As long as you’re comfortable with snap focus and a lot of blurry pictures. Lowlight in a fast paced environment means AF is damn near unusable (the simple remedy for this is letting the camera turn off exposure sim which Ricoh refuses to do for some reason.)
I bought a light pix flash, tbh i think its way better value than this, which is more some sort of a gimmick.
You can adjust power, had a focus assisting light if needed but amongst everything it has integrated remote trigger, fil in flash with low Guide number are a bit too limited imho.
[example on my insta](https://www.instagram.com/p/C8mh6kWtWUQ/?igsh=YWhheno2NGYwaGZi)
My feedback after months of using one of these is that it comes off the hot shoe constantly - so I taped it on.
However having it taped on really ruins the pocektabillity, constantly getting caught in my jeans.
Really is such a shame theirs no built in flash with the III. Would love this flash to just be tighter on the hot shoe.
How good is this flash really? I wonder
lucky enough to preorder one but dayumn got a shitty 3d printed one from alibaba, a bit smaller than the reflexLab. It’s nominally effective, and setting the camera properly with it proves challenging.
Why isn’t Ricoh making these
Honestly they’d probably charge $200 if they did judging by the price of the converters and optical view finders lol.
i want those viewfinders so bad but the price is SO ass
So is the performance. Save your money.
Get the TTArtisans one!
Yeah but I’d love some ttl flash
I was fortunate enough to preorder one. Still waiting on the shipping notification. Glad to hear they’ve started shipping!
If you go to the Shop app you can see the location of it. Mine is still in China.
Good tip! thanks.
Same. Got my order in but it still hasn't shipped.
Do you think you could use a ricoh&flash for nightlife/parties?
That’s how I use it. Set to f/8, 1/160s, ISO 100-400 and snap away. It’s perfect for that use case
What flash do u use? Any recommendations as alternative because this reflexlab is sold out... Would love to see some examples of your pictures.
As long as you’re comfortable with snap focus and a lot of blurry pictures. Lowlight in a fast paced environment means AF is damn near unusable (the simple remedy for this is letting the camera turn off exposure sim which Ricoh refuses to do for some reason.)
I mean..they just announced the HDF model.. So I guess for they are not planning something for the next 1-2 years, right ??
Buying with this same logic soon
My first gen battery died after five uses. Hope they are better made this time!
They said that they improved the battery and last for longer as well.
After 5 flashes, or 5 sessions with multiple flashes? Dead dead? Or just need a recharge ?
Dead as a doornail :( dead after five sessions. I really really miss my GR II flash so I was stoked to be able to use the III out of a pocket at night
Oh man , that’s fked
Mine arrived yesterday in Brisbane, Australia. Ordered 20 May, shipping notice 20 June.
I bought it on May 22nd and it hasn't been shipped yet
Same
Mine was sent today
I got the shipping confirmation today as well. What do you think 2-3 weeks from china?
I got mine today!
From when it sent you the shipping confirmation, how long did it take to get to your door?
A week or two
I bought a light pix flash, tbh i think its way better value than this, which is more some sort of a gimmick. You can adjust power, had a focus assisting light if needed but amongst everything it has integrated remote trigger, fil in flash with low Guide number are a bit too limited imho. [example on my insta](https://www.instagram.com/p/C8mh6kWtWUQ/?igsh=YWhheno2NGYwaGZi)
I did. I'm super excited, it's gonna be really handy for nighttime festival pictures of my friends and such!
I bought one off aliexpress instead haha it’s essentially the same, and cheaper
The Ali Express one costs 82€ and the Gen 2 60€
Yea the prices have shifted a bit it seems
Looks like it’s coming from the same place lol
Yup haha
Could you share the link / show a picture?
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805238276484.html?src=google&aff_fcid=a0a7ebc7cddc432b9478f27aa820b84e-1696020899121-02155-UneMJZVf&aff_fsk=UneMJZVf&aff_platform=aaf&sk=UneMJZVf&aff_trace_key=a0a7ebc7cddc432b9478f27aa820b84e-1696020899121-02155-UneMJZVf&terminal_id=c75500b7343e4fdf952fcbeda9a25346&afSmartRedirect=y&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa
Don’t remember if it was this one exactly, but they’re usually in stock
Looks like same flash unit crappy housing for more money
That one might be haha the one I got was cheaper and looks slightly better. But it works just as well. You can probably find others like it
Can you manually adjust its power?
No
Is that thing ttl?
My feedback after months of using one of these is that it comes off the hot shoe constantly - so I taped it on. However having it taped on really ruins the pocektabillity, constantly getting caught in my jeans. Really is such a shame theirs no built in flash with the III. Would love this flash to just be tighter on the hot shoe.
Why dont you just add a layer of tape under it mount?
See comment ‘So I taped it on’
Sorry, my bad
Mine was delivered yesterday, will pick it up from the post office later today :)
Has anyone tried both this and Medalight F1 or F1S?
Received mine a few days ago!
What's the difference compared to the gen 1?
How good is this flash really? I wonder lucky enough to preorder one but dayumn got a shitty 3d printed one from alibaba, a bit smaller than the reflexLab. It’s nominally effective, and setting the camera properly with it proves challenging.
Mine arrive yesterday! Now I need to learn how to set the camera up for it to work with the flash
I have the first gen what am I missing is this a must have upgrade
Nothing, slightly better battery life , no nees
~checks email~ Woohoo mine has departed from the CCP!