Excellent video. So glad you decided to do a more in depth look at the Ricoh GRIII. I've been shooting street for YEARS (too many to admit). I use all kinds of gear, as many of us do. I had a Ricoh GR1 film camera in the late 90's. I loved that thing. But time moves on... and the digital age became the rage. Oddly, the full circle journey took me back. This time last year I picked up the Ricoh GR III. The utilitarian appeal and handling sort of reminds me of that old GR1. Ricoh have stayed with this design tradition for more than 20 years. There is a reason for that. Although I have a tendency to put my main camera gear in my bag when I hit the streets, the Ricoh GR III has truly taken over most of my street shooting. The other gear rarely comes out, unless I have some other pre-planned intentions. I'm learning to now just leave the studio hitting the streets with only the Ricoh GR III, and it is liberating. LIBERATING! Although I'm a professional photographer and filmmaker who only shoots RAW, I have come to enjoy just shooting JPEG's with the Ricoh GR III. I have customized the Positive Film simulation to suit my taste, and I'm a huge fan of the many monochrome options. I'm shooting a lot of black and white JPEG's out of camera, full manual, often metering for highlights. Transfer image(s) to phone and do a slight tweak using Snapseed. So much fun! I've become one with this little tool. It is certainly NOT for everybody. It is for me however. It's like a tiny DSLR fixed lens camera in the pocket. How good is that? 28mm equivalent field of view is perfect - it's the filmmakers eye as they say. The lens in this wee beast is so sharp, contrasty and full of character. A marvelous feat of engineering in my view. The added IBIS is a real treat too. I'm shooting way more than I ever have before. I never leave home without it. May I suggest (because it appears you have large hands, as do I), order yourself the JCC Metal thumbs up grip. It secures into the hot-shoe. I did this last week, makes an immense difference in holding the camera. It does not interfere with any of the buttons or dials. Wish I had done that sooner. Worth looking at! Obviously you cannot use it while you have a viewfinder in place. The viewfinder for me is not something that interests me, as I prefer to keep this bit of kit as small and unobtrusive as possible. If I want to use a camera with a view finder, I'll use something else. Good luck. Keep shooting, and thanks for producing such great content. (edit after-thought): SNAP FOCUS! That's the real treat of this camera.
