Ricoh 500 ME - where's the RF adjustment screw?

[Jockos]

Hello,

Trying to adjust a Ricoh 500 ME that has gone out of whack horizontally, but I can't find any info on which screw to turn.

I thought it was this one, but it seems to do nothing at all:



Any help is appreciated!

 

[titrisol]

I'm not sure but you can find the service manual here: Ricoh 500 Repair Article

 

[Pastdonedigital]

Here's a link to a pdf of the official repair manual. It's $12.99 though.

Ricoh 500 ME 500 RF Repair Manual

USCamera Since 1998 Service Parts for Vintage Cameras, Flash, Lenses | Light Seals | Ricoh 500 ME 500 RF Repair Manual Parts List | 35mm

uscamera.com

 

[Jockos]

I'm not sure but you can find the service manual here: Ricoh 500 Repair Article

You sure it's the same on the 1950s Ricoh 500 and the 1970s 500 ME?

 

[Jockos]

I'm just going to leave this here for the next person who finds this forum post. $12.99 well spent.
No need to lift the top of, there's a small cover in the film chamber which hides the screw.

 

[titrisol]

You sure it's the same on the 1950s Ricoh 500 and the 1970s 500 ME?

I'm not sure, I only remember the GX (76 or so)