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Ricoh 500 G

by M. Feuerbacher 2003

This Ricoh 500 G was a spontaneous last-minute purchase at ebay. I never heard of this camera before but seeing it I could not resist. When I received it I was highly surprised. It is very small but has a solid weight and seems to be very well manufactured. It has an automatic exposure mode with full manual override. It has a mechanical shutter and can be used without batteries (For the light meter it needs PX 76 mercury batteries, but also accepts ordinary 1.5 V AG 13 silver cells). The lens is a Rikenon f/2.8 40 mm.