28mm scale focusing camera

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Is there a point and shoot with a 28mm lens and scale focus? I'm aware of the Olympus XA4 but they are getting really expensive. Any other ideas? I don't care about features except integrated flash. With autofocus there are a few options of course (already have the nikon af600 in that department). Something like the Konica c35 EF series just with a 28 would be nice. Am i asking too much?
 
No - they had a semi-integrated (that is, completely filling the space to the camera) hotshoe flash. I vaguely remember (pictures of) a German (Porst or Revue) re-branded one with a faux XA style side-car flash, but all the ones I find online have the regular CX-11 type flash, so perhaps that side-car one never materialized beyond period catalogues or ads.
 
petronius said:
Some thoughts from others here:
28mm P&S
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If I did not miss anything, all cameras we talked about there were AF. But there certainly will be more choice there, as wide-angle lenses did not gain popularity among the masses until almost two decades after AF became standard for P&S cameras.
 
^^Wow, never heard of the Ricoh before, thanks petronius. Optional AF, hotshoe, filter threads, makes me wonder why it doesn't have a cult following around here.

EDIT: More info here: http://www.troeszter.net/Ricoh35R.html (in German, but Google Translate does an acceptable job). It promises "Total Creative Control"! Says so right on the top plate.
 
There are some "wide to light tele" zoom AF P&S's with snap mode, setting lens at wide angle and focusing lens at 2.5-3 meters, they also have infinity focus mode. While not true scale focus WA cameras, they are cheaper than XA4's - if this distances suit one's needs.
 
The Fuji DL Supermini can scale focus - you set the camera focusing distance manually from 0.35 meters to 10 meters and infinity. It also has a snap mode. This Snap mode will focus between at 3 meters and the camera will choose a small aperture to throw everything in sharp focus. With a 28 mm lens, in theory, with f/5.6 you can have everything in focus between 1.83m to 8.41m.
 
If you can afford around $500 then the Contax G1 w.28/2.8 Biogon. The nearest thing to Leica quality.
 
Thanks for all the replies. I also noticed that the 28mm focal length became more popular after the introduction of AF, thus not many options. Regarding the contax and bessa proposals: I already own a Leica IIIf and a skopar 25/4 in LTM. This is the setup I use 90% of the time (also with flash). Just looking for a compact, taking with me when going out, operable when slightly drunk, flash integrated, not too bad when breaking or losing it, alternative :)
 
It's autofocus, but a Konica WA28 might fit the bill (zoom from 28mm to 56mm), with a built in flash. Don't know the other specs, as the seller didn't supply any.

PF

ps: or maybe that's Z-Up28
 
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