Plastic Fantastics

[p.giannakis]

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With the exception of the XA, i have used all of them. You need to like them for what they are - if you buy a T4 and expect a Leica MP then you will be disappointed.

Went to trip abroad with a cheap airline, i could carry only 10 kg of luggage, got my F5 w/50mm and a Mju-ii for the 35mm lens. It is a good compromise for me, carry one camera on hand and the other on in my pocket.

Taken with Mju-ii. Picture quality is very good.

 

[David Hughes]

Hi,

There's a lot going for these cameras when you don't want the weight, bulk and value of those big, heavy and expensive "pro" cameras to worry about.

They are everyday cameras you can carry around all the time and get good pictures with on the spur of the moment. Ideal when walking with the dog, shopping or out for a drink/meal with friends.

And if the thought of plastic offends then there's always the previous generation like the Konica C35 (a CRF with a Leica like tab on the 38mm, f/2.8 lens) or the Mamiya 135 EE which looks as though it came from the same stable but it a little larger and slightly different here and there. And there's all the Olympus 35 range of RF's and so on...

Regards, David

 

[Dralowid]

I've been using a plastic SLR recently, Pentax MZ-M. Weighs almost nothing, costs almost nothing and works. Best of all, I understand it.

 

[ACullen]

I like my XA but found it too light leading to camera shake at higher shutter speeds than I like. The problem with most of these P&S cameras is lack of manual override , ability to use bulk film cassettes etc.

I recently picked up an Olympus Pen W (half frame) and a Rollei 35S which offer all the control I want. I just need to be savvy enough to remember the DOF tables for their 25mm and 40mm lens respectively. The Pen W in particular is tiny and ever so quiet.

 

[Fauxtographer]

The price on your auction is going to raise faster than bitcoin did last year. LOL The auctions for the Yashica T4 and Olympus Stylus Epic alone these last few months have brought insane prices. Good luck! I just wish you’d posted them here first so some of us who love these could have had first crack at them. 😉

 

[Out to Lunch]

At the time, the MjuII was a decent point and shoot camera. Whatever price you can sell them for today...I don't really care.

 

[K14]

Picked up a Yashica Auto Focus Motor and have had good results, close focus better than advertised.

 

[David Hughes]

I like my XA but found it too light leading to camera shake at higher shutter speeds than I like. The problem with most of these P&S cameras is lack of manual override , ability to use bulk film cassettes etc...

Hi,

What's the problem with the cassettes? It's not something I've noticed with run-of-the-mill cassettes and P&S's.

Regards, David

 

[f16sunshine]

32 bids with 3 days left... You may crack the $1k mark for these septuplets 😛