Ricohflex (geared lens)

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Japanese 6×6 TLR
Postwar models (M–Z)
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Prewar and wartime models and postwar models (A–L) ->
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The Ricohflex was a series of 6x6 TLR made by Riken Optical Industries in the 1950s. The focusing rings around the front lens elements of camera and finder lens are geared for synchronous focusing.

List of models:

• Ricohflex III

The Ricohflex III of 1950 had a pair of similar Ricoh Anastigmat 1:3.5 f=80mm lenses.

• Ricohflex IIIB
• Ricohflex IV

The Ricohflex VI had a combination of Anastigmat camera lens and Viewer finder lens.

• Ricohflex VI
• Ricohflex VII (Riken or Seikosha shutter)

The Ricohflex VII was made in 1954. It had a Ricoh Anastigmat 1:3.5/8cm front-element focusing lens geared to the Ricoh Viewer 1:3,5/8cm lens for viewfinder focusing. It had a Riken shutter with B mode and speeds from 1/25-1/100 sec. that used the same lever to cock the shutter (pull up) and fire the shutter (push down). The camera uses 120 film or, with an adapter, 35mm film. It’s an easy to use camera giving sharp images.

• Ricohflex VIIS
• Ricohflex VIIM
• Super Ricohflex

• Ricohflex Holiday
• Ricohflex Million
• Ricohflex New Million

Bibliography

• Hayashi Teruaki (林輝昭). "Sengo no kamera 1: Nigan-refu kamera" (戦後のカメラ1・二眼レフカメラ, Postwar cameras 1: TLR cameras). Kamera Rebyū: Kurashikku Kamera Senka (カメラレビュー クラシックカメラ専科) / Camera Review: All about Historical Cameras no. 14, October 1989. No ISBN number. Rikō kamera no subete (リコーカメラのすべて, special issue on Ricoh). Pp. 26–32.

Links

• Ricohflex / Diacord / Ricohmatic 6x6 TLRs at Greg Erker's [1]

In French:

• Ricohflex VII and Ricohflex Super at www.collection-appareils.fr

In Japanese:

• Ricohflex VI and more pictures at Hayata Camera Laboratory
• Ricohflex VII at Itō Sadanobu's camera collection