This Camera Is Better Than Ricoh GR III 

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Robin Wong is the manifestation of positive energy itself, i love your videos 👍

Robin i just love your enthusiasm about cameras and photography. You are like a good friend that i can spend time with and learn so much from. Thanks.

This makes me very happy to be a proud owner of an E-PL7.

As a Fuji shooter normally, this video plus your older blog review, convinced me to pickup a used E-Pl7 (just ordered!). Reminds me of my first camera 30+ years ago, the Olympus Trip 35. Thank you for all the content you make and the knowledge you share

I love your energy Robin! Great video. You encouraged me to click that buy button :D Thanks a lot!

I was once a user of Ricoh GR, the camera was great but the durability is as good as a thin piece of paper. I still own and use an EP-L 3 from 2011, still works amazing. It is my walk around camera and i usually pair it with lumix 20mm 1.7. Small and compact combo for casual photo walk.

Robin. I love your reviews and tips. You are always positive and you put this hobby into more people by seeking affordable options that allow people get out there. I bought my son an Olympus mirrorless in 2017 and it is a great camera. I do have the GRIII, but if I am honest, I use my Pentax MX-1 more even though it is older and has a smaller sensor. It is just my best street shooter when not shooting film. Thank you for another great review that helps more people have more fun.

These photo on this particular video are really superior...great job Robin

I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS MAN! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE YOUR ENTHUSIASM AND PASSION THAT CLEARLY SHOWS WHEN YOU SPEAK ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHY AND CAMERAS!!! I ACTUALLY JUST SOLD MY GR3 BECAUSE THE BATTERY LIFE IS SOOO TERRIBLE... AND I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR A REPLACEMENT. THIS VIDEO GOT ME THINKING I FOUND MY REPLACEMENT!! IM NOT TOO CRAZY ABOUT THE SILVER COLOR. WISH THEY HAD IT IN BLACK...BUT I DO LOVE WHAT I'M SEEING!!! GREAT CHANNEL! AWESOME DUDE!! GREAT PHOTOGRAPHS!!! KEEP KILLING IT MAN!💯🤘🏾🤘🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Just the video I need as I'm considering an E-PL7. You make some solid points, thanks.

Awesome video! As a longtime E-PL8 user I've often made the same comparison to the Ricoh GR series, and stuck with the Pen for all the reasons you mentioned. I only wish Olympus/OMDS had taken the street photography genre more seriously, and realized they had a perfect camera for it. Instead they marketed the Pens as accessories for design-conscious Japanese girls, and after the E-PL8 they removed the external EVF, the MySets, and half the customization buttons. The E-PL7 and 8 remain as spectacular full-featured small cameras with an unbeatable small high-quality lens selection.

Great video Robin, fortunately I have the Ricoh GR3 the EM1 MK 3 and the Pen F so all bases covered a few things in favour of the GR3 is the pocketable size, snap focus and wonderful image quality for me the GR3 is a keeper, the swivel screen would be good but then it would be bigger so swings and roundabouts. all the best, John

Robin. Great images! I recently sold my Olympus cameras and most of the lenses. I switched over to Fujifilm. I did keep my E-PL9 for nostalgic reasons. Watching your review made me rethink my decision.

Good video, and love those shots!

The EPL7 is a lovely camera. It was my first Micro four thirds camera purchased several years ago. It is quite beautiful, easy to hold, its metal body has a sturdy feel and with a pancake lens will just about fit in a pocket. But I have just discovered an irritating fault or flaw. I usually use my EPL7 with the 14-42 EZ lens and autofocus. But the other day I thought it might be fun to use my TT-Artisan 7.5mm fisheye on the EPL7. This lens has an MFT mount and does not use an adaptor. I have happily used this lens on my EM1-II and EM10-II without problems. It's a manual focus lens but the short focal length means that it is usual OK to leave the lens set to infinity and everything more than a couple of metres away is in focus. To my surprise on my EPL7 everything came out slightly out of focus. When I then checked focus carefully I discovered infinity focus needed the lens set to about 1 metre, not the infinity mark. I then mounted the lens on my EM1 and EM10 and infinity was at lens infinity mark as it should be, so it is not the lens at fault. I then checked the lens on another EPL7 and infinity focus was again wrong. It looks as if the lens mount distance is very slightly too short on the EPL7. This is not noticed or important with autofocus or with careful manual focussing but only when relying on the lens infinity setting to focus I wonder if the lens has 'shrunk' over the years or if this mount distance has always been short.

Your pictures are fantastic!

The colours in your photo's are so vibrant.

I love my E-PL9. It's a phenomenal camera I've been using for close to 5 years now. It's the camera on which I learned everything I know about photography and it's still the camera I use for travel and street photography. I'll probably only look to replace it in a couple years when the OM-5 mark II is released.

I bought an e-PL7 as a “throw away, don’t care if I lose it” go anywhere camera as an adjunct to my e-M1 iii. I chose it over any of the Panasonics for the familiar interface and also thinking an EVF might be good in bright sun, and the e-PL8 not being much different and feeling cheaper for more than double the price used. My expectations were low but wow I was blown away at just how good this camera is. My only real quibble with the camera was adjusting to a single control dial when I was so used to 2. One thing you forgot to mention with the flip out screen is the “selfie” mode where it folds 180 degrees facing the front of the camera. I find this useful for over the shoulder shots.

Good to see your enthusiasm for a PEN. I am still fond of Ruby, my EPM-2. The accessory port has stopped working after all these years. My sis has an unused EPL, maybe she'll gift it to me 😊

👏👏👏Good, very good reasoning. The truth is that I cannot be completely objective because I have an EPL7 (black color) and, despite also having its older sisters M5MarkII and OM5, it is a very compact camera that I love (especially when combined with the Lumix 14mm, M .Zuiko17mm, Lumix 20mm and Lumix 12-32mm). In addition to everything you have commented, from my point of view, quite rightly, I consider that the EPL7 is the most beautiful "PEN" model (better aesthetically than the later ones, only surpassed by the precious PEN F). Thanks for posting this great video. An affectionate greeting 🤗(from Spain)

Love my little epl7, which got second-hand mainly because it came with the 17mm and 45mm primes. The lenses were a bargain on their own, so the camera was effectively free. The touchscreen set up as shown here is how i have it moat of the time. Not quite a trouser-pocket camera, but small enough for me.

I have the Oly E-PL 5 and the interchangeble lenses & tilt screen is a winner for me.

Great video! I just picked up a PL-10 refurb from OM for the very reasons you shared. I really really wanted to get the Ricoh but could not find one in stock nor justify the price. To me the greatest advantage of the Ricoh for me is the pocket-ability. Since I am already a M43 user and have several lenses adding the PL was an easy decision. I do think about what I may be giving up with the M43 vs the larger Crop sensor in the Ricoh. I convinced myself that the better IS in the M43 would make up most the difference between the 2 cameras. The only way to pocket the PL is in cargo pockets so I bought a wrist strap for now but may end up getting a neck strap which I usually don’t like but with a 12/17mm lens or the 14-42mm lens they are very light to wear around. It’s hard to not consider the value these little cameras offer and their price point.

Great review. Thank you

I use an E-PL8/E-P5 for my walk around (basically an E-PL7 with a different body design, the E-PL7 is basically a baby E-P5 design wise, so I went for something different), pretty much always with either a 20mm f/1.7 II, Olympus 20mm f/1.4, or a ton of the ttartisan 25mm f/2. You can get some really great results out of these "entry-level" cameras, especially after I found out if you hit info while in the quick setting screen with OK gives you the standard Olympus quick settings grid. That, and hitting info while selecting exposure comp giving shadow and highlight curve adjustment changed the way I saw the camera for raw and JPEG. The E-P5 is worth looking at before they shoot up in price. I feel like they'll be a classic that everyone hunts for in a few years time.

Super video, mistr Wong. Thank you.

Before I purchased the GR3x, I had been using the Panasonic GX-85 for street photography. I didn't sell it, and I'm really glad I kept it. The GR3x is an insanely good camera. The only thing I don't like about it, is the lack of a tilt screen. It can produce better images than my GX-85. That's simply a fact. That said, I can carry my Panasonic 14mm 2.5 and 20mm 1.7 and have the equivalent of both the GR3 and GR3x. Because of this, when I'm looking for better angles on a dedicated photo walk, I usually take my GX-85. However... I always have my GR3x with me. It fits in my right front pocket. It starts up, almost instantly, and the majority of my photography is taken with the GR3x.

Great video Robin. I loved my Ricoh GR but the dust issue sucked (literally) through the retractable lens. The only single lens camera I've used that didn't have a dust problem was the Fuji X100. I now use a Lumix GX80 as my street photography camera. Not as small but more flexible and still goes in a coat pocket with a pancake lens and I picked mine up for $250.

I totally agree! As I have said before I have the EPL 9 with 17mm 1.8 lens & Olympus optical viewfinder & love it. You can't use the electronic viewfinder with it but I still have the great fold out screen if I need it.

I think the E-PL7 has the best shutter sound of any camera I've owned. But I am not a street photographer..

I'm a recreational photographer who mostly uses Fujifilm gear, but just picked up an old Olympus E-PM2 for a compact carry around, for ~US$100. Paired with the Panasonic 20 mm f1.7 it's been great. Carrying around that lens (or the Olympus 17 mm 1.8) and the Panasonic compact 12-32 mm zoom gives me a terrific super compact package.

When I started I had the E-M1. I got an E-PL8 so I could use it with a fisheye lens I got. After my E-M1 died, I ended up using my E-PL8 full time for a bit over a year before I got my E-M1X. It really is a great body, and I actually did use it for a few shoots. A few people commented that I "downgraded" my camera, but the results and prints were enough to win them over. I still do use my E-PL8 a lot as a second body, and it's nice because I can have one lens on my E-M1X and another on my E-PL8. It's such a cute little body, and it's so easy to carry around and is so capable. The other good thing is you can get them used for relatively cheap. I feel like the E-PL series, like the E-PL7 and E-PL8 are a great way into a good camera you can put some nice lenses on. I used my E-PL8 a lot with the pro lenses, and it produced very nice results

Some wonderful images there Robin, thanks for sharing. I have the GRIIIx and I'm ok with its shortcomings because it seems to be the only large sensor compact that is truly compact, a plastic food bag does for weather sealing, leaning against a wall helps with IS. I wonder if OM System could revive the successful XA range of compacts with something smaller and better than the Ricoh.

GR 3 is $1700 here in Australia. The Olympus really is a winner, can’t go wrong. Thanks for the video.

Being truly pocketable is a big plus. I have the E-PL7 and even with the smallest lenses, it only fits in a jacket pocket, which is why I am considering the GR III despite the many compromises. If i am going to carry the E-PL7 in a bag, then carrying more like an E-M1 or 5D classic isn't a huge stretch

Hey Robin, appreciate your comparison video here. Have been following you for more than a decade. Enjoy and always look forward to your postings. Have learnt tons from your expertise, passionate sharing and tips. I love and shoot Olympus MFT besides also using Fuji X100 and the Sony A7III. However, I don’t own the Ricoh GR3. Given your comparison isn’t an apple to apple comparison, but you omitted to deal with one of the Ricoh GR3’s key attraction; that is, it’s unique Snap Focus ability. That offering in itself is a huge game changer. Plus Ricoh’s ultra-sharp, fixed-lens pocketability, decent AF speed (irrelevant for Snap Focus) and IS put this cam in a well-deserved class of its own. Little surprise why this tiny beast has attracted such a cult following among amateur and pro, especially street photography genre.

Nice review. Thanks👍

Spot on review Robin...my former small cam was the ep5...but the epl series would work just fine...right now I am just using a pair of lumix gx9 bodies...but I will most likely pick up another small Olympus in the near future...cheers from Bangkok.

Thank You . . excellent point of view !

1st of all I am impressed by the energy you display in each video 😉 And your photos are fantastic. About the GR3 as you say it's a very good camera but too expensive. I'm happy with my OM-D E-M10 Mark II with the 15mm 1.8 lense for street photography.

Pourquoi comparer un boitier qui n'est plus vendu dans le commerce, avec un boitier toujours à la vente ?? De plus la qualité des images du Ricoh gr3 sont fabuleuses. j'ai utilisé pendant de nombreuses années des boitiers Olympus et Panasonic ainsi que le GR 3. Le GR3 et ultra léger et se range dans une poche de chemise et cela n'a pas de prix, je n'ai jamais eu de problèmes avec son autofocus ou des photos floues avec son stabilisateur. Why compare a case that is no longer sold commercially, with a case still on sale?? In addition, the quality of the Ricoh gr3 images are fabulous. I used for many years Olympus and Panasonic bodies as well as the GR 3. The GR3 is ultra light and fits in a shirt pocket and this is priceless, I have never had problems with its autofocus or blurry photos with its stabilizer.

EpL8 with external EVF! I like it almost as much as my Pen F. Great vid.

As G80 user, I bought a used 20/1.7 lens and got an used epl-7 for free.....WOW!!! It got my preferred street camera and often I hold it between back and tilt screen, using my thumb to focus and shoot: very effective, also when it gets dark...

Hi Robin, thankyou for the great video. I agree with you so much about the GR111 as compared to your Olympus camera. My first camera was an Olympus XA which was very expensive when I bought it in 1981, but still works and takes great pictures even today. The GR111 is probably the modern day equivalent of the Olympus XA (tiny camera, great spec) but its disadvantages for me are all as you outline in your Video. If only they would at least give it a 28-60 Zoom lens and a tilt screen it would make it more attractive to more people.

Timely reminder for me - looking to replace my E-P3 and still wanted a compact PEN to partner to my E-M1 MkII. Was thinking E-PL6 but see the E-PL7 has the setting collar around the shutter button which is much better haptics.

Gd points Robin & great photo's. I am curious, which lens did you use for most of these photos?

Robin, thanks for this. Your photographs are beautiful. I think they are perfect and even though apsc cameras do have better image quality I keep thinking that better image quality is not needed when Olympus cameras and your expertise produce beautiful colours, in focus photos and a bit of back ground blur when it is wanted by you. I think it is better to be able to capture that decisive moment that tells the story with reliable autofocus than better image quality. I have a Canon R7 a Canon R6 plus an Olympus EM1 mark III and I would be thinking of what lens I want to use first, how portable and light the camera needs to be before I would choose the camera that I own. Often Micro four thirds Olympus would be chosen. Under good light I think the difference between Micro four thirds, apsc and full frame is not as much in image quality for me to be concerned about. The digital photo school asked a printer to do some large prints and not look at the exif data of the photos. He then was asked to pick which photo was from an full frame canon late model camera and an Olympus EM1 mark II. He could not work it out. ‘

Hola Robín! te sigo con subtítulos en español, y recibo una dosis de energía cada vez que te escucho. Hello Robin! Saya mengikuti anda dengan sari kata bahasa Sepanyol, dan saya menerima dos tenaga setiap kali saya mendengar anda. (Google translator opinion)😊

I have the Olympus E-PL1, E-PM2, E-PL8, and Pen F... and I love all of these cameras...Informative video re the E-PL7 vs GR III...Since E-PL8 and 7 are not that different from each other...will have to borrow my friend's GR IIIx and GR III...to get a hands on feel for the discussion topics you present here 🙂 Especially regarding the viewfinder...I use the VF-4 with 3 of the cameras used above 🙂

I've taken the EPL5 with the 12/2.0 and EPL6 with the 45/1.8 (dream portraiture at up to ISO 12800 on grainy b/w simulation) on city breaks, even Moscow in 2015. They're amazing and no one notices. I have an EPL 8 or 9 stored in reserve in case one of these dies on me. Ah, and I have a GRIII but these are better for city photos because of the tilt screen. Olympus touch focus has been amazing since the EPL3, which I bought in 2011 and eventually gave away with the kit lens that came with my EPL5. The 75/1.8 is a bit front heavy on these. I use that on the older EM5 with grip.

The PL-8 + Lumix 14mm f2.5 is a great combo, or add the Olympus 25mm f1.8 for a tighter view. These Olympus cameras, come in for the win is so many ways, as Robin points out, while doing so with so much finer looks, when compared to the Ricoh. I may get a Ricoh GR x some time in the future, but for now, the PL-8 and Lumix GX-9 seem to me to be more than enough image wise, and certainly have all the other benefits. When used for the street, the only advantage which comes to mind, might be a little more dynamic range. - Thanks for the video, Loren

The E-PL7 is indeed a good value for money product... You can get a used set for almost 1/4 of the price for a new GR3. M43 lenses are cheap on the used market too!

I like using my EP9. It took a little while to get use to its quirks but I really have found it to be a cool camera to use and I get excellent results.

I have used for nine years almost only E-PL series cameras. They give much possibilities for a low price. Compact system camera is clearly a right solution for me. GRIII is certainly a good camera. For some it may be the ideal choice. But for me it would be too expensive. And I'd rather want to have something like super zoom if I ever decide to buy me a camera wihout interchangeable lenses. I often need long focal lenghts for my shootings. 40 mm equivalent wouldn't be long enough. I certainly would enjoy shooting photos with a GRIII but wouldn't enjoy to buy one. :)

Robin not only is Malaysia a beautiful colorful country, people are not afraid of cameras. Something has been happening here in the U.S. in recent years, people want to fight you if you take a photo in their general direction. It has happened to me in several occasions, one woman came after me violently...until I showed her the image & she saw she wasn't even in it, it got a little tense for a while.

The only reason I gave up on my e-PL5 is that it couldn’t handle the humidity here in Vietnam. It had survived many a snow storm in Canada.

nice video pakcik Robin...❤

With the Panasonic 14mm f/2.5 you have a lens that is super sharp, compact and matches the FOV of the 18mm lens in the Ricoh. It's not as fast, but if you're not shooting at night out doesn't matter. The point about the LCD screen really hits home. I was not impressed with the screens in the GR I or GR II and I thought Ricoh might have fixed that. What I do love is their snap focus feature. This is genius and I wish every cameras system had it.

I'm a long time m43 shooter and have had a used GR3 for a while now that I got for well below retail price. It has grown on me a lot. I've recently got into using an external optical vf alongside using the snap focus for hyperfocal shooting and its just a lot of fun. Not just for street, I was using it for holiday snaps. I havent had an experience like it elsewhere. Ive had m43 cameras in form factors from the gx7/gx9 to G9. Besides that a word in favour of the wide angle adapter - a point some may miss is it cuts out half the faff changing lenses. When you take off the 21mm, your 28 is already there. For a quick shot you can just keep the 21mm adapter in your hand. That plus the pretty nice results at 35mm crop (which is applied to your raw) gets you very quick changes between 21-35 and 50 in a pinch - its actually a pretty versatile setup. Not to mention the camera shoots dngs, which is great for using snapseed or whatever on the move, the wireless transfer app actually works reliably, and the obvious points about image quality and small form factor. The main downside is the dust issue. My camera has had dust on the sensor at times. It seems to come and go. I mostly shoot at f2.8-5.6 where it usually doesn't show up. In practice it has not been a real worry. In the UK at least there is an option out there to send off your camera to have it cleaned for about £60 last time I checked. I was considering doing that when I had not quite clicked with the GR and thought of selling it. But at the moment im thinking about adding a GRIIIx if i can find one for a decent used price!

Just subscribed Robin after watching Camera conspiracies.

16MP the sweet spot… the colours are amazing!

i hope I'll be able to revive my old e-pl5. It was my first m43 camera, had so many great memories with it.

Got mine for 90$ used. Pretty dope camera.

I've ordered E-PL10 for 350$ new! I was so thirsty for Ricoh GR3 but I just couldn't justify the price. It's my first micro 4/3 camera

I have had the E-PL7 forever. The PZ14-42 normally rides on mine as is it s pancake closed, and a very good general purpose lens too, does everything. It doesn't just have a tilt screen but a very good tilt screen that hops out for waist level. Although it only has one dial and few buttons adjustments can be made with a stab of a button and then the dial, everything is there like on the E-M5ii. The E-PL7 and its facelift E-PL8 are the last of the series that will take the VF4 EVF which is as good as any current fixed EVF but the later models where cheapened and the deletion of the AP2 port is Olympus shooting themselves in the foot. The AP2 port which is apparently shared with Leica has other uses besides flash and EVF, such as a mic-in if you can find a SEMA-1

Nice Video. Have the epl8, really nice cam! Whats your settings, would be nice to know. Greets from germany 😀

Agree wholeheartedly Robin, but I also like the Lumix gx85 too

I loooove the old e-pl3 I picked up and I only wish it had the larger 16mp sensor. Colors I think are the best feature but the small size is a huge plus.

Hi Robin. I have been following you here in RU-vid for years and your advice has been very important in my choosing my cameras in the Olympus line-up. Now I have a specific question, given the fact that we are both E-PL7 fans. Here it is: My E-PL 7, though a bit old already, still is my favorite travel, street all around camera because it is so portable and flexible to use (I left my EM5 III and EM10 II at home this time). So this month, I took the EPL 7 to Florence, Italy and from the first day the screen preview went black. I could still see the numbers and review older photos but no live preview. Then I did a full reset and now I have the live preview on screen ok, but the photos I take are completely black. It does take the photo but then it shows the photo as a black rectangle, in the camera, and in the computer too. This has never happened to me before, not on this or any other Olympus camera, and I tried everything possible on my end: change battery, change card, change lenses, and nothing. Also tried any possible photo setup from RAW to lo res jpg. The weird thing is I can still do videos, no problem there, and I can even take photos during video. And that is it... I´m stuck. I went to different user forums asking about my problem but nobody mentions anything like it. So if you can give me any advice as to what to do, that would be wonderful ... I´m in Italy, haven´t found a specialized rapair shop here, and I suspect this is a software issue, since I can do videos and video-related stills without any problem.

Yes it is true, all true, and also the PL7 was the first Pen Lite to have a real control wheel on the top deck! The PL7 is maybe why Olympus never made a P6. Any jacket or cargo pocket can swallow it easily.

I think it might deserve a mention that The peaking of epl7 is SO different from other cameras that i used in different brand ,even more professional machine)doesn’t have that obvious peaking, Its like wearing dark vision and only the focus area edge turn bright silver !i found it weird at first but its actually the best ,most obvious peaking for manual lens shooter ! I also set fn1 button to peaking , right thumb control focus (both magnifying +peaking)

I find that the E-P7 (no L ... and child of Pen-F) is also a great pocket/street/travel camera ... especially with the EZ pancake zoom. Or zone focus with the 17mm f1.8 and you have a point and shoot. And the E-P7 has an improved Color/Mono dial, first found on the Pen-F... perfect for us JPG shooters!

Robin, this video is amazing as usual. The photo results look awesome and the value of this alternative seems really, really good. Having investigated a bit about the E-PL7, I've seen there's newer models like E-PL8, E-PL9 and E-PL10 in the used market as well. Is you recommendation still for the E-PL7 in terms of value? Or do you recommend any of the others in case budget allows? I've seen these price ranges in the used market in Europe: E-PL7: €179~194 E-PL8: €274~284 E-PL9: €259~289 E-PL10: €394 (only 1 available)

Good video Robin, the E-PL7 or Panasonic GX9 are both good options for street photography.

Just 2 weeks ago I bought the Pen-F as my third camera, and I like it very much. Only thing it does not eat on the same batteries as my X-T2 and X-T3.

My Oly E-PL7 is on the way from Japan. I have a Panasonic G9ii which I use for bird photography and heavier lenses. My plan is to use the Oly on the street with smaller lighter Oly, Panasonic and vintage lenses.

I recently got an used E-PL7 for very little money, and was impressed how capable is it! My current main camera is an OM-D EM5 mk iii, and discovered that image quality, speed and features are very close - it lacks mostly on the ergonomics side, but you forgive it, because is so pocketable! Used with a pancake lens such as the Panasonic 14 mm f2.5 is awesome!

Thanks for kind explanations. Is this olympus possible to take focus bracketing or stacking shots?

I have the EP5. Amazing camera and system!

Thank you Robin ,👏🏼👏🏼👍🏼👌🏼🙂.

Hi Robin. Great video thanks. How would you rate the epl7 versus say a small DSLR such as a Nikon d3100 ? Are they comparable?

Hi Robin. I think you missed a trick here. You should’ve done not an E-PL7 comparison, but instead compared the Ricoh GRIII with the Olympus *E-P7*. The one thing the E-PL7 hasn’t got is a silent shutter, but the E-P7 does. I cannot work on the street without the silent shutter, and is why I got rid of my E-PL7 (gave it to my daughter) and favoured my E-M1 mk2 instead. But I need something smaller and less bulky that the E-M1 and with a silent shutter, and for that reason is why I also use a GRDIV. But these too (GRD) just aren’t as fast to use as Olympus cameras. I love the snap feature on them, but this can be simulated on the Olympus'. I think you should do a proper street review of the E-P7. If I owned one, I would do a review!

what sets the griii part is that it first so easily into your pocket. While some m43 cameras get just thin enough to fit as well, you do have more of a bump. Especially a e-pm2 with a 14mm prime is really pocketable, as it has no articulating screen sticking out. I guess the real play would be to put a Pentax Q in your pocket, sideways.

I tend to agree with you Robin. You point to some really important factors. And they are more important than the de facto optical quality of the sensor+lens in the Ricoh.

I had 1k budget savings just to get a Fuji x100 line for street photography, because of shortage I changed my mind whith the R100 series of Sony which seemed good and compact. What it stopped me was the dust getting in the sensor. Then I started looking at the GR which had same issues. Last week while I was walking past a shop I saw a Pen E-PL7 body only and bought it for £150 it was a no brainier considering I can clean the sensor which was the first thing I did. I paired it with the ttartisan 25 which is ok but not great. Currently it has a Panasonic G 25 1.7 which is better specially the contrast

Thanks for this video I think I’ll invest in more batteries for my em-10ii and pen em2

I had the E-P2 which made me fall in love on the compactness of m43 that I ended finding an E-P5, recently I was almost tempted to buy the GR IIIx but getting dust on a fixed-lens GR couple of years ago left me a sour taste of GR, then I remembered that there's the 20mm 1.7 for m43 and went that route instead.

I think your photo editing skills are impressive. Your photos look much better than mine.

If only they will re-make the E-PL7 with 20mp and silent shutter, same size and weight. This has the best flip screen hinge location. On E-P5 and E-P7, it’s in the wrong spot so after flipping up, you can only flip it down with two motions-tap bottom in, then tap top in-and plasticky. E-P7 has solid feel.

love the haircut!

An alternative to a pocketable camera is one that can fit into an inconspicuous compact carry shoulder bag, or "man purse" 😏. I find this more practical, and also more protective of the camera than having it in a pocket. It also allows me to have a slightly bigger camera with a viewfinder and/or weather-sealing, that is still very light and compact.

I have an E-P5 that I use for street photography. I can't imagine paying such a premium for a fixed lens camera. I keep the 17mm on my P5 but have swapped out to a 50mm f1.4 Pentax Takumar when I needed a little more reach. 😂

I've just bought a secondhand mint example, less than 2,000 shutter activations, complete with battery, charger, 6 months guarantee, body cap and so forth. I got it from a reputable camera dealer here in the UK. When I combine it with my silver 14-42mm EZ lens or one of my primes it should provide hours of shutter therapy. Including postage the E-PL7 cost £100, that's a steal compared to a Ricoh GRIII. Even if I add in the costs of my 3 secondhand primes I would still have plenty of change.

Hello Robin, does this Camera have an electronic shutter as well as a mechanical shutter ?

You can get a Sony a5000 (or if lucky a 5100) for less and I think that's a better "cheap alternative" to the GR III. It comes with a APSC sensor like the Ricoh, can give the Ricoh a run for its money on compactness with a 20mm f2.8 pancake lens, has access to all emount lenses so is much more versatile than the Ricoh as well. Ricoh - on paper - has a better autofocus than the a5000 with hybrid phase/contrast detect autofocus but has a bad reputation in practice for autofocus. The a5100 actually has the same type of hybrid autofocus, and even matches the GRiii on megapixels. Getting a5100 with a 20mm pancake lens will give you fundamentally the same camera as the GRiii for the fraction of the cost, with the added advantages of a built in flash, interchangeable lens and a tilting screen.

Bought an Epl6 recently in great condition. Only had 80 shutter activations. Really like using it and its fast becoming the camera I take out with me when just going out. Are there many differences between the Epl6 and E-pl7 ?

My first Olympus was an E-PL6. Bought used at a great price. I was impressed. A year later, I bought a used E-PL10. Love it!

I LOVE low angle shooting so for me tilt screen is a must…. Fuji X-M1 could be a comparable setup…. Rumor has it the new Leica Q3 may have a tilt screen….. a boy can dream!