I just started to review the photos from the RICOH GR IIIx, and I was really shocked– the optics and image quality and resolution of the RICOH GR IIIx actually looks substantially and significantly superior to the RICOH GR III. Perhaps this alone can be a good sticking point — I might keep the RICOH GR IIIx.
It looks like Ricoh actually improved the lens and optics of the GR IIIx compared to the GR III — it isn’t just a new focal length, it is a totally new (updated, more advanced, superior) lens. Sharper, better tone rendition, etc. The photos look different and *better*.
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