{"id":50013,"date":"2026-06-25T01:02:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T17:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeals75.com\/blog\/50013"},"modified":"2026-06-25T01:05:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T17:05:51","slug":"ep295-%e5%b7%b2%e5%94%ae%e5%87%ba-ricoh-gr21-21mm-f3-5-%e8%88%87-fujifilm-fujicolor-100","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeals75.com\/en\/blog\/50013","title":{"rendered":"EP295: Sold \u2014 Ricoh GR21 21mm f3.5 with Fujifilm FujiColor 100"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nRoll 295<\/p>\n

Film: Fujifilm FujiColor 100 (expired one year, shot at ISO 100)
\nDeveloped & scanned: DEP Lab 2025\/9\/19
\nCamera: Ricoh GR21 21mm f3.5<\/p>\n

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By the time you're reading this, both of my Ricoh GR21s have been sold. One went for 30,000 NT; the other for 35,000 NT.<\/p>\n

When I bought them, I already knew I'd sell them one day. So I kept one for myself and lent the other to a friend \u2014 something this rare felt worth sharing.<\/p>\n

I don't know what my friend made of it, but for me, using the GR21 always felt like a slight mismatch. Less that it's the wrong camera and more that something else might suit me better.<\/p>\n

I wanted to convert the value into other cameras.<\/p>\n

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\n#1
\nThe film itself.<\/p>\n

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\n#2
\nAn evening after work. My work is primarily web design from home, but I also have clients on a monthly retainer for integrated marketing services \u2014 which means anything that contributes to their business growth, with web design being just one item on the list. The most time-consuming part is usually negotiating collaborations with external marketing partners on their behalf. Because of this kind of work, I'm forced to leave the house at least one day a week and come into Taipei from Banqiao. Fresh air, new surroundings. I appreciate it \u2014 otherwise I'd have very little to photograph on film.<\/p>\n

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\n#3
\nA morning run \u2014 though looking at the shadows, it's not really morning anymore.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>
\n#4
\nThe tree test. Honestly, I've shot this scene so many times that it's started to feel compulsive. And it only tests stopped-down performance \u2014 useless for close-focus or bokeh. On another note, I feel like I've recently figured out how to evaluate compact cameras properly, and I now have a fairly clear frontrunner for each focal length. The 21mm category goes to the GR21, obviously \u2014 it's the only entrant.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\n#5
\nWhat happens when you press the shutter without checking the focus indicator.<\/p>\n

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\n#6
\nThe GR21's range of subjects is actually quite narrow. Self-portraits look strange \u2014 the 21mm distorts everything. I didn't want to keep it just because it's expensive. That would be a waste.<\/p>\n

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\n#7
\nThis GR21 has the original Ricoh protective filter attached. This shot tests how it handles light with the filter on \u2014 the result isn't great.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>
\n#8
\nRemove the filter, and everything clears up immediately. I've never been a filter person \u2014 not on film cameras, not on digital. I like to use extreme examples to think through these things: someone might say a protective filter has no impact on image quality, but what about 100 of them? If 100 would make a difference, then one does too. No scientific basis for this, but I genuinely believe a single protective filter does more damage to image quality than a lens scratch would.<\/p>\n

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\n#9
\nAn old building in Banqiao, New Taipei.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>
\n#10
\nThe GR21 tilts easily in landscape orientation. It tilts even more easily in portrait.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

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\n#11
\nMore Banqiao buildings.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>
\n#12
\nI keep forgetting this film is Japanese-made Fuji 100 \u2014 like the GR21, rare and priced accordingly.<\/p>\n

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\n#13
\nStill waiting at the red light.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>
\n#14
\nStill waiting at the red light.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\n#15
\nStill waiting at the red light. This was a 24-exposure roll, so that's everything.<\/p>\n

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That's this roll \u2014 Ricoh GR21 21mm f3.5 with Fujifilm FujiColor 100. Thanks for reading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Roll 295 Film: Fujifilm FujiColor 100 (expired one year, shot at ISO 100) Developed & scanned: DEP Lab 2025\/9\/19 Camera: Ricoh GR21 21mm f3.5 - By the time you're reading...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":50003,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1831,2412],"tags":[2025,2027,2857],"class_list":{"0":"post-50013","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fujifilm-fujicolor-100","8":"category-ricoh-gr21","9":"tag-deplab","10":"tag-iso-100-color-film","11":"tag-21mm-"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeals75.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeals75.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeals75.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeals75.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeals75.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50013"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/zeals75.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50013\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50015,"href":"https:\/\/zeals75.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50013\/revisions\/50015"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeals75.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeals75.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeals75.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeals75.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}