110 camera fans .. which give the best results?

[CameraQuest]

There are thousands of 110 camera choices ..

Which cameras have given you the best pictures ... and worst pictures ??

 

[ChrisPlatt]

As I posted in Jason's thread when the Pentax 110 was introduced my brother bought an outfit for his wife.
When I saw her standard size color prints I presumed they were taken with a 35mm camera.
I was shocked when I learned they were from a 110 camera.

Photos from my Kodak Hawkeye 110 camera were probably about on par with my Imperial 126 "PHD" camera,
perhaps a little worse due to the smaller negative. But when conditions were just right results were not bad.
It helped that you could buy Verichrome Pan film in 110 & 126 formats. That was an excellent film, my favorite.

Chris

 

[Sonnar Brian]

My favorite 110 camera is the Kodak 48, uses flip-flash and has a Rangefinder. I would have to make a battery for it - probably would not be too hard to fit something where the K-Cell goes.

 

[JoeV]

I liked the Pocket Fujica 110, it has a built in zoom lens and attachable flash.

 

[Timmyjoe]

I had a Canon 110 ED 20 which made great images, had a rangefinder for focus, and was a fun camera to shoot, WHEN IT WORKED. I bought it off the auction site, and it was great for a while, then one day a spring dropped out of it and for the life of me I couldn't find out where it had fallen out of. Well from then on out, it would work as normal and then right in the middle of a roll, it would seize up, and there was nothing I could do to un-stick it. Then it would sit on the shelf for a few months and suddenly it was working fine again, until again it would suddenly freeze up. Very frustrating. But if you can find a good one, great camera.

Best,
-Tim

 

[Godfrey]

Back in the day, I bought a new Minolta 110 Zoom SLR and shot Kodachrome slides with it. It made excellent photographs ... the lens was excellent quality, the exposure system right on the money, and the shape allowed the camera to be held very steadily. Friends referred to it as my 'Mr Spock' camera.

Then they updated the design with the Mark II model, and while the lens and exposure system were still excellent, the shape didn't really work as well to hold it steady...

That's the only 110 camera I ever had any personal experience with so I cannot compare it with any other 110 model. However, somewhere along the way, I bought my first Minox 8x11 camera (a Minox B, if I recall correctly) and it was quickly obvious that the Minox, despite an even smaller format, made sharper, nicer photographs and was barely the size of a stick of chewing gum. I gave the Minolta to a friend and never looked back, still occasionally use a Minox today. 🙂

Brake & Lamp - San Francisco 2024
Minox B, Agfa APX25​

G

 

[santino]

Pentax 110 with it‘s excellent lenses. I still have some Fuji Superia in my fridge

 

[neal3k]

Rollei A110, after I solved a battery problem.

Faucet Shadow on 110 film. by Neal Wellons, on Flickr

Rollei A110, Rollei Tessar 23mm f/2.8 with Lomo Orca Film.
Griffin, Georgia

Dodge Heavy Truck - Rollei A110 with Lomo Orca by Neal Wellons, on Flickr

Inman, Georgia
Rollei A110 with Lomography Orca B&W film.

Dirt Pile with Fountain - Rollei 110 Format Camera by Neal Wellons, on Flickr

Hampton, Georgia
Rollei A110 with Lomo Tiger film.

 

[skucera]

I've got several 110 cameras that make very clear, well focused pictures. I have 45 years of experience with my Pentax Auto 110, and it has always made surprisingly good photos, very clear. In recent years, I've found a few more cameras that make very nice pictures, like my Minolta 110 Auto Zoom, but the original version and the Mk. II that I got last year. I also get very clear pictures from my Canon 110 ED 20. For the little while that I had a working battery for it, the Kodak Pocket Instamatic 60 made some very clear, well focused photos. Unfortunately, its proprietary battery just isn't available anymore.

Oddly, despite being a test engineer, I haven't done an optical analysis of my various 110 cameras and their lenses. Maybe after I retire.... 😉

Scott

 

[Timmyjoe]

Have you considered the Lomography Lomomatic 110 cameras? They're brand new so they shouldn't have as many issues as cameras made 30, 40 and and even 50 years ago. Just a thought.

Best,
-Tim

 

[JoeV]

The Pocket Fujica 110 was my best 110-format camera. It came with an attachable flash, had a zoom lens, sharper than the Pentax Auto 110.