Ricoh GR III HDF and Ricoh GR IIIx HDF

New Ricoh GR III HDF (with 28mm equivalent lens) and Ricoh GR IIIx HDF (with 40mm equivalent lens) are announced.

(Ricoh GR III HDF)

(Ricoh GR IIIx)

This is a minor update to the GR III/GR IIIx. The main difference is the replacement of the built-in Neutral Density (ND) filter with the built-in Highlight Diffusion Filter (HDF).

Like the ND filter before it, the new HDF can be activated very quickly with the push of a button.

How HDF works:

(without HDF, source)

(with HDF, source)

It is nice and unusual, but I prefer another kind of update. I would like to see a more dust-proof design, since dust on the sensor is the main problem with the GR series cameras.

See also related notes:

• From Ricoh GR to Ricoh GR III? (2023-08-02)

Image albums:

• Ricoh GR