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 Ricoh XR-X (1989) is a Pentax K-mount autofocus 35mm SLR and the last AF film SLR Ricoh produced. It sits at the end of the XR line -- a series of K-mount SLRs that Ricoh developed through the 1970s and 1980s -- and represents Ricoh's effort to match the autofocus SLR capabilities offered by Minolta Maxxum, Nikon AF, and Canon EOS bodies of the same period.
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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 Tri-X 400 is a classic black-and-white film known for strong tonality, visible grain, and documentary character.
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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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About this camera
Ricoh's final autofocus film SLR -- a K-mount body with four exposure modes, released as AF competition moved to Canon EF and Nikon AF.
| Field | Value |
|---|
| Format | 35mm (24x36mm) |
| Mount | Pentax K (autofocus capable) |
| Years | 1989 - ~ |
| Shutter | Vertical metal focal-plane: 30s - 1/2000s + B |
| Flash sync | 1/100s |
| Meter | TTL silicon, center-weighted |
| Exposure | Program, aperture priority, shutter priority, manual |
| Focus | Autofocus (single-shot) |
| Battery | 4x AA |
Ricoh entered the SLR market in the early 1960s with the Singlex (M42 mount) and adopted the Pentax K mount in the mid-1970s following Pentax's introduction of the bayonet standard. The XR series -- XR-1, XR-2, XR-7, and variants -- ran through the late 1970s and 1980s as manual-focus K-mount cameras that competed directly with Pentax's own MX, ME, and Program Plus.
When Minolta launched the Maxxum 7000 in 1985 and effectively redefined what an AF SLR should do -- motor in the body, fully integrated AF -- every major manufacturer scrambled to respond. Canon abandoned the FD mount entirely for the EF mount in 1987. Nikon retrofitted AF to the F mount. Pentax introduced the SF series. Ricoh's answer was the XR-X: an AF-capable body built on the existing K-mount platform, arriving in 1989 as the market was already consolidating around Canon EOS and Nikon AF systems.
The XR-X did not generate a successor. Ricoh's attention moved to compact cameras (the GR line launched 1996), bridge cameras, and eventually digital point-and-shoots. The XR-X marks the end of Ricoh's SLR programme.
The XR-X is primarily of historical interest as Ricoh's last AF SLR -- the final entry in a camera line that began with the Singlex in 1963. For K-mount collectors it represents the conclusion of Ricoh's SLR contributions before the brand exited the interchangeable-lens film camera market. Practically, it gives access to the K-mount lens ecosystem -- including Pentax's extensive SMC Takumar K-mount, M-series, and A-series primes -- in a mid-range AF body.
The camera arrived late in a market being dominated by Canon and Nikon, which had invested heavily in proprietary AF lenses. The K-mount's backward compatibility with manual-focus glass is an advantage for collectors; the relatively limited range of Ricoh-branded K-mount AF lenses means most users pair the XR-X with Pentax AF (A-series) optics.
The Pentax K mount is the lens standard. Compatible options include:
BW
Ilford HP5 Plus is a flexible ISO 400 black-and-white film with classic grain and strong push-processing tolerance.
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Kodak Ektar 100 is a fine-grain C-41 color negative film with saturated color and high sharpness.
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