{"id":15382,"date":"2015-07-04T09:04:24","date_gmt":"2015-07-04T16:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?p=15382"},"modified":"2015-07-04T09:04:24","modified_gmt":"2015-07-04T16:04:24","slug":"ricoh-ff3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?p=15382","title":{"rendered":"Ricoh FF3"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Ricoh FF3 is one of those camera that neither offends or excites.\u00a0 Its 35mm 5 element lens isn’t the fastest at f3.2 or that free of distortion wide open.\u00a0 And it’s completely automatic exposure system\u00a0gives no control over\u00a0settings to\u00a0minimize that.\u00a0 Given enough light thought\u00a0the\u00a0camera stops down the\u00a0aperture and the lens is good enough.\u00a0 I do like that it takes regular AA batteries which\u00a0are far easier to find and cheaper\u00a0than\u00a0lithium camera batteries.\u00a0 The film advance is\u00a0noisy but functional.\u00a0\u00a0Speaking of noisy the self timer beep is more along the lines of an alarm clock leaving you feeling like\u00a0it’s going to explode rather than take your picture “Smile”. The viewfinder provides some distracting bright sometimes flashing\u00a0icons\u00a0to indicate the focus distance and\u00a0if flash should be used: Portrait,chest bump,plunging stock prices and lightning strike.\u00a0 The focus is easily fooled\u00a0so be\u00a0sure that the icon matches your expectations.\u00a0\u00a0It can focus in the dark though with its active beam AF system so that could be fun with flash “surprise!”
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Despite\u00a0its\u00a0quintessential early 1980’s design\u00a0with hard plastic edges\u00a0it’s surprisingly nice ergonomically when used\u00a0with two hands.\u00a0 With one hand your more likely to have\u00a0your horizon at 45 degrees\u00a0as all the weight is on the side away from the shutter button.\u00a0 In the end its a camera that’s more about\u00a0the 1980’s look it portrays than the results you\u00a0will get.\u00a0 There are far better cameras to choose.<\/p>\n\n\t\t