Ricoh's last 35mm compact - a 2002 rebadge of the Elle, 30mm f/3.5, simplified from the R1.
The Ricoh R10 was a 35mm autofocus compact released in 2002, among Ricoh's last film cameras. It re-released the 1999 Ricoh Elle, a collaboration with Elle magazine, itself a simplified derivative of the R1 that began the GR lineage.
The lens is a multicoated 30mm f/3.5 of four elements in four groups. Passive seven-zone autofocus covers 0.35m to infinity, with a macro range of 0.2 to 0.35m. The programmed electronic shutter runs 2s to 1/750s, and DX film speeds cover ISO 50-3200, defaulting to ISO 100 without coding. The reverse-Galilean finder shows about 80% of the frame. The camera weighs 150g without battery and measures 118 x 62 x 28.5mm.
The 30mm focal length distinguishes it: wider than the 35mm typical of budget compacts, short of the GR1's 28mm. It drops the R1's panorama and 24mm crop modes, and offers no snap focus or viewfinder data display, leaving flash, infinity lock and self-timer as the controls.
Prices have risen with point-and-shoot demand but stay below R1 and GR1 money. Check the LCD counter for missing segments, the film door hinge for play, and budget for new light seals. The R1s or GR1s step up; the mechanically identical Ricoh Elle often sells for less.