My poing and shoot collection

[Mattco26]

February 21st: I've decided to go medium format, so these are all up for sale, pm me with offers if you're interested. I'm not looking to get rich but be fair. Thanks.



Point and shoot not Poing and shoot. My whole camera collection is getting out of hand, here are just my P&S cameras.

First column, top to bottom:

Canon Elph APS, Canon Sure Shot 120 Classic, Canon WP-1, Canon AF-10, Canon Sprint Macro, Canon Sure Shot Ace, Canon MC, Canon Sure Shot AF-Tele, Canon Sure Shot II, Canon Sure Shot AF35ML.

Second column:

Fuji DL-300, Yashica MF-3, Yashica Partner AF, Yashica T4 Super, Leica Z2X, Nikon Lite Touch Zoom 120, Nikon AF600, Nikon L35 AF3, Nikon L35 AF2, Nikon L35.

Third column:

Snap Sights U/W, Panasonic Super Mini, Konica A4, Konica U-mini, Konica MG, Konica Recorder 1/2 frame, Konica C35 EF3, Konica EFP3, Konica C35 EFP.

Fourth column:

Purple UWS clone with flash, Vivitar UWS, Minolta Explorer, Minolta Zoom 130C, Minolta Talker, Minolta Freedom III, Minolta AF-C, Minolta Hi-matic S2, Minolta Hi-matic AF.

Fifth column:

Chinon Multifocus, AGFA Rapid 1c, Samsung AF-Slim Dual, Samsung ECX-1, Ricoh FF-9, Ricoh FF-90, Ricoh One Take Dual, Sears M35AF (Ricoh).

Sixth column:

Time Crapcam, Holga 135, Pentax PC35AF, Pentax IQ-Zoom 120SW, Pentax IQ-Zoom 928, Olympus Stylus Epic Zoom 80, Olympus Stylus Zoom Wide 80, Olympus Stylus, Olympus Trip AF.



pscoll by MattCosta, on Flickr

 

[WalterM]

interesting error in title 😛

which is your favorite one?

 

[kzphoto]

No love for the Ricoh GR1?

 

[Mattco26]

No love for the Ricoh GR1?

Unfortunately for me there aren't many GR1s at thrift stores, that's where I got ALL of these.

 

[kzphoto]

Nicely done. The Canon Classic 120 is one of the best P&S I've ever used! Amazingly sharp lens. The flash performance wasn't really great (from what I remember) but I only put ISO 100 film through it.

 

[kdemas]

That Nikon L35 is an excellent shooter as well. Just found mine in the garage tonight!

 

[eurekaiv]

Wow... I'm kinda addicted to buying cheap cameras at thrift stores and swap meets as well but my collection is at like 10 right now. I also see you've got a Konica Recorder! If you think you need to thin the herd at all, PM me. I've been looking for one of those. 🙂

 

[farlymac]

The Canon Classic 120 is a sweet cam, but mine is dying a slow death. The electronics aren't well sealed, and it picked up a bit of moisture when I had it in my shirt pocket one day, so a couple of features no longer work. And the Date display just keeps flashing. At least the delay still works so I can do night photography with it.

Here's a list of the ones I'm thinking of finding a good home for:

Canon
Sure Shot 60 Zoom Date 38-60mm f4.5-6.7 AF
Sure Shot 65 Zoom 38-65mm AF
Sure Shot 85 Zoom 38-85mm AF
Sure Shot 105 Zoom 38-105mm AF
Sure Shot Tele-Max Dual Focal Length 38/70 f3.5/6.0 AF
Sure Shot (New Model) w/Aux Lens Set 38mm f2.8 AF
Snappy 20 35mm f4.5 Fixed
Snappy S 35mm f4.5 Fixed
Snappy EL 35mm f3.8 Fixed
AF35M w/Lens Cap 38mm f2.8 AF (48mm Filter Size)

Nikon
Nice-Touch Zoom 35-60mm Macro
Nice-Touch 4 29mm Fixed
One-Touch Zoom 90 AF Quartz Date w/Case 38-90mm Macro AF

Minolta
F35 Big Finder 35mm Fixed
Freedom AF 35 35mm
Freedom Zoom 90 38-90mm Macro AF
Freedom Action Zoom 90 Date 38-90mm Aspherical

Samsung
Maxima Zoom 77i 35-70mm Super Macro AF
Maxima Zoom 80Ti 38-80mm AF
Maxima Zoom 105Ti 38-105mm AF

Olympus
Infinity 76 38-76mm AF
Trip Junior 33mm Fixed
Trip 200 31mm Fixed
Superzoom 70S 38-70mm AF, Date, Extra Large Viewfinder
Stylus Epic Zoom 170 (w/Case) 38-170mm AF, All Weather 10th Anniversary Stylus

Yashica
Elite 70 Zoom 38-70mm AF
Sensation Zoom 90 38-90mm f3.5-7.8 AF

Fujifilm
Smart Shot 33mm f8 Fixed w/Flash-On-Demand button
Discovery 265 Zoom 35-70mm AF, Panorama, Remote
Discovery 290 Zoom 38-90mm AF, Remote
Discovery 320 Zoom 38-120mm AF, Panorama, Remote
Discovery S2100 Zoom Date 38-120mm AF

PF

 

[Lund]

The Minolta AF-C is one of my favorite cameras. Simple and easy to use. I guess there are lots of other great point-n-shoots but your collections shows me why I shouldn't get some more to try out.

(ending up with seven Zenit just thinking it would be good to have another one just in case was a bad idea.)

 

[CK Dexter Haven]

which is your favorite one?

My question, too, Mattco. Name your faves, and the reasons why, if you have a moment.

I guess you're a good person to ask: which one has the largest/best viewfinder? I've always wished there were a P&S with a viewfinder as glorious as in a Rollei 35....

 

[shadowfox]

You got a Minolta AF-C from a thrift store... nice!

 

[Taipei-metro]

I see you have a WP-1 there.
I have two Canon wp-1, the newer one was made in China, the older one in Taiwan, there is no cosmetic differences.
The door catch on both camera broke w only a few rolls thru the cameras (didn't even go near the water), now I have to tape the door shut after loading film...
The 32mm f3.5 lens is an interesting one, it's a 6 element lens (my other water proof Nikon's 35mm 2.8 was a 4 element design).
Mr John Kratz took this picture. Very good looking camera

Canon Sure Shot WP-1 by John Kratz, on Flickr
I also have an Autoboy, Canon just announced a digital Autoboy: 🙂
http://www.dpreview.com/previews/canong1x/images/frontpage.jpg
OT, Is it ok to grab that wp-1 photo from flickr? Any copyright violations?

 

[Mattco26]

My question, too, Mattco. Name your faves, and the reasons why, if you have a moment.

I guess you're a good person to ask: which one has the largest/best viewfinder? I've always wished there were a P&S with a viewfinder as glorious as in a Rollei 35....

It's so tough to really pick just one, the Yashica T4 Super and the Canon AF35ml(I always buy these when I find them, I've got three) are on the top of the list. The Canon MC has some character to it as does the Minolta AF-C. The Vivitar UWS clone with the flash is great for indoor party shots.

Honestly I use my rangefinders and SLRs more than the point and shoots, but they are so cheap when I find them it's hard to say no. I always have at least one of these loaded up and with me when I go out shooting. Right now the T4 Super has some BW400CN in it and I think the Olympus Trip AF as well as the Nikon L35AF3 have some Kodak color 400 in them.

I highly recommend using 400 ISO film in these cameras unless you're shooting at night with a tripod or in very bright daylight. The higher speed will let the camera stop the lens down further for sharper photos and will also make up for any small errors in autofocus calibration.

As far as viewfinders go it's not as important to me as it would be with a RF or an SLR since I'm not focusing with these, just framing. The physically larger finders are generally brighter. One that is terrible though is the Samsung ECX1. Its a neat camera with tons of features but a distractingly small finder, even it's placement is bad as it doesn't come to the eye naturally. With such a large camera you'd think a larger finder would have been easy to work in.

One camera not in this photo is my Yashica Samurai X3.0, it's a giant P&S that is actually 1/2 frame with a zoom lens and a reflex mirror. So I guess it's a 1/2 frame point and shoot SLR.

 

[Mattco26]

I see you have a WP-1 there.
I have two Canon wp-1, the newer one was made in China, the older one in Taiwan, there is no cosmetic differences.
The door catch on both camera broke w only a few rolls thru the cameras (didn't even go near the water), now I have to tape the door shut after loading film...
The 32mm f3.5 lens is an interesting one, it's a 6 element lens (my other water proof Nikon's 35mm 2.8 was a 4 element design).
Mr John Kratz took this picture. Very good looking camera

Canon Sure Shot WP-1 by John Kratz, on Flickr
I also have an Autoboy, Canon just announced a digital Autoboy: 🙂
http://www.dpreview.com/previews/canong1x/images/frontpage.jpg
OT, Is it ok to grab that wp-1 photo from flickr? Any copyright violations?

I took this out fishing with me last summer and shot a roll but it's in the drawer to go get developed. Any reports on the lens quality/character?