Ricoh Caddy
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| Caddy image by Mark Dalzell (Image rights) |
The Caddy is a half-frame 35mm camera made in 1961 by Ricoh.[1] It has a 25mm f/2.8 lens, wider than some half-frame cameras,[2] focusing down to 3.5 feet. It has a selenium meter, with the readout on the top in EV between 5 and 15, transferred to the lens manually. McKeown states that the Seikosha shutter gives speeds 1/25 - 1/250 second,[1] but the controls do not give direct control of either shutter speed or aperture, the EV setting ring presumably varying both. The film advance is a thumb-wheel, positioned for the right thumb, at the bottom of the back plate. The rewind is a wheel set in the top housing. There is also a cold shoe, and a PC socket on the front. The frame counter is set in the sloped right-hand end of the top housing.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 McKeown, James M. and Joan C. McKeown's Price Guide to Antique and Classic Cameras, 12th Edition, 2005-2006. USA, Centennial Photo Service, 2004. ISBN 0-931838-40-1 (hardcover). ISBN 0-931838-41-X (softcover). p381.
- ↑ For example, the Canon Demi and Petri Half both have a 28mm lens; the Konica EYE has a 30mm, and the Yashica Half cameras have a 32mm lens.
Links
- Ricoh Caddy on the Ricoh Official Website Camera List (in Japanese)
