Anyone shooting a truly Point-and-Shoot Camera?

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I have been reading here about the great compact cameras that are being used. Namely the Panasonics, Ricohs, Leicas etc. I have been really impressed with the results some of the forum members are getting with these cameras. However, these cameras seem to better fit the definition of a compact camera and not a literal point-and-shoot camera.

Is anyone shooting with a turly point-and-shoot camera? Auto or focus free with auto exposure and no compensation. You know, just point and shoot. Not set the apeture, the exposure compensation, or what have you and then point and shoot.

It would be great to find out what point-and-shoot cameras the forum members feel are even worth using and then see some of the results.
 
No, the closest I come is the Kodak Tourist 12.5, fixed focus camera that I'm trying to flip the single element lens in*. It's a 6x9 negative, with apertures of 12.5, 16, 22, 32 and should yield interesting results. Speeds are T, B, and I (1/50th).

I also have a pair of Minolta 16 cameras, the original and the II, which I'm running film through. These have shutter speeds and F stops.

Lastly a Diana that the lens is glued in place at its longest focus but I don't know if that counts.

Cheers

* If anyone can advise how to do this please pm me or respond in the thread I posted.

 
Does the one on my cellphone count? Actually even that isn't focus-free since it has a macro mode and an infinity mode.

For a digital point and shoot, nothing beats the Canon SDxxx series. For film, a lot of people like the Olympus Stylus cameras. The Canons actually do allow compensation, but people use it in auto mode the vast majority of the time.

If you want to go even simpler (focus-free, fixed exposure), there are some "lomography" cameras like the fisheye and the oktomat. I like the fisheye.
 
ActionSampler! Mechanically identical to a disposable camera (in operation and quality), but with four lenses that trip 1/4 sec apart.

For film, a lot of people like the Olympus Stylus cameras.
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I have an Olympus stylus myself; I like using it because it is completely operable with one hand. I also use an Olympus Trip, but that has icon-based zone focusing (like a Holga), so I don't think that counts by the OP's definition.
 
Minolta infrared autofocus from the 1980's. I use it once a year at the American Birkebiener ski marathon. If it gets lost from or or damaged in my gear bag, I can replace it for $2. Crisp f2.8 prime lens.
 
Yes: I'm half way through a film in an Olympus Pen EE3. This little half-frame machine is truly a point and shoot: fixed focus lens (surprisingly good quality) with shutter speeds and apertures wholly selected by the camera via electromechaical linkages from the selenium meter running around the lens. Metal and entirely battery-free, it's a very fast and neat camera to use.

There's a limited but useful manual override possible if one depresses the shutter release halfway. This freezes the exposure settings at whatever they then were, thus enabling some degree of manual metering for non-average lighting conditions etc. The aperture can also be set manually, but this results in the slower shutter speed (1/40th?) being set.

Above enlargements of about 6x4" it won't give the technical quality of 35mm, but it's a great camera if you want to shoot very rapidly and/or discreetly without fuss.

Regards,
D.
 
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I have a vivitar ultra wide and slim, a lomo super-sampler, and a lomo fish eye. They are all gimmicky toy cameras that are fun to play with once in a while. One day i'll buy a GR1 or a T4 or something.
 
I recently used my Yashica T4 with its superb Zeiss 35mm lens in Mexico. I shot all Tri-X. My wife used a Canon digital P&S, the A570is. For this trip, I wanted to pack light, so I left my slr and rf gear at home.

I also have and use a Nikon L35AF (Nikon's very first AF P&S), and an Olympus XA2 (very distinct look from its lens).

--Warren
 
My Mju/Epic currently doesn't get any use, but I have used Konica Pop (simplified version of Konica C35 EF3) - full AE with two? aperture settings tied to ISO lever and focus free lens.

I've got with it a picture to remember.
 
T4 Sample

T4 Sample

I forgot to post a sample. I shot this with the Yashica T4 and Ilford XP2.

You'll also find some XA2 shots in my gallery (see signature links).

Oh yeah, my avatar was shot with the Nikon L35AF.

--Warren
 

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Oly MJU II (Stylus) for me too. Incredibly cheap now. Also trying a MJU I which I find feels a little better. Both as cheap as chips.
Auto everything though really tends to wind me up. These Olys are good fun, but I wish the flash could be disabled without it always defaulting to Auto. They're too quick to use the flash.
 
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for sure... holga, diana, brownie hawkeye flash and my agfa isola. love them all! i've actually been shooting with these much more lately than with my super isolette or my d300.
 
Absolutely yes! Fuji GA645 certainly qualifies as a big point n' shoot, and it's a favorite of mine. Also my Contax G2, how is that not point n' shoot? Maybe more in line with expectations in the category is my tiny Canon ELPH Jr, shoots APS film with a sharp 26mm f/2.8 lens, and I carry this in a belt pouch when traveling.
 
My carry-everywhere camera is a 10 year old Olympus Stylus Zoom.

I like it so much that I picked up a later similar model on close-out about a year ago, for when this one quits. It's been very reliable for over 10 years now!
 
Olympus Mju-II (Stylus Epic) here, too.
Here's a shot from Venice in February this year. I sure was glad to have that little camera with me (besides some larger ones....).
It was strictly one-handed operation, "on the run"....
 

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