After pranking us twice, Ricoh finally just released the all new Ricoh GRIII HDF and GRIIIx HDF. What do you think about it? Is it the X100VI killer? Does it mean we have to wait another 5 years for a Ricoh GR IV?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQk3yb83h8E[EXIF data available. Click here to show/hide.]Camera-Specific Properties:Equipment MakeRICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD.Camera ModelPENTAX 645ZImage-Specific Properties:Exposure Time1/100 secF-Numberf/22.0ISO Speed Rating100Lens Aperturef/22.0Exposure Bias0 EVMetering ModePatternFlashNo FlashFocal Length120.00 mmRenderingNormalExposure ModeManualWhite BalanceManual
>no built in flashbros...
>>4298845>built in ND filter is gone>here is your inbuilt diffusion filter>grey shutter release>no monochrome version>no GRIV
>>4298845>>4298848SENSOR IN THE DUST
havent bought a gr iii yet, this will be the one to get
>>4298840>get rid of the useful ND filter>add Vaseline smeared lens filter insteadWhat the fuck are the salarymen smoking?
>>4298874>get ridbut they're not getting rid of anything, it's being sold concurrently with the regular models. dont like it, dont buy it.
LARP camera
>>4298896this particular model gets rid of the ND filter you pedantic mongoloid.
>>4298840>fuji is doing well with plastic quality lens>that must be what people lovebaka
Don't worry guys, I've recently taken interest in the iii, the second I buy it, the iv will be announced and it will be the camera we've all been waiting for. Happens to me all the time ._. ...
>>4298921I mean introducing the IV shortly after making people buy a III HDF would make many costumer not so happy. I don't think we see the new one in 2024.
>>4298944Consumers aren't happy with this new iteration anyway. >yfw Ricoh dunking on the commenters
>>4298840Kinda been thinking about a IIIx and this looks like a cool version with some gimmicky horseshit filters built-in. I guess it's appealing simply because I do not have a Ricoh GR yet.But I do have a Pentax MX-1 and it's super fun. And it's got a better lens than the newer GRs.I should just buy a full frame.[EXIF data available. Click here to show/hide.]Camera-Specific Properties:Camera SoftwareAdobe Photoshop 7.0Image-Specific Properties:Image OrientationTop, Left-HandHorizontal Resolution400 dpiVertical Resolution400 dpiImage Created2006:08:15 15:26:46Color Space InformationUncalibratedImage Width945Image Height1272
>>4298955>And it's got a better lens than the newer GRs.And you base this on what, the wind escaping from your rectum?
>>4298840>Does it mean we have to wait another 5 years for a Ricoh GR IV?Probably, if the camera division does not go under meanwhile.
I would really love a new GXR / Ricoh with an M mount.I have no problem with these new SKUs. Better than the otherwise identical models that have a different colorway.
>>4299011It's not a bad option but did they really need to take that long to swap a fucking filter? It just shows in how sad a state the company is.
>>4298840>Does it mean we have to wait another 5 years for a Ricoh GR IV?What would the GR IV even have at this point?The GR III/IX is already just as sharp and detailed as current release crop sensor cameras.Thats the whole point of the camera, good iq in a little package.Sure, you could slap on a 30 or 40 mp sensor, but that wouldn't really make much of a difference.Seems like what most people want is a x100 style camera that somehow is still as small as a gr and doesn't cost 5k, which is never gonna happen, and that wouldnt be a GR anyways.
>>4299056Here is my wishlist:>Get rid of video, it's pointless>Weather sealing, dust proof/resistance>Sturdier buttons/dials>Remove mic holesAnd that's it. Keep the 24mp, ibis, 28mm FL and even shitty battery life, you'll have an instant winner from me, easily.
>>4299075I would like the last 3, first one literally doesn't make any functional difference.Those things aren't really significant enough to merit an upgrade at this point though.
>>4298973The MX-1’s lens is faster, sharper, and clearer, and can macro focus at 1cm away.Sorry, it’s just better quality glass than what the GR III/x has. Not here to start a fight and think the GR III series is cool but cmon man don’t insult someone and not expect a reply.Keep buying new cameras instead of old cameras tho. Better if the used market doesn't get more inflated than it already is.
>>4299105>1/2.7 sensoreven compacts have “the micro four thirds guy”
>>4299098Wouldn't getting rid of the video function free up some real estate for something else?
right after I buy a griii and pro mist
>>4299075AND A FLASH ANON DON'T FORGET THE FLASH!
>>4299112the MX-1 IS made out of brass thoit's practically a leica :A)
Ricoh is either lazy AF or has zero resources available for its camera department.
>>4299264Nah, external for me.
>>4298845>Spend extra and give up zoom for APS-C>make it look like a digishit with direct flashNo technical spec on earth can save a photo from bad lighting.
>>4299289Bad lightning is better than none, especially for a compact camera.
>>4299056>What would the GR IV even have at this point?WEATHER SEALINGMORE THAN ONE PHYSICAL BUTTON
>>4298840If i wanted a camera that looks like a cellphone and takes a picture @ 28mm like a cellphone and has as many physical controls as a cellphone, i would carry a:A. Ricoh CameraB. Cellphone
>>4303070A. GR IIIX>no 40mm is a youtuber focal le-Get bent.>but the computatio-Phone photos look like shit I dont care if all the noise is gone it looks bad>but the phone has a-Looks like shit.
wake me up when it gets an inbuilt viewfinderhow hard can it be? I don't want to use the back screen like an amateur
>>4298840>Is it the X100VI killer?does it have a viewfinder? zoom lens? flash? no?
>>4303467>like an amateurlolwe are talking about a fixed lens shitty camera, a viewfinder won't make you a pro
>>4306015B-but muh DAIDO……..