When Ricoh launched the GR IV, it quickly discontinued the older compact camera that it replaced, the GR III. But Ricoh hasn’t yet announced a replacement for its longer-lens compact camera, the GR IIIx – and the older model doesn’t have the price jump of the GR IV. As a portrait photographer, the more affordable GR IIIx would be my choice from the Ricoh GR Digital series, even over the newer GR IV.
Ricoh’s GR series has long been a well-loved compact camera, particularly among street photographers, for its large APS-C sensor and discrete, pocketable body – and the compact camera trend has created a new generation of fans.
