{"id":3713,"date":"2011-08-14T08:01:56","date_gmt":"2011-08-14T15:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?p=3713"},"modified":"2011-08-14T08:01:56","modified_gmt":"2011-08-14T15:01:56","slug":"ricoh-auto-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/?p=3713","title":{"rendered":"Ricoh Auto Shot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"frame-outer  aligncenter size-full wp-image-3717\"><span><span><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSCN0994.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3717\" title=\"DSCN0994\" src=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSCN0994.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"415\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSCN0994.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSCN0994-300x259.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In honour of Ricoh purchasing the digital imaging business of Pentax from Hoya I present the Ricoh Auto Shot.\u00a0 1960&#8217;s design, function and results, the later ensured by using a poor quality cheap film.\u00a0 The defining features of this camera are it&#8217;s two shutter speeds (1\/30) of a second in manual mode and 1\/125 in auto and that the film advance is accomplished by a clockwork spring.\u00a0 Unfortunately my spring is mostly noun and not so much verb, resulting in a single exposure for every wind instead of the much cooler 6 when it was new.\u00a0 The exposure adjustment is controlled by a selenium cell surrounding the 35mm f2.8 lens.\u00a0 The aperture blades come together to produce what I like to call batkeh, odd bat shaped highlights at some apertures.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"frame-outer  aligncenter size-full wp-image-3715\"><span><span><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Ricoh_July2011_001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3715\" title=\"Ricoh_July2011_001\" src=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Ricoh_July2011_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"415\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Ricoh_July2011_001.jpg 672w, http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Ricoh_July2011_001-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Ricoh_July2011_001-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a small camera as you can see here when compared to a quarter.\u00a0\u00a0The shutter release is actually OK being in the front as your index finger naturally falls on top of it when you hold the camera up with both hands, there being no other way really to hold it and trip the shutter.\u00a0 The fastest setting is for ASA200 film which makes the\u00a010 possible selections between 12 and 100ASA amusing.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a fun little camera and if I ever find myself time traveling to 1964 I will be sure to take it along.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"frame-outer  aligncenter size-full wp-image-3718\"><span><span><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSCN0995.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3718\" title=\"DSCN0995\" src=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSCN0995.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"415\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSCN0995.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/wkoopmans.ca\/notebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSCN0995-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In honour of Ricoh purchasing the digital imaging business of Pentax from Hoya I present the Ricoh Auto Shot.\u00a0 1960&#8217;s design, function and results, the later ensured by using a poor quality cheap film.\u00a0 The defining features of this camera are it&#8217;s two shutter speeds (1\/30) of a second in manual mode and 1\/125 in 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