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| − | The '''Ricoh Jet''' also named '''Ricoh 500''' is a rangefinder camera with fixed lens made in Japan by [[Ricoh]] from 1959. | + | The '''Ricoh Jet''' also named '''Ricoh 500''' is a rangefinder camera with fixed lens made in Japan by [[Ricoh]] from 1959. This camera exist with f2.8 and f1.9 lenses. |
* Type: Rangefinder camera | * Type: Rangefinder camera | ||
* Films: 35mm | * Films: 35mm | ||
| − | * Lens: Riken Optical Ricoh f 2.8 / 4.5cm | + | * Lens: |
| + | ** Riken Optical Ricoh f 2.8 / 4.5cm - 5 elements in 3 groups, made by Tomioka Optical (December 1959) | ||
| + | ** Riken Optical Rikenon f 1.9 / 4.5cm - 6 elements in 4 groups, made by Tomioka Optical (February 1960) | ||
* Shutter: Seikosha SLV, Speeds 1/10 - 1/500 sec + B | * Shutter: Seikosha SLV, Speeds 1/10 - 1/500 sec + B | ||
* Aperture: 1:2.8 - 1:22 | * Aperture: 1:2.8 - 1:22 | ||
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* Focusing: manual focusing with help of coupled rangefinder | * Focusing: manual focusing with help of coupled rangefinder | ||
* Dimensions: 140mm x 81mm x 67mm | * Dimensions: 140mm x 81mm x 67mm | ||
| − | * Weight: 725 g | + | * Weight: 720g for f2.8 version and 725 g for f1.9 version |
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The Ricoh Jet also named Ricoh 500 is a rangefinder camera with fixed lens made in Japan by Ricoh from 1959. This camera exist with f2.8 and f1.9 lenses.
- Type: Rangefinder camera
- Films: 35mm
- Lens:
- Riken Optical Ricoh f 2.8 / 4.5cm - 5 elements in 3 groups, made by Tomioka Optical (December 1959)
- Riken Optical Rikenon f 1.9 / 4.5cm - 6 elements in 4 groups, made by Tomioka Optical (February 1960)
- Shutter: Seikosha SLV, Speeds 1/10 - 1/500 sec + B
- Aperture: 1:2.8 - 1:22
- Exposure: Light Value system with external light meter (The Light Value system was first adopted in Japan on the first Ricoh 500 version)
- Focusing: manual focusing with help of coupled rangefinder
- Dimensions: 140mm x 81mm x 67mm
- Weight: 720g for f2.8 version and 725 g for f1.9 version
Links
In French:
- Ricoh Jet/500 at Flickr
- Ricoh 500 on www.collection-appareils.fr by Sylvain Halgand
In Japanese:
