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PostPosted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 8:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Good as any well reputed 35mm camera include Leica , Contax Shocked


PostPosted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 2:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
LucisPictor wrote:
Ricoh cams have never got the high reputation they have earned.
They are much better than most people think.


Their point & shoots are fine. Their SLR's are nothing but problems.

Kiron Kid


PostPosted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 3:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Russ wrote:
LucisPictor wrote:
Ricoh cams have never got the high reputation they have earned.
They are much better than most people think.


Their point & shoots are fine. Their SLR's are nothing but problems.

Kiron Kid


Really? I have used a Ricoh KR-10x and a Rikenon 35-70 for about 20 years now and never had any problem!


PostPosted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 5:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks for the comments, guys. No secret that I'm a fan of these Ricoh
point and shoots. Carsten, Russ may be a little rough on his gear, who
knows... Laughing They certainly are not as robustly made as a pro Nikon
body, fer sure. I was trying to find a thread where you recommended
this camera, can't seem to find it:


Nikon L35AF
Came with original brown leather cover and lens filter and cap, plus manual for $24. Is it true the lens is a Sonnar design?


PostPosted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 5:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Katastrofo wrote:
I also shot the boat series with a Ricoh FF-90 using Fuji X-tra 400 film:



Hard chine hulls, eh?
Something slightly poignantly picturesque about seeing one-time symbols of prosperity quietly rotting away.


PostPosted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 6:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Good point, Dave, yes indeed. A private varnish was a symbol of the rich,
too, but you don't ever see one rotting away on some abandoned tracks.
Of course, they cost a good deal more than these poor ladies...


PostPosted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 4:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
The lens to the Nikon L35AF is indeed a Sonnar-type:

http://tinyurl.com/yjhqc7g


PostPosted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 5:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Katastrofo wrote:
Thanks for the comments, guys. No secret that I'm a fan of these Ricoh
point and shoots. Carsten, Russ may be a little rough on his gear, who
knows... Laughing They certainly are not as robustly made as a pro Nikon
body, fer sure. I was trying to find a thread where you recommended
this camera, can't seem to find it:



I've never owned a Ricoh SLR. But of all my buddies that have, they've always been problem rigs. I love their P&S rigs.

Russ


PostPosted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
***Nikon L35AF
Came with original brown leather cover and lens filter and cap, plus manual for $24. Is it true the lens is a Sonnar design?***


The Nikon L35AF is an excellent camera, but I have a selection of quite a few P&S from the well known camera makers (well most of em are in my wife's handbags unused) and all the fixed lens cameras are quite sharp.
So the cameras have to be judged on something else....e.g how well does a P&S work for all situations, unless you just want a sunny day camera like the excellent Konica C35.

Comparing other P&S to Ricoh:- I don't advertise where I store my shots, but people searching for Nikon L35af have looked at this shot over 600 times in 6 months. I've done the shot again a bit darker and a tweak in sharpness.
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn172/chakrata/img344-1.jpg
another one
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn172/chakrata/img341.jpg

Btw I got my metal Nikon L35ad for £1.50 at a boot sale.


PostPosted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 3:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Excalibur, I like both shots but that first one is awesome, beautiful colors
and light!


PostPosted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 3:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I am selling some really good P&S cams, e.g. a Canon AF35MII which plays in the same league as the Nikon L35AF.

See here: http://forum.mflenses.com/some-film-cams-have-to-go-at-very-low-prices-t23147.html


PostPosted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 9:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Katastrofo wrote:
Excalibur, I like both shots but that first one is awesome, beautiful colors
and light!



Well all things considered what did I do but just press the shutter button....the camera, film, lens, processing, did the rest Smile
Superia 200 asa was used and is an excellent film, reala is great too. But the colours look even better in the shop print because of the gloss (well you know what I mean).

One of the facinations of using film is:- when playing with lenses, films, light, processing, and so on, is that quite a few times you are suprised with what you get in the final result.

First use of a viv 55mm macro gave this result with superia 200asa:-
http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn172/chakrata/chris820.jpg

Maybe a thread should be started on say "What you didn't expect".


PostPosted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 6:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ricoh Mirai - any experiece?

There are lots of them pretty cheap. Is there some design or other quality problem?


PostPosted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 2:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
This young lady got enthused by my Ricoh FF3Af...



Ricoh Mirai - per Camerapedia it was a JV with Olympus
http://www.camerapedia.org/wiki/Ricoh_Mirai

As such, this represents the Road that Ruined Olympus for me Wink
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