A few days ago, Ricoh released their new Negative Film picture profile for the Ricoh GR III. This film simulation is a welcome companion to Ricoh’s already popular Positive Film profile. The best news of all is that Negative Film is free to all existing GR III users. All you need to do to get the new picture profile is install the latest firmware (version 1.7).

I created a new film recipe for the Ricoh gr iii and griiix called Cotton Color 400. The intent of this simulation is to give the photographer a “default” film recipe that can be used in a wide variety of lighting conditions. Cotton Color 400 features slightly muted colors, low-to-mid contrast, and bright highlights. Kodak’s Portra 400 provided some inspiration for the color palette.

Indigo Film 800 is built on Ricoh’s pre-installed Retro picture profile and adds a strong dose of saturation and sharpness. The final recipe features a slight white balance shift towards the cooler colors, slightly favoring the blues and magentas. If you don’t know how to input a film recipe into your Ricoh GR III or GR IIIx.