Ricoh TF-900 w/Bag

The Ricoh TF-900 was released in 1987 by Ricoh Japan. It is a twin lens point and shoot camera with a 35mm f2.8 lens, switchable to 70mm f5.6 through a button on the top. Its electronics are quite advanced for its time, with an information-rich LCD on the top, indicating number of exposures available, if the film is a DX coded one (and, if so, what speed), and if exposure compensation has been activated. It has a continuous shooting mode, a self-timer and a backlight compensation button. The viewfinder indicates focusing zone using three symbols, a trait shared with the early generations of autofocus cameras but later abandoned. The date-back version was called the TF-900D. A rather hefty accessory 2x teleconverter, the TC-105, was also offered.

– Wide-angle: 35 mm f2,8; 4 elements/3 groups.
– Tele: 70 mm f5,6; 8 elements/6 groups.
– Focusing: Autofocus with pre-focus ability, closest range 0,9 m.
-Shutter: Programmed electronic shutter, 1–1/500 s.
-Viewfinder: Albada type with bright lines, parallax correction marks and zone indication
– Flash: Built-in pop-up flash, automatically activated with flash-matic exposure.
– Film speed: DX decoding from 64 to 1600 ISO. Non-DX films set at ISO 100.
– Film advance: Easy loading, motor advance and rewind. Last bit of leader left out.
– Power: 1 x CR-P2 6 V lithium battery.
– Dimensions: 137 x 73 x 50 mm,
– Weight: 320 g (without battery).