On est tous pareils. On recherche ce qui nous convient le mieux. Certains sont à l’aise avec les x100 ou des boîtiers type M de Leica. Le poids ou la taille des appareils ne les gênent pas. Toi comme moi, on a une préférence pour les boîtiers plutôt légers et discrets. Ce qu’il faut, c’est se sentir à l’aise dans la rue avec le matériel qu’on dispose. Ça permet de se sentir plus libre dans la rue pour se concentrer sur ce qui est nécessaire.

I’m still wondering why I haven’t thought of that before Jean Perenet mentionned it in a comment. I think that’s because I had burried the GR3 somewhere in a closet … On the GR2 you still have a 10MP file working withe 35 mm crop mode. To me it’s enough considering that I shot for a long time with a 10 MP camera aka Ricoh GRD IV ! As I said, the most important is that the IQ is not altered with this crop mode and the quality will be exactly the same as if you were shooting with the 28 mm native focale length and You’ll get more DoF. Considering all the elements if you’re a GR shooter, the best 35 mm camera is the GR you own !

I was willing to love this camera. Might be because of his look. Until now I’ve been shooting with a Camera that looks like a toy at best. Unconsciously I told to myself that this X100f is a hell of a camera. Its look is amazing. And I, Jeff will look like a hell of a street photographer with the x100f in my hands.
But hey, as you mentioned, it’s just a tool and you have to be comfortable with the camera to be in symbiosis with it on the streets. It’s not to look cool with a fancy camera. I’m not walking on a red carpet to show my self. I’m just walking the dirty streets of Saint Denis snapping moments. And definitely this camera is not made for me. I ‘m a GR shooter.
Being again on the streets with the GR was a relief. Man it was like coming back home!

I could use your work as an example to other photographers. The camera manufacturers would hate it. It doesn’t make any difference what you’re using, how much you spend. The work you produce continues to be exemplary and sublime. Look at the photos in the blogpost…QED.