Canon AF35M

[_goodtimez]

Hi Folks,

I got a Canon AF35M for free a long time ago at a flea market and I just gave it to my 5 year old son to play with. The other day my 4 year old daughter showed up with it around her neck and I thought about powering it with 2 AAs and it seemed to live !
I played with the camera a little and I was very surprised to discover that it never missed the right focus even in very low light conditions. There is a ruler at the base of the finder to tell what is the focus adjustment and it seems always spot-on.
This camera is even equipped with a focus hold lever and with a delayed rewind operation activated only at the release of the shoot button.

In compare it sounds difficult to understand how today a large variety of top notch AF cameras, be there Point&Shoots or SLRs have so much difficulty to establish the right focus even with their AF assist beam.

🙄

Canon AF35M by Joan, on Flickr

Canon AF35M by Joan, on Flickr

 

[MiniMoke]

This is a simple, very good camera, with an excellent lens - a tad too good to leave for the kids to play with... :roll eyes:

Take it out with a roll of film!

 

[_goodtimez]

I got it back with a film inside already 🙂

 

[farlymac]

It's one of my favorite P&S cams. I have one usually set up for redscale most of the time, with a Vivitar hood/UV filter (one unit) on it.

If you want to upgrade, look for a Sure Shot Zoom XL. It's a bit large, but has an excellent lens that has been compared to the FD line, and a remote control housed in the bottom.

Canon Sure Shot Zoom XL Zoomed Out by P F McFarland, on Flickr

Canon Sure Shot Zoom XL Remote Controller by P F McFarland, on Flickr

And a sample:

Couriosity Trot by P F McFarland, on Flickr

PF