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Ricoh GRIII: Will It Landscape?
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Күн бұрынThe Ricoh GRIII is a small point-and-shoot camera with a big APS-C sensor. It's mainly used by street photographer as a camera that fits in your pocket and looks discreet. I use it as a camera that I can always have with me to pull out when needed. I haven't tried shooting "serious" landscape shots with it before. In this video, I pull out the adapters, quick release plates, shutter release cords and more to see if it will take a good landscape shot.
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@jan-akeandersson4792 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you beautiful pictures, Im 68 so this camera would be perfect for me👏😊🇸🇪
@levisimpson516 3 жыл бұрын
Haha, that's awesome. I have a Ricoh GRII and it's been my favorite camera, it's so much fun and there is so much quality packed into such a tiny camera. I look forward to getting a GRIII some day. Great video man, really enjoyed that.
@intrapersonaI 3 жыл бұрын
For those who were born without clockmaker hands, its a lifesaver having the IS and the only HUGE downside to this camera (especially since it was made in 2019) the Ricoh official app for transferring photos to your phone just well, sucks. I had to spend 10 bucks on the App store for GR Viewer (sucked but 500% worth it) which is essentially one guy who made a better app than a huge company. The GR 2 onwards are insanely great cameras especially with the form factor and it has rebirthed my love and desire to be in photography again
@levisimpson516 3 жыл бұрын
@@intrapersonaI I agree, I wish they had something a lot better for transferring the images.
@lepetitpedro 3 жыл бұрын
Nice video! I use this camera since 2019 and i love it. My only limits: sport photography, animal photography and battery Life. For the rest this little camera is amazing and i carry it everywhere i go. Thanks a lot! Greetings from Québec, Canada.
@nathandrezner9853 2 жыл бұрын
Howdy! GR1 user, also in Quebec :) Keep shooting!
@user-nk1wq4zf9f Жыл бұрын
Why not animal? Because of slow focus?
@lepetitpedro Жыл бұрын
@@user-nk1wq4zf9f if you are talking about your pet, no problem. For other animals you need to be so close to them and they will run.
@user-nk1wq4zf9f Жыл бұрын
@@lepetitpedro ahh! Hah I assumed you can always crop in. There's enough megapixels. :D thx for answering!
@seanraz Жыл бұрын
Great video. I've been using a Ricoh GRII for a few years and love it. Never thought about putting filters in front of it like that. I might have to try that out. I really like your end results, too. Beautiful shots. Might have to get a GRIII. I've been thinking about full-frame Nikon, but being able to carry the camera everywhere is a huge plus.
@ddki9094 3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful photos!
@dionysisnikolopoulos7989 3 жыл бұрын
Very nice presentation mate! I liked your shots also
@jackleggo9159 3 жыл бұрын
loved the video, I also shoot my GR3 for landscape and it is very good I take it out hiking a lot when I do not want to carry a lot go heavy camera gear.. like my GFX50r ...... thanks
@markg1531 3 жыл бұрын
Astonishing. Thanks.
@natjes6017 3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic shooting!
@ZaredZ 2 жыл бұрын
2:13 "The power of the sun, in the palm of my hand."
@PatBloomfield 2 жыл бұрын
It’s a shame you didn’t use snap focus as that allows you to set the hyper focal distance rather than guesstimating on an object as you do with all other auto-focus cameras. You can get an ultra-wide 21mm equivalent lens as well. Anyway, I’m glad you also did a side-by-side comparison as you’re never going to get best results doing something on a piece of kit for the first time. Thanks for the video though, it’s great to see the Ricoh being used off the street too 😊
@BryanHansel 2 жыл бұрын
Snap focus isn't going to be as accurate as finding a focus point for hyperfocal distance in landscape photography. There just aren't enough snap focus settings. It would probably be fine depending on how close the foreground is. I considered the 21mm when I got the camera years ago, but didn't think I'd use it for landscape photos. I thought making the video would be fun and I haven't used the Ricoh with a tripod since I made the video. For me, the 21mm wouldn't likely be used, but if someone really wanted to use it for landscape photography, it may be a good purchase.
@PatBloomfield 2 жыл бұрын
@@BryanHansel Interesting, I guess it's whatever you feel comfortable with. With Snap Focus set to 2.5m at f/8 gives a DoF from 1.15m to infinity, although I use f/11 as I have found that it is slightly sharper 🙂 Most people have gotten used to focusing on an object now, but for me, snap focus is one of the great benefits of the Ricoh system.
@BryanHansel 2 жыл бұрын
@@PatBloomfield If I remember right, the foreground was about 2 feet away in this shot, so the 2.5m Snap Focus wouldn't have worked. I use Snap Focus when I'm using the camera how I normally use it, but for landscape photography I like to be exact in how I shoot. It is a great feature and with such a slow focus system, it has allowed me to get shots where its normal system would fail. It's one of my favorite cameras for sure.
@martinohesse 2 жыл бұрын
Being an apsc with angular lens, for sure it suit landscape photography :)
@1217Yangli 3 жыл бұрын
Very nice pictures
@willparsons32 2 жыл бұрын
Only problem I have is trying to convince the significant other that it's better than the DSLR (70D) I already have. (Oh great Lord above, please help her understand!! 😂)
@redpillnibbler4423 Жыл бұрын
(Keep shtum) 🤫
@cunjoz 2 жыл бұрын
those are very tough light conditions but it performed very well!
@johnhal1 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant video!
@misteragb7558 2 жыл бұрын
Have the GRIIIX, really wish Ricoh would make a wide angle adapter for it so I can also do landscapes with it
@kaylakoerner8895 3 жыл бұрын
Hope the badlands were great!
@ahmadamar7417 3 жыл бұрын
Nice video bro. You earn a subscriber
@GodfreyMann 3 жыл бұрын
12:44 - so was it the Nikon on the left? That’s the image that looked sharper with better contrast/clarity.
@BryanHansel 3 жыл бұрын
I couldn't remember so I had to look it up. The Nikon was on the left.
@GodfreyMann 3 жыл бұрын
@@BryanHansel thx for looking it up!
@TheMontanafew 3 жыл бұрын
It’s hard to frame with out a zoom but it’s doable. Either hike or crop
@robari2410 3 жыл бұрын
Great pictures!! would you please explain how do you focus for these kind of shots for us beginners. Thanks and keep up the good work. 🙏🏻
@BryanHansel 3 жыл бұрын
Single autofocus point and focus at approximately the hyperfocal distance. If the tripod is about four feet off the ground that's about on the bottom third line of a tic-tac-toe grid on the LCD screen.
@larrymccormick3226 2 жыл бұрын
Look into the 21mm conversion lens and H4 adapter with hood. Also NISI FILTER kit for GRIII. Think you'll like them. Lots of videos on KZfaq also. I have them for my GRII, but I'll have to do what you did with the filters, they're not making the Nisi filters for GRII yet ! LarryMac
@BryanHansel 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I saw the Nisi kit and the adapter. The Nisi isn't much smaller than 85mm Singh-Ray filters. It's fun to try this stuff, but my primary landscape camera is a Nikon.
@andrewton9910 3 жыл бұрын
Great video
@chickendrop 3 жыл бұрын
All of that extra gear makes the GR as cumbersome as a DSLR set up. This is precisely why I don't shoot landscapes anymore. Great results though! My GR is my go-to camera.
@johnsmith1474 2 жыл бұрын
It's not about "cumbersome" it's about weight. There is nothing cumbersome about a camera if you use it enough to be completely familiar.
@dougscottking 2 жыл бұрын
I get your point, But don’t think you have to have all this gear to get some good landscape results. He’s just testing it like he would his main camera for paid work. Looked like he was just doing 1/20s for many shots you can do handheld with the ibis. Or it only weighs 1/2 Lb so a small gorilla pod will do. You could also probably pull some highlights back from a raw file so ND not 100% necessarily . But I think Nissi makes a small filter kit if needed.
@chickendrop 2 жыл бұрын
@@johnsmith1474 "There is nothing cumbersome about a camera if you use it enough to be completely familiar"?? That's absurd. That's like saying There is nothing cumbersome about the Airbus A380 Superjumbo if you fly it enough to be completely familiar. There's nothing wrong with lugging all of the extra gear (tripod, adapter, filter track, filters, shutter release cable) along to get your shot, but you can't argue that it doesn't make the GR cumbersome. The GR is marketed as a pocketable powerhouse. There's no way your fitting all that gear in your pockets, unless we're talking about the pockets in your gear bag.
@ericrinehardt9373 5 ай бұрын
Nisi makes a complete filter kit including grads, NDs, a polarizer, an adapter, and a filter holder specifically for the GR III that fits in my pocket. Reasonably priced too.
@WatchmanNiel Жыл бұрын
I am surprised to learn that the GR iii shows a distinct drop-off in IQ after f/5.6. I would definitely recommend trying some shots at f/5.6 and f/8 for landscapes.
@BryanHansel Жыл бұрын
It's all about the compromises that you want to make. There's a trade-off in sharpness due to diffraction plus not shooting at the sharpest aperture and depth of field. F/11 gets you more depth of field but it may not be as sharp as f/5.6 or f/8. Depending on your priorities, you may make different decisions than I do.
@lioneldm5130 3 жыл бұрын
You can add the 21mm adapter on it.
@BryanHansel 3 жыл бұрын
I thought about getting this. It seems so big though. I noticed they have been dropping in price recently.
@lioneldm5130 3 жыл бұрын
@@BryanHansel it's quite heavy, but the biggest issue is flare. The hood is small. Otherwise, optical quality is good. No CA, good resolution. I use image sharpening in rawtherapee to give a little peps, it's great and for free.
@sosukewifhat Жыл бұрын
Can anyone tell me how he made the foreground brighter without overexposing the sky ? Just bought the ricoh gr iii as my first camera haha and I'm having the white sky / overexposed sky problem if I want my foreground to be seen, thanks !
@BryanHansel Жыл бұрын
I use Singh-Ray NDG filters. For the video, I used a 3-stop reverse ND grad filter. I show this in the video. If you order directly from Singh-Ray, use the code "thathansel" for a discount.
@sosukewifhat Жыл бұрын
@@BryanHansel Thanks so much ! 😃
@andyreid3523 3 жыл бұрын
Yes it Will
@LarryBouley1 3 жыл бұрын
Great video. What about using the built in nd filter?
@BryanHansel 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. The built-in ND filter would be useful for slowing the shutter speed, but it isn't a split ND grad. A split ND Grad is clear on the bottom and dark on the top. It evens the exposure between the sky and the ground.
@SteveHartmanVideos 3 жыл бұрын
@@BryanHansel is that also called a “graduated ND” ?
@BryanHansel 3 жыл бұрын
@@SteveHartmanVideos yes, you could call it that. There are a bunch of terms for them. The most descriptive term is Split Neutral Density Graduated Filter.
@BryanHansel 3 жыл бұрын
@@Koji-888 because that's the type of filter it is. Check out the design here: singh-ray.com/shop/daryl-benson-reverse-graduated-filter/ you can also save 10% if you order one using the code "thathansel".
@veryjr2966 3 жыл бұрын
Can you disengage AF and shoot real manual focus (not snap focus) - otherwise camera would be focusing each time you pressed the remote ?
@BryanHansel 3 жыл бұрын
The easiest way would be to assign manual focus to the Fn button. Then you could auto-focus quickly and turn off the autofocus just by pressing the Fn button. I'm not sure if there's a way to set up rear button focus using the Fn. If there was, that would be the way to set it up for landscape photography.
@veryjr2966 3 жыл бұрын
thanks - also, can you switch off IBIS when doing tripod work / long exposures?
@BryanHansel 3 жыл бұрын
@@veryjr2966 yes, you can. I can't remember if I did that for this video. On some cameras, it doesn't matter. I should probably test this out and make a video.
@mawavoy 3 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous images!
@eldiabolico3750 2 жыл бұрын
Nice video, it would be super cool if you could try some Astro…
@BryanHansel 2 жыл бұрын
I've tried it. It works as you'd expect a APS-C camera to work. I found the manual focus at night difficult, but I got it to work.
@eldiabolico3750 2 жыл бұрын
@@BryanHansel thanks man 👨
@forgottenamericana Жыл бұрын
Did you have IBIS turned off for these shots?
@BryanHansel Жыл бұрын
Yes
@antonroux6737 2 жыл бұрын
you should do the same video with a GRIIIX!
@BryanHansel 2 жыл бұрын
Sure. Send me one and I'll do it.
@antonroux6737 2 жыл бұрын
@@BryanHansel good idea - send me your bank account details, I'll pick one up from the store and send it to you tomorrow!
@BryanHansel 2 жыл бұрын
For me, the GRIIIx isn't that attractive. I thought about getting one but decided against it. The 40mm equivalent lens isn't a focus length that I use often. It's a lot of money for something I wouldn't use often. I'm not using my GRIII as much as I did either. I got a Pixel 6 and the phone is now my main daily carry and what I use unless I'm shooting professionally. If I'm doing landscape, I use a Nikon Z 7 or 7ii.
@adhamborhan 2 жыл бұрын
tak panas ke pegang matahari? cane buat? smart oooo
@airefc 3 жыл бұрын
Have you tried night star shots/astro with the gr III?
@BryanHansel 3 жыл бұрын
I did just for fun one night. It worked, but was a little bit of a pain to get it setup and framed right. If I was only carrying the GRIII with me and I wanted to use it for a night, it would work fine. But, if I'm going out to shoot the night sky, I'd bring my mirrorless setup.
@airefc 3 жыл бұрын
@@BryanHansel I have set a gr1 up with a skytracker before. It just had not good dynamic range and poor higher iso quality. I wondered if the newer version (or the upcoming gr3x) would fare better with the updated sensor. Or with more megapixels it maybe worse for starshots. There are no videos of anybody using the gr iii for this. Thanks
@BryanHansel 3 жыл бұрын
@@airefc I didn't track with it and only used it two nights as far as I can tell from the few images that I kept, but one night had terrible viewing. It did just as well as I'd expect from any recent APS-C sensor. I'm spoiled with an h-alpha converted Z 6. It's nowhere near that quality. I didn't have a GR1, so I can't compare. I can send you an image if you. Just drop me an email.
@NohStar 2 жыл бұрын
tell me you had something under it when you it laying screen-down on the rock!
@BryanHansel 2 жыл бұрын
I did not. I do have a screen protector on the camera though.
@fotografi4fun 2 жыл бұрын
Will it landscape? Does it Capture light?
@BryanHansel 2 жыл бұрын
I see it's that time in a video's life when the smartasses show up..🙂
@Boatzerama 3 жыл бұрын
Why a cable shutter, it’s got Bluetooth to use with your phone. Sell your Nikon as the GRiii is up to taking as good photos.
@BryanHansel 3 жыл бұрын
Bluetooth will work for some people for sure. It's nice to have options.
@Yserian 2 жыл бұрын
Quick release you say, huh? . .... irony :D
@johnsmith1474 2 жыл бұрын
Using landscape as a verb is cringe inducing. That said, this is a well produced investigation. Good work flow presentation using the camera on site. Of course because this is not a place where weight matters, you might as well just use the bigger heavier camera, and get some exposure & focus stacking done. Or, if you wanted to demo light weight rig, you could use a far lighter tripod.
@BryanHansel 2 жыл бұрын
Some people like playing with the English language and some don't.
@antonroux6737 2 жыл бұрын
Maybe he's a Millenial??
@rfggibson 8 ай бұрын
Misses the point totally. GR is for spontaneous simplicity in your pocket, not a tripod and bits of gear. Crazy.
@BryanHansel 8 ай бұрын
You win. Great observation.
@Linesgraphics 5 ай бұрын
Very diplomatic reply
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