Introducing the RICOH GR IIIx with 40mm lens - Perfect for Street Photography 

I was thinking the same thing

@M Tech well, yeah :( I would really like that!

@M Tech and the flash back, and the tilting screen, and the viewfinder…

@M Tech hahaha true

Can’t comment on the X-E4 and the Ricoh is for sure truly pocketable. However with regards to X100V with a big jacket pocket or small bag I can carry a camera that with an added filter is weather sealed, has a tilt screen, in built flash and a F2 lens.

Oh and I forgot, and the option of an electronic or optical viewfinder

And with 40mm, you get a better boke than 28mm right.

Life begins at 40... ...mm ;-)

Agreed

Put it on rotation and make it last, because it’s the final in a series of awesome imaging devices. The iii’s are spruiked by paid reviewers. They are not in the same league.

Here is my formula: Pray every night at full moon. Only eat yellow tomatoes and stay positive.

I wish cameras would let you add a custom setting for this! 4:5 or 6:7 would be great

You can safely and confidently use the camera you already have. Why buy a camera that lives collecting dust on the sensor and you have to send it to be cleaned from time to time with the expense and risk that it means.Many of those who present cameras are paid to say nice things. If you want a more compact camera you have more reliable options at Fuji.

that doesn't translate well, but instead: it's a super compact and unobtrusive documentarist portrait camera!

Why not shoot F8 then?

There’s already a way to back button focus…

@@Old_Man_Bridge it s dedicating the back focus to the FN button yes ? I do not use touch sensitive screen btw

It’s a beta product, they panicked because of smart phones and tried too hard. When your old GR dies, you’ll buy this and wish you had’ve listened to your instincts and bought two of the earlier model.

Thats why I haven't purchased any Ricoh. If they still havent fixed the weather sealing and dust issue I will keep my money

@@duanemcclun Exactly, well said. It is not worth spending so much money on a camera that lives with dust problems on the sensor. There are better options than this bug with the ridiculous price it has.

Totally agree- weather sealing would be great too.

I forgot. It’s like having a sharp 40mm lens but in a camera

The film GRs have been around for a long time, and they're great

Then why did the gods give you two perfect pockets? Face it, kid, you need both these focal lengths, and you need them yesterday ;)

@@fellowcitizenI'd love to buy it -not regretting the Ricoh GR III but I'd choose this one instead if i'd have known- and I'm not against this marketing move by Ricoh, because they've listened to the users. If I got to choose I would buy only the 40mm camera because I'm more comfortable with 35mm-50mm focal lenghts. When I chose the Ricoh GR III it was because I wanted a compact camera, point & shoot, to not think about too much, having the best quality in small size & with portability. 2 bodies, even if are smaller, loses this advantages. Either you carry one or the other, either you think in one focal lenght or the other, at least, in my opinion, talking about compact cameras. Maybe carrying both for documentary jobs could work, for environmental portraits, common potrtraits, landscape & tight shots, but still you can be surpassed with 2 mirrorless cameras, with better features & the ability to carry a tlee lens, at least an 85 if action it's long away. For Street photography I don't see myself carrying two bodies, but who knows.

@@estebannovillo9798 Just kidding, buddy. Nice to hear your process :)

Shot with two at the same time. Just Kidding!

If you bought an xe4 with the 18 an 27, it isn’t much cheaper than buying two GRs. It is also more convenient to switch cameras than switching lenses, and the grs are substantially smaller. You lose the evf and tilt screen but gain ibis, pocketablility, and sharper lenses. If you are looking for a larger sensor zoom, the Panasonic lx100ii is your best option, but the grs give you better image quality.

@@balboa0621 Thanks! I hope many GR owners feel the same way. Seems to be amazing cameras. Perhaps I will be convinced to carry two, also, once I get my first... Just seems "double effort" (keeping settings in sync, two batteries kept charged, etc). Which one would you get first? The 28 or 40?

@ I would personally get the 40 as 28 is wider than I like to shoot, but that is entirely a matter of personal preference and 40 is more versatile. If you don't know what focal length suits you, maybe a lx100ii would be a better option. I've owned that camera and personally I didn't care for the power zoom or how far the lens barrel extends. Otherwise, it's very capable under iso 1600. Or, an xe3 with the 18-55, if you don't need something pocketable. Samuel Lintaro, the guy in this video, reviewed and owns that combo himself.

They have one, the Ricoh gt-2. 1.5× Tele converter

As a newbie who has been used it for a year, I have GR3 and another 35 lens camera . Most of the time I sticked with GR3 due to snapping with 28mm is much easier. The subjects always are in frame and have more room to edit or crop. The 35-40 in the other hand, it is good but I have to stare at screen for arranging the subjects or they were oftenly off frame when snapped. Check and see which fov you prefer the most, 28mm may be looks too landscape for some users but some like it. The 40 sometime feel too narrow but you might love it. For me 28mm is my daily. Thanks.