20$ Canon Sureshot A-1

[angeloks]

Hi!

I just got myself a Canon Sureshot A-1 for 20$. It looks like a Fisher Price camera... Here's some shots from a test roll (Kodak Gold 200). I really like the results and the pictures are quite sharp! I'm impressed!

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[back alley]

good camera in a blizzard...

 

[Steve M.]

I picked up one of those in a thrift store for $5 once and noticed it was pretty well built (and sealed) for an inexpensive camera. Judging by your photos I wish I had kept it.

 

[jesse1dog]

Have you tried washing it off in a bucket of water as the advertising suggests? Said to be waterproof to 5m?
Surprising 32mm lens - that must be one of the shortest on a fixed lens camera.

jesse

 

[btgc]

After lusting for this Canon I got weatherproof Konica Off-road with 28mm lens. Not submergible, though, so I'm out of bucket contest.

 

[KenR]

I bought one new years ago for my teen son to take on a hiking-rafting trip. It has held up well over the years and still take it out during extreme weather conditions. Good luck and with this camera, lots of rain and snow.