Cheap 28mm f/2.8 point & shoots?

[Norkusa]

I owned a semi-broken GR1v for a week before I had to send it back to Adorama for a refund. I wasn't blown away by the image quality but I really liked shooting with a 28mm f2.8 lens.

Are there any cheap ($200 or less) point & shoots with a 28mm f2.8 lens? All the other f2.8 point & shoots I own are 35mm or longer. The closest I have is a Leica Mini 3 with a 32mm f3.2.

 

[Greyscale]

If you can live with 28/3.5, the Nikon Lite Touch/AF 600 is a terrific little camera, and you would still have at least $150 left over for film. Fuji Zoom Date 2.8 (Silvi) usually goes for about $200.

 

[farlymac]

Olympus Trip AF 50 has a 28mm lens, but not sure about the aperture. The way it likes 400 film, I'd say it's a 3.5 at best.

PF

 

[Norkusa]

Yeah, it seems like everything cheap with a 28mm is a f3.5. 🙁

My best bet is probably spending a little more and getting a Fuji Natura Classic or Silvi. The Klasse W looks great too but a bit out of my price range.

 

[OlliL]

Ricoh GR10

Should be had for around 100 bucks (if you can find one)


Ricoh GR10 von oliverleschke auf Flickr

And if you feel adventurous: Lomo LC-A (32mm though)
I found it to be pretty good, actually.

 

[btgc]

My personal favorites are Fuji Zoom Date F2.8 aka Silvi, but it's 24-50 zoom, starting at f/2.8
Fuji Mini Zoom - 28-56, from f/3.5 - beats pants off many compacts, and has exp. comp. + scale focusing. Both of this have EBC coated lenses.

Also Konica Offroad 28/3.5 - not f/2.8 but lens erases difference in f-numbers, simply too good to dismiss because of f/3.5
And then there's Konica Z-up W28 - variation of Offroad, but with a 28-56 lens, starting from f/3.5 - also very good. They'd call 'em Hexanons in the vein of old tradition.

I've got spare Offroad, just in case.

 

[semilog]

I got my Nikon Lite•Touch AF for $5 in excellent condition at Goodwill. f/3.5, not 2.8, but it's a very good lens. It sort-of replaced a dead Ricoh GR-1, though it offers less in the way of manual control.