Ricoh Caddy 35mm Half Frame Camera
"Ricoh Caddy 35mm Half Frame Camera is a half-frame (24mm x 17mm) camera that is an all manual camera. Using a 25mm f/2.8 lens, the camera uses an uncoupled selenium meter (which despite being made in 1961) works perfectly. Using the meter is a two-step process, you’d first need to take a meter reading which will give you an EV number, from there you can manually set the aperture (f/2.8 to f/16) and shutter speed (Blub, ¼” to 1/250”) to match up that EV number. Of course you can just use Sunny-16 or guess the exposure. Despite the small size the camera has a good weight to it because it is a solid all-metal construction. Just make sure you don’t throw in a 36-exposure roll or you’ll have 72 frames on your hands."
Featured conversation on Film Photography Podcast #132
filmphotographyproject.com/podcast/2015/09/film-photograp...
Ricoh Caddy 35mm Half Frame Camera
"Ricoh Caddy 35mm Half Frame Camera is a half-frame (24mm x 17mm) camera that is an all manual camera. Using a 25mm f/2.8 lens, the camera uses an uncoupled selenium meter (which despite being made in 1961) works perfectly. Using the meter is a two-step process, you’d first need to take a meter reading which will give you an EV number, from there you can manually set the aperture (f/2.8 to f/16) and shutter speed (Blub, ¼” to 1/250”) to match up that EV number. Of course you can just use Sunny-16 or guess the exposure. Despite the small size the camera has a good weight to it because it is a solid all-metal construction. Just make sure you don’t throw in a 36-exposure roll or you’ll have 72 frames on your hands."
Featured conversation on Film Photography Podcast #132
filmphotographyproject.com/podcast/2015/09/film-photograp...