Five built-in films with their own look, plus Kodachrome and Ektachrome
Users told us the five built-in films looked too much alike. This update retunes Ektar 100, Gold 200, Pro 400H and Portra 400, and lets films adjust colours by hue sector, so the five now clearly differ.
One photo, the five built-in films
Ektar 100 Vivid, high contrast
Gold 200 Warm and golden, even on grey walls
Pro 400H Bright and light, slightly cyan
Portra 400 Low saturation, soft contrast
Vision3 250D Darker, cyan, flat (unchanged)Rendered from the films’ data. Reference photo: Tianshu Liu / Unsplash, not taken with a GR.
Colour by hue sector
- The camera splits colours into 12 hue sectors, each with its own correction. Films can now use this hardware: richer reds only, or a sky pushed from blue toward cyan, without touching the other colours.
- The four retuned built-in films use it.
- Needs the 1.36 firmware. Without it, films still work, only without the hue sector part.
New in the GRLife Pro Film Collection: Kodak slide film
A new group, Kodak slide film, included in the GRLife Pro Film Collection:
Kodachrome
Bright, hard contrast, restrained colour with a touch of green
Reference photo: Chris Weiher / Unsplash
Ektachrome
Hard contrast, slightly cool, saturation close to Standard
Reference photo: Nate K / Unsplash
12 more films with hue sectors
These films keep their settings and gain hue sectors, coming closer to their originals:
LC Silver
FJ Neg
Portra 160
LC Cine
UMax 400 W
Portra 800
M9 Std
PX Satobi
PX Bleach
V3 500T
GR2 Posi
LC Chrome
Getting started
- Open the firmware store, add GRLife Pro, generate a new firmware and install it as before.
- Open the film library page, download the film library again and copy it to the GRLIFE folder on the card (replacing FILMS.GRF).
- In the camera’s film bay, load the five built-in films into their positions once more.
Good to know
- Supports GR IIIx 1.60 / 1.70 and GR III 2.10 / 2.20; confirmed on a GR IIIx with 1.70. Not yet tested on a GR III.
- This is not an official Ricoh tool. Installing unofficial firmware carries risk: keep the stock firmware so you can go back.
Open the film library
Release notes: GRLife Pro 1.36
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