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Torquem
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Username: Torquem
Post Number: 1
Registered: 03-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, March 05, 2009 - 11:43 pm: | 
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Howdy!
I was browsing the web on camera collecting and came across this site! I must admit I am new to this and know absolutely nothing. What turned me on to this is that I found an old camera of my fathers. I was hoping someone could tell me something about it and was also curious if it was worth anything (collecting wise). I have provided a link of pictures of it. It is an older Ricoh Singlex TLS with several lenses. Any information you could share with me would be great! Thanks so much for your time! Here's the link
http://s10.photobucket.com/albums/a114/Torquem/camera/
Preston |
Francis_otto
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Username: Francis_otto
Post Number: 30
Registered: 12-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, March 06, 2009 - 01:01 pm: |
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Dear Torquem,
My ageing 'McKeown's' lists the Ricoh Singlex as having been made from c.1964-1966 - and with the Nikon bayonet lens-mount. For the camera (plus standard lens?) it suggested a price of $75-125 - but it was the 1990-1991 edition. You could do an eBay search for Ricoh Singlex under 'completed items' to get an idea of current prices.
FJRO |
Rbrian
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Username: Rbrian
Post Number: 6
Registered: 09-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, March 06, 2009 - 01:21 pm: |
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Everything I find on the Ricoh Singlex TLS (and the Sears TLS) says it is a M42 screw mount camera. |
Dgillette4
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Username: Dgillette4
Post Number: 280
Registered: 04-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, March 06, 2009 - 04:27 pm: |
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The ricoh singlex was u42mm and the same camera under the Nikorex name with nikon mount. |
Brianshaw
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Username: Brianshaw
Post Number: 49
Registered: 07-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, March 07, 2009 - 08:37 pm: |
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I recently resurrected the same camera, given to my by my godfather. All of the foan went to goo and fouled the shutter, but it cleaned up with a bit of elbow-grease. The meter doesn't work but other than that it is a nice, basic 35mm.
(Preston, your photobucket crashed my browser so I never saw your camera, but I'll bet it is noce.) |
Barnum
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Username: Barnum
Post Number: 92
Registered: 10-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, March 09, 2009 - 12:39 pm: |
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Hi.
I have the earlier Singlex with the clip-on meter, which really approaches London bridge proportions. I should have a spare working/boxed clip-on meter, if anyone is interested in making me a good offer.A book price of 75-100 for the early one sounds about right, but not for the less interesting successor. |
Leesobing
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Username: Leesobing
Post Number: 19
Registered: 01-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, March 28, 2009 - 10:25 am: |
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Ricoh have using NIKON F mount.It is true.about 60S SLR become popluar ,MINOLTA,PENTAX and CANON have indoor camera .but NIKON non such sucess of NIKONRLEX (i can't remember cleanly) SO ODM as like nowdays some ditial camera though differen band but 90 as same .for Nikon CALL NIKKORLEX for RICOh just called RICOh |
Steve_d
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Username: Steve_d
Post Number: 3
Registered: 11-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, June 10, 2009 - 07:40 am: |
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The earliest Ricoh Singlex took Nikon lenses. These are supposedly highly valued in Japan. I have one that came with a Rikenon 1.4 55mm lens, an Exakta (Nikon mount) 28-70 zoom, and an early Nikkor 35 mm. That's quite a lineup! |
Leesobing
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Username: Leesobing
Post Number: 38
Registered: 01-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, June 25, 2009 - 10:19 pm: |
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nikon find RIOCH OED is nikkorex
http://zaiko.hikaricamera.co.jp/cgi-bin/blognplus/index.php?e=1665
Nikkorex 35 II,is OEM by MAYMAI by the QC on good
NIKKORMAT MADE BY NIKON HIMSELF QC AS SAMe As BIg F but cheaper NIKKORMAT EL MADE IN 1977 . |
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