Ricoh XR-6
My hand-me-down AE-1 turned out to be leaky and has been shelved, but I wound up with this thanks to someone I know.
The XR-6 (and several badge-engineered variants sold by Sears) was introduced in 1981 and is an aperture-priority SLR with auto-exposure. It uses the Pentax K-mount, and the 50mm XR Rikenon lens it came with opens all the way to F2. This lens is rumored to be among the sharpest lenses ever made for a 35mm SLR, though I'm yet to find a legit source to back this claim up.
I ran one roll through it and am yet to send it out.
Ricoh XR-6
My hand-me-down AE-1 turned out to be leaky and has been shelved, but I wound up with this thanks to someone I know.
The XR-6 (and several badge-engineered variants sold by Sears) was introduced in 1981 and is an aperture-priority SLR with auto-exposure. It uses the Pentax K-mount, and the 50mm XR Rikenon lens it came with opens all the way to F2. This lens is rumored to be among the sharpest lenses ever made for a 35mm SLR, though I'm yet to find a legit source to back this claim up.
I ran one roll through it and am yet to send it out.