muf
Well-known
That's what I'd keep also. You've done your homework.
I have all of the above except for the Pentax
I have all the above apart from 27, which is in fact a zoom and not the original fixed lens stylus epic. I have an original fixed lens stylus epic. In fact I have two. One assembled in Hong Kong the other made in Japan. The Japan one seems better, quieter. For some reason.
Paul
ChrisPlatt
Thread Killer
I'd keep only the best performers among those that fit comfortably in a pocket.
Chris
Chris
pvdhaar
Peter
Ditto on the XA2's and the Stylus. Not sure about the Oly SuperZoom 3000 though.. it hasn't got the sleek looks of the former two, and the 38-110 zoom range must lead to compromises in image quality and lens speed..
dazedgonebye
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jesse1dog
Light Catcher
Who's going to be busy then?
Interesting list and you MUST have something worth keeping!
Have fun!!
jesse
Interesting list and you MUST have something worth keeping!
Have fun!!
jesse
David Hughes
David Hughes
That Pentax two lens one should be very nice. I borrowed one many years ago when the Leica CL was back at the factory and was pleasantly surprised.
Regards, David
Regards, David
pvdhaar
Peter
This just made me consciously realize there are 35 indeed.
Well, then it's not a matter of finding the keepers, it's about a 36th one missing..
Get another and a 36 exposure roll of film. Then shoot one frame on that roll in each camera. You'll have lots of fun trying to advance the film to the right spot each time, and your lab will have nightmares from frame spacing problems, but what a project!
dazedgonebye
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muf
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You'd have to swap them in pitch black too or at least a blackout bag.
Getting that to work would be a higher probability than winning the lottery!
Paul
Getting that to work would be a higher probability than winning the lottery!
Paul
dazedgonebye
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ZeissFan
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Aside from the Olympus XA2 and possibly the Stylus, the rest probably fall into that category of anonymous point and shoots that are easy to ignore and even easier to find at a thrift shop, yard sale or flea market.
If I were buying, the Olympus XA2 might be the only one to catch my eye.
If I were buying, the Olympus XA2 might be the only one to catch my eye.
dazedgonebye
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I've done a couple of updates to my blog on this project....
http://www.stevemphoto.com/photography/
http://www.stevemphoto.com/photography/
Greyscale
Veteran
Steve, I am curious about what is broken on the FF90 that makes it a brick, does it not power up at all?
citizen99
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Nice useful thread that I've just chanced to find .
I see an Olympus Trip 500 in there (more clearly in the OP's linked flickr posting), and can report on my 'charity shop' purchase specimen. It's effectively like a (noisily)-motorised, re-loadable variant of a disposable camera. Fine just for e.g.flash photography at the kids' birthday party. (BTW the Trip 505 is slightly better, having a glass lens - still fixed - and you can turn off the flash). They both give you a 28mm focal length. But if you can get an XA4 of course it's 'no contest' .
.I see an Olympus Trip 500 in there (more clearly in the OP's linked flickr posting), and can report on my 'charity shop' purchase specimen. It's effectively like a (noisily)-motorised, re-loadable variant of a disposable camera. Fine just for e.g.flash photography at the kids' birthday party. (BTW the Trip 505 is slightly better, having a glass lens - still fixed - and you can turn off the flash). They both give you a 28mm focal length. But if you can get an XA4 of course it's 'no contest' .