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A rather hefty accessory 2x teleconverter, the TC-105, was also offered.
 
A rather hefty accessory 2x teleconverter, the TC-105, was also offered.
  
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==Specifications==
 
==Specifications==
 
*Wide-angle: 35 mm f/2,8; 4 elements/3 groups.
 
*Wide-angle: 35 mm f/2,8; 4 elements/3 groups.
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*Viewfinder: [[Albada]] type with bright lines, parallax correction marks and zone indication. Adjusted according to lens focal length. 0,7–0,38 x magnification, 84–87 % field of view.
 
*Viewfinder: [[Albada]] type with bright lines, parallax correction marks and zone indication. Adjusted according to lens focal length. 0,7–0,38 x magnification, 84–87 % field of view.
 
*Exposure range: EV 3–17 (wide), EV 5–17 (tele). +2 exposure adjustment.
 
*Exposure range: EV 3–17 (wide), EV 5–17 (tele). +2 exposure adjustment.
*Flash: Built-in pop-up flash, automatically activated with [[flash-matic]] exposure. Can be used as fill flash. [[Guide number|GN]] 12. Reloads in 2–3 seconds.
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*Flash: Built-in pop-up flash, automatically activated with flash-matic exposure. Can be used as fill flash. [[Guide number|GN]] 12. Reloads in 2–3 seconds.
 
*Film speed: [[DX]] decoding from 64 to 1600 ISO. Non-DX films set at ISO 100.  
 
*Film speed: [[DX]] decoding from 64 to 1600 ISO. Non-DX films set at ISO 100.  
 
*Film advance: Easy loading, motor advance and rewind. Last bit of leader left out.
 
*Film advance: Easy loading, motor advance and rewind. Last bit of leader left out.
 
*Power: 1 x [[DL223A]]/BR-P2DP 6 V lithium battery.
 
*Power: 1 x [[DL223A]]/BR-P2DP 6 V lithium battery.
 
*Dimensions and weight: 137 x 73 x 50 mm, 320 g (without battery).
 
*Dimensions and weight: 137 x 73 x 50 mm, 320 g (without battery).
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==Links==
 
==Links==
[http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ricoh/ricoh_tf-500/ricoh_tf-500.htm Ricoh TF-500 manual] in Mike Butkus's archive
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*[http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ricoh/ricoh_tf-500/ricoh_tf-500.htm Ricoh TF-500 manual] in Mike Butkus's archive
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*[http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/japan/products/ricoh-filmcamera/cameralist/TF-500.html Ricoh TF-500] on the [http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/japan/products/ricoh-filmcamera/cameralist/ Ricoh Official Website Camera List] (in Japanese)
  
 
[[Category: Ricoh|TF-500]]
 
[[Category: Ricoh|TF-500]]
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[[Category: T|TF-500 Ricoh]]
 
[[Category: Japanese 35mm autofocus]]
 
[[Category: Japanese 35mm autofocus]]
 
[[Category: Dual focal length cameras]]
 
[[Category: Dual focal length cameras]]

Latest revision as of 05:22, 14 March 2022

The Ricoh TF-500 or TF-900 is a late 80s compact camera with autofocus and a 35 mm lens, switchable to 70 mm through a button on the top. Its electronics are quite advanced for its time, with an information-rich LCD on the top, indicating number of exposures available, if the film is a DX coded one (and, if so, what speed), and if exposure compensation has been activated. It has a continuous shooting mode, a self-timer and a backlight compensation button. The viewfinder indicates focusing zone using three symbols, a trait shared with the early generations of autofocus cameras but later abandoned. The date-back version was called the TF-500D/TF-900D. A rather hefty accessory 2x teleconverter, the TC-105, was also offered.

Specifications

  • Wide-angle: 35 mm f/2,8; 4 elements/3 groups.
  • Tele: 70 mm f/5,6; 8 elements/6 groups.
  • Focusing: Autofocus with pre-focus ability, closest range 0,9 m.
  • Shutter: Programmed electronic shutter, 1–1/500 s.
  • Viewfinder: Albada type with bright lines, parallax correction marks and zone indication. Adjusted according to lens focal length. 0,7–0,38 x magnification, 84–87 % field of view.
  • Exposure range: EV 3–17 (wide), EV 5–17 (tele). +2 exposure adjustment.
  • Flash: Built-in pop-up flash, automatically activated with flash-matic exposure. Can be used as fill flash. GN 12. Reloads in 2–3 seconds.
  • Film speed: DX decoding from 64 to 1600 ISO. Non-DX films set at ISO 100.
  • Film advance: Easy loading, motor advance and rewind. Last bit of leader left out.
  • Power: 1 x DL223A/BR-P2DP 6 V lithium battery.
  • Dimensions and weight: 137 x 73 x 50 mm, 320 g (without battery).

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