What is your P&S of choice? Film

[B-9]

Today I managed to familiarize myself the internal workings on the Ricoh R1/s/e

Fairly simple to take apart, and I can already see a few weak points in the design.

Waiting for a donor body as I’m in need of a new power button. Edit: Found a donor!

 

[taomei]

Japan Camera Hunter / Bellamy Hunt is working on launching one soon, apparently it's on its way toward prototyping / testing.

I've had quite a terrible GAS addiction despite the skyrocketing prices, although they seem to be leveling / plateau'd. I've had a ton of them over the years I've dived back into film. Current fav is a Contax T, but the Minolta TC-1 and Ricoh GR21 also come along when I need a wide. Shot below is from the GR21 on Natura1600 (RIP)

With the bottom falling out of the digital compact market and the prices of premium film compacts skyrocketing, surely one of the manufacturers must be looking at reviving a film compact model ? Ricoh for one must have looked at the logistics for re-launching the GR1 ?

Studying the Bag Selection by Letao Tao, on Flickr

 

[B-9]

From what I read he is TRYING to stay away from crowdfunding...good man!

 

[dtcls100]

Contax T2
Olympus Stylus Zoom

Used both and have taken thousand of photos with them. Both have great lenses. Still have the Contax 20 years later, but the Stylus unfortunately broke after about six years of heavy use, with the flash cover significantly blackened from heavy flash use.

 

[Huss]

The Olympus MJU II 35/2.8 is amazing: super tiny, has a bright viewfinder, turns on very quickly when you open the clam shell with one hand, has a flash, and the lens is absolutely outstanding!

I also have a Minox 35 GT-E and an ML, but they are not very reliable and turning the aperture and focus rings on this tiny lens is a challenge.

I did a little shootout to see which lenses are better.

Interestingly I just noticed that the results of your test seem to be biased by sharpening settings in post production (or scanning).
If you look at the sky sections where essentially you would just see the film's grain and nothing else - they should all look the same as all you are seeing is grain.
But the Leica's grain is clearly softer and less contrasty, while the others look like they have the sharpness level pumped up. Thereby making their lenses seem like they are sharper.

1) Leica Summaron 35mm f/2.8:

2) Olympus Mju II 35mm f/2.8:

3) Minox 35 ML 35mm f/2.8:

4) Nikon One Touch 35mm f/2.8:

 

[rhl-oregon]

I am commencing a Saturday Night Massacre aka selloff of 35mm film cameras and their lenses (see Classifieds for examples).

But I am keeping the Klasse S because it is smarter than I am—and if I am dumbly forgetful enough to be seduced by the sentimental allure (followed invariably by disappointment) of scanning postage stamp negs, the Klasse will give me exactly the sort of film party I want, and I won’t mind the wry morning-after at the scanner.

 

[DanskDynamit]

it used to be the Olympus mju-II but until the 3rd died in my hands I gave up on them. I think 20 years are too many for this little gem.

 

[analoged]

Contax TVS has been my choice for many years, I treat it like a fixed 28mm lens camera with a zoom if I really need.

 

[ACullen]

My only p&s is the Pentax Espio Mini with its 32mm triplet. The triplet may sound unpromising but delivers pretty good results. Extreme edges not so good but minimal cropping gets rid of this. It’s small and very light. Exposure /AF lock plus a couple of program exposure modes, make for an attractive package . If I want more control and high quality I pack a proper camera!!

 

[jacquot]

Olympus XA, although I'm still trying to find a water resistant Nikon my wife had that was amazing. She hid it somewhere.

 

[Contarama]

Black Canonet is my idea of a p&s

 

[einszwei7]

The Konica big mini BM-201 is pretty awesome. It has 3 flash off modes including exposure compensation of +-1.5 stops that you can set while it is turned off which means it is ready to shoot without flash when you turn it on!
I would not drop it though, build quality is not the greatest and prices are sometimes crazy with BM-201's going for over 100€ on ebay.

Gesendet von meinem SM-G950F mit Tapatalk

 

[GLAUMAX]

I used before the Nikon 35TI but it was not that compact.

Two years ago, I found a Contax T3 brand new (old stock) with guarantee.

Waouw !! So compact and the results are gorgeous (at least as good as a Leica Summicron 35 in my opinion).

For me the best compact camera ever

 

[rbiemer]

Pentax UC-1 has been my favorite P&S camera for a while now. A bit surprised that it's only been mentioned twice.
I find it to be, for me, functionally VERY similar to the Olympus Stylus but I like the boxier shape of the Pentax. It's easier to , well, point and shoot with for me. 🙂
Generally a bit less $ for one of them than the price for a Stylus or Epic.
Which is good because I sold it earlier this year and will be looking to replace it early next year.

If I want a zoom, I have a Canon Sure Shot Classic 120. That camera is much bigger, much louder--though the noise may be just my particular camera showing its age--and has much better flash options than the UC-1.

And, I have a fondness for a Konica disposable that I will classify as a P&S: the Konica Wai-Wai. This was a single use camera that has a 17mm lens and truly minimal controls: film advance and flash on or off. I still have two that I unloaded the first roll after shooting them and have reloaded with various other films over the years. Haven't used 'em lately, might have to reload them and make some photos this winter. I got pretty good results with Kodak BW400CN film in it, not sure what I'll load now.
I think the flash is powered by a single AA battery that was, I believe, soldered in. And replacing that is a bit fiddly. With the added thrill of not shorting the flash contacts with your hand!

Rob

 

[markjwyatt]

I used Nikon Action Touch cameras for a while (weather sealed and good to ~10' underwater). Had two, both failed in time. I now have a Konica BigMini HG-300. It seems to work, but the buttons on the rear are recessed and I need a pointed object to activate them. I may give it a try. I like shooting B&W, so no filters...

 

[Ste_S]

Picked up a Fuji DL-500 yesterday. Considering it's quite cheap, am quite impressed. 28mm f3.5 OR 45mm f5.5. Flash Auto, Fill Flash or off. Infinity focus. +2 stop exposure compensation. (Partial ?) AF on half button press. Bigger viewfinder with nice bright frame lines than most of the other cheaper end of compacts.

Key will be the quality of the images I get from the two focal lengths, but quite impressed in use so far.

 

[Sega]

I've had piles of them over the years and can't remember whats still there bar a couple but the 35mm I use the most is a Konica Pop as I can fit it in my pockets and its 80's styling appeals to me greatly.

Digital wise if its a spur of the moment I'll just use the smart phone in my pocket, a Nokia 6 2018 atm or I'll carry my old Lumia 1020 as it's still better than most current phones for photos and will go full manual.
Purpose camera I used to have a Nikon Coolpix L810 in red (I was working nights and stayed up waiting for the store to open to get it), I loved that Camera alot but after I upgraded to a DSLR I stopped using it so much and had to sell it to cover fuel for getting to work.

 

[GarageBoy]

I'm not paying what people are charging for a "premium" point and shoot these days, especially since I do not trust their electronics (especially with the Minilux and Ricoh's reputations)

My Canon Rebel T2 and a 40STM will have to suffice

 

[B-9]

Yeah, the Ricoh film cameras are time bombs.

Ive tried to fix my R1, swapping parts back and forth from 2 donor cameras.

A big waste of time and money.

All of about 50$ into this project (about 1/3rd retail for a working one)

I count myself lucky I did not waste 150$ on one to just die in my hands.

 

[ChrisPlatt]

While some models are particularly prone to premature failure most AF point & shoot cameras fail in time.
Remember the majority were cheap consumer products (under)built to last a relatively short useful life.

Chris