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The [[Ricoh YF-28|YF-28]] is a fixed-focus [[point and shoot|point-and-shoot]] camera introduced by Japanese manufacturer [[Ricoh]] in 1997. A version with a databack was also available and it was sold as the '''YF-28 Date'''. As its name suggests, it has a wide 28mm [[focal length]] lens. 

This camera has a very unique lens shield opening mechanism. By pressing the push button located besides the lens, a rectangular-shaped lens hood protrudes from the body, opening the shield protecting the lens. When the camera is not in use, the lens shield can be shut by pushing back the lens hood towards the body. The YF-28 has a successor model named [[Ricoh YF-28 Super|YF-28 Super]], but this unique mechanism was not inherited to it.

This camera and its autofocus variant were sold by some different names under some different brand names: they are the [[Yashica Impression Plus|Impression Plus]] and the [[Yashica Imagination Plus|Imagination Plus]] (autofocus version) of [[Kyocera|Yashica]] (Kyocera), the [[Polaroid 3000AF|3000AF]] and the [[Polaroid 3200AF|3200AF]] of [[Polaroid]], the [[Halina Prestige 280S|Prestige 280S]] and the [[Halina Prestige 280AS|Prestige 280AS]] (autofocus version) of [[Haking|Halina]] (Haking), and the [[Mirax Dual Auto|Dual Auto]] of Mirax<ref>The name [[Mirax]] is also used as the reflex housing made by [[Miranda|Orion Seiki]] (Miranda)</ref>. 


'''Successor Model:''' [[Ricoh YF-28 Super|YF-28 Super]] (fixed-focus) / [[Ricoh AF-28|AF-28]] (autofocus)


==Specifications==

*'''Release Date:''' September 1997
*'''Camera Type:''' [[35mm film]] lens shutter camera
*'''Lens:''' 28mm f/5.6
*'''Focusing:''' [[fixed focus|fixed-focus]]
*'''Shutter:''' mechanical, 1/125 sec. (fixed speed)
*'''Exposure Control:''' fixed exposure<ref>A particular aperture is selected according the film speed regardless of the light conditions</ref>
*'''Viewfinder:''' [[Viewfinder#Albada_type_viewfinders|Albada-type viewfinder]]
*'''Film Speed Range:''' ISO 100~1000 ([[DX code|DX-code system]])<ref>ISO 200 films are rated as ISO 100, ISO 1000 films are rated as ISO 400</ref>
*'''Built-in Flash:''' auto-activating flash, no flash-off facility, day light flash button 
*'''Other Features:''' automatic film loading, automatic film advance, automatic film rewind with mid-roll rewind facility
*'''Power Source:''' two AA-type batteries (alkaline/manganese)
*'''Dimensions:''' 116.4 mm X 66 mm X 38.3 mm
*'''Weight:''' 170 g (without batteries)

==Notes==
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==Links==
*[http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/japan/products/ricoh-filmcamera/cameralist/export/YF-28.html YF-28] on [http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/japan/index.html Ricoh Official Website] [http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/japan/products/ricoh-filmcamera/cameralist/ Camera List] (in Japanese)

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