Why are ancient, originally cheap digicams so expensive now? Ebay in my country has these for around 320 dollars.

I've found through collecting and high turnover of these old cameras that you really need several to round things out. They all have something they are really good at (sunsets, portraits, low light, harsh light, morning light, etc etc) and a host of things they don't do so well (sunsets, portraits, low light, harsh light, morning light, etc etc) . And it's different for each one. Great excuse to have a shelf full of them 😊

sweating bullets anticipating the prices going to the friggin' moon.

Long time lurker here Mr.Snappy. Love your channel buddy, it's a breath of fresh air in today's KZfaqr/influencer landscape because you obviously love what you do. As a big time camera geek I'm just blown away by all these cool ancient cameras you show us.

I've repair many compact cameras. The focus issue is often caused by dried grease or dust & debris on the focusing threaded rod which gets truned by a tiny stepper motor .

You bring to light so many neat cameras. I just picked up a new in box Samsung NX300 and one of their pro lenses, the 16-50 f2-2.8 S ED OIS and its such a shame they stopped making cameras, love this little thing!

Good presentation & nice shots. You have a knack of finding cameras I've never heard of. It looks like this model marked the end of the Caplio designation series. They pulled out all the stops here.

I think we don't address enough the fact that you're a great photographer to begin with. Really impressive photos!!!!

Great video, every camera you reviewed is/has something special! I was also looking for this camera, but I never bought one... maybe sooner now 😄

I love this camera. I have one and I always pick it for daily carry. One of the my favorite feature is the ability to “jump focal length” by just a click of the zoom button. The zoom range has preset steps like 24, 28, 35, 50, 75 so you can have one button hyper jump up and down the focals. It so so useful and I don’t see it much on other cameras. There are lots of other nice features 😊 worth picking one up. BTW I also have the EVF accessory and the wide angle adapter, it’s not used very much by me it just sits at home most of the time…not sure you need it

I've had the GX100 for a number of years, in use I like the controls better than my GRII. My main niggle with it is that it takes about 3+ seconds to write RAW files. I got mine with the EVF for $50, but that was a number of years ago.

Just yesterday i reanimated the GX100 I hadnt taken out of the cupboard in almost 10 years and decided to bring it on the next trip i take. Really funny to see this video in my notifications right afterwards xD

Excellent video! Sweet camera! looks so much like the Pentax MX-1 which to me is a great camera! Thanks for sharing! Great shots!

I have a Ricoh GRD4 and I think of it as my best worst camera 🤣 when the lighting is perfect, it takes amazing shots. Waiting for raw files to save requires the patience of a saint

Congrats on 50 000 subscribers!

the search of not so perfect camera

The GX100 was my EDC camera for a year. I still own and use it but my EDC is the GR (2013) now. I was able to get mine for about 120 in excellent condition with the EVF. It taught me more about photography than anything else, it made me a Ricoh fan for sure. To anyone looking for one of the best compact cameras without breaking the bank this line is a must have.

Great review! There are not many reviews on the GX200 here. I have one that I bought used with the wide angle adapter and the evf. The 19mm adapter is nice but a bother to carry around and the evf is.....ok. not the best resolution but one has to keep in mind the time it was made. The evf does work and nice on those really sunny days. This little pocket gem saved me when my lens stopped working on my Olympus and I didn't have a spare so the little GX200 saved my butt when I was in the mountains on a remote Philippine island with no camera store in sight last year. I got some really great images out of that little guy and isn't the tech specs in this camera, it really is the glass.

‘Bout time the GX200 got some shine. Ricoh GR controls, snap focus, STEP zooming (so you can simulate switching between prime lenses), excellent macro ability, and an EVF is kind of a dream combo. I actually don’t have problems with the ISO performance up to 800, but the autofocus is dog slow and momentarily freezes the display. IMO use it in snap focus and toggle on macro mode when you occasionally want to stop and acquire more specific focus - like other Ricoh cameras, macro mode will focus at all distances not just macro and it overrides snap focus setting so it’s a quick one-button toggle on the directional of control.

I have a gr digital 3 and it’s my favourite camera of all time. It just won’t stop amazing me with its b/w mode and if it’s quirky color modes

Nice photos! I tried the CCD cameras in 2023 but it ultimately wasn't up to par for me. I had the GRD IV which is the best one I tried but I went with the Ricoh GR 16mp.

I have the GXR with the Leica m mount module and a normal one converted to IR. Quite nice. Have the EVF too and when I use manual glass on m mount, it is useful. But not so much needed as I thought :) this one looks great too and I have it since a while on my radar... yet I have too many cameras hahaha

The EVF is great for the street, it lets you look down to compose. I’m glad I got mine a few years ago, before the Snapiness effect 😂 The GR Digitals are also great, I almost like my GRD IV better than my GR 2…

There were days we measured the camera prices in hundreds. Now it's more on the thousands side.

I am still using my canon g7x ii when I travel because it’s an excellent compact camera. I bought it around 400€ a few years ago and now they sell them used around 600-£00€! I am so glad I didn’t sell it.

Ricoh is a pretty big name, maybe not their imaging division, but their office equipment and stuff is fairly well known. They're also known as the company that bought and eventually butchered Pentax to pick at what was left to make a dollar. The half-frame discount camera that has been rumored is kind of proof of using the brand name to make a buck, like OM-Sushi existed just to make money off what's left of Olympus R&D/Reputation. Not to hate on only hate on Ricoh, the Q series was made after the buyout, and it was great, and I'd say it still is great.

I got one like 2 years ago, fun little camera, great control but if you want to get one Getting an auto shutter should be your top priority, The flash release mechanism seems to be fragile, mine work but I need to open it halfway by hand, the release button doesn't pop it all the way It can be very slow sometimes/lock up while powering If you can't find batteries the MX1 from Pentax use the same

The Techmoan effect is going to happen.. prices going 🆙

I was looking at getting one of these a few months back....to complement my GRIII but then decided to dig out the EX1/TL500. I do blame you for my P7100 purchase though (quirky but I do like it)

I have a fully functional one and love it (for what it is). I wouldn't bother getting the viewfinder (mine came with one and it is pretty crappy. Useful, but crappy). I also have the tele adaptor (pushes it to a 135mm eqv. This one is useful. If you find one at a decent price... Snag it immediately.

@snappiness .... I have a Ricoh R8 which I bought as spares and repairs on Ebay sold as spares and repairs for £10 in the UK. The camera was pristine, but came without a battery hence the spares or repairs status. The R series has a great spec with plenty of custom modes, zoom and preset / snap focus mode, 10 mp CCD sensor .... What's not to like.

please review the Lumix LX line of compact cameras. I think you'll love them

Glad I got mine a few weeks ago

for me, I found a fuji x10 on fb marketplace that costed around $50. Just love the old processing style of these compact cameras. And, even better, the value of the camera has gone up so much that I can sell it for 3-4 times the price I paid now 😂

My recent scores were a Lytro Illum (not here yet) and the Light L16, the latter being quite cheap and excellent. We live in an era where very unique cameras are fairly affordable. We just need to hang off for ~5 years.

This and old GRDs are stupid expensive. I just got a GRD III for $160 which is insane for a camera so old, but it's somehow a really good deal considering most others are double or near double the price I paid.

I wish Ricoh would make hot shoe EVF for their current cameras...as a convenient way to improve the video performance for handheld

Have the GX100 with Vf1 from new. In colour only shoot at iso80. B&W maybe 400.. your GX200 is faster writing RAW. Evf is really limited but still not a screen. Snap focus is still great, enjoy.

I love your vibe and philosophy toward gear. Do you have any suggestions for cool old cameras with decent video? I saw you video on the LUMIX FZ35 and I picked up an FZ40 on eBay for $45. But are there any other camera lines out there you’d consider for some fun video?

I have the GRD4, and it’s an amazing street camera. Even has snap focus. But the GX200 has a bigger MP sensor, and the zoom. Only real reason I don’t shoot my GRD4 is that it’s not supported by DxO DeepPrimeXD, which I use on all my old cameras for amazing NR.

One that comes pretty close to this would be the Pentax Mx-1. Have you ever tried it? While I do have a k-3 lll, the little Mx-1 is the perfect little backup camera, with a great lens with a leaf shutter, so you can trigger a larger flash with the little built in one, and get good results. While you might call it jacket pocketable, it is still a great travel camera, or the one to take when you just don’t feel like lugging around a dslr. Give it a try!🙂📸👍

its not cheap anymore

I really enjoyed this video. Recently I decided to simply my everyday carry and looked into compact cameras. I had a few things I needed from the camera and this Ricoh was ALMOST there. Ultimately I went with a Lumix ZS50 due to it having a massive zoom range (24-720mm) and a digital viewfinder on the camera. Do you have any experience with the Lumix ZS line? They’re pretty affordable now and very capable in my experience.

I Got this one and use it for Family days out. It fun and good.! And i also have some Pixel black on my screen. it's just happening i think.

The only things I wish I could change on mine would be the removal of the mandatory long exposure NR, and the 3 minute shutter speed time limit; I like to do long exposure work with mine. Also the EVF is probably not worth it, I havent found a scenario where its actually better than the back screen, it's very small, and not that bright, I feel like it's harder to see the details in the scene vs the back screen.

I have a model with electronic viewfinder, excellent image quality at native iso but as soon as you increase the iso the image is horrible but other than that it is excellent

I have a used one. Sometimes white balance on it can be an issue.

I wonder how this would compare to a Canon g9x. I already got that, and I wonder if the Ricoh would be a good pocketable addition. I'd love to see a GR/GR digital comparison, have been wondering about that for years!

I have no luck on getting ricoh locally (or Pentax in general), do I need to look at Canon G series or Nikon P? 🤔 ...and 24mm at such sensor is amazing.

I snatched a P340 for $100 on amazon, I almost couldn't believe it :D

All the best. Can’t go wrong for what you paid.

“Doesn’t have to be the latest and greatest” is equal of expensive in digicam world nowadays 🤷‍♂️

Have you ever tried the Canon Powershot S70? My perfect digicam and has OVF.

Hey, have you ever used a Olympus Sylus 1 ox XZ1 or XZ2, they are great compact camera with lot of features.

my ps sx110 IS have 6mm wide view😳although it's from 2007, it's still good with 9mp ccd. u can try to find it really dirt cheap

Did you edit there photos? Because they look too good to be true!

I am really wishing a new GR has weather sealing , pop up flash, leaf shutter etc

Samsung NX mini. There's nothing better for a small point-n-shoot (although it is an interchangeable lens camera). Yours is cool, too, though.

How can you have seven cameras you use every day? 😅❤ love your content

the photo at 3:12 is great

I've owned both the GRIII and GRIIIX and in my opinion the hype surrounding them was not justified, they are great cameras, but, not deserving of the all the cult status they've achieved. As I say, just my opinion, I know others will disagree. My everyday carry is the Pentax MX-1 which I guess is the OG of the Ricoh GX and GR series. It's a fantastic camera with a tilting rear screen, f1.8 - 2.5 6mm to 24mm zoom lens (35mm equiv is 28mm to 112mm), built in flash with pro settings. This is purely an aesthetic but the top case is brass which has a black paint coating, the coating wears to let the brass show through, it's just adds a nice look to the camera. They're well worth hunting down and buying. Like a lot of old cameras the prices are going up but they are still to be found, I picked mine up from a seller in Japan, it's in perfect condition and only had a shutter count of 400 (four hundred!!) when I bought it. Love the channel and thanks for your videos!

Yea, those exist , my Lumix LX3 is of the same caliber

You said "a cheap digicam"?❤ Not anymore😅

I have this Camera since new from 09 cost $900 full kit in mint condition one good feature you can run on 2 AAA batteries or rechargeable. 🐊is there a adaptor for different lenses I would like to try Pentax 110 auto lenses on it.

Great camera. My first 'GR'. But beware because of the age of the GX200, the sensors are slowly dying. That's what happened to my GX, rendering it a bit useless. Better look for a GRD IV. No zoom, but more in common with newer GR's, including outputting DNG files.

I still have my GX100, which I like more overall. Had the GX200 as well, and shot with it when Ricoh compacts were almost unheard of in the USA. GX100 has better images is all, otherwise the GX200 was somewhat better

I have in fact considered this camera a while ago, when it was for sale at one of my preferred camera stores. However, the store had set the price far too high for my taste. I think the Ricoh brand and GX range pumped up the price significantly ( more than double what you paid for yours), so I let someone else overpay for it this time. Luckily I have cameras like the Olympus Pen E-PL 1 and plenty of compact MFT lenses, so I can't say I miss the the GX200.

This one has gone up in price too much to worth the trouble, you can get a GXR S10 for cheaper, which is the same lens and sensor size but upgraded everything. It’s actually the same sensor and processor from the last GRD (4). It’s also the last 1/1.7” CCD camera Ricoh ever made except for the rugged ones if I remembered correctly. 😊

Your review of that camera really reminded me of the camera I ended up going for myself as my small compact of choice : The Lumix LX5. I thought that the LX3 was a little too old and lacked some features that were important to me, but the LX5 reallt fits the bill admirably. It has a 24-90mm equivalent lens with a selector switch on the top of the lens to choose the aspect ratio you would want to use (1:1, 4:3, 3:2 and 16:9. All of those aspect ratios besides 1:1 (which is only a left/right side crop of the 4:3 aspect ratio) are using different parts of the sensor, meaning that the sensor itself is larger than the image circle and those aspect ratios are there to maximize the sensor we can use). It's a 10MP CCD with decent-ish ISO performance (It's okay shooting up to ISO 800) It doesn't have sensot stabilizxation, but it has an optical stabe in the lens, which works pretty nicely. Since it's the camera I have all the time with me, I also carry it to work and since I work in R&D in an electronics company, this camera has become my go to impromptu macro capable camera to use in my developments reports. It goes really close in macro mode. It also has a full hotshoe and also has an external EVF support... which I bought as well. It's not the most practical thing to use, but hey, it's super samll, came with a small carrying case and if you're shooting with that camera it's always nice to have access to a viewfinder if you're stuck shooting in the sun and can't see the screen well. The lens opens wide (f/2.0 at 24mm equiv) and is also super sharp wide open, it has full manual controls and it pretty much made entirely out of metal, with a nice little rubber grip which feels nice. You can also shoot full manual no problem as you have a back dial that clicks so it can do double duty for shutter speed and aperture. I paid 109€ for it on MPB and honestly I think it's a really great value. I'm not a compact camera person, so it's not really a camera I'm really passionate about, the smallest camera I would want to actually use is a Fujifilm X100S, and I regularly find myself using cameras much, much larger than that (once I was using a Nikon D2X as a walkaround camera... yeah go figure what went trhough my head) but having that little LX5 really allowed me to have a dedicated camera with a nice lens and good RAW image quality that could fit in my pocket and that's really invaluable sometimes. Sure, it might not be the most thrilling camera ever, but man am I happy I got it :D

Please share your opinions on gr digital!

Samsung WB150F best kept secret.

And now they’re not cheap anymore😂

How does this compare to a canon S90 or similar? I have one of those lying around somewhere and except for a negligible reduction in megapixels it seems better in every other way than the GX200 and almost half the price, probably because of the ricoh brand premium.

You are sooo young!! lol. 😉 “Ricoh is not very well known, but they’ve been around since the film days,” made me chuckle. If you’re speaking to anyone over a certain (young age) Ricoh is very well known and always was.

Between this and the Samsung EX1/TL500, which one would you recommend? I got my EX1 at random a few weeks after watching your video on it, it just randomly popped up on the marketplace and I had to have it. Seemed like destiny had waited for that moment.

My Olympus PEN E-PL2 I took a 16:9 image and for years I could only see the 16:9 crop. When I got a newer version of Lightroom I saw the full 4:3. There is a plugin to show the full raw file and I did try it but it did not work for me. So your camera might still be taking the full sensor size. I would load it up into DXO and Luminar and see what those programs do.

How did you find one for a 100 bucks? Also, my first camera was a Ricoh Caplio something something that I did not appreciate back in the day and has completely fallen apart over the years. Kinda wonder if I can still find the specific model. I've found pictures that I took back then! Metadata shows it was a Caplio RR530!

i would argue taht the cropped RAW is a downside not a feature. My sony RX100 mk4 does it right while being a small pocket camera as well just that the crop options are pretty much inexistent

my brother in christ please if you could clean front lens glass, that fingerprint is killing me

Yikes, that particular copy has too many issues to make it an everyday carry. Missing a shot because I couldn't gain focus would really piss me off. But if you can get a good copy, this camera looks like a good performer. My EDC is a Sony RX100 Mk 1. I got lucky in that I got it for a decent price and everything works.

wonder how that compares to a canon G9. both 1/1.7 sensors. both shoot raw. G9 isn't great at iso800

I'll be that jerk: Fujifilm F200 EXR is the current hot option. Large-ish sensor, excellent HDR with the EXR mode enabled, nice form factor, get the Champaign body.

In 20028, when DSLRs beocme largely affordable, bigger and aa better and nobody really cared about compact cameras woth a tons of pro features

Now $200 0n eBay.

I guess my leica x1 is a suitable replacement.

It was cheap before this video 😂

fuck I was looking to get this nvm then

Digicams look fun but sadly they're all insanely expensive. This one is over 300 dollars despite having a sensor smaller than most smartphones.

Any camera can take great photos. Just pick up the best one you can afford at the thrift store.

Contrary to the comments, I actually don't think these videos inflate any value for these old cams. They are and were always old depreciating technology on the next step of becoming e-waste. One day the inevitable will happen and they're all worthless when proprietary batteries, chargers, spare parts or when their novelty factor runs out. People have to realize that these cameras don't unlock a secret in photography.

Reminds me of my Panasonic Lumix LX5 in terms of size and features. Please don't make a video of the LX5 so that the prices remain low. 😂

Thanks but I don’t consider $200+ to be a “cheap” digicam. More like $35….You can get much better cameras for that price.

This camera goes from 200 (if you're lucky) to 300 up. "Cheap".....

Image quality? Sometimes you don’t need it…. Recently I’ve watched a couple of classic 70s movies that’s been upgraded to 4K and I’ve hated the clinical image I’ve been watching

If you see it on this channel its already too late. This guy only buys trending cameras. So by the time you see it in his videos its already too late, you wont find it cheap anymore. Its kind of like a confirmation, if it was already going up in price, its confirmed to be overpriced by the time its in his videos lol.

Instead of this, you might as well use the camera you already own, i.e. your recent cell phone.

thanks for jacking up the price on these with your videos

_INEXPENSIVE_ is the word you are looking for... This is absolutely *not* a _CHEAP_ camera!

Man everyone loves to bitch whenever someone makes a video about a camera they have never been interested in before (like they are entitled to the “undiscovered” nature of it or something)... Can we just say “wow cool!” and leave all the sarcasm about prices aside? Go find a camera that hasn’t been “discovered” yet and enjoy it instead! Or better yet, shoot with the camera you own already! In 10 years someone might make a video about it too haha

Idk, if it is better in any sense over olympus xz1....