GRKU.v1.6.0
GRKU 1.6.0

Film looks for your RICOH GR

From the SD card, with the firmware untouched.

Choose film looksInstall

Works with GR III / GR III HDF · GR IIIx / GR IIIx HDF · GR IV / GR IV HDF · GR IV Monochrome. Download GRKU.zip and copy the files to your SD card.

Unofficial and experimental. Use it at your own risk.

Step 1

Film Looks

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GRKU Plus

Every look previews free, and the free library puts any ten of them on your card. Plus opens the rest.

Free: every module, LUT import, and any 10 looks on the card. Positive GRII never takes a slot.

Loading film looks…Every look previews free

GRKU installs up to 40 film looks on the camera, imported LUTs included.

Step 2

Modules

Each module is one row of the GRKU menu on the camera. Install the ones you want.

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  • The film looks below, with live-view preview.

  • XPan 65:24, 2.35:1, 16:9, 4:3, 5:4, 7:6, or 1:1 photos. The screen stays 3:2 and dims the rest.

  • Crop photos to 35, 40, 50, 70, or 90 mm. GR IIIx has 50 to 128 mm.

  • Thirds, center, golden ratio, or diagonals inside the Framing area.

  • A date at the bottom right of photos, with classic, GR1s dot-matrix, or GR II digits: orange on color photos, white on black-and-white photos.

  • Bloom and film halation with independent strengths, used alone or together. No live-view preview.

  • A vignette, dust and hairs, a light leak, and scratches on photos, each Off, Light, Medium, or Strong, or the Faded, Dusty, Leaky, and Expired presets. They fall differently on every shot. No live-view preview.

  • The glow of a Black Pro-Mist diffusion filter at 1/8, 1/4, or 1/2, with an optional Black Mist veil over the shadows and a blue or amber anamorphic streak from point lights. No live-view preview.

  • A white or black print border over the photo, 3% or 6% of its width. Photos only.

  • Film grain from the camera's grain stage, in four strengths. Photos only.

  • Save looks and settings as recipes and switch in ADJ. Add popular ones here.

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On photos

Framing — XPan 65:24 — Off
Framing — XPan 65:24
OffXPan 65:24
01FramingXPan 65:24Stephan van Helden · CC BY-SA 4.0 · RICOH GR III
Crop — 50mm — Off
Crop — 50mm
Off50mm
02Crop50mmMIKI Yoshihito · CC BY 2.0 · RICOH GR IIIx
Guides — Thirds — Off
Guides — Thirds
OffThirds
03GuidesThirdsStephan van Helden · CC BY-SA 4.0 · RICOH GR IV
Date Imprint — GR II — Off
Date Imprint — GR II
OffGR II
04Date ImprintGR IIRyo FUKAsawa · CC BY 2.0 · RICOH GR IIIx
Date Imprint — GR1s — Off
Date Imprint — GR1s
OffGR1s
05Date ImprintGR1sRyo FUKAsawa · CC BY 2.0 · RICOH GR IIIx
Glow — Bloom — Off
Glow — Bloom
OffBloom
06GlowBloomMIKI Yoshihito · CC BY 4.0 · RICOH GR IIIx
Glow — Halation — Off
Glow — Halation
OffHalation
07GlowHalationMIKI Yoshihito · CC BY 4.0 · RICOH GR IIIx
Light Leak — Leaky — Off
Light Leak — Leaky
OffLeaky
08Light LeakLeakyMatthias Ripp · CC BY 2.0 · RICOH GR IIIx
Light Leak — Dusty — Off
Light Leak — Dusty
OffDusty
09Light LeakDustyAndrzej Barabasz (Chepry) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · RICOH GR IIIx
Diffusion — 1/2 · Streak — Off
Diffusion — 1/2 · Streak
Off1/2 · Streak
10Diffusion1/2 · StreakSergiy Galyonkin · CC BY-SA 4.0 · RICOH GR IV
Border — White 3% — Off
Border — White 3%
OffWhite 3%
11BorderWhite 3%Mobnoboka · CC BY-SA 4.0 · RICOH GR II
Grain — Extra Strong — Weak
Grain — Extra Strong
WeakExtra Strong
12GrainExtra StrongMIKI Yoshihito · CC BY 2.0 · RICOH GR IIIx

Step 3

Camera

Check the firmware version in the camera menu. On an older version, update the camera from Ricoh first.

Step 4

Install

Download GRKU.zip and copy the files to your SD card.

No firmware flashing
GRKU loads from the SD card. The firmware stays as it is.
Remove the card to go back to normal
Without the card, the camera works as it always has.
See the changes first
Nothing is written to the card until you confirm.

Downloaded GRKU.zip before?

Camera
GR III / GR III HDF
Firmware
2.10 / 2.20
Film Looks
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Modules
Film Look, Framing, Crop, Guides, Date Imprint, Glow, Light Leak, Diffusion, Grain, Recipes

GRKU is experimental and has no warranty. If you continue, you accept the terms of use.

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