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compact
Ricoh

GR IIIx

Category
Compact
Sensor
APS-C
Resolution
24.24 MP
Mount / lens
Fixed 26.1mm F2.8 (40mm equiv.)
Weight
262 g with battery and card

What photographers keep saying · from 25 reviews

compact17great image quality7autofocus issues2poor battery life2build quality issues1great colours1

Uses the GR IIIx as their carry-everywhere camera alongside an X-T5 and hasn't looked back.

“went with the Ricoh GRIIIx instead as my carry with me camera and haven’t looked back.”
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Used a GR IIIx on a trip: amazing photos, light and concealable, but the app was garbage.

“I used a GRiiix on a trip once. Amazing photos. Very light and concealable.”
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Uses the GR IIIx as a jeans-pocket daily carry everywhere, though it isn't sealed.

“I use Ricoh GR IIIx as my daily carry photography camera. It's really compact and I literally take it everywhere.”
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Took the GR IIIx on trips: pocketable with great pictures but missed a viewfinder and its focus selection chafed.

“It was pocketable and took great pictures, but I missed a glass viewfinder”
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Chose the GR IIIx over the X100VI for portability and has no regrets.

“chose the Ricoh for its portability. No regrets”
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Loves the pocketable GR IIIx with its insanely sharp lens.

“I have the griiix and love it. The lens is insanely sharp.”
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Finds the GR IIIx very bad at focusing, often missing even in daylight.

“The GRIII and GRIIIx are just so bad at focusing.”
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Has had a lot of fun with the GR IIIx's size and snap focus, though AF and battery life are weak.

“The GRIIIx has autofocus issues and the lack of traditional viewfinder will deter some”
mixedautofocus issuespoor battery life

Bought a used GR IIIx years ago and takes it everywhere.

“The Gr3x is an amazing little camera.”
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Prefers the GR IIIx over their Leica Q2 and X100V for its pocketable size and comparable image quality.

“I prefer taking the GR out over the other two for sheer convenience of size. So pocketable and the image quality is as good as the X100V.”
positivecompactgreat image quality

Loved the GR IIIx for travel with great SOOC results but grew bored of the fixed 40mm.

“I have a GR IIIx which I’ve loved for travel (SooC results are great) but have been bored of shooting entirely on 40mm”
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Keeps a GR IIIx for daily use beside their Z6 and finds it far beyond phones.

“Ricoh GR cameras are amazing, and light-years over phones in terms of quality.”
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Pairs the GR IIIx with their Z5II and calls it the only truly pocketable APS-C camera.

“Ricoh GRIIIx. It's the only truly pocketable APSC camera definitely underrated compared to the hyped Fuji X100VI.”
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Uses the GR IIIx for kids, daily life and travel and calls it awesome, though it takes patience to learn.

“It’s an awesome camera.”
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Recently bought the GR IIIx alongside a full-frame kit; its portability makes photography more enjoyable, though it's not for video.

“I have a full frame with big lenses and recently bought the Ricoh GR IIIx”
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Calls the GR IIIx their favourite camera of all time: perfectly sized, powerful and customisable.

“This is my favorite camera of all time.”
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Loves the GR IIIx; it fits in a pocket and beats their iPhone.

“I love mine and it’s worth every penny, it fits in my pocket and takes better photos than my iPhone”
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Bought the GR IIIx for street photography and says it takes the best photos.

“I own this camera. I got it strictly for street photography. It takes the best photos.”
positivegreat image quality

Likes the GR IIIx but finds it frustrating and not a typical point-and-shoot.

“I have one and like it, but it can be frustrating.”
mixed

Has had it four or five years; tack sharp with amazing colours, but the dial misbehaves, battery contact is flaky and battery life weak.

“It’s tack sharp, pocketable, and produces amazing colors.”
mixedgreat coloursbuild quality issuespoor battery life

Owns the GR IIIx and no longer uses their more expensive prosumer cameras.

“I have one and I wish I would have bought it first.”
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Calls the GR IIIx an unbeatable compact with a solid sensor.

“I have one, it's very good.”
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Had the GR IIIx and found its autofocus abysmal for kids running around.

“I had this camera and the auto focus was abysmal”
negativeautofocus issues

Gets great pictures from the GR IIIx's sensor but finds it demanding rather than point-and-shoot.

“I have one and must say it creates great pictures on its big sensor, but it is not the point-and-shoot it looks like”
mixedgreat image quality

Finds the GR IIIx great for clean pocketable JPEGs but misses zoom and a flash.

“I have this camera, it’s great for shooting clean jpgs with something I can carry in my pocket.”
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Rented the GR IIIx for a trip and finds it lives up to the hype for recipes and quality, with a learning curve.

“It’s living up to the hype with the recipes and quality.”
positivegreat image quality

Owns a GR IIIx: unmatched pocketability and awesome image quality, but no fun to shoot without a viewfinder.

“while the pocketability of the gr3x is unmatched and the image quality is awesome, I dont find fun in using a cam without a viewfinder.”
mixed

Their GR IIIx is objectively better than their old GR II, though they miss the GR II's JPEG profiles.

“My GR IIIx is objectively a better camera but some of the jpg profiles on GR II are quite special.”
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Loves their GR IIIx, but its autofocus is poor in low light.

“I love my Ricoh but wouldn't use it at a concert, the autofocus is notoriously poor especially in any low light environments.”
mixed

Loves their GR IIIx for its focal length, pocketability, great image quality and surprisingly good stabilisation.

“I love the my gr iii x for the focal length and pocketabilty.”
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Likes how the GR IIIx's fixed lens pushes them to be more creative.

“I kind of like the limiting factor of the fixed lens on the Ricoh GRiiix I own.”
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After disappointing files from an older GR, they bought the GR IIIx a year ago and are delighted with it.

“Then, a year ago, I bought one of the newer aps-c versions, the GR IIIX.”
positivegreat image quality

Their GR IIIx took amazing photos, but worry about sensor dust kept it in a case, so they used it less.

“I had a gr3x which took amazing photos but i was worried about the dust sensor thing.”
mixedgreat image quality