In summary, I am really enjoying the images from this camera, as well as the whole experience of using it. It’s portability, paired with stellar image quality and versatility have made it my new everyday carry. I love it! The Chase What’s great When replaced with the standard ring cap, this dark-gray-coloured ring cap upgrades the camera’s appearance with its stylish metallic finish. Three-axis, four-step shake reduction: Thanks to the originally developed SR (Shake Reduction) mechanism, the GR III effectively compensates for camera shake at the time of shutter release. Its three-axis mechanism minimizes adverse effects of camera shake caused by pitch, yaw and roll by as much as four shutter steps.

You will never accidentally activate the touch screen with your nose when you use the electronic viewfinder (EVF) because, well, because there isn’t one. For this reason, I leave the touch functionality switched on at all times. Battery life Here’s an interesting perspective on rear panel versus viewfinder composing from a friend and semi-retired pro photographer, Robert Morehead. Robert told me that since switching out all his pro DSLR gear for point and shoot cameras a few years ago, he has found himself paying closer attention to the composition on the rear panel and little to no time in cropping his images in post. Incorporating an 18.3mm f2.8 GR lens, the GR III provides phenomenal image quality in a compact and lightweight body. With an angle of view of 28mm (in the 35mm format) and fast F2.8 maximum aperture, this compact camera is able to produce clean and sharp photos, even in low light. A minimum focusing distance of 6cm also allows for some macro capabilities with a natural bokeh effect. Autofocusing is one area where the GR III represents a major leap forwards for the GR series, as it now features a hybrid phase detection and contrast detection system that is claimed to improve the speed and accuracy of the autofocus.Given that DPR is a gear forum foremost, that is expected. (we can write what we want in the subforums but the editorial stuff is 95% (?) about new gear and tech. Please complete the form below for a quote - Please be as accurate as possible to help us give an accurate quote. One nifty feature of manual focus is that it can be instantly overridden by using the screen-touch method mentioned above. No need to switch out of manual mode to do this. I had a play with manually focusing in macro mode at home and really didn’t see much difference in accuracy compared to using the autofocus method. Food focus I have no problem recommending this camera for any street shooter looking for a smaller kit that doesn’t sacrifice image quality or usability for size. Even post lights inserted in edits is a reality, so there goes the strobists as long as you have good (auto) exposure to start with.)

setting that allows you to focus on a subject that is 10cm away from the camera when the lens is set to wide-angle. A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface.RICOH GR III -A high-end digital compact camera, featuring an assortment of newly developed main components designed for the ultimate in snapshot photography Now I’m a manual exposure kind of shooter. But there are times when AE would come in handy. Partly cloudy days when the light is changing rapidly and unpredictably. Or if I’m in and out of buildings. There’s rarely time to meter the scene without missing the shot! A lot of street photographers (myself included) want the entire frame to be in focus and use composition to draw attention to different elements within the shot. With the Snap Focus on the Ricoh GR III, I can set my aperture at f9 and my snap focus distance to 2 meters and shoot confidently knowing that everything from about 1 meter (3 feet) to infinity is going to be sharp. Look, batteries are easy to replace when they run out. And if you’re going to shoot with the GR3 you’re going to need a bunch of extra batteries. For me, this is a 4 or 5 battery camera. I might use 3 batteries on a full day of shooting plus I like to have at least one extra fully charged battery on top of whatever I think I’ll use.