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Ricoh GR, a guide for street photographers
Your GR fits in your coat pocket, but its menu hasn’t got any smaller. In this guide, I walk you through the Ricoh GR settings for street photography. I use the GR IIIx myself because I prefer shooting at 40 mm. You’ll see that preference in the photos too.
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- 36 pages, supplied as a PDF
- My own photos with camera settings
- Snap focus and working faster
I cover the controls, auto ISO and the different ways to focus. Snap focus gets plenty of attention: setting the focus to a fixed distance in advance, so you don’t have to wait for autofocus when you press the shutter. I also cover Full Press Snap. The tables for 28 and 40 mm show you how much depth of field you get at different distances. I also explain how the ND filter, stabilisation and quiet leaf shutter can help on the street.
My GR IIIx in numbers
For this book, I went through the settings of 84 of my own street photos. In 63 per cent of them, the aperture was f/4 or wider. Apparently, I don’t follow the usual recipe of zone focusing at f/8 either. Each photo includes the camera, focal length, aperture, shutter speed and ISO. So you can see what I actually used.
I also cover colour and black and white, with Image Control and Hi-Contrast B&W. I show you how to set up U1, U2 and U3, and make frequently used functions easy to reach through the ADJ menu and Fn button. Less searching. The book ends with common mistakes and a checklist before you head out.
About this e-book
36 pages, PDF, available to download immediately after payment.
For the GR III, GR IIIx, GR IV, GR IV Monochrome and the announced GR IVx. Information about the GR IVx is based on the announcement.
2026 edition. Text and photos: Michiel Heijmans.
An independent publication, neither produced by nor in collaboration with Ricoh.
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