Ricoh’s latest GR III has one crucial, dreamy, change

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This is the new $1,067 Ricoh GR III HDF. It’s a pocket-sized point and shoot camera with a 24.2-megapixel APS-C sensor and a fixed super sharp 28mm f/2.8 lens. It is almost an exact copy of the GR III that came out in March of 2019. But what makes it worth talking about today is the new “HDF” part of its name. It stands for high diffusion filter. Where previous Ricoh cameras had a built in ND filter, which you can think of as sunglasses for your camera that minimize the amount of light hitting the sensor, the GR III HDF has a highlight diffusion filter instead. #Camera #Photography #Technology
0:00 how to think about Ricoh
0:17 what is the Ricoh GR III HDF?
0:42 so what does HDF mean?
1:11 is the highlight diffusion filter any good?
2:33 the first problem with the GR III HDR
3:05 how to understand the GR III lineup
4:16 the second problem with the GR III HDR
4:58 becca’s final thoughts
5:26 why Becca made this video
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@TheVerge Месяц назад

Do you think of Ricoh as a printer company or a camera company?

@svcross-do Месяц назад

A printer company, look from where its revenue comes from.

@Beakphoto Месяц назад

Cameras, but that's because I worked in a camera store in the 80s that sold Ricoh cameras. Xerox was the "Kleenex" of copier companies at the time in North America. So do folks think of Konica Minolta as a copier company, a... well... two Camera companies (plus film for Konica), or a leading manufacturer of planetariums? Wait, what?!?

@SomeKidFromBritain Месяц назад

I just heard of them

@nitind Месяц назад

A CD burner company.

@SINfromPL Месяц назад

I think about it as old irrelevant company, which started the 360 boom with theta, and then got left behind

@VjeranPavic Месяц назад

I see Becca, I click

@FranciscoAreasGuimaraes Месяц назад

Hear, hear

@Kureshiman Месяц назад

Honestly, same!!!!

@LORDS.And.Hammers Месяц назад

1000%

@theonlinething1039 Месяц назад

No, you don‘t click

@Addladdadd 29 дней назад

Same!

@aaronrdomanais Месяц назад

Becca explains everything so well!!

@ChrisKennedy1 Месяц назад

I am constantly wanting more Full Frame videos, they're always an absolute treat and Becca is just so enthusiastic and knowledgeable!

@Mika-eh9vx Месяц назад

something about your video reviews are so honest and grounded. I really love the way you review camera products. Huge fan of Becca!

@NicJohnson 27 дней назад

This is the first Full Frame video I've seen and one of the first The Verge videos I've even taken note of watching. That being said, this was a really great, thoughtful, and informative videos I've seen on a camera in while. Great job, Becca.

@ULTRAselfTV Месяц назад

thank you for this honest perspective Becca. imo content like this helps keep people's gear acquisition syndrome in check and challenges companies to really strive for more. it's never been a better time to get into photography and you're a big part of why!

@SvenBrier Месяц назад

It's nice to see how much fun you have with the camera and photography. Thanks for the video. :D

@BeccaFarsace Месяц назад

small correction! Ricoh no longer owns the stadium 😬

@AnonymousFreakYT Месяц назад

They never even owned the stadium. They just had a standard "stadium naming agreement" like nearly every other stadium out there where they paid money to have their name on the stadium as advertising.

@dirkv.9013 Месяц назад

Neat camera, and the HDF sounds like fun. Becca - thanks for the knowledge and good energy you share in all your videos!

@maxix545 29 дней назад

Becca never misses, the quality of Full Frame is always there. I can't wait for the next one, but in the meantime I'd check out previous editions just to remind myself that this series has never missed once.

@AdamNevins 22 дня назад

You do a great job. Informative, analogies, and likable personality. Thanks!

@Jazzy_Waffles Месяц назад

I love these Full Frame videos! So well researched and edited! I've had my Ricoh GRIIIx for about 2 years now, and it's pretty much replaced my old DSLR. I'm sad we STILL don't have a four, but that being said, I'm not sure what else I would want, other than an improved battery and better backscreen. What I like best about it, is it's compact, "stelth" look, that makes you invisible, versus getting something like the fujifilm x100 cameras

@mirasmelody 29 дней назад

the one thing still missing is weather sealing

@user-lj8nm3pw1n 18 дней назад

Becca Appreciate this and definitely enjoyed. You are correct but also with many others where great in one area and missing the mark on another.I look forward to seeing more on this. I also didn't know that there were this many.Thanks for sharing Enjoyed. 💯✌️

@dowdle5 28 дней назад

10/10 camera nerd content. Ricoh GRiiix Urban Edition has been the best camera I’ve ever carried because I carry it everywhere! It’s also properly priced and stocked. It’s such an amazing time to be a fan of this camera system because it’s lesser known and lesser wanted than the Fuji x100v/vi which are pricy and sold out constantly. Please spread the good word, but only to the best people! Let’s keep Ricoh community strong and niche!

@Egenx Месяц назад

New Becca video? My day is improved. As usual I learned a ton, thank you!

@huebnerob Месяц назад

Spot on with the takes here, got my GR IIIx HDF day one and loving it to bits. Definitely now also going to be in line for the GR IV whenever that happens 😂

@totallynotmyeggalt6216 Месяц назад

love the video as always! praying we'll get a GR IV

@jpvillalobos25 Месяц назад

Thank you for these videos Becca, I learned about Diffusion filters and what this version of the GRIII does. Keep these videos coming! I don't know if you've reviewed the Fuji T-X30 II but that'd be an interesting review.

@mercraus Месяц назад

I know nothing about cameras, but this video was so good that I watched the whole thing anyways. Also, that "spot the difference" bit was awesome

@FranciscoAreasGuimaraes Месяц назад

I love full frame so much. Thanks for the excellent video

@therobotguide Месяц назад

Great review, fantastically creative camera that outputs genuinely beautiful images,. Not sure I want it to change much, it just works.

@prabnathan 24 дня назад

That intro was so smooth and perfect!

@SkateEverythingProject 19 дней назад

Amazing job! Loved the review and the storytelling of the company

@alessandrotodescato7065 29 дней назад

Becca's videos are becoming better and better as days go by. Amazing stuff!

@mekore 10 дней назад

honest enough & thorough, right amount of detail, good job

@brettthemonster 27 дней назад

Duuuuuude. I want. Great work once again Becca!

@BrayGrayy Месяц назад

Nice review! I feel like the HDF is better suited to locations with more overcast weather like the NYC, London, or Seattle. As someone based in SoCal, the ND filter version is much more useful for me.

@randygerdes 29 дней назад

This was an excellent video in every way!

@mylesnmore Месяц назад

the editing of the video is creamy - great work

@Pinhotube Месяц назад

Just a side note, as you talked about the tiffen filters, now I think this would be a great add for a iPhone video setup, because one of the worst parts of shooting with iphone is the lens flare and direct light capture!

@mhaustria 25 дней назад

I enjoy these kind of videos a lot. Thanks for sharing. This camera is/was on my bucket list, but I got something different and much older that does not justify to buy the Ricoh for now.

@impulsesystems Месяц назад

Old enough to remember the Olympus Trip, a 35mm film camera in this 'consumer' category. Ricoh had a similar model and it was perfect for non-nerds. Almost 50 years ago. Like many Japanese companies, Ricoh has a huge product catalog. Leica meanwhile... Oh and the ND filter is useful for flash sync at shutter speeds lower than 1/250s in bright daylight. These glow/diffusion filters are like an Instagram trick. polar Pro makes them. Philip Bloom sells them!

@dekesask 27 дней назад

Nice break down I picked up the diary edition a little over a year ago, partly due to Samuel Street life and partly cause I just wanted something pocketable. Now I actually shoot it more than my Fuji or my Nikon, it's so compact yet capable.

@PhilKnall 28 дней назад

Great video. I remember being at cp+ the year the iii was announced, even got slme heads on but didn't "get" it cause i was too focused on interchangeable lens cameras. Wish i could go back in time! 😂

@afshars5791 25 дней назад

That spot the difference bit was awesome

@Aswinishere Месяц назад

A great pocket camera. Very discreet. Just got myself the gr IIIx non HDF version. I love it. ND filter is useful for me. That's what made me pick it instead of the HDF version.

@AMfilmcreatives 27 дней назад

Fantastic video by Becca yet again

@Arcadium1177 Месяц назад

Great vid! Ricoh also now owns PFU, makers of the Happy Hacking Keyboard line of keyboards among other things

@anttihilja 29 дней назад

I've got the GR1s film camera, released in 1997, and it looks exactly like the GR III. Ricoh's camera department is like a dad, pick a style and roll with it forever :)

@marcisroaming Месяц назад

You are so good on camera. Absolute natural.

@andreastullgren7595 28 дней назад

i just got the Ricoh HDF and love it. Sold my Sony A6000. Have used the HDF filter some and would not like to be withouth it. Even if it’s situational. I shoot mostly in jpeg and HDF with recepies is awsome.

@TheShelbinator3000 Месяц назад

to me, any diffusion filter like the one your demonstrated and the HDF in this new Ricoh, is great when your looking at something hit by the sun but almost never pointed towards the sun/light source -- where the subject is backlit.

@an5had Месяц назад

Checkout the ricoh gxr. Its a really underrated interesting modular camera which have been discontinued by ricoh

@mpacholik Месяц назад

I still have a Fuji X10 I bought in 2012 and am finally trying to make an effort to practice photography with it. What do you think though, stick with X10 or go Ricoh? I just wish they’d make an X40 haha

@royceakers5027 25 дней назад

Great explainer!

@izzwizamahjah275 Месяц назад

I love my ricoh gr3x! we need more ricoh and pentax cameras!

@luckyblueduck 27 дней назад

I use the nd a filter a lot to capture motion blur in my street shots with the Ricoh's. In fact, I wished they'd had a variable nd up to 5 stops! I hope the company doesn't replace nd with hdf in their next flagship. If they're able to figure out how to incorporate both the nd and hdf filters, even better!

@clearchalk Месяц назад

I love my GR's! I edit all my raws on a z fold and its awesome on the go.

@ianstanojevic673 12 дней назад

This makes the gr iii goated for me

@isaacrosenberg3795 28 дней назад

Ah, I thought they made something with custom LUT system or something (dunno, crate your preset in C1 or LR and camera can read it and edit all photos with it) , but really?, just filter that I can screw on or off my camera, or stack them onto each other (x70 owner). Thanks for explanation of recopy approach - helps a lot to make it less ridiculous.

@MrIacovelli 7 дней назад

ND filters also serve to open the aperture for shallow depth of field in bright conditions.

@frontlinebreakthrough5723 Месяц назад

becca, can you shoot this camera in maual mode? like can you maually adjust the focus and things like that

@tobisonbrown Месяц назад

more Becca please…love your vids bud

@GrantTakesPictures Месяц назад

I've been carrying my GR III in my pocket for years. I can't wait for a GR IV, but I've heard nothing about one even being in development. If my current GR III breaks before it comes out, I'll likely try out one of these GR III HDFs.

@ogonzilla Месяц назад

Becca killing it and production A++++++

@costagf 14 дней назад

for static subjects they could add a mode where the camera fires 2 shots for Filter effect control > a shot WITH the filter and another without and lets user decide the % of the effect

@costagf 14 дней назад

this because it feels to heavy handed for general use ...or they could just finally launch the GRIVx. ... (40-50mm 🙏and tilt screen)

@PolarBlairGaming Месяц назад

I find it interesting that Ricoh hadn't done this (have so many small changes to the same camera) in any previous generations of the GR line. One of if not the sharpest lenses on any compact camera. I love them.

@DixonLu Месяц назад

You mean digital GRs, right? They did variations of the GR1 film cameras (GR1, 1s, 1v, 21).

@PolarBlairGaming Месяц назад

@@DixonLu yes digital

@TimofejNenarokov Месяц назад

Becca nerding out about Pentax 🎉

@hsbutoy 4 дня назад

If anyone is interested in this camera definitely check out Galih Richardson's videos on this as he talks about the benefits of the filter being behind the lens (as opposed to just sticking one on front of a GR3 lens) which is very interesting.

@ilikeitwhatisit День назад

Would you say the strength of the hdf is about the same as the tiffen pro mist 1/2 you showed? It seems pretty strong to me

@macjim 28 дней назад

I owned a Ricoh GR3X but sold it when I bought my X-T5 (I have a Fujifilm X100v) and I thought that version was expensive… Ricoh needs to concentrate on the next iteration of the GR range, the GR4 and not doing the lazy thing they are doing now such as this camera variant. A GR4 which is weather sealed, that has a much much faster autofocus and more accurate too, and make it start up quicker too. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@TheGoodContent37 27 дней назад

I have been waiting for years for them to launch the Ricoh full frame. I want a camera like this for street photography and to print and sell those photos.

@sabasis 28 дней назад

Lovely video. Why does it feel like we might get a special edition GR IV before releasing an actual GR IV...

@JCNY718 10 дней назад

I’m still using my OG 2013 apsc GR I

@anerdwitdacamera204 Месяц назад

you should start your own camera channel

@hazardkoe 28 дней назад

Awesome video

@rekcck Месяц назад

cool review

@tomoliveri8168 20 дней назад

The production quality here is just unnecessarily high and i'm all about it. 'spot the difference' amazing.

@IDontEverSleep 26 дней назад

They need to put a viewfinder on it like the film models and add a small joy stick

@taylor1038 Месяц назад

I can't wait until Ricoh-Pentax releases their new film camera.

@mikemillerdesign 29 дней назад

The Ricoh line is for enthusiasts who know what they want out of a camera and less gimmicks. Tho that filter is heavenly.

@furstyferret81 18 дней назад

Is it equivalent to 1/4 or 1/8 black mist? 🤔

@verebellus 28 дней назад

is it a digital filter or physical filter?

@fretstain 28 дней назад

I think the HDF is pretty cool, but I know when they started teasing an announcement most of us who were following were really hoping for a GR IV...

@Isac3000 28 дней назад

You seem connected. Can’t you look into the new analog Ricoh/Pentax camera development? Please!

@Synchrodipity 21 день назад

I have a GRiii and it's falling apart - I've lost the ring from the front, have broken the front bit that pushes out when you turn it on. It's scratched, there's dust on the sensor and, well, it works but only just. I also tried the GRiii x, but sent it back after a few days -- and have questioned that decision ever since. This HDF thing doesn't appeal to me at all - it just feels too gimmicky, and I want a proper update, not another copy. I guess I'll just wait and see if I have any money when (and if) they release a GRiv.

@lejeanmarc 11 дней назад

I have the griii street edition and griiix urban edition, i will wait for thr griii hdf road edition and griiix hdf city edition

@chiyungwong3774 29 дней назад

I’m convinced 😅

@luispichi88 29 дней назад

the lens on the Ricoh GR III is an 18.3mm not 28mm. you can always say 28mm full-frame equivalent though but still.

@henryzhang9915 17 дней назад

Very nice.

@DylanParisMusic 29 дней назад

If it's a Becca video I'm watching it, every time bud

@nickmcguire421 Месяц назад

My GR is always with me… it’s the best

@JayMacroPhotos 29 дней назад

I hope Ricoh 4 comes out soon

@stansz 28 дней назад

Hopefully they fix the dust issues too

@rycm 27 дней назад

I did not realized that the ND filter was removed.. I personally prefer the ND filter.

@wpickle 21 день назад

That dry marker makes me very sad.

@MH5tube Месяц назад

judging by all the backorders, seems like they DONT actually make any cameras

@BeccaFarsace Месяц назад

lmaoooo

@Hnetan 20 дней назад

I would think X100VI costing a boatload and seemingly never in stock makes the the Ricoh a great cheaper alternative. Added diffusion filter is a good move since putting a filter on these badboys is a hassle and ruins the layout of the whole camera. Also because the influencers are crazy about that look.

@tofupanga 17 дней назад

Ricoh GR IIIx come at September 2021. Still no GR IV.

@HwL01 Месяц назад

Nice but the ND is more practical for most of us. Especially when shooting F2.8 in daylight

@ichristianrodriguez 29 дней назад

Obsessed with the camera and its beautiful lens and files. But they break way way too easy Ricoh!!

@domramsey Месяц назад

For the love of $deity give us more Becca! Seriously though, you guys have engaging and talented journalists and a channel with over 3 million subs, but you use it almost exclusively for quite dull audio-only podcast hosting. I wish there were more proper videos.