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The Ricoh XR6 is an aperture-priority automatic 35mm SLR. It has a Pentax K lens mount.
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The '''XR 6''' is an [[SLR]] for [[35mm film]] introduced by [[Ricoh]] in 1981.
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It is an [[aperture-priority]] automatic exposure 35mm [[SLR]] camera. It uses a [[K-mount|Pentax K lens mount]]. The AE shutter is vertically traveling at a speed range from 1 to 1/1000 with B and X. The meter is [[TTL]] [[center-weighted]] and features an underexposure, correct or over exposure LED indicator in the view finder. The view finder has a 90% field of view. It also contains a split image spot along with a [[micro prism]] to aid in focusing. Has ASA setting of 12 to 3200. A [[self timer]] is available and has a 10 second delay. There is an optional Ricoh XR Winder 2 available for up to 2 fps. It's powered by 2x LR66 coin type cells. The body weighs 460g.
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This camera was also sold at [[Sears]] as the [[Sears KS-1]]. (A version with a maximum shutter speed of 1/500 was sold as the [[Sears KS Super | KS Super]], and another with 1/500 shutter and without [[bulb]] mode was sold as the [[Sears KS Super II | KS Super II]].)
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== Links ==
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* [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ricoh/ricoh_xr-6/ricoh_xr-6.htm Ricoh XR6 manual] (PDF) / [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/sears/sears_ks-super/sears_ks-super.htm Sears KS Super] / [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/sears/sears_ks-super_ii/sears_ks-super_ii.htm KS Super II] at Mike Butkus' [http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ OrphanCameras.com]
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*[http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/japan/products/ricoh-filmcamera/cameralist/XR6.html Ricoh XR6] at [http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/japan/index.html Ricoh Japan]
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[[Category: Japanese 35mm SLR]]
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[[Category: Ricoh|XR6]]
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[[Category: R]]
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[[Category:K mount]]

Revision as of 04:39, 9 May 2021

The XR 6 is an SLR for 35mm film introduced by Ricoh in 1981.

It is an aperture-priority automatic exposure 35mm SLR camera. It uses a Pentax K lens mount. The AE shutter is vertically traveling at a speed range from 1 to 1/1000 with B and X. The meter is TTL center-weighted and features an underexposure, correct or over exposure LED indicator in the view finder. The view finder has a 90% field of view. It also contains a split image spot along with a micro prism to aid in focusing. Has ASA setting of 12 to 3200. A self timer is available and has a 10 second delay. There is an optional Ricoh XR Winder 2 available for up to 2 fps. It's powered by 2x LR66 coin type cells. The body weighs 460g.

This camera was also sold at Sears as the Sears KS-1. (A version with a maximum shutter speed of 1/500 was sold as the KS Super, and another with 1/500 shutter and without bulb mode was sold as the KS Super II.)



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In Japanese