next step is to keep only the GRIII, and try the GT-2 lense when I really want to shoot some portrait.
Sorry for my english by the way ;)
I forgot to talk about your bag review : I just love it !
But damn, it seems impossible to find it, even a used one :(
Funny point : I need to carry almost same stuff as you :D (GRIII, flash, Steam Deck, small PD pouch)
Totally same experience with me , as soon as my first shots with gr iii (im totally hook up). Then couple of weeks i just pairing it up with gr iiix. 😅
Such a great combo!
Isn’t there a teleconverter for the griii?