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The '''Ricoh 500''' is a 35 mm rangefinder camera with fixed lens made in Japan by [[Ricoh]] from 1957. Four different main types were marketed between then and 1960.
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All models have some features in common :
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* The '''Triggermatic''' winding system; a folding [[trigger advance]] lever mounted on the bottom of the camera, operated with fingers of the left hand.
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* A detachable back (i.e. not hinged: the back and base, including the winding mechanism, come off for loading).
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* A coupled rangefinder, combined with the viewfinder.
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* [[Light_value|Light Value]] system for setting the exposure (the Ricoh 500 was the first camera in Japan to adopt the LV system); an external selenium light meter, fitting in the accessory shoe, was available (it is not coupled to the camera).
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* Synchronisation for flash by a [[hot shoe]], in addition to a [[PC socket]].
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The '''first type''', from 1957, is based on the [[Ricoh 35S]]. It has a dropped section at the each end of the top housing. At the left-hand end, the rewind knob is taller than on other versions of the camera. It doesn't have a film-type reminder, which other versions do (on the bottom). It has a [[Seikosha-MX]] shutter, with speeds 1 - 1/500 second, plus 'B', and a coated, five-element Riken Ricoh 45 mm f/2.8 lens made by [[Tomioka]].<ref>[http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/japan/products/ricoh-filmcamera/cameralist/ricoh35S.html Ricoh 35S] in the camera list at the [http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/japan/index.html Japanese Ricoh website]; presumably the same lens as on the first-type Ricoh 500.</ref>
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The '''Ricoh 500''' is a 35 mm rangefinder camera with fixed lens made in Japan by [[Ricoh]] from 1957.
 
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At least four different versions were marketed till 1960.
 
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* "Triggermatic" winding system
 
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* detachable back
 
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* coupled rangefinder
 
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* [[Light_value|Light Value]] system with external light meter (The Light Value system was first adopted in Japan on the Ricoh 500)
 
  
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The first version from 1957 is based on the Ricoh 35 S, its top plate doesn't include the rewind crank and the film type reminder. It features :
 
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* Seikosha MXL shutter, Speeds 1/10 - 1/500 sec + B
 
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* Riken Ricoh 2.8/45 lens
 
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* Seikosha MXL shutter, Speeds 1/10 - 1/500 sec + B
 
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* 5-elements Riken Ricomat 2.8/45 lense
 
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* Dimensions: 140mm x 83mm x 67mm
 
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* Weight: 670 g
 
 
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| colspan=2 |<center>Ricoh 500 (second type) with accessory dual-range selenium meter, also by Ricoh.<br/><small>Images by [[:Category: Image by vincentnip|vincentnip]]</small> {{with permission}}</center>
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The '''second type''', from 1958, is the most common one. It has a flat top plate, and the rewind crank and other controls are more-or-less flush with this. It has a [[Seikosha-MXL]] shutter, with speeds 1 - 1/500 second, plus 'B'. The lens is either a five-element Ricomat 45 mm f/2.8, made by [[Tomioka]],<ref name=RJ1>[http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/japan/products/ricoh-filmcamera/cameralist/ricoh500.html Ricoh 500] entry in camera list on the [http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/japan/index.html Japanese Ricoh website].</ref> or a Rikenon 45 mm f/2.4, made by [[Nitto]] Optical (on the deluxe model).<ref name=RJ2>[http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/japan/products/ricoh-filmcamera/cameralist/ricoh500DX.html Ricoh 500 deluxe model] (in Japanese) on the Ricoh website.</ref> The camera has dimensions 140mm x 83mm x 67mm and weighs 670 g.<ref name=RJ1></ref>
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==Notes==
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== Links ==
 
== Links ==
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In English
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* '''User's manuals''' at Mike Butkus' [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ Orphan Cameras]:
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* [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ricoh.htm Ricoh 500 camera manuals] at www.orphancameras.com
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** [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ricoh/ricoh_500_mxl/ricoh_500_mxl-splash.htm Ricoh 500] second type.
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* [http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/index-frameset.html?Ricoh500.html~mainFrame Ricoh 500] at Photoethnography.com
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** [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ricoh/ricoh_500/ricoh_500-splash.htm Ricoh 500] fourth type (with large brightline viewfinder).
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* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/27548522@N02/sets/72157612941270707/ Ricoh 500] at [http://www.flickr.com/ Flickr]
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* [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/ricoh/html/ricoh500.php Ricoh 500] on [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/general/html/francais.php www.collection-appareils.fr] by Sylvain Halgand
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* '''Ricoh 500''' cameras at Sylvain Halgand's [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/carrousel/html/index.php Collection d'Appareils] (text in French):
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** [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=13231 First type]
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* [http://aei-collectibles.web.infoseek.co.jp/camera/ricoh/7-1-102/index.htm Ricoh 500] at [http://aei-collectibles.web.infoseek.co.jp/index.htm AEI Collectibles]
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** [http://www.collection-appareils.fr/x/html/page_standard.php?id_appareil=13232 Third type] (with Seikosha SLV shutter)
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* [http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/index-frameset.html?Ricoh500.html~mainFrame Ricoh 500] (first type) at Karen Nakamura's [http://www.photoethnography.com/ Photoethnography.com].
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Latest revision as of 21:24, 30 January 2024

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Ricoh 500, with Ricoh flashgun
image by Jim Eckberg (Image rights)

The Ricoh 500 is a 35 mm rangefinder camera with fixed lens made in Japan by Ricoh from 1957. Four different main types were marketed between then and 1960.

All models have some features in common :

  • The Triggermatic winding system; a folding trigger advance lever mounted on the bottom of the camera, operated with fingers of the left hand.
  • A detachable back (i.e. not hinged: the back and base, including the winding mechanism, come off for loading).
  • A coupled rangefinder, combined with the viewfinder.
  • Light Value system for setting the exposure (the Ricoh 500 was the first camera in Japan to adopt the LV system); an external selenium light meter, fitting in the accessory shoe, was available (it is not coupled to the camera).
  • Synchronisation for flash by a hot shoe, in addition to a PC socket.


The first type, from 1957, is based on the Ricoh 35S. It has a dropped section at the each end of the top housing. At the left-hand end, the rewind knob is taller than on other versions of the camera. It doesn't have a film-type reminder, which other versions do (on the bottom). It has a Seikosha-MX shutter, with speeds 1 - 1/500 second, plus 'B', and a coated, five-element Riken Ricoh 45 mm f/2.8 lens made by Tomioka.[1]



3226013069_a94244c811_z.jpg
Ricoh 500, second type. Images by David Donnadieu (Image rights)
3226019369_2d9914758f_m.jpg
Top view, showing new frame counter.


3226030693_c4bf45339b_m.jpg
Bottom view, showing trigger
advance lever, opening catches
and film-type reminder dial.
26173526390_6bbbe6c904.jpg
Ricoh 500 Ver 2 with auxiliary lens kit and finder
image by PF McFarland (Image rights)
4339958852_651405240f_m.jpg
4339214857_c279c0b41b_m.jpg
Ricoh 500 (second type) with accessory dual-range selenium meter, also by Ricoh.
Images by vincentnip (Image rights)

The second type, from 1958, is the most common one. It has a flat top plate, and the rewind crank and other controls are more-or-less flush with this. It has a Seikosha-MXL shutter, with speeds 1 - 1/500 second, plus 'B'. The lens is either a five-element Ricomat 45 mm f/2.8, made by Tomioka,[2] or a Rikenon 45 mm f/2.4, made by Nitto Optical (on the deluxe model).[3] The camera has dimensions 140mm x 83mm x 67mm and weighs 670 g.[2]

The Japanese Ricoh website shows an all-black example of the camera.[2]



The third type is very similar, but has the Seikosha-SLV shutter, again with speeds 1 - 1/500 second, plus 'B', but now with a self timer. The lens is the same.

The fourth type has a Riken Ricoh (not Ricomat) 45 mm f/2.8, and again a Seikosha SLV shutter. The top housing has been restyled, to accomodate a larger viewfinder, with a bright-line frame. This camera, but with an f/1.9 lens, was sold as the Ricoh Jet.


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Ricoh 500, fourth type. Images by David Donnadieu (Image rights)


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Ricoh 500's Triggermatic Action on the wall of an old
camera store in Springfield, MA.
image by Mike Zeis (Image rights)

Notes

  1. ↑ Ricoh 35S in the camera list at the Japanese Ricoh website; presumably the same lens as on the first-type Ricoh 500.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ricoh 500 entry in camera list on the Japanese Ricoh website.
  3. ↑ Ricoh 500 deluxe model (in Japanese) on the Ricoh website.


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