Nichiryo Nicnon TF-S

The Ricoh Auto Half E of 1964 was a well made, convenient to use, half-frame camera. It was used as the base for a wide variety of cameras. In 1968, Nichiryo came out with a new approach to using the camera. This was a pair of binoculars with a modified Auto Half E attached to right-hand side of the binocular lenses. The optic was a 165mm (f3.5), focusing binocular lens with dual diopter adjustment. A beam splitter in the binoculars diverts the image to the camera. The features of the camera were changed. The meter of the Auto Half E is not used. The shutter speed was set manually -- 1/60, 1/125, or 1/250. Apertures were selected from f3.5 to f11 on the front of the right-hand lens. An exposure guide is on the back of the camera and an ASA/DIN reminder on the top. The camera has a cable release connection in the shutter release, and the tripod socket is moved to the bottom the right-handed lens. The motor drive remains the same, but the PC connection is removed. Later, Ricoh thought it could do it one better and came out with the Ricoh Teleca 240.