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The Ricohs won’t give you an increase in picture quality. The sensor is about the same size and resolution. You’d be swapping a large f1.4 lens for a very small f2.8 lens (although one that that will handle macro better than the sigma).
The image quality is undoubtedly better than any iPhone, but it’s true that most people won’t notice in most situations, especially just for casual snapshooting. As soon as you start trying to shoot like a photographer, though, the flaws in the iPhone’s computational photography soon become apparent - IMHO at least.
The Ricoh will give you a pocketable camera with all the dials resting under your right thumb and forefinger. Changing settings on the fly is quick, easy and one-handed, which is great for quick snaps and candid/street photography. The snap focus function (basically systematic zone focusing) is very handy for those kinds of situations. There’s a touch screen so it’s just as easy to move the focus point as it is on a phone.
Maybe you’re a dab hand at taking iPhone photos one-handed and the ergonomics won’t matter so much to you, but I personally can’t stand taking photos with a slab of glass so will generally opt for a proper camera.
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Would a Ricoh gr3/x be much of a jump in quality from a Sony a6000 + Sigma 30mm f1.4 or is it mostly a change in compactness?
I got the a6000 body a few years ago as my first digital, as I wanted a cheap way to use several old prime lenses. I eventually got the sigma as my first af lens which I enjoyed at first, but haven't used it much as I find it a bit bulky to both use and carry around. I take pictures mostly when I'm traveling.
I'm going to Asia next month and was wondering about the Ricoh gr3/ gr3x as a more compact option. I'm lazy and get all my camera info from YouTube so was under the impression the Ricoh was unbeatable for snapshots, but reading this thread I learn than it's no better than an iPhone?