Ricoh XR-1

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The XR-1 is a 1975 SLR from Ricoh, using K-mount lenses. It requires two 1.5v silver-oxide batteries only to power its match-needle light meter, using CdS cells within the pentaprism; but the vertically-traveling, metal focal-plane shutter is entirely mechanical. This offers speeds from 1 to 1/1000 sec. and a 1/125 flash sync speed. Unusually, there is a multiple-exposure function provided, using the "M.E" button on the rear of the camera, below the wind lever. There is a widow above the lens aperture ring which allows the selected f/stop to be viewed through the viewfinder.

The later XR-1s version is also able to accept a motor winder.

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