The Ricoh GR3 is a major step forward for the Ricoh GR series of cameras and while it’s not perfect, it’s a great choice for street photography. Hi bill yes your right and thanks for reminding me to remember lol (only kidding) i agree with you of course but i just think sometimes all those variables just force the issue that if your trying to recreate something particular for yourself its ok to use the artist in yourself to interpret the model in the way it is special to you.

The design ethos of the Ricoh GR III centers on its fitness for street photography. There are several features that make this so.Ricoh has included Highlight-weighted metering the GR3 and it’s kind of a big deal. Basically, it’s an AE mode that exposes for the highlights and prevents them from blowing out in high contrast scenes like we often see on the street.

No more taking time to think about what you’re going to focus on and aquiring focus. Just set it and forget it! Ricoh's imaging division is comprised of 300 staff out of a total of nearly 100,000 in the company as a whole, giving you an idea of just how big Ricoh is globally. It such a fun camera to use. Easy for beginners, advanced features for professionals on the go. It weighs less to nothing so there is no excuse to leave it at home. Because of it’s minimalist appearance, it doesn’t stand out when you photograph the streets. I was working with 50mm on my previous nikon but the focal length was working against me. With GR’s 28mm, I felt like I got the correct prescription glasses to see the world clearly. If you don't like composing your photos by holding the camera at arms length and looking at the LCD screen, there's also another way of framing

center-weighted, spot and the new highlight-weighted metering, which as the name suggests prioritises getting the exposure right for the highlight parts of the image. Given that DPR is a gear forum foremost, that is expected. (we can write what we want in the subforums but the editorial stuff is 95% (?) about new gear and tech. Three-axis, four-step shake reduction: Thanks to the originally developed SR (Shake Reduction) mechanism, the GR III effectively compensates for camera shake at the time of shutter release. Its three-axis mechanism minimizes adverse effects of camera shake caused by pitch, yaw and roll by as much as four shutter steps. Snap focus is principal amongst them. Snap focus allows you to pre-set a focusing distance to which the camera automatically ‘snaps’ at a full shutter button press. It can also be set up to work at the touch of the rear screen. This means the camera will not waste time acquiring focus in the normal way. It will immediately jump to the focal distance you set — 1m, 1.5m, 2m, 2.5m, 5m, or infinity.