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Don't have any personal experience of the GR III... however, just wanted to suggest that you have a look at the Fuji X100 before buying the Ricoh, if you haven't done so already.
Had the original, X-100 and it's still one of the best cameras I've ever owned - great to use, fantastic image quality and still fits easily in a coat pocket (but larger than the Ricoh.)
The latest one X-100 is more expensive, but you should be able to find mint earlier versions for similar money to the GRIII used.
A quick check shows that Warehouse Express have two near mint Fuji X-100F cameras in stock, with warranty, for £630 each.
Here's a link to a useful, unbiased comparison.
https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/buying-guide-best...
Hope this helps
Had the original, X-100 and it's still one of the best cameras I've ever owned - great to use, fantastic image quality and still fits easily in a coat pocket (but larger than the Ricoh.)
The latest one X-100 is more expensive, but you should be able to find mint earlier versions for similar money to the GRIII used.
A quick check shows that Warehouse Express have two near mint Fuji X-100F cameras in stock, with warranty, for £630 each.
Here's a link to a useful, unbiased comparison.
https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/buying-guide-best...
Hope this helps
S1bs said:
Don't have any personal experience of the GR III... however, just wanted to suggest that you have a look at the Fuji X100 before buying the Ricoh, if you haven't done so already.
Had the original, X-100 and it's still one of the best cameras I've ever owned - great to use, fantastic image quality and still fits easily in a coat pocket (but larger than the Ricoh.)
The latest one X-100 is more expensive, but you should be able to find mint earlier versions for similar money to the GRIII used.
A quick check shows that Warehouse Express have two near mint Fuji X-100F cameras in stock, with warranty, for £630 each.
Here's a link to a useful, unbiased comparison.
https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/buying-guide-best...
Hope this helps
Thanks! I’ll have a look at the X100Had the original, X-100 and it's still one of the best cameras I've ever owned - great to use, fantastic image quality and still fits easily in a coat pocket (but larger than the Ricoh.)
The latest one X-100 is more expensive, but you should be able to find mint earlier versions for similar money to the GRIII used.
A quick check shows that Warehouse Express have two near mint Fuji X-100F cameras in stock, with warranty, for £630 each.
Here's a link to a useful, unbiased comparison.
https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/buying-guide-best...
Hope this helps
Had the GRII and it was a great camera. The snap/zone focus method works well.
But the more I used it, the more I realised I needed a viewfinder for the diopter adjustment. So it had to go and I've now got a X100S (I always seem to buy a couple of models behind the current one!). Better but bigger - the X70 is probably closer to the GR series in size and lens spec?
But the more I used it, the more I realised I needed a viewfinder for the diopter adjustment. So it had to go and I've now got a X100S (I always seem to buy a couple of models behind the current one!). Better but bigger - the X70 is probably closer to the GR series in size and lens spec?
Forgot to add that Mattias Burling's videos on the X70/GRIII are great: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCdoz9GEZnY
Escapegoat said:
Had the GRII and it was a great camera. The snap/zone focus method works well.
But the more I used it, the more I realised I needed a viewfinder for the diopter adjustment. So it had to go and I've now got a X100S (I always seem to buy a couple of models behind the current one!). Better but bigger - the X70 is probably closer to the GR series in size and lens spec?
Thanks. I'm not too worried about the lack of viewfinder. I had a Sony RX100 IV and it had the great little EVF viewfinder and I never used it. Found myself just using the rear screen all the time. Same with my A7II, sometimes used the viewfinder but just gravitated towards the rear screen when shooting.But the more I used it, the more I realised I needed a viewfinder for the diopter adjustment. So it had to go and I've now got a X100S (I always seem to buy a couple of models behind the current one!). Better but bigger - the X70 is probably closer to the GR series in size and lens spec?
I have looked at the X100S, and it's clearly a great camera, but the size/look is a dealbreaker for me unfortunately. It looks like a 'nice camera' and is quite a bit bigger than a GRIII.
I want something that is really small to slip into a pocket and that also looks like a cheap crappy compact so not to draw any attention when using it when travelling/on holiday.
The Ricoh seems to look like a really small, cheap, crappy compact so it's probably perfect really
Thanks for pointing out the X70, but it's long in the tooth now and now discontinued apparently.
I need a viewfinder because otherwise I have to get my reading glasses out of a pocket each and every time I want to take a photo. 
If you don't have that need, you're golden with the GR.
The X100-series is definitely a bigger, more conspicuous, camera, even if its fans like it for NOT looking like a 'serious' camera. And the GRIII's 28mm equivalent lens would be marginally more useful for me. I have the WCL wide adapter for the X100S, but it's a bit of a faff.
If you don't have that need, you're golden with the GR.The X100-series is definitely a bigger, more conspicuous, camera, even if its fans like it for NOT looking like a 'serious' camera. And the GRIII's 28mm equivalent lens would be marginally more useful for me. I have the WCL wide adapter for the X100S, but it's a bit of a faff.
Escapegoat said:
I need a viewfinder because otherwise I have to get my reading glasses out of a pocket each and every time I want to take a photo. If you don't have that need, you're golden with the GR.
The X100-series is definitely a bigger, more conspicuous, camera, even if its fans like it for NOT looking like a 'serious' camera. And the GRIII's 28mm equivalent lens would be marginally more useful for me. I have the WCL wide adapter for the X100S, but it's a bit of a faff.
Thanks for your input into this. If you don't have that need, you're golden with the GR.The X100-series is definitely a bigger, more conspicuous, camera, even if its fans like it for NOT looking like a 'serious' camera. And the GRIII's 28mm equivalent lens would be marginally more useful for me. I have the WCL wide adapter for the X100S, but it's a bit of a faff.
I'm going to go for the GRIII and see how I get on.
Drogo said:
I shoot a Fuji XF10 and believe it's as good as the Ricoh.
I paid £230 from fuji refurbished.
Ok no viewfinder but it does have snapshot at either 1-20m in focus or 5-infinity if you need it for street photography.
Thanks for your input, but I bought a GRIII on Saturday, and it arrived today I paid £230 from fuji refurbished.
Ok no viewfinder but it does have snapshot at either 1-20m in focus or 5-infinity if you need it for street photography.
I’m just currently setting up all the user settings and menus etc.
So far so good.
Pleased with the very small size and extremely plain ‘cheap’ looks, which totally hide the fact it’s an £800 camera, which is exactly what I wanted. It looks like a £59.99 compact camera from Currys.
Quite impressed that it looks like the above but has an APS-C sensor, f2.8 lens, 4 stop stabilisation, touchscreen, Bluetooth, wifi etc stuffed inside it.
Escapegoat said:
Good stuff! I think the IBIS is probably the most useful upgrade over the GRII. Especially for helping to shoot on the street, when you may not want to properly 'brace yourself' a la textbook.
Enjoy!
I agree.Enjoy!
I've seen loads of photos where people have used the camera handheld at 1/4th second and blurred the people/traffic etc in a street photo, and still get really sharp images, which is neat.
You've probably still got to have a reasonably steady grip mind...
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