Sears Auto | 35 - variant of Ricoh Hi-Color 35 - results

[iggers]

The compact Sears Auto | 35 appears to be a variant of the Ricoh Hi-Color 35 from the late 1960s. It has a Rikenon 2.8/35mm lens. It is like a slimmer LOMO 135, and (from behind) bears a slight resemblance to a Rollei 35. (Stop laughing.) Unlike the utterly unreliable LOMO 135, this camera seems to have a completely reliable spring wind mechanism. It also has a program auto feature, as well as full manual (2.8 to 22; shutter speeds B, 30, 60, 125 and 300.)

The diaphraghm is maybe three pieces, and the iris is a triangular shape.

I found this camera easy to use and carry around. At 35mm, it takes in a wide field of view, which however I am not completely at ease with as I like to get in closer with 50mm.

Here are the results, from a roll shot on a fairly gloomy and overcast day.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/fortinbras/sets/72057594091266862/

[jake]

The most fun with spring drive cameras is shooting series', as if you had a Nikon F with a motor and it was the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. Dog running in circles - that sort of thing. Have spring, will travel.

 

J Ake :twisted:

[ImageMaker]

The most fun with spring drive cameras is shooting series', as if you had a Nikon F with a motor and it was the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. Dog running in circles - that sort of thing. Have spring, will travel.

 

J Ake :twisted:

Yep, my Motormatic seems pretty good for that -- ten shots in ten seconds, or a little better if I can get into it and lube the spring motor...