Cameras


RICOH GR III Diary Edition Limited Kit with Film-Like Mode

January 9, 2023

By Jacqueline Tobin

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Ricoh Imaging has just announced the RICOH GR III Diary Edition Special Limited Kit, featuring the RICOH GR III premium digital compact camera with a metallic, warm-gray finish. Available in a limited quantity of only 2,000 units worldwide, it includes exclusive, specially-designed accessories including a leather finger strap identical in color to the camera body; a ring cap and metallic hot shoe cover, both finished in a natural silver color; and a camera case made of unbleached sailcloth with a leather accent.

According to the company’s announcement, The RICOH GR III Diary Edition debuts “a new image-control mode that provides a negative-film finishing touch. This new mode, which will also be available for RICOH GR III and RICOH GR IIIx series models via firmware update, produces an exquisite balance between rich colors and the unique discoloration common in prints produced from negative film.”

[Read: Nikon Gives a Classic Film Look to a Modern Lens & Camera]

Another new feature is that the camera displays the number of images captured each day, the total number of recorded images, and the firmware version just before its power is shut off.

The RICOH GR III Diary Edition
The RICOH GR III Diary Edition (camera body only).

When the camera’s power is turned off, the camera displays an original shut-down screen featuring the original, emboss-type product logo, against a background “harmonizing a fabric-like texture and a color symbolizing the camera body finish.”

A lot of attention to detail has been a main part of this new, limited-edition package, including the leather finger strap in a color complementing the camera’s warm-grayfinish. According to the company, the strap’s “well-conceived design and meticulous stitching have been created with utmost attention to every detail, enhancing the sense of exclusiveness.”

Additionally, the case, made of unbleached sailcloth, is also included as an exclusive accessory. It comes with a leather belt that is identical to the finger strap. Says Ricoh, “The sailcloth material was selected because its appearance will become richer and more attractive over the years of use.”

The RICOH GR III Diary Edition Special Limited Kit will be available late January 2023 at www.us.ricoh-imaging.com for $1,149.95. (The camera body only is scheduled for availability in the spring of 2023.)