Post by belgiumreporter on Nov 22, 2020 8:26:13 GMT -5
This time maybe i should say what didn't we buy despite very good specs instead of what were they trying to sell us.
The Ricoh XR-X or XR-M is a feature laden camera with just about everything one could wich for, like what about :
Program, aperture-priority, shutter-bias, and full metered manual exposure.
Three programs: normal, action, and depth.
Three metering modes: average, spot, and auto-backlight compensation.
Full metal body inside, surrounded by plastic on the surface.
Full information display in the viewfinder, backlit in low light.
Customizable 'reset' button: you tell the camera what to reset to.
AE lock, depth of field preview, double exposure.
Shutter speed range from 1/2000 sec to 30 sec, with some trickery up to one hour(!).
Self-timer delay settable from zero to one hour in increasing increments.
Intervalometer.
Exposure compensation up to +/- 4 stops in 0.3 stop intervals.
Special exposure modes for taking pictures of TV and CRT screens.
2.5 fps built-in motor drive.
Accepts standard Pentax K mount lenses.
Uses standard AA size batteries.
Clip on EV12 mini flash that becomes integral part of the body with full automatic TTL metering operated by the XR's in body AA batteries.
It is one of the last manual focus bodies just before the AF craze began, to some extend i guess it's comparable to the Canon T90.
Still nobody (or not many) were persuaded to buy one and it has now become one of those obscure cameras nobody seems to know or care about.
Ricoh has allways been a manufacturer producing cameras with often amazing features but never lost their B or C brand status. Today Ricoh has a serious interest in Pentax but in the highgly competitive digital camera market i wonder if they're fighting a losing battle?
The Ricoh XR-X or XR-M is a feature laden camera with just about everything one could wich for, like what about :
Program, aperture-priority, shutter-bias, and full metered manual exposure.
Three programs: normal, action, and depth.
Three metering modes: average, spot, and auto-backlight compensation.
Full metal body inside, surrounded by plastic on the surface.
Full information display in the viewfinder, backlit in low light.
Customizable 'reset' button: you tell the camera what to reset to.
AE lock, depth of field preview, double exposure.
Shutter speed range from 1/2000 sec to 30 sec, with some trickery up to one hour(!).
Self-timer delay settable from zero to one hour in increasing increments.
Intervalometer.
Exposure compensation up to +/- 4 stops in 0.3 stop intervals.
Special exposure modes for taking pictures of TV and CRT screens.
2.5 fps built-in motor drive.
Accepts standard Pentax K mount lenses.
Uses standard AA size batteries.
Clip on EV12 mini flash that becomes integral part of the body with full automatic TTL metering operated by the XR's in body AA batteries.
It is one of the last manual focus bodies just before the AF craze began, to some extend i guess it's comparable to the Canon T90.
Still nobody (or not many) were persuaded to buy one and it has now become one of those obscure cameras nobody seems to know or care about.
Ricoh has allways been a manufacturer producing cameras with often amazing features but never lost their B or C brand status. Today Ricoh has a serious interest in Pentax but in the highgly competitive digital camera market i wonder if they're fighting a losing battle?