Ricoh Rangefinder Archives

11 March, 2024

Richomatic 35 – Two Contrasting Examples of a 1960s Quality Point & Shoot Camera.

By Tony Warren

A recent auction job lot turned up a working Richomatic 35, a camera I vaguely remember for its very modern design for its day but not one I had taken much interest in. A great ...

9 September, 2017

Ricoh 500GX Review – Spirit of ’76 – by Chris Pattison

By Chris Pattison

Now that's over 40 years ago, so marvel I do at my Ricoh 500GX, complete with pristine case and plastic lens cap, which looks like it has just left the production line in Taiwan...

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Dave Powell on Ansco Titan – A Stylish 6×6 120 Folder
Thanks my friend! And yes, I was much too careful bracketing my shots. It was before I got into bulk…
Jeffery Luhn on A third of a roll with a Pentax Spotmatic F and Kentmere Pan 200
Pentax made some solid cameras, especially the Spotmatic. My negative files from the 1970s are loaded with sharp images from…
Eric Rose on A third of a roll with a Pentax Spotmatic F and Kentmere Pan 200
Love your photos and story. The Pentax Spotmatic is and always will be an iconic camera. The 28mm lens is…

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