The Ricoh GR was a series of
point-and-shoot
A point-and-shoot camera, also known as a compact camera and sometimes abbreviated to P&S, is a still camera designed primarily for simple operation. Most use focus free lenses or autofocus for focusing, automatic systems for setting the exposu ...
, or compact,
35 mm film 35 mm may refer to:
* 135 film, a type of still photography format commonly referred to as 35 mm film
* 35 mm movie film
35 mm film is a film gauge used in filmmaking, and the film standard. In motion pictures that record on f ...
cameras made by
Ricoh
is a Japanese multinational imaging and electronics company (law), company. It was founded by the now-defunct commercial division of the Riken, Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (Riken) known as the ''Riken concern (business), Concer ...
. The chronological list of these cameras are the GR1, GR10, GR1s, GR1v and GR21. The GR name was also used for
Ricoh's GR series of digital cameras.
The cameras had a very high quality
28 mm lens. Exposure control could be
program
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Business and management
* Program management, the process of managing several related projects
* Time management
* Program, a part of planning
Arts and entertainment Audio
* Progra ...
automatic or
aperture priority
Aperture priority, often abbreviated ''A'' or ''Av'' (for aperture value) on a camera mode dial, is a mode on some cameras that allows the user to set a specific aperture value (f-number) while the camera selects a shutter speed to match it that w ...
semi-automatic. They had a built-in
flash
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Arts, entertainment, and media
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* Flash (DC Comics character), several DC Comics superheroes with super speed:
** Flash (Barry Allen)
** Flash (Jay Garrick)
** Wally West, the first Kid ...
and date imprinting versions were also available.
Ricoh GR film cameras
See also
*
Contax T
The Contax T camera line consists of a number of compact cameras sold by Kyocera under the Contax brand. They were introduced between 1984 and 2002. The T, T2, and T3 use 35mm film and have a fixed 35 mm wide-angle lens. The T-VS, T-VS II, and T- ...
– premium compact AF 35 mm and APS film and digital cameras
*
Konica Hexar
The Konica Hexar is a 35 mm fixed-lens,
fixed focal length autofocus camera which was produced through the 1990s. It was introduced to the market in 1993. While styled like a rangefinder camera, and intended for a similar style of photography, ...
– premium compact AF 35 mm film cameras
*
Leica minilux
The Leica minilux is the first in a series of four luxury titanium-clad point and shoot cameras that were produced by Leica Camera starting from 1995; it is equipped with a high-quality lens and body to compete with similar premium compact camera ...
– premium compact AF 35 mm film cameras
*
Minolta TC-1
TC-1 is a camera that was produced by Minolta. It is a compact 35 mm point and shoot camera with G-Rokkor 28mm 3.5 lens. As a new camera it was expensive. It has a high quality lens and body. One uncommon feature is the circular diaphragm. It has ...
– premium compact AF 35 mm film camera
*
Nikon 35Ti/28Ti – premium compact AF 35 mm film cameras
*
Olympus XA
The Olympus XA was a series of 35 mm cameras manufactured and marketed by Olympus of Japan. The original XA was a rangefinder camera with a fast 35 mm f/2.8 lens, and aperture priority metering. It was one of the smallest rangefinder cam ...
– small rangefinder 35 mm film cameras
*
Rollei QZ 35W/35T – premium compact AF 35 mm film cameras
References
External links
Ricoh Global Site
Ricoh cameras
Photography equipment
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