Sears FF35 - a strange beast.

[Greyscale]

I know it's really a Ricoh wearing Sears pajamas. But which Ricoh?


Sears FF35 by Greyscale3, on Flickr


Sears FF35 by Greyscale3, on Flickr


Sears FF35 by Greyscale3, on Flickr


Sears FF35 by Greyscale3, on Flickr

Fixed focus 34/4.5, but it looks to have limited manual control over aperture. Really unusual placement of the frame counter. Strange ASA/ISO range. I have no idea what the shutter speed or speeds are. It has a CdS light meter, but whether this has any bearing on shutter speed or aperture width, or if is just there to warn you that you need flash, I have no idea. The film does not advance until after the shutter button is released, and the shutter is relatively quiet, so it can be stealthy.

 

[shadowfox]

Interesting!
34mm, really?

 

[CitizenNouveau]

I know this thread is ages old already...but I just picked one of these up in a trade. Do you have any impressions of the camera or examples of photos taken with it? Thanks 🙂

 

[radi(c)al_cam]

I know it's really a Ricoh wearing Sears pajamas. But which Ricoh?

No, obviously not a Ricoh, but a Haking — the model in question, Sears FF35, was also sold in Germany and adjacent Western European countries by Foto-Quelle, apparently: Halina Speedy 33