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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 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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The '''first type''', from 1957, is based on the Ricoh 35 S. 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:
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* Seikosha MXL shutter (or MX; see the example pictured), Speeds 1/10 - 1/500 sec + B
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* Coated Riken Ricoh 45 mm f/2.8 lens
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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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The '''second type''', from 1958, is the most common one. It has a flat top plate, and the rewind crank and other controls are flush with this. It has:
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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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The second version, the most common one, has a flat top plate, including the rewind crank. It features :
 
 
* Seikosha MXL shutter, Speeds 1/10 - 1/500 sec + B
 
* Seikosha MXL shutter, Speeds 1/10 - 1/500 sec + B
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* 5-elements Riken Ricomat 2.8/45 lens
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* 5-element Riken Ricomat 45 mm f/2.8 lens
 
* Dimensions: 140mm x 83mm x 67mm
 
* Dimensions: 140mm x 83mm x 67mm
 
* Weight: 670 g
 
* Weight: 670 g
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The '''third version''', from 1959 is very similar, but has the Seikosha SLV shutter, again with speeds 1/10 - 1/500 second, plus 'B', but now with a self timer. The lens is the same.
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Revision as of 22:25, 26 November 2011

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Ricoh 500, first type with Seikosha MX shutter.
image by David Broglin (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 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).


The first type, from 1957, is based on the Ricoh 35 S. 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:

  • Seikosha MXL shutter (or MX; see the example pictured), Speeds 1/10 - 1/500 sec + B
  • Coated Riken Ricoh 45 mm f/2.8 lens



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

3226030693_c4bf45339b_m.jpg
Bottom view, showing trigger
advance lever, opening catches
and film-type reminder dial.

The second type, from 1958, is the most common one. It has a flat top plate, and the rewind crank and other controls are flush with this. It has:

  • Seikosha MXL shutter, Speeds 1/10 - 1/500 sec + B
  • 5-element Riken Ricomat 45 mm f/2.8 lens
  • Dimensions: 140mm x 83mm x 67mm
  • Weight: 670 g



4339214857_c279c0b41b_m.jpg
with matching Ricoh meter
image by vincentnip (Image rights)

The third version, from 1959 is very similar, but has the Seikosha SLV shutter, again with speeds 1/10 - 1/500 second, plus 'B', but now with a self timer. The lens is the same.



The fourth version, also named Ricoh Jet, with a bigger and framed viewfinder, features :

  • Seikosha SLV shutter, Speeds 1/10 - 1/500 sec + B, + self timer
  • Riken Ricoh 2.8/45 lens



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