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The '''Ricoh 126C Automatic''' is a viewfinder camera with fixed lens made in Japan by [[Ricoh]] from 1969. Ricoh produced the same camera for the [[Sears|Sears & Roebuck]] warehouses in the U.S.A. as part of Sears' Easi-Load camera series for cartridged film. It was named [[Sears_Easi-Load_FC_600|Sears Easi-Load FC 600]].
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The '''Ricoh 126C Automatic''' is a viewfinder camera with fixed lens made in Japan by [[Ricoh]] produced from approximately 1966 to 1969. Ricoh produced the same camera for the [[Sears|Sears & Roebuck]] company in the U.S.A. as part of Sears' Easi-Load camera series for cartridged film. It was named [[Sears_Easi-Load_FC_600|Sears Easi-Load FC 600]].
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Film advance is automatic following exposure and is powered by a spring-loaded advance mechanism.  The spring-loaded film advance mechanism is tensioned by winding a knob on the base of the camera.
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The later [[Ricoh 126C Auto CdS]] camera is nearly identical to this camera, but replaces the [[Selenium_meter|selenium light meter]] that surrounds the lens on this camera with a more modern (for the time) [[CdS]] meter located above the lens.
  
 
==Specifications==
 
==Specifications==
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* Lens: Ricoh Rikenon f 2.8 / 40mm - 4 elements in 3 groups
 
* Lens: Ricoh Rikenon f 2.8 / 40mm - 4 elements in 3 groups
 
* Shutter: Copal, Speed 1/125
 
* Shutter: Copal, Speed 1/125
* Exposure Control: Selenium meter
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* Exposure Control: [[Selenium meter]]
 
* Focusing: Focus zone
 
* Focusing: Focus zone
 
* Dimensions: 122mm x 91mm x 70mm
 
* Dimensions: 122mm x 91mm x 70mm
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== Links ==
 
== Links ==
* [http://www.ricoh.co.jp/camera/cameralist/126C_auto_CdS.html Ricoh 126C Automatic] on Ricoh Japan Website
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* [http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/japan/products/ricoh-filmcamera/cameralist/126C_auto_CdS.html Ricoh 126C Automatic] on [http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/japan/index.html Ricoh Japan] (in Japanese)
* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=13082 Ricoh 126C Automatic] at Sylvain Halgand's [http://www.collection-appareils.com]
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* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=13082 Ricoh 126C Automatic] at [http://www.collection-appareils.com Sylvain Halgand's] (in French)
  
 
[[Category: Ricoh|126C Automatic]]
 
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[[Category: Japanese 126 film]]
 
[[Category: Japanese 126 film]]

Latest revision as of 17:22, 30 April 2022

The Ricoh 126C Automatic is a viewfinder camera with fixed lens made in Japan by Ricoh produced from approximately 1966 to 1969. Ricoh produced the same camera for the Sears & Roebuck company in the U.S.A. as part of Sears' Easi-Load camera series for cartridged film. It was named Sears Easi-Load FC 600.

Film advance is automatic following exposure and is powered by a spring-loaded advance mechanism. The spring-loaded film advance mechanism is tensioned by winding a knob on the base of the camera.

The later Ricoh 126C Auto CdS camera is nearly identical to this camera, but replaces the selenium light meter that surrounds the lens on this camera with a more modern (for the time) CdS meter located above the lens.

Specifications

  • Type: Viewfinder camera
  • Films: 126 film
  • Lens: Ricoh Rikenon f 2.8 / 40mm - 4 elements in 3 groups
  • Shutter: Copal, Speed 1/125
  • Exposure Control: Selenium meter
  • Focusing: Focus zone
  • Dimensions: 122mm x 91mm x 70mm
  • Weight: 500 g


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