Ricoh GR III

reh321 · 12-31-2018, 09:10 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by savoche

This is my experience, too. Before getting the GR I was sure I'd miss a proper viewfinder, but I just don't use the GR in that way.

I'd never buy a bigger camera without an optical viewfinder, but that's a different topic.

While I was considering a "Q", a guy here tried to convince me that the right shirt or the right hat would fix everything - but my Q-7 is unusable in sunlight. I will never purchase another camera without a viewfinder. The GR series seems to have its devotees - which is good for Ricoh, and irrelevant to me.

**savoche** · 12-31-2018, 11:54 AM

Originally posted by reh321

While I was considering a "Q", a guy here tried to convince me that the right shirt or the right hat would fix everything - but my Q-7 is unusable in sunlight. I will never purchase another camera without a viewfinder. The GR series seems to have its devotees - which is good for Ricoh, and irrelevant to me.

Fair enough. It's all a matter of preference.

PhilippeG · 01-02-2019, 07:47 AM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by savoche

This is my experience, too. Before getting the GR I was sure I'd miss a proper viewfinder, but I just don't use the GR in that way.

Same here, when I bought the GR I started looking for one of those hotshoe viewfinders. Then I realized I didn't need one. Not having one immediately made me adopt another way of taking pictures, that I like a lot. It won't work for every kind of photography, but it suits my street-casual-non-pro style very well.

GeneV · 01-02-2019, 08:46 AM

Originally posted by PhilippeG

Same here, when I bought the GR I started looking for one of those hotshoe viewfinders. Then I realized I didn't need one. Not having one immediately made me adopt another way of taking pictures, that I like a lot. It won't work for every kind of photography, but it suits my street-casual-non-pro style very well.

Some of it is age. I found when I got around 60, I almost never used DSLR live view any more. Presbyopia (which we all get someday) combined with myopia, which many of us already have, makes using a screen no fun. Readers get in the way. I don’t like smartphones as cameras for the same reason. I will never buy another camera without an eye level finder.

PhilippeG · 01-05-2019, 03:21 AM

Originally posted by GeneV

Some of it is age. I found when I got around 60, I almost never used DSLR live view any more. Presbyopia (which we all get someday) combined with myopia, which many of us already have, makes using a screen no fun. Readers get in the way. I don’t like smartphones as cameras for the same reason. I will never buy another camera without an eye level finder.

As a matter of fact, I'm 45 and presbyopia is starting off slowly. Not yet to the point of making it difficult to see the GR display at normal arm's distance, but I definitely can't read the smallest text on cans anymore…
I mainly use the display to check exposure blinkies though, so hopefully it won't be too annoying for many more years

JPT · 01-05-2019, 06:43 PM

Among this discussion of the lack of a viewfinder, I haven't seen anyone mention the GV-1 or GV-2 accessories from Ricoh, or the possibility of using any third party one. The GV-2 in particular is very compact.

However, i don't think I would buy either, because once I get a sense for 28mm again, I should be able to see the shot anyway and just pull the camera out to take it. That's what I ended up doing with the GR Digital, and to some extent with my K-01 + 21/40/77mm kit. It's different with zooms. Having said that, I do realize that framing is not the only use for a viewfinder, especially an EVF.

By the way, I just noticed that the code number on the bottom of the GR III says R02010, which means that the new camera Ricoh registered last October is now accounted for.

Mistral75 · 01-12-2019, 10:54 AM - **2 Likes**

On the website of Seiki P&C, which is both the official importer of Ricoh Imaging in South Korea, their official repair centre in South Korea and a store in Seoul

https://www.saeki.co.kr/saeki_main.asp

there is a pop-up

linking to a page reporting on a public preview of the GR III (pre-production model) that took place on 20 December 2018.

(김대리가간다!) 스냅사진의 최강자, 새롭게 꽃단장을 마친 리코 GR3 ! : 네이버 포스트

Tomohiro Noguchi, the global head of product planning at Ricoh Imaging ('Head of the Personal Multimedia Products Company Planning Office'), attended the event.

Close to the bottom of that page there is the following sentence:

Quote:

내년 2월 말에 제대로 만나요!

which means 'See you next year at the end of February!'

Let's remember that CP+ 2019 will take place in Yokohama from 28 February to 3 March.

OoKU · 01-13-2019, 08:40 PM - **1 Like**

Ricoh GR III kompaktikamera | Top Shot - Kamerakauppa
Preorderable. Available on 1.31.2019

Mistral75 · 01-23-2019, 04:59 AM

The teasing continues:

Coming soon: die neue RICOH GR III (newsletter from Ricoh Imaging Germany)

biz-engineer · 01-23-2019, 05:07 AM

Originally posted by Mistral75

The teasing continues:

What is this mysterious camera? I'm curious.

biz-engineer · 01-23-2019, 05:08 AM

What is this mysterious camera? I'm curious. Would it fit in the old Pentax K5 camera bag, sure. Will there be a special classic bag sized for the GRIII?

OoKU · 01-23-2019, 06:15 AM

GRIII sample from official GR.blog

Kunzite · 01-23-2019, 06:54 AM - **1 Like**

The sensor is tilted!

**c.a.m** · 01-23-2019, 07:40 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by OoKU

GRIII sample from official GR.blog

Nice. I've always been impressed by the GR's images.

Looks like people are starting to gather at the store to wait for the official release!

**c.a.m** · 01-23-2019, 07:40 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Kunzite

The sensor is tilted!

Firmware update will fix that...

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12-31-2018, 09:10 AM - 1 Like	#526
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,180	Originally posted by savoche This is my experience, too. Before getting the GR I was sure I'd miss a proper viewfinder, but I just don't use the GR in that way. I'd never buy a bigger camera without an optical viewfinder, but that's a different topic. While I was considering a "Q", a guy here tried to convince me that the right shirt or the right hat would fix everything - but my Q-7 is unusable in sunlight. I will never purchase another camera without a viewfinder. The GR series seems to have its devotees - which is good for Ricoh, and irrelevant to me.

12-31-2018, 11:54 AM	#527
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,311	Originally posted by reh321 While I was considering a "Q", a guy here tried to convince me that the right shirt or the right hat would fix everything - but my Q-7 is unusable in sunlight. I will never purchase another camera without a viewfinder. The GR series seems to have its devotees - which is good for Ricoh, and irrelevant to me. Fair enough. It's all a matter of preference.

01-02-2019, 07:47 AM - 2 Likes	#528
PhilippeG Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Paris, France Photos: Gallery Posts: 345	Originally posted by savoche This is my experience, too. Before getting the GR I was sure I'd miss a proper viewfinder, but I just don't use the GR in that way. Same here, when I bought the GR I started looking for one of those hotshoe viewfinders. Then I realized I didn't need one. Not having one immediately made me adopt another way of taking pictures, that I like a lot. It won't work for every kind of photography, but it suits my street-casual-non-pro style very well.

01-02-2019, 08:46 AM	#529
GeneV Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Albuquerque NM Photos: Albums Posts: 9,830	Originally posted by PhilippeG Same here, when I bought the GR I started looking for one of those hotshoe viewfinders. Then I realized I didn't need one. Not having one immediately made me adopt another way of taking pictures, that I like a lot. It won't work for every kind of photography, but it suits my street-casual-non-pro style very well. Some of it is age. I found when I got around 60, I almost never used DSLR live view any more. Presbyopia (which we all get someday) combined with myopia, which many of us already have, makes using a screen no fun. Readers get in the way. I don’t like smartphones as cameras for the same reason. I will never buy another camera without an eye level finder.

01-05-2019, 03:21 AM	#530
PhilippeG Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Paris, France Photos: Gallery Posts: 345	Originally posted by GeneV Some of it is age. I found when I got around 60, I almost never used DSLR live view any more. Presbyopia (which we all get someday) combined with myopia, which many of us already have, makes using a screen no fun. Readers get in the way. I don’t like smartphones as cameras for the same reason. I will never buy another camera without an eye level finder. As a matter of fact, I'm 45 and presbyopia is starting off slowly. Not yet to the point of making it difficult to see the GR display at normal arm's distance, but I definitely can't read the smallest text on cans anymore… I mainly use the display to check exposure blinkies though, so hopefully it won't be too annoying for many more years

01-05-2019, 06:43 PM	#531
JPT Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Tokyo Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,821	Among this discussion of the lack of a viewfinder, I haven't seen anyone mention the GV-1 or GV-2 accessories from Ricoh, or the possibility of using any third party one. The GV-2 in particular is very compact. However, i don't think I would buy either, because once I get a sense for 28mm again, I should be able to see the shot anyway and just pull the camera out to take it. That's what I ended up doing with the GR Digital, and to some extent with my K-01 + 21/40/77mm kit. It's different with zooms. Having said that, I do realize that framing is not the only use for a viewfinder, especially an EVF. By the way, I just noticed that the code number on the bottom of the GR III says R02010, which means that the new camera Ricoh registered last October is now accounted for.

01-12-2019, 10:54 AM - 2 Likes	#532
Mistral75 Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Paris, France Posts: 7,527	On the website of Seiki P&C, which is both the official importer of Ricoh Imaging in South Korea, their official repair centre in South Korea and a store in Seoul https://www.saeki.co.kr/saeki_main.asp there is a pop-up linking to a page reporting on a public preview of the GR III (pre-production model) that took place on 20 December 2018. (김대리가간다!) 스냅사진의 최강자, 새롭게 꽃단장을 마친 리코 GR3 ! : 네이버 포스트 Tomohiro Noguchi, the global head of product planning at Ricoh Imaging ('Head of the Personal Multimedia Products Company Planning Office'), attended the event. Close to the bottom of that page there is the following sentence: Quote: 내년 2월 말에 제대로 만나요! which means 'See you next year at the end of February!' Let's remember that CP+ 2019 will take place in Yokohama from 28 February to 3 March.

01-13-2019, 08:40 PM - 1 Like	#533
OoKU Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 740	Ricoh GR III kompaktikamera \| Top Shot - Kamerakauppa Preorderable. Available on 1.31.2019

01-23-2019, 04:59 AM	#534
Mistral75 Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Paris, France Posts: 7,527	The teasing continues: Coming soon: die neue RICOH GR III (newsletter from Ricoh Imaging Germany)

01-23-2019, 05:07 AM	#535
biz-engineer Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 12,232	Originally posted by Mistral75 The teasing continues: What is this mysterious camera? I'm curious.

01-23-2019, 05:08 AM	#536
biz-engineer Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2015 Photos: Gallery Posts: 12,232	What is this mysterious camera? I'm curious. Would it fit in the old Pentax K5 camera bag, sure. Will there be a special classic bag sized for the GRIII?

01-23-2019, 06:54 AM - 1 Like	#538
Kunzite Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 15,132	The sensor is tilted!

01-23-2019, 07:40 AM - 1 Like	#539
c.a.m Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Ottawa, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,189	Originally posted by OoKU GRIII sample from official GR.blog Nice. I've always been impressed by the GR's images. Looks like people are starting to gather at the store to wait for the official release!

01-23-2019, 07:40 AM - 1 Like	#540
c.a.m Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Ottawa, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,189	Originally posted by Kunzite The sensor is tilted! Firmware update will fix that...