Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/01/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ricoh Shotmaster Zoom 105 Plus I bought one for my son 5-6 years ago for about $350, then bought three refurbs locally two years ago at $100 each - one for another son, one for my dad, and finally one for me. Lens is fast and very sharp - beautiful 16x20's and last year I enlarged a "snapshot" of a USCG helicopter and local fire dept fire boat to 20x30. The three prints are hanging at the CG HQ, Fire Dept and Eureka City Hall. Best feature of the Ricoh is the fixed 28mm focal length, along with zoom of 38-105mm (f3.6-f5.6). At 28mm it is a slow lens but very sharp, too. I also like that the film winds all the way to the end as soon as loaded, then winds back into the cassette as you shoot. In quiet situations, you just get a quick 2 seconds of rewinding when the last shot on the roll is done. Have you ever tried to stop a P&S auto rewind of 36 frames grinding away in a church or theater?! It also has some nice adjustments for night time use and about my only complaint is a sometimes balky autofocus. Just find something slightly more contrasty at the same distance and lock focus by pressing slightly on the shutter. Anyway it has served me remarkably well. My other cameras are all Leicas and Hasselblads, plus a Yashica T4 P&S - shirt-pocket tiny, but with a great big heart in that wonderful Zeiss 35 T* lens. So it's a tough camera crowd to get along in. The Ricoh Shotmaster Zoom 105 Plus would make a really flexible travel camera. I noticed there are a couple on eBay right now, and some refurbs may still be available at camera stores. I'm hanging onto mine. Gary Todoroff Tree LUGger - ----- Original Message ----- From: Andre E. Purdy <andre@fhai.com> > I'm in need of a P&S camera for an upcoming trip to Paris. My > requirements are as follows: - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html