Five months after its development announcement, the Ricoh GR III will be shipping this March for $899. Unlike the GR II, which was a very minor upgrade to the original, the major components on the GR III are all-new.
The controls have received a major shake-up as the GR III becomes the first in the series to use a touchscreen. The screen is a 3.0`, 1.04M-dot LCD, with all of the usual features like AF point selection, menu navigation and image review onboard.
It also gains image stabilization, with a 3-axis sensor-shift system offering shake reduction rated at up to four stops. This `SR` system can also be used to simulate an AA filter for when moiré reduction is desired. And there`s now an ultrasonic dust reduction system for the sensor, which is perhaps a nod to the dust problems that some encountered on the GR I and II.
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The GR III`s autofocus system has been overhauled, with the addition of on-sensor phase detection. This, along with a redesigned lens, gives us hope that the GR II`s autofocus will be quicker than its predecessors. Ricoh is yet to provide any technical details but says it will be `faster and more responsive.`
The GR III`s 28mm equiv. F2.8 lens has six elements in four groups, with two elements being aspherical. The lens can now focus as close as 6cm (2.4`), compared to 10cm (3.9`) on the previous models. The GR III continues to offer a built-in 2-stop ND filter
The resolution of the GR III`s APS-C sensor has been bumped from 16MP to 24MP, with a fully expanded ISO range of 100 - 102,400. The GR III can now record 1080/60p video, but no 4K. Ricoh has added a Type-C USB 3.0 port on the camera (which can be used to charge the battery,) and connectivity options now include Bluetooth in addition to Wi-Fi.
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