RICOH GR III Compact Camera 24 MP APS-C Sensor 28 mm F2.8 GR Lens

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The third in a series of APS-C 'GR' compacts from Ricoh, the GR III has been a long time coming, but updates the GR II in some highly significant ways. Personally, vignetting doesn't bother me much, at least not in the kind of photos this camera invites me to shoot. The GR III features a hybrid AF system combining a contrast-type AF mechanism superior in focusing precision with a phase-detection-type AF mechanism assuring high-speed focusing operation.

Here’s what I wrote back then: “Fuji puts the stuff like shutter speeds, apertures or ISOs right on top of the image when you have focused and are working on the composition.A Ricoh GR is designed to be a true-pocketable camera and that is its strength in design, if one desires all the other bells and whistles there are many options. I love the GR III because of its size and weight, so I don't want to suggest it needs a lot of other features that would make it bigger or heavier or more expensive. optics is by no means a slouch and capable of producing quality that will easily go up against some of the newest camera releases. Anyway, for the first two days all my impressions with GRIII were about “what’s your problem, camera?

But not one wedding shooter, event shooter or anyone who seeks to create intimate candids reaches for a 28mm prime. But of course the GM5 is no more - but I can continue to manage as it still is a much more versatile camera than any GRD/GM can ever be.

Don't get me wrong there is lots of room for improvement with ergonomics even on the small body but controlling is not as bad as I thought it would be.