Originally posted by From1980 Thanks for reminding of the magazine articles. I do remember now the discussions then of Pentax-Ricoh collaboration. I never knew of the later 35/2.8 variant though.
Also, I always thought it interesting that as Pentax was discontinuing the K2 and KX models Ricoh seems to have borrowed some ideas for that XR-2 K mount camera. That was the first new camera I bought in 1978.
I own:
- XR-1 (feature competitive to Pentax KX and Nikon FM)
- XR-2 and XR-2S (" " to Pentax K2 and Nikon FE)
- XR7 (feature competition to all advanced/enthusiast aperture-priority SLRs of the time)
However, feature competitive is not the same as equivalent and I would not trade my KX for an XR-1. That said, I would as rather have the XR-1 in the bag where weight is a consideration or where the Copal shutter is an asset. I do like my Ricohs (XR-2S is my goto K-mount film body)
Steve
(...would not trade my XR7 for an ME Super...)