C41
Kodak Portra 400
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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The GR1 is a 1996 magnesium-bodied 35mm compact built around a 28mm f/2.8 GR Lens — Ricoh's own optical recipe, seven elements in four groups, with a fully multicoated front element. Unlike the Contax T2's 38/2.8, the GR1's wider angle is purpose-built for street and reportage work. The body is 26.5mm thin, weighs 175 g, and has a manual aperture ring on the lens collar.
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C41
Kodak Portra 400 is a professional C-41 color negative film known for flexible exposure latitude, natural skin tones, and fine grain.
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Kodak Gold 200 is a daylight-balanced C-41 color negative film with warm color, moderate grain, and a classic consumer-film look.
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Kodak UltraMax 400 is a versatile consumer-grade ISO 400 daylight-balanced color negative film with T-grain emulsion, delivering warm Kodak colors, fine-for-speed grain (PGI 46), and wide exposure latitude. Currently in production and available globally as a single-roll and multi-pack.
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About this camera
The 28mm pocket camera. Magnesium body, GR Lens, manual aperture ring — the Contax T2's quieter, smarter sibling.
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Format | 35mm |
| Lens | GR Lens 28mm f/2.8 |
| Years | 1996–1998 (then GR1s, GR1v, GR10) |
| Shutter | 2s – 1/500s, electronic leaf |
| Modes | Aperture priority, program |
| Body | Magnesium alloy |
| Weight | 175 g |
| Battery | 1× CR2 |
The GR1 launched 1996, intentionally positioned against the Contax T2 and Nikon 35Ti. Successors: GR1s (1998, illuminated LCD), GR1v (2001, manual ISO + multi-spot meter), GR10 (1998, simplified plastic body, fewer manual controls), and the cult GR21 (2001, 21mm f/3.5 ultra-wide GR lens). The line ended 2002. Ricoh resurrected the "GR" name on digital compacts (GR Digital → GR III → GR IIIx in 2026), all of which carry the original GR Lens design philosophy.
Daido Moriyama shot a GR1 for years and is photographed with one constantly — the GR1 became visually associated with the Provoke-era Japanese street aesthetic. The 28mm focal length, smaller size than a Contax T2, and "snap focus" mode (a fixed-distance hyperfocal preset) made it a reportage tool more than a tourist camera. In the 2010s film revival, GR1s held their value better than almost any compact except the Contax T-series — a clean GR1v approaches $1,500.
Lens fixed. The GR21 sibling has the wider 21mm GR Lens, considered one of the best wide-angle lenses ever fitted to a compact.
C41
Kodak ColorPlus 200 is an affordable, consumer-oriented daylight-balanced color negative film at ISO 200. Known for warm, slightly muted color rendition, fine grain, and wide exposure latitude, it is currently in production and widely available in Asia and select global markets.
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Kodak Tri-X 400 is a classic black-and-white film known for strong tonality, visible grain, and documentary character.
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