Over 150,000 people have pre-ordered the new Ricoh GRIII HDF and GR IIIx HDF cameras in China (122,345 for the GR IIIx HDF and 28,830 for the GRIII HDF): It seems that Ricoh China will use a lottery system to decide who will be getting the new camera first. Ricoh GRIII/x HDF cameras pre-order links: […]
Ricoh released new function-expansion firmware updates for the Ricoh GRIII (ver.1.91) and the Ricoh GR IIIx (ver.1.41). The following functions were added to the Ricoh GRIII and Ricoh GR IIIx cameras:
Differences between the Ricoh GR III HDF and GRIIIx HDF cameras:
The new Ricoh GR III HDF & GR IIIx HDF cameras are already available for pre-order: B&H Photo (US) Foto Koch (Germany) WEX Photo (UK) Coming soon: Adorama | Amazon
Explora: Ricoh goes vintage with a highlight diffusion filter for GR III/x GR blog: GR III HDF and GR IIIx HDF Product pages: Ricoh GR IIIx HDF Ricoh GR IIIx HDF Detailed camera specifications Pre-orders: B&H Photo Foto Koch WEX Photo Coming soon: Adorama | Amazon Previous coverage: HDF samples Press release Videos:
Here are some sample photos with and without the Highlight Diffusion Filter (HDF) inside the new Ricoh GR III/x HDF cameras (standard picture on the left, HDF on the right, click for larger view):
We now finally know what the Ricoh GR teaser I reported last year is about: today Ricoh announced the RICOH GR III HDF and RICOH GR IIIx HDF cameras featuring a newly-developed Highlight Diffusion Filter (HDF) that diffuses highlights for softer light, creating more expressive images. The HDF, which can be turned on and off. […]
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