Ricoh 500 ME | ROLL TWO - Fujicolor Press 800, expired who knows when

This was our second roll of film with our rangefinder, the Ricoh 500 ME.

It was shot somewhere in the beginning of 2012, part in Vigo, Spain and part in London, as it coincides with Rubo moving to the UK in early 2012. The roll itself is of not very clear source, and it was expired probably in the early 00's. It is a Fujicolor Press 800: as it name says it was a film mostly developed for press shots, the high ISO giving the photographer versatility in most situations.

The pictures we obtained from it were grainy as expected, with neutral but nice saturated colours. We took the opportunity to take some pictures in low light at a friend's house.

Evening in Southbank

South Ealing cementery

In Carville Hall
(Inspired by this picture from 1967)

Union Jack
(At Royal Academy of Arts)

D'you know what I mean?
(Double exposure / Can you find Rubo in the picture?)

Ricoh 500ME | ROLL ONE - Kodacolor VR 200, expired in the 90s

Ricoh 500ME? Yes. New camera for the collection. After looking for it and spending many hours on eBay, after so many lost bids and unsuccessful attempts, we felt so lucky when a seller sent a message to us telling that the winner of the camera rejected it, and we were the second highest bid, so the camera was ours.
The 500ME looks almost identical to the 35FM, except for some details like the multiple exposure button, the shutter locker or the shutter speed ring on the lens. Apart from that, the 500ME is a true rangefinder camera, which means you have to focus by matching two images on the viewfinder. Instead, the 35FM is a zone focus camera, where you have to guess the distance to the subject and adjust the focusing ring in consequence.
We found the 500ME a far better camera than the 35FM, although you have to spend some time at the beginning to get familiar with the focusing system. And, by the way, how cool is the multiple exposure thing? No more overlapped pictures!
The first roll we shot with it was a Kodacolor VR200 which our friend at the lab gave us for free. It was expired sometime in the 90s, but we don't know exactly when.
We hope you like the pictures!

Old lamp

Beady Eye t-shirt

Sombras

I'm yours
(double exposure)

Strange double