Ricoh GR III Street Edition Digital Camera

The Ricoh GR III updates the GR series in some really important ways, bringing a modern high-resolution sensor and hybrid autofocus system to the lineup for the first time. Controls have been simplified, and a new touch-sensitive rear screen makes autofocus positioning and image navigation much...

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  Street shooting and casual photography, or travel photography where a small and light camera, with a medium-wide lens is very useful.

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  Any work that requires long shooting sessions, long focal lengths, or low light shooting, where the GR III's autofocus system can struggle.

The smartphone may have replaced a dedicated camera for many, but the Ricoh GR III is here to remind us that’s not universally the case. The latest in Ricoh’s series of super-pocketable street shooters, it packs the highest resolution sensor yet – and, at $899, the highest price tag too.

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  APS-C sensor in a tiny form-factor, OIS is excellent, Image quality handily bests smartphone cameras

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  Expensive, Autofocus can be frustrating, No EVF

After thoroughly testing the Ricoh GR III , it becomes extremely easy to understand why this camera has garnered such excitement upon its launch.

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  24 MP APS-C sensor meets expectations, In-body image stabilization and dust removal, Excellent fast aperture, wide lens, Superb build quality in a tiny format, Effective and high-quality touchscreen, Excellent center sharpness at all apertures, closely followed by edges and corners, Fast and...

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  Strong vignetting if left uncorrected (absent with in-camera correction), No weather resistance, Movie mode no more than adequate, Battery life underwhelming, Unpleasing bokeh at times, Immature wi-fi apps

First introduced in July 2009 , Ricoh GR Digital III is a 10.0MP Small Sensor Compact camera with a 1/1.7-inch (7.44 x 5.58 mm ) sized CCD sensor and 28 mm F1.9 lens. Ricoh replaced the older with this model and later GR Digital III was replaced with Ricoh GR Digital IV.

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  External Flash Shoe, Optical (Optional) Optional Viewfinder, RAW Shooting, 920k dots LCD Resolution, 208g Light Body, Manual Focusing, Manual Exposure, Timelapse Recording, Fast 1.90 Lens at Wide, Fast 1.90 Lens at Tele, Built-in ND Filter

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  No Wireless Connection, No Image Stabilization, No Articulating Screen, No Full HD Video, No Touch Screen, No Built-in Viewfinder, No Face Detection Focusing, Low Resolution Sensor: 10.0MP, Max Sensitivity only ISO 1.600, No Environmental Sealing

“The Ricoh GR III will make you rethink whether a smartphone camera is ‘good enough.’”

GR fans, or GRists as Ricoh call them, will love this update of an iconic camera. But in the world of multi-lens camera phones the wider appeal of this fixed lens compact will probably be limited.

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  Small size with big sensor, Great for one-handed shooting

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  A lot of money, No tiltable screen or eyelevel viewfinder, No built-in flash

First off, it’s not just a street photography camera, although it’s certainly excellent for that. It’s also a terrific travel camera because of its compact size, easy operation and full feature set.

The Ricoh GR III is a premium APS-C format compact camera aimed at enthusiast photographers. According to Ricoh, ‘snap shooting is the basis of photography’ and the GRIII is the ultimate snap-shooting camera.

With smartphones getting better in taking snapshots of your family gatherings and travels, it is tough to look at compact cameras as an alternative. Not when you have to bring one more piece of equipment for a trip.

First introduced in September 2018 , Ricoh GR III is a 24.0MP Large Sensor Compact camera with a APS-C (23.5 x 15.6 mm ) sized CMOS sensor, built-in Image Stabilization and 28 mm F2.8 lens. Ricoh replaced the older GR III with this model.

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  Built-in Wireless (Wi-fi), Image Stabilization, External Flash Shoe, Full HD Video, Touch Screen, Optical (Optional) Optional Viewfinder, RAW Shooting, Face Detection Focusing, 24.0MP - High Resolution Sensor, 102.400 Max ISO, 1.037k dots LCD Resolution, 1/4000s High Shutter Speed, 257g Light Body,...

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  No Articulating Screen, No Built-in Viewfinder, No Environmental Sealing

It's just a masterpiece. I usually use Caonon 5dsr in Studio and sometimes Leica m10 & Leica vario in the street, but now I use 70% of my time this awesome little camera.

Excellent APN que l'on peut emporter partout

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  APN compact délivrant des images qualitatives

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  Absence de flash intégré

The Ricoh GR III was my first camera. I mostly wanted something for landscape, macro and architecture, so a wide-angle lens was important to me. At the time I bought it, I wasn't sure if photography would be my thing.

Excellent APN que l'on peut emporter partout

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  APN compact délivrant des images qualitatives

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  Absence de flash intégré

Hello I had the Ricoh GRIII since May and this I want I think so far: What I like very much: This camera works better for street photography than anything I have tried before. It draws almost no attention. It is so small, easy to use and discrete.

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  The ability to store three different range of camera settings

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  High contrast Black and White mode.

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  Snap focus, pocketable.

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  Obviously the compact size cannot be overstated, this tiny camera is probably the best travel companion you could wish for (when restrictions are lifted) the wide 28mm lens captures everything you want and huge sensor allows for very harsh cropping and still producing useable images.

Surprised to see there is no user review of GR III here, so I decided to write one. If you used and liked a GR II before, go ahead and buy one, you're gonna love this camera (but make sure that you also buy an extra battery).