Point and Shoot AF Classics - post yours

I've read about IQ of Sure Shot Zoom XL but finally gave up on it b.c. of lack of controls and SLR is of same size. But I agree it's interesting camera targeted at crowd dismissing need to choose aperture or speed but who has grown out of plastic P&S wonders, but also wanting more focal lengths than quality 35/2.8 lensed P&S cameras offer.
 
Greyscale said:
Another big 'un, the original Pentax IQZoom:
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I've got the quartz date version of that one. Not much use though as the date only goes up to 2009. Yours is nicer than mine though. Mines got a crack in the flash, but still works. Never put a film through it so could you tell me if the lens is any good? Also, the LCD on top doesn't do much but I'm suspecting it may only function when film is loaded. Is that correct?

Paul
 
muf said:
I've got the quartz date version of that one. Not much use though as the date only goes up to 2009. Yours is nicer than mine though. Mines got a crack in the flash, but still works. Never put a film through it so could you tell me if the lens is any good? Also, the LCD on top doesn't do much but I'm suspecting it may only function when film is loaded. Is that correct?

Paul
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Paul, I haven't shot a frame through mine yet, either. I have a roll loaded in it, and I can confirm that the LCD does only display when there is film in the camera.
 
btgc said:
I've read about IQ of Sure Shot Zoom XL but finally gave up on it b.c. of lack of controls and SLR is of same size. But I agree it's interesting camera targeted at crowd dismissing need to choose aperture or speed but who has grown out of plastic P&S wonders, but also wanting more focal lengths than quality 35/2.8 lensed P&S cameras offer.
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Btgc, the IQ is rather good:

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And while the camera is huge, it has nice ergonomics, and doesn't feel awkward, and people didn't laugh at me when I was shooting it. 😉

Mine does have a quirk or a bug that I have read that others share, after the film rewinds, it will not "reset" until you remove the batteries, it will show a "film door open" pictogram in the display with seemingly no other way to clear it.
 
Greyscale said:
Paul, I haven't shot a frame through mine yet, either. I have a roll loaded in it, and I can confirm that the LCD does only display when there is film in the camera.
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Thanks for confirming the LCD functionality. I'm going to have to load some film in mine too. A very well made camera. I am hopeful of good results...


Greyscale said:
Btgc, the IQ is rather good:
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I really like the saturation levels. I'm a big fan of deep dark colors. Very nice, but that camera is just too big. I don't have any pockets that could accomodate it!!!

Paul
 
bobby_novatron said:
Another camera I rescued from the discount bin ... the Yashica Samurai X3.0!

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Quite possibly one of the strangest and most unique cameras I have ever owned. It's a point & shoot film camera! No wait -- it's an SLR! Umm ... it's a videocamera! (People have mistaken the Samurai for a videocamera more than once...)

I think the engineers at Yashica definitely threw their cares to the wind when they designed this lovable beast. Or maybe they had consumed a bit too much saké. Those salarymen can get pretty stressed-out.

It's actually one of my favourite Japanese autofocus cameras, just because it's so weird. It's an auto-everything SLR, with true TTL focusing, metering, and flash. Plus it's half-frame! So now, instead of it seemingly taking AGES to finish off a roll of 36 exposures, it now takes a freaking ETERNITY to polish off a roll of 72! But hey -- you're saving at least $2 or $3 by packing so many photos onto one roll! Hope you don't mind a bit of grain on those half-frames. Well, maybe more than a bit. Shooting ISO 400 on this baby makes your photos look like one of those coloured sand-sculptures they sell at the mall.

In its defense, it's a very ergonomic camera, and very fun to use. The lens is reasonably sharp, but the magical Yashica lens coatings give your photos a deep colour saturation that is definitely unique.
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I think these gems went unappreciated for a long time. I've managed to collect working models of every Samurai they made. There isn't much you can do in terms of controlling the exposure or focus, but then the darn things work exceptionally well. I've found that when my grandchildren are around, they get real creative with these, especially since I don't put limits on the number of shots they take.
 
My two newest editions. Thanks to Oliver for the Espio Mini. I haven't had a chance to use it yet outside of a 12 exp. test roll, but what I saw, I liked. 🙂

Still got a roll in the Big Mini. Will let you know what the outcomes are soon!

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Olympus XA with the Contax Tix. Photographed together for size comparision. I don't think there is an APS camera to compete with the Tix. It really is in a league of it's own.

There's nothing I could add regarding the XA and how good it is that hasn't already been said. Many times.
 

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I don't think there is an APS camera to compete with the Tix. It really is in a league of it's own.
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Can you still get APS film processed? And can you even buy it anymore? I know here in South Carolina it's next to impossible to find as it's been discontinued... APS cameras are CHEAP now...
 
matthewm said:
Can you still get APS film processed? And can you even buy it anymore? I know here in South Carolina it's next to impossible to find as it's been discontinued... APS cameras are CHEAP now...
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Yeah. it's still available. Not easy to find though. Mail order processing is the only place that develops them. It's not easy to shoot using APS, all things considered, but the Tix has an amazing lens and the results are great considering how small the format is.

Link for some nice pics.
http://forum.mflenses.com/contax-tix-fuji-nexia-a200-expired-in-2005-lab-scan-t24170.html
 
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