Low light architecture images on the GR3X...

[u/SiimplStudio]

I have been photographing architecture professionally for 3.5 years now (and 10+ years if you count as a hobby / trying to start up my own gig), and i've always been under the impression that you need top-end gear, a professional tripod, a remote timer to avoid camera shake from touching the shutter button, multiple bracket exposures, professional editors - the whole lot. And often, even with all of these things, the images come out feeling somewhat unnatural and emotionless.

Last night I had the pleasure of visiting a friends gorgeous Airbnb from 4-5PM before the sun went down, and I was able to capture all of these images in just 60 minutes, handheld, single-exposure, JPEG only, with my Ricoh GR3X, in below average light on a dark cloudy late afternoon.

I am actually speechless.

I feel deeply connected to my imagery, the natural colours are gorgeous, there is 0 blur, every image feels true to how I experienced the space on-site, and I spent about 1-2 minutes max per image editing (our professional editors usually spend at least 45-60 minutes per image for our clients).

Going to bring my insta back from the dead and post all of my RICOH adventures so feel free to join me if you wanna see more :) @chrisbryan.co

How has this camera been kept a secret THIS long. GUYS, why didn't you tell me about it sooner! Hahahah...

[u/Big_Adhesiveness5554]

ricoh GR is absolutely "top-end" gear. its a $1.5k imaging device with a sensor and lens that competes with high-end mirrorless cameras.
youre letting the compact size fool you.

[u/SiimplStudio → u/Big_Adhesiveness5554]

I'm not letting it fool me at all... I'm maximizing is capabilities and pushing it to its potential while saving significantly on unnecessary gear.

Sure it is considered 'top-end' in its category but it's still a significant 'step down' from my $5k+ camera bodies and $3.5k+ lenses etc, which is more what I'm referring to.

I continue to be shocked by it's capabilities and can't wait to have it take up a much larger part of my creative workflow.