samtr87, thanks for taking the time to post the locales of your shots. You piqued my curiosity as I didn't recognize the geography. (Palm trees were a bit of a clue, but that could still be a lot of places).
This is a re-run from my Spotty. I've posted it in this thread before. It's a statue of Mark Twain from January of 2010. I managed to sandwich a battery into the SPII using tinfoil, but the meter is still sketchy. I ended up using a handheld Weston meter I got from my dad. I don't know...I didn't fall in love with the SPII the way I've fallen for my other Pentax cameras. I know that people who shoot Spotties regularly swear by them. I believe the the Takumars. I'm fresh from a spin with the Sightseeing screwmount (Pentax SV) and that was a real joy to shoot. Upshot is that I should prolly revisit the SPII in the near future and see what all the hoohah is about. Clearly I'm missing something...
SPII, SuperTakumar 50 f1.4, Kodak Ultramax 400 (and it was coooold outside that day)
I guess the gist of my post is that there's no reason your Spotty shouldn't take pictures as nice as your Ricoh, but getting there will be a different trip.
Best,
Kevin