Originally posted by Viennese I rented a GR as a second camera for event work in reportage style. I have to say this little thing is for the professional or very very dedicated photographer. The menus alone take some time to master. It needs a refined shooting technique. Most hobbyists are not cappable to get good results out of it.
This is not a camera for everybody. So 4k and other secondary features are not important.
Improved AF and a contemporary sensor are all welcome if Ricoh does not mess up with the core feature: Responsiveness.
BTW The Fuji XF10 seems to be not a serious competition (that´s what reviews say). To much shutter lag and lacking responsiveness for reportage work.
actually... WRONG. I found it one of the easiest cameras to deal with... and i can imagine shooting with such a camera without a VIEWFINDER must feel even more at home if you come from Smartphone photography and it even has snap focus...
So you dont have to worry about where you want to have your focus...
What i dont understand is the criticism on the missing EVF...
because a viewfinder ? not really necessary... because its a fixed focal length... your brains or a hotshoe OVF should do.
BTW... lol those viewfinders are on the market for a good while now... they are called GV-1 and GV-2 AFAIR...
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What i think the camera misses the most, would be better video features ... Add 4K with a tilt'n'swivel display to that handy little thingy and all the vloggers would buy the whole first production in a few weeks off the market...
I am convinced overall its a real good upgrade and 60p@FullHD IS a step up... but its a babystep compared to the fact that the new cameras from Panasonic are rumoured to bring 8K Video@24fps via firmware update in 2020...(Olympia 1st real Sports event that will get delivered in 8K ->> Japan )
I mean, a "pocketable" APS-C compact with 4k video and a 28mm euqiv. lens f:2.8 ... which vlogger would not want to have that???
And that is what RICOH-Imaging seems to be missing... the trends that would attract new users.
But there is no doubt, that it will be a real great performer and at ISO 800 and above it will deliver remarkably better results than a Sony RX100IV,V,VI...there is no question about that.
but nonetheless, i again want to note, that it really is(or could be) in direct competition to the kinds of RX100, FZ100
...and in terms of image quality, the RICOH GRIII will eat its competitors ALIVE...
but when it comes to the "whole package" point of view...
it may look a bit naked,
compared to the RX100 and FZ100(TZ101) which all boast, superfast burst shooting..., 4k Video and slow-motion video functions...
and if you say "wait ... but the image quality..." - man... i would say a non-sealed compact M43-body with a pancake lens comes very very close to the size of the GR...
and to its image quality...
take for instance.... the Panasonic GX800 with the !ZOOM! pseudo-pancake 12-32mm...
even a GX-9 incl. 12-32 is only 1cm larger in each dimension than a GRII with the fixed lens out in steady position...
all this is not meant to bash the GRIII before its born...
Its just sayin that if there is still time to "crowd in" 4k VIDEO+slow-motion (and maybe UHS-II) they really should do it...
(with those features a camera like that would feel so at home at skateparks and other urban sports courts... also)
Because its better to think bigger and be 2 steps ahead, instead of thinking its enough to step up just till "catch up", while all the other actually make 2 steps forward, when you think you would "catch up"...
(weather sealing on a GR will stay a dream for 2 more generations at least, i guess.)