Ricoh GR1v camera in box

The Ricoh GR1 debuted in 1996 and was the first camera in the now long-running GR series. It was intended to be a high performance point-and-shoot camera for professionals. This is evidenced in its key design features – a compact and lightweight magnesium-alloy body, a high-definition 28mm lens, fast autofocus with available fixed focus, a built-in flash, and useful user controls for creative photography. The Ricoh GR1v followed in 2001, and added a handful of substantial and useful features to the GR formula. Chiefly the addition of an automatic exposure bracketing mode, more versatile manual focus modes, and importantly, manual ISO control. This last feature allowed users to override the DX coding of loaded film, a technique favored by street shooters and those of us who develop our own film. With orig.hood, strap, papers, leather case and box.