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''This camera should not be confused with Ricoh's 1960's scale focus focus viewfinder camera of the same name.''

The '''Auto 35''' is a fixed-focus [[point and shoot|point-and-shoot]] camera for [[35mm film]], introduced by Japanese manufacturer [[Ricoh]] in 1991. A version with a databack was also available and it was sold as the '''Auto 35 Date'''. This camera is a slightly downgraded version of the model named [[Ricoh L-20|L-20]] (also known as the [[Ricoh YF-20 Super|YF-20 Super]]) released 2 years earlier in 1989. 

The Auto 35 was also sold by the British chain-store chemist [[Boots]] as the '''Boots C35FF'''.


==Specifications==

*'''Release Date:''' July 1991
*'''Lens:''' Ricoh Lens 35mm f/4.5, 3 elements in 3 groups 
*'''Focus:''' [[fixed focus|fixed-focus]]
*'''Shutter:''' mechanical, 1/125s (fixed speed)
*'''Film Speed Range:''' manual setting, ISO 100 / 200 / 400
*'''Power Source:''' two AA-type batteries (alkaline or manganese)
*'''Dimensions:''' 132 mm X 68 mm X 50 mm
*'''Weight:''' 220 g (without batteries)


==Model Variation==

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" style="margin: 0.5em 2em; text-align: center; border-collapse: collapse;"
! scope="col" width="100"  bgcolor="#cccccc"| Release Date
! scope="col" width="250" bgcolor="#cccccc"| Model Name
! scope="col" width="230" bgcolor="#cccccc"| Notes
|-
| 1987.2 ||[[Ricoh YF-20|YF-20]] / [[Ricoh Myport AMI|Myport Ami]]||<small>Rikenon 35mm f/4 Lens</small>
|-
| 1989.9 ||[[Ricoh L-20|L-20]] / [[Ricoh YF-20 Super|YF-20 Super]] / [[Ricoh One Take Easy II|One Take Easy II]]||<small>Ricoh 35mm f/4.5 Lens, New Design</small>
|-
|bgcolor="#ff7777"| 1991.7 ||bgcolor="#ff7777"|'''Auto 35''' / '''Boots C35FF'''||bgcolor="#ff7777"|<small>Downgraded model, New design
|-
| 1992.3 || [[Ricoh LX-22|LX-22]] / [[Ricoh LX-22S|LX-22S]]<small> (1993)</small> / [[Ricoh XOBBOX|XOBBOX]]<small> (1993)</small>||<small>New design, Self-timer</small>
|-
| 1993.5 || [[Ricoh YF-20X|YF-20X]]||<small>New design</small>
|-
| 1997.12 || [[Ricoh YF-20N|YF-20N]]||<small>Downgraded model, New design</small>
|}


==Notes==


==Links==
[http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/japan/products/ricoh-filmcamera/cameralist/export/AUTO35.html Auto 35] on [http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/japan/index.html Ricoh Official Website] [http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/japan/products/ricoh-filmcamera/cameralist/ Camera List]

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