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[turen009]

Hi, going to get a film compact to complement the bunch of film dslrs that i possess. As this has been asked a lot of times before in general, I have confined my needs based on the following:



Compact, pocket-able film camera (similar sized as Oly XA series, Minolta TC-1 etc.)

Autofocus

Manual film winder only

Aperture or shutter priority, at least either of these



Please give suggestions. Thanks.

 

[turen009]

Any suggestions?

 

[arzitek]

Hi, going to get a film compact to complement the bunch of film dslrs that i possess.

Do you really possess a bunch of film digital single lens reflexes?
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Autofocus
Manual film winder only
Aperture or shutter priority, at least either of these

That's a very specific combination. I think you'll need to get one custom designed and built for you AFAIK.

 

[NeeZee]

The only manual advance autofocus compacts I can think of are the first autofocus cameras sold in the late 70s or very early 80s like the Konica C35 AF but all of these have fully automatic exposure I think.

 

[Frank Petronio]

Auto-focus and manual film winding cancel each other out, none of the better compacts with auto-focus allow you to manually wind. The closest you get is an Olympus XA with zone focus technique or any of the later premium compacts like the Contax T2, T3, Fuji Klasse, etc.