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The '''KR-5''' is one of a series of [[SLR]]s for [[35mm film]] by [[Ricoh]], all accepting [[K-mount lens]]es. Others include the [[Ricoh KR-5 Super|KR-5 Super]], [[Ricoh KR-5 Super II| KR-5 Super II]], etc.
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The '''KR-5''' is one of a series of [[SLR]]s for [[35mm film]] by [[Ricoh]], all accepting [[K-mount lens]]es. Others include the [[Ricoh KR-5 Super|KR-5 Super]], [[Ricoh KR-5 Super II| KR-5 Super II]], etc.
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The original KR-5 is the first in the series, from about 1979, and is the most limited. Its  standard lens only offers a [[Lens#Lens Speed|speed]] of f/2.2, and its range of shutter speeds is 1/8–1/500th sec. plus B, with [[flash sync]] at 1/60th sec. or lower. Two 1.5v silver-oxide batteries are needed to power the light metering circuit, which has a match-needle indicator in the viewfinder. The wind lever must be pulled away from the body to switch on the meter and unlock the shutter release.
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The [[ground glass]] screen is provided with a diagonal [[split-image device|split-image spot]] surrounded by a [[microprism]]. The KR-5 has a [[hot shoe]] but no [[Flash_sync#PC_Terminal|PC terminal]].
  
 
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Revision as of 16:09, 22 September 2011

The KR-5 is one of a series of SLRs for 35mm film by Ricoh, all accepting K-mount lenses. Others include the KR-5 Super, KR-5 Super II, etc.

The original KR-5 is the first in the series, from about 1979, and is the most limited. Its standard lens only offers a speed of f/2.2, and its range of shutter speeds is 1/8–1/500th sec. plus B, with flash sync at 1/60th sec. or lower. Two 1.5v silver-oxide batteries are needed to power the light metering circuit, which has a match-needle indicator in the viewfinder. The wind lever must be pulled away from the body to switch on the meter and unlock the shutter release.

The ground glass screen is provided with a diagonal split-image spot surrounded by a microprism. The KR-5 has a hot shoe but no PC terminal.

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