To many, it was and still is the best alternative to exorbitantly priced Leica street-shooters and bulky DSLRs.
But before we get into the technicalities, let me walk you through my review process.
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So whats new about the Ricoh GRIII?
Those familiar with the GRII will swiftly notice that not much has changed with its successor on the outside.
Indeed, Ricoh has kept the simplistic design, and souped up the innards of the camera.
Now onto the new additions.
you could feel the IBIS by shaking the equipment slightly while holding it.
The camera also sports a revamped 3-inch LCD touchscreen with 1,037,000 dots.
But how do these specs translate in performance.
Once I got accustomed to looking through the screen though, I absolutely loved shooting with the GRIII.
Speaking of the autofocus, the GRIII is pretty snappy.
I was impressed with the details I was able to recover in underexposed images.
The GRIII does alright in the battery life department, but dont expect wonders from its 1,350 mAh capacity.
There is a huge upside to the puny battery though: the GRIII is unbelievably compact.
What about the downsides?
Even though I used the camera somewhat moderately, mine got so wobbly it eventually started falling off randomly.
Manual focus is also pretty cumbersome.
Ricoh has nailed the autofocus system, but relying on manual focus is a truly rage-inducing affair.
The worst part about the GRIIIs manual focus is its focus peaking system.
The GRIII focus peaking system is so poorly designed I have legitimately seen better alternatives on smartphones.
How ridiculous is that?
This brings me to my biggest qualm with the GRIII: the new dust removal feature.
Executing manual dust removal didnt seem to shake off the speck either.
The GRII notoriously suffered from dust issues and Ricoh enthusiasts hoped the dust removal option will solve these.
Unfortunately, thatdoesntseemto be the case so far.
Still though, Ive been unable tounseeit since laying my eyes on it a few weeks back.
So much so, Ive gone back to shooting with my X100F.
Should I get one?
Personally though, Id go for the GRIII.
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