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Gold Award Ricoh GR3

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Small, APSC sensor, operate with 1 hand only
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no viewfinder, expensive
Basically, my conclusion is that it’s still the good ol’ iconic GR that we know. The king of the streets. The king of snap shots. It’s smaller, it’s slightly faster, it’s still the perfect EDC (everyday carry) camera. Most importantly, it’s still one of the most fun cameras I’ve ever used.

BUT, if you disliked the GR/GR2, or if you didn’t ‘get’ the hype of the Ricoh GR/GRD line, then there is little here that will make you change your mind.

It’s a new lens design, but the lens specs remain the same. It’s still an 18.3mm f/2.8 fixed lens on an APS-C sensor (28mm-equivalent in ‘full frame’ terms).

There is still no built-in viewfinder. Those hoping for a pop-up viewfinder similar to the Sony RX100 will be disappointed.

It’s still not weather-sealed. There is no tilt screen. There is no 4K video. It is NOT a competitor to the Sony RX100 line.

It’s more evolutionary than revolutionary, but there are some genuinely useful upgrades – mainly the image stabilization and the touch screen.

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