Comments on: The Pocketable Ricoh GRIIIx HDF – good enough?

By: Mike Evans

Mike Evans — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:33:34 +0000

In reply to Fred. I love hearing good things about the GRIII… it makes me feel less deprived when I leave, say, the Q3 43 at home because of weight and “manage” with the little Ricoh in my coat pocket. It's really no trouble to carry, and you still feel you have a fully fledged “proper” camera to play with. Mike

By: Fred

Fred — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:17:06 +0000

I took a GRIII and GRIIIx on a 10 day trip bicycling in Portugal and Spain. They were perfect. The alternative was a digital M and 2 lenses. I didn’t regret that choice for a single minute.

By: Mike Evans

Mike Evans — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 15:26:32 +0000

In reply to Andrew Tobin. So do I, Andrew. By the time you've bought a Leica LUX grip for your iPhone, you might just as well buy a Ricoh GRIII and keep your phone in your pocket where it is safe.

By: Mike Evans

Mike Evans — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 15:24:55 +0000

In reply to Brian Nicol. Well, Brian, I have been boring readers about Ricoh GR for years, ever since the GRI. And Jean Perenet has been doing his thing, too. In the past year or so, I have been reluctant to take out a “proper” camera every day as I used to. But I never leave home without the Ricoh in a pocket. It's the only pocket sized camera with a big sensor out there. Only the little Sony comes near.

By: Andrew Tobin

Andrew Tobin — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 14:30:14 +0000

In reply to Brian Nicol. Hahaha. Must resist! I definitely prefer it to a camera phone.

By: Brian Nicol

Brian Nicol — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 13:30:31 +0000

I hate it when a brilliant article is written about this camera – it starts my temptation process. Hence, I have hidden my wallet. I used to own the first version but disliked the lack of viewfinder. However, i have gotten a little more comfortable (a wee bit more comfortable) with no viewfinder with occasional use of my iphone and it would be nice to use a real camera with a better focal length, amazing lens, and gorgeous rendering.

By: Andrew Tobin

Andrew Tobin — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 11:43:01 +0000

In reply to Jean Perenet. I've seen some of those adaptors, but also heard that dust can get in via the lens segments. I'd rather not sacrifice size tbh. And I'll just shoot everything at f/2.8 :-). Also, the disassembly process to clean the sensor does look like it could be quite a fun project.

By: Andrew Tobin

Andrew Tobin — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 11:40:55 +0000

In reply to Chris Rodgers. You've got to be very careful around there if you aren't carrying a Leica :-)

By: Chris Rodgers

Chris Rodgers — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 09:26:06 +0000

“… so I headed to the mecca for all London street photographers, the Barbican … I was rather worried about being seen there without a Leica, particularly with the proximity of Red Dot Cameras and possible accusations of traitorous behaviour on my part. But happily, the GR3X is so tiny nobody noticed, and I got away with it.”
A lucky escape indeed: Traitors’ Gate and the Tower of London were but a short distance away.

By: Andrew Owen-Price

Andrew Owen-Price — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 22:36:49 +0000

Great pictures, thanks for the interesting introduction to a camera of which I was almost entirely unaware.