I got a RICOH GR 3 ... again - Street photography POV 

Outstanding street shots!! I love the B&W and high contrast....

your photos are incredible. When you see the results, you might think it's easy. But a closer look reveals that framing and composition require real experience. Well done.

You are a good street photographer. Many are not! Loved your photos. I also use the GR3

Wonderful atmospheric intro Octavian. Love the look of this great set of images and, if I may say so, 19 is a masterpiece that you should be proud of.

A perfect JPG profile, no need for further adjustments. And your photos are as great as always.

I liked the video within first minute. Awesome footage!

Wonderful set of photos! The light was beautiful. I’ve never seen Brussels so sunny.

Great pictures. Ricoh is one of the best for street

Great pictures, well done. The snap focus on the GR3 is great.

Excellent! #20 is my favourite.

As always Octavian, you are the man. The photos were great.😃

Nice shots

Really great shots man! Glad you tested this Ricoh again. This is a pleasure to watch... and learn how to shoot.

It’s not the first time that I’m impressed by the quality of the pics coming out of this camera. And it feels so comfortable,light and discreet for street. It trilled me since a long time, I have to try one definitely. Thanks for this review and…by the way…great pics again 👌

You're very good at capturing candid moments

I m studying the ricoh gr3 and i found out that your street photos are great

I enjoyed much the video. Very nice pictures.

Love all the photos

Am inspired thanks😎

You're a great artist.

These are some excellent shots! Absolutely love your work. Great video and makes me want to use my GR III!

Great photos man ❤❤❤

Top black and white in Jep, I tend to prefer Raw but this is quite convincing. Especially if you are traveling and want to share during your stay.

Really like your style and work Octavian. You have a great eye for a scene on the street 👍

Great pictures! Though would be curious what you can make in color with this GRiii. Like your color work very much.

Great shots here in this video! My favourite is no. 20.

Great eye, and for sooc you got some beautiful images!! Waiting for the GRIV;) New sub, Cheers

Lovely!! I have the gr3x... Really should get out more and perfect this wonderful art

Excellent work!

I like that it was black and white this time. I don't know this camera, but knowing the photographer it was a sure thing that the photos would turn out great. Maybe it's just me, but I think photos of lovers look better in black and white most of the time. The proper waffle was well deserved. Great episode my friend👏👏🔥🔥🔥

You have an amazing eye

Как всегда SUPER 🎉НАХОДКИ👍😎

Great photos.

In het verleden heb ik GR III street edition gehad. Heb de GR III verkocht omdat. Ik toen vond dat het scherm te donker was. Ik miste de GR III. Daarom toch maar weer een GR IIIx gekocht. 😂 Als ik, in Nederland, met de RICOH GR IIIx de straat ga val ik minder op.

wow 6:27 amazing

Awesome set and pov sir kudos I really need a Ricky awesome.. the film simulation is so contrasty and gritty looks like really like Tri x.. you are really a master i love light and shadows all day

Love these b/w images here! And yes, the GR is the greatest when it comes to street photography. Not perfect of course, but no cameras are. I just dropped mine on a street in Paris. I was convinced that this was the end for my beloved GR III... But the somehow only the JJC screen protector was smashed. But how this little camera could survive a fall like that, I really don't know...

Hi, Nice intro. Good photos also in b&w, but this was no surprise, knowing your talent as a street photographer. My favourite shots: 3 , 6 , 20 , 28.

You make it look so easy my friend! Nevertheless, I'm tempted to charge my GR II. Indeed, the GR series take gorgeous b&w images.

Very cool pictures

lol I skipped you talking (sorry) and then was looking for a recipe at the end of the video. I am amazed that these shots are just straight from the camera with its own filter. They are stunning. My favorites are 1, 11, and 21

After using a [big] Canon 6d during years I started to shoot with a GR3 from last months. I brought it with me in a long trip across Asia and, in general lines, Im happy with my 'new friend'. But, to be honest, Im having problems on focus. I know well how 'snap mode' works but not always my choice due I usually get close with subjects and despite Im a street photographer I like to take portraits, etc...Keep trying... PD: 8 batteries me😂😂

Really amazing to see how you approach candid photography. 🤩 I would not (yet) have the nerves to approach people like that. For instance, that man in photo #7 What if you asks "What are you doing? Why are you taking photo's of me?". It would really make me feel uncomfortable.

20 stands out for me 🤩👍📷 Can see that this camera is very handy and not really disturbing people

Firstly thank you for rescuing my boring Sunday. I want to praise 12, 20 and the sweet older couple in 31. Yes the battery life does suck. I power off to save what I can. Great camera though despite that setback.

Top ce petit boîtier ! Bravo pour ces beaux clichés B&W avec comme toujours de merveilleux jeux d’ombres et de lumières ! Encore encore ! Pour la gaufre moi c’est plutôt caramel 😅😂🤣

Super post, Octavian! Contrast effects and soft focus in slo-mo work well. High contrast B&W fits your style very well, from what Ive seen of your vids. I don’t sense that the camera is driving the style at all. Favs include 3 (reflections), 6 (car hood - yes, vertical aspect was best😊) - 8 (long shadow), 25 (dog shirt), first of the three 16s😊, and 27 (moment before kiss). I have a GRIII and agree w/battery comment. The batteries are small, though, so it’s easy to carry a few. DNG raw is as close to a “standard” as I suppose we’ll get, so JPG not an issue. Ergo can be challenging for folks who have big hands - (I don’t have big “paws”, but buttons are still too small, IMO.) Get the thumb attachment - that helps. Sharp lens and good IQ. Tip for setting up “snap focus” on other brand AF cameras: Use back button focus; assign focus to a custom key. Set camera at about eye level for short distance and AF on ground. Tilt camera and focus on secondary distance (like infinity) as an option. Then when shooting aim at target at desired distance w/o looking at finder or screen and tap AF button to toggle distance. Shoot like a point and shoot. Intro piece where siren was blaring should have been deleted or redone.😊 Cheers!

It’s a great camera- 2 batteries are fine

Excellent video, again. Loved the images, great light and shade and reflections. It all boils down to how one uses a camera, they are all good but battery life is bad in many makes of cameras as I found out with my Sonys. Thanks.

Dude what, the shot are so clean.... Im gonna get a the Ricoh grIII tomorrow I had a canon 6D mark II since 2018 and sold it yesterday im tired of huge camera and that I need a bag for the lenses, and this camera seems so perfect for everyday carry, but anyway bro your photos are insane big w

Ricoh, Fuji, Leica, it doesn't matter for me ( more for you 😉) but I like the shots you did, here great ones again, no. 4, 5, amazing no. 9, no. 19, 31 (!), 32, 33, and..... hey, I'm early this time 😛

Très très fort

I don’t care what camera you used- those are terrific shots although as a GR III shooter I may be biased

Followed the same path as you: had 8t, sold it, bought it again sold it, bought the iiix ,sold it. The screen is hopeless, no Tilting so many times it is a guess how it turns out. Battery life....I had 5 of them.....😢. But the easy way of shooting, transporting, quality, not pulling attention. Somehow it outweighs the cons. Yes it is flimsey, I do wish fuji came out with a X70ii or x80..Without a moment of hesitation I would buy one.

ottimo

Good photos. Hard black and white take dramatic shots. I got a griii on holiday because my other camera packed up. Great for taking pics on the back of the wife’s moped. Easy with this camera with one hand. However I still prefer my XT3 for most shots. Griii is great in small spaces and close up people shots

When you were following that person, gaining on them, I could feel you wanted the shot. But what shot? I couldn't see it. Then the photo of the eyes peering out from the mop of hair. Something I would just miss and it would pass me by 😂. Your a master of your trade. 🙂😎📷👊👊👊👍👋👋

All good shots but I love #20 I am also a GRiii shooter and it’s great to see your work

Really liked the 31 couple and the guy sat on edge of the bench. Such an awkward pose which you spotted.

I prefer to go with a small camera and 3 or 4 batteries than a camera with a battery 3 or 4 times larger, and therefore a larger camera body. Fantastic photos, by the way 👏👏

I wanted to buy gr3 but I decided to wait for gr IV, I think they will improve all the flaws of their predecessors. Always great photos!

The last time I sold a camera was in 2018 when I got rid of my Nikon D600, 17-55 2.8 and 70-200 2.8 to get a new Sony A7iii and a used Sony/Zeiss 55 1.8. Although my main camera is now a Sony A7RV, I will not sell my A7iii. I also use a GR3 and a Fuji X100V. I don’t understand people that sell and reacquire a camera multiple times.

These photos are straight from the camera? Or is editing needed to be done?

I like the photos a lot I prefer black and white I heve the RG lllX and I like the pictures the battery or not the best but your video was amazing well done

I'm loving my Ricoh GR ii. It's perfect for street photography, to have with you on a daily basis or just for quick snapshots. The only thing is that I don't really get inspired from a small plastic brick.

Everything of GR is wonderful, except the build quality. My GR 2 has a cable issue after only 7k shots :( Glad to see more photos taken with GR on your channel.

very good!!!

Foarte bun!

Very cool images! Is it 28m or 40 m gr3x?

Great photos! Did you use snap focus to take this photos? Thx

Wow

Thank you for your video. I love the dynamic B&W images. I also appreciate you under expose your image ~ one stop which contributes to your look. You take some images in portrait mode but didn’t share any of those images. Have a GRiiiX. I didn’t like the GRiii because the FOV of 28mm is too wide for me. I don’t like getting too close to the subject but the wide angle forces me to do this in order to fill the frame. I’m not too keen on the fixed LCD. Also miss an EVF for framing my shots. Maybe the 40mm FOV will work better for me. Have fun doing street photography and using your GRiii. Mask On Nurse Marty (Ret)

Amazing shots! Superb framing. I just bought a Ricoh GRiii myself, though i opted for the x. And i must say the high contrast b&w profile was one of the main reasons. Your pictures definitely do justice to this profile. What other settings do you use for street photography?

A very selective eye that results in an excellent group of photographs. Bravo!

This is really inspiring on the composition- you’re a great role model! Do you use snap focus at all? I’m guessing no as you do pause before shooting (to compose mostly), but I was curious about snap and what you think

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Great photo with gr3! Did you crop original photo for result?

What is your focus setting and what is your thumb dial (top right) used for?

I am a newb but how is your GR set up to get these shutterspeeds with Av? Your shooting with (auto)ISO 800 with f4 and above and your SS is faster than 1/1000? Although i go down to EV -2.0 wouldnt give any usable results. 😮

1,10,12,17,20,24,26,28,33 love ricoh gr, not perfect but one of the best

Check out the work of Michael Ernest Sweet. He uses nothing but the Ricoh GR for over a decade now!!

Let’s say you crop in post, are the pics pixelated? Is it good for poster size prints? Ty for the video

What camera did you make the video with?

Great photos. Subscribed! I was considering buying the GRIII here in japan but when I held one on the camera shop, I was disappointed with the feel of the camera and the fixed screen especially for its price. Maybe it’s the best street camera for professionals that really need to get the shot, but for a simple hobbyist like me that consistently needs to drag and convince myself to go out and shoot, how the camera feels is just as important.

I’m wanting to trade or sell my Fuji xe4 with the 18mm 1.4 for the gr iii.

I love the GR but my experience is similar to yours: I owned and sold it several times. But I’m always tempted to go back to it. What are your focusing settings? Do you usually use Snap Focus?

Ironically, the people who started street photography and carried on for years had to stop and change rolls of film every 36 shots. So if you are changing batteries every 150 to 200 shots you are doing for better than they were.

Forgot to add that griii has better colour simulations than fuji

The GR is a better camera than the Leica for one main reason, price. Owning a Leica won't make you a better photographer either.

People in 2024 complaining about battery life never shot film. And thank god- or we would hear complaints about canisters only holding 36 exposures ad nauseum.

I had the GRIIIX but recently sold it, along with my Sony @7 3, to buy a Fujifilm X-T5. I’m on preorder for a Q3 but it’s got a long waiting list. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The GRIIIX is a nice compact camera but its autofocus lacks speed and the startup time slow, and the build quality for the price could be much better. I enjoyed using it though.

Should’ve removed the natural sounds, you breathe really loud at times lol!

Your pictures are exceptional. Thanks for the review! Follow you on Insta now. Did you use the auto- of snapfocus? Assuming street photography, do you recommend the GRiii or GriiiX?

🧇 time is always a good time. Where you no temped by the iiix.