{"id":156854,"date":"2019-07-20T16:19:41","date_gmt":"2019-07-20T23:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=156854"},"modified":"2019-07-20T16:40:22","modified_gmt":"2019-07-20T23:40:22","slug":"why-the-ricoh-gr-iii-is-better-than-the-ricoh-gr-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/07\/20\/why-the-ricoh-gr-iii-is-better-than-the-ricoh-gr-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the RICOH GR III is Better than the RICOH GR II"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The RICOH GR II is a perfect camera<\/a>. But the good news– the RICOH GR III is even better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The upside of being a late adopter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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You might be curious why it took so long for me to get a RICOH GR III and to test it out. Well — I wanted to fully explore all the other options (like shooting with smartphones, iPhone, etc) before committing to something new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And after my ‘purposeful delay’ (in praise of being late adopter), I can say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The RICOH GR III is even better than the RICOH GR II — by a large margin.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Why the GR III is better than the GR II<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Wayyyy faster autofocus, responsiveness, 100x better accuracy in autofocus. <\/li>
  2. The high contrast black and white monochrome mode on RICOH GR III is far superior to the RICOH GR II. With the GR II, you needed to shoot it in RAW and use ERIC KIM MONOCHROME preset for Lightroom in order to make nice looking monochrome images. But now with the GR III– you can just shoot it all in JPEG! This means far simpler usability for our photographic workflow.<\/li>
  3. Smaller and lighter: This means your GR III fits in your front pocket even better (get an ERIC KIM WRIST STRAP<\/a>). Also because it is lighter, it feels even more invisible around your neck (ERIC KIM NECK STRAP MARK II<\/a>).<\/li>
  4. Improved macro close-up: You can shoot even closer now!<\/li>
  5. Improved video: The 1080p video (you can shoot in 24fps, 30fps, or 60fps) is actually really good. I plan on shooting more artsy videos with the GR 3. The GR 3 (with 21mm adapter<\/a>) is actually a very good vlogging setup as well!<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    As a consequence of these improvements, the RICOH GR III is probably 10x more fun to shoot with than the previous RICOH GR II (which was far slower, clunkier, and less accurate with autofocus). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Why have more fun in photography?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    The more fun photography is, the more we will shoot. The more we shoot, the happier we are. And the happier we are, the more optimistic, empowered, and creatively productive we become!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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