Ricoh 500 ME

The Ricoh 500 ME is a compact rangefinder, introduced by Ricoh in 1980. It was a Ricoh 500 GX but made in Taiwan, and designed for export market only. It may have been rebadged in the US by Sears.

Ricoh 500 ME in black image by Tim Williams (Image rights)

Specifications

• Lens: Color Rikenon 40mm f/2.8
• Shutter: Ricoh 1/8 to 1/500s
• Self-timer.
• Light meter CdS meter, needle press type AE, uses 1 mercury battery HC
• Dimensions Width 111mm Height 71mm Depth 56mm
• Weight: 400ｇ

Optional extra: Spring-loaded SP-winder. (Said to be very noisy).

Links

• Ricoh 500 ME instruction manual on Mike Butkus' Orphan Cameras.
• Ricoh 500 ME on the Ricoh Official Website Camera List (in Japanese)