I believe that the current demand for black mist, high diffusion and other similar effects filters is a passing trend only. Am I right or wrong?

@OttosTheName

Ай бұрын

Sorta / mostly. Anything that soften ups the image has always been popular. Especially now that our camera's are so incredibly sharp. But I do think the whole retro and film 'A e s t h e t i c' thing where everybody wants to shoot with an x100v and a diffusion filter using a kodachrome recipe is at peak popularity now. I do like that retro look sometimes. Not for everything I do though. And sometimes I feel like a hipster when I do it. So I'm more likely to do it for some shots taken in a social setting, less for when I try to do something artistic. Personally I just run my pictures through Analog Efex Pro or Silver Efex Pro if I want a filmic look. Nik Collection is still out there for free from when Google owned the rights to it. Just the later versions are paid (as it now belongs to DxO). Shouldn't be too hard to find thanks to archiving websites. IDK if you can emulate that Diffusion effect perfectly in software though.

@Synchrodipity

21 күн бұрын

Yes, it reminds me of the trend for 'Photomatix' HDR from fifteen years ago.

thanks for your adivce on helping me to decide which gr camera to get😃

@ThisIsJulianC

28 күн бұрын

Glad it helped! Which one did you decide on?!

My GR iii is battered now - the front lens cover has broken off, there's dust on the sensor and the control wheel doesn't work properly. I did have the GR iii x for about a week too but sent it back, and I still wonder whether I should have kept it or not. This new HDF thing really does seem too gimmicky for me - but I'm also resisting buying a replacement GRiii / GRiii x because it's been around for so long -- and I wouldn't be happy to buy a camera, only for a new GR iv to suddenly make an appearance.

@ThisIsJulianC

20 күн бұрын

How many images has your GRIII taken so far? My LCD is showing some strange violet color on the pixels on the left edge, so maybe my screen is about to fail. I am on

@Synchrodipity

20 күн бұрын

​@@ThisIsJulianC It's actually under 10,000 and I've had it for about three years! I had one of those stick-on filters to protect the lens, but it cracked somehow, and when I tried to remove it, I pulled off the entire front of the lens cover. That made way for dust to enter, but I never pursued a proper repair (was skint at the time, or more accurately, resented the thought of spending money that I wanted to spend elsewhere). The control wheel is just temperamental, like it doesn't always do anything when I spin it - but I also think that's due to dust getting into it. Basically, if I replace it (with an 'x'), I'll need to be more careful, probably wrap it with plastic film, keep it in a case and just be a hell of a lot more careful if I put another glass filter on it. The image quality, however, is still superb and my LCD fine - I just need to 'spot' any dust marks when shooting at low aperture.

this is a great video

@ThisIsJulianC

21 күн бұрын

Thanks 🙏

I bought a Ricoh GR III two weeks ago and decided to buy the non-HDF version. Watched some videos about the HDF and that didn't convince me. Very happy with my purchase so far. Also saved me some money 🙂

@ThisIsJulianC

28 күн бұрын

Good choice 👍

I saw on Samuel Streetlife's video that attaching a lens filter above Ricoh GRIII's lens would attract additional reflections - not ideal. When and what situations do you use the ND filter?

@ThisIsJulianC

Ай бұрын

I use the ND for wide aperture bright scenes and water images when hiking. Any filter attached outside a lens and not directly attached to it will have some reflection/flare risk, so it is always a compromise. In my case I use an ND filter more than a diffusion filter.

I'm gonna buy one and here's why: I just want a new GR III. My current one I've had for a while and I don't know when it'll die, and they're becoming harder to come by (Adorama has a few at the time of this writing, B&H is out of stock). So I'm gonna buy the HDF not because I care about the new filter on it, I just want to have a GR III for as long as possible. One day these cameras will be gone and let's not kid ourselves--a GR IV isn't coming any time soon, if ever.

@ThisIsJulianC

Ай бұрын

If you have the current firmware you can see how many images your GRIII has taken since new, that will be a good guide to age in terms of component wear (shutter) rather than years. I gave some thought to your idea, it makes a lot of sense if you are a frequent GRIII photographer. I use the ND more than any other filter, but if I was going to buy a second GRIII like you, I'd look at the GRIIIX HDF. Then I get the 40mm FF focal length and the HDF filter too. I would be more likely to use a HDF filter in a street environment which is also where 40mm comes in to its own.

@brotendo

Ай бұрын

@@ThisIsJulianC I have almost 28,000 actuations on my current GR III. Which is nothing! But I guess I still want another one. On both my Nikon D750 bodies I have 320k clicks and 292k clicks and they're probably just about dead soon.

The best way to use the GRIII, and the other GR models for that matter, is that you don' take anything else with you. Maybe a couple of spare batteries but that's it. That's liberating when you're used to carrying around a system camera. I think that's the main reason it's so popular. I don't even want to decide what filter to use. In use, it is as close as you can get to invisible. I'm used to covering up the white lettering on my cameras with gaffers tape, because I hate the noisy branding. You never have to do that with a GR.

@ThisIsJulianC

28 күн бұрын

Agree. And especially on the two batteries, probably the only complaint I have of the GRIII is the terrible battery life.

I have an XT-5 . For what i use my camera for i only used and ND filter twice in 1 year or had a need for one. I been wanting a smaller travel camera and Getting the X100VI is not and option since its just a bit small and making it weather sealed and adding a diffusion makes it much bigger (defeating the travel point). But in my case the Ricoh is just the perfect size and i seen people add filters to there camera making it a little more bulky and we are back to square one. Maybe im just the perfect customers where the Mist filter is better use for my case than using ND filter. If i need to use a ND filter i rather use my X-T5. The only thing that has be hold up on purchasing any Ricoh GR camera is the lack of weather sealing on the front lens. "I have no dust on my sensor" " I do have dust in my sensor", both camps swear one or the other and its obvious its better to have it than not. In an ironic twist i think you might have just sold me on a Ricoh GRIII HDF.

@ThisIsJulianC

Ай бұрын

Thanks for your comments. I truly love using the GRIII, if you are likely to use a mist filter more than the ND then of course the HDF will make more sense for you. It is still a GRIII so you may well come to like using it as much as I do. I have read and heard of dust-on-sensor stories but after 4 years and thousands of photos I have not come across it on any of my images.

I don’t wanna sound dumb but if I get HDF if I just turn that off it’s the same as the GR iii???

@ThisIsJulianC

18 күн бұрын

Correct, except you will not have the ND filter of the GRIII.

@noneyourbusiness2509

18 күн бұрын

@@ThisIsJulianC I would love to know your opinion on which one is more versatile the GR iii or GR IIIx

@ThisIsJulianC

17 күн бұрын

@@noneyourbusiness2509that’s covered in the video 👍