Rare RICOHMATIC 225 One of the Best TLR's & in Exceptional Original Condition

Description

Rare 1959 Ricohmat 225 One of the Very best Twin Lens Reflex cameras and in Exceptional Full Working "Ready to Use" condition.
Rare RICOHMATIC 225 One of the Best TLR's & in Exceptional Original Condition
Rare RICOHMATIC 225 One of the Best TLR's & in Exceptional Original Condition
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Description
Beautiful and Rare RICOHMATIC 225 (1959)  Serial N° 13259
stamped on top of the name plate
. (The 132nd camera made in 1939)!
By Ricoh Camera Tokyo.
In
Exceptional Full Working close to new condition
. Superb
RIKENON  f:3.5 "Four Element Tessar Type" 80 mm. Coated and Color Corrected Taking Lens
N° 32872
and Matched RICOH f:3.2 80 mm."Three Element" Viewing lens. ( Most 1950's TLR's including the Rolleiflex, had 75mm lenses which don't completely cover the corners of the film plane!)
SEIKOSHA SLV
Shutter with speeds from  1 sec. to 1/500 sec. and B
.
In
Exceptional Original Condition
Externally and Internally.
The
Lens is clean no scratches, cleaning marks or fungus and only a very slight amount of internal dust.
It is in "ready to Use" Condition.
The Shutter works at all speeds and   is Very Accurate
.
The Black fine
grained  covering is  in very close to Original
Condition.
The Bright and Satin  Chrome body has no dents or dings,only a very few light scratches and the very slightest  signs of age and handling. There is a slight  rubbing on the uppr part of the lens shade. The Black Lacquer paint is close to perfect.  The image on the magnifying ground glass is as bright as new.. The Reflex mirror is also bright as new and has no scratches and only a very slight amount of internal dust.
Internally the camera is as clean as New
.
There are  no signs the camera has been used with film. I did test it and it works perfectly.
The
Viewfinder and "Sports Finder" opens correctly and the "Pop-Up" Magnifier lens is perfect
.
The RICOHMATIC 225
wa
s
the Only TLR
equipped with a Unique
"Duo
Lever"
Focusing system. You can focus with either the left or right hand (see photos 3 & 4)."Crank-Wind" and
Automatic Film Advance/Counter and Double Exposure prevention device (No Red Window needed).
It has a "Dual-position" "Direct Reading" Exposure Meter
. Very rare  after 60 plus years, the exposure meter is still working.
*
I
should mention that the Ricohmatic 225 was only sold at PX shops  and was Never exported to the U.S. It is a rare example of one of the very best TLRs'. Only about 3,000 were produced.
Please Scroll Down to View All 14 High Definition Photos of the actual camera Including a rarely seen view of the winding mechanism (Photo 13) to appreciate its Exceptional Condition
.
Purchased  as a collectible for display and always stored correctly in my Climatized Storage.  In
"ready to use"
condition and add to  a  vintage camera collection. I believe it would be difficult if not impossible to find a better example of this beautiful TLR camera.
With its hard to find Original Chrome Lenscap, Sunshade & Sky & Yellow Filters all in Excellent condition.
F
rom my extensive collection of rare Vintage camera that I am selling because of my age. Please view my other listings and save the site, I will be listing hundreds of Vintage cameras over the next months. My 100 Percent Positive feedback over 1,900 times speaks for the accuracy of my descriptions. Carefully Packed World Wide shipping.  Combined shipping possible. .
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