Konica K-mini Pingu- my favorite penguin

Hi, this is my second entry into my toy cameras series where I review cameras from my little whimsy collection of fun film cameras. The Konica K-mini Pingu camera is the favorite child in my collection by far. It is a limited edition Konica k mini camera created through collaboration with Pingu for a Kuji in the 2000s. He was quite a hunt as finding this camera in a good condition for a good price prooved to be way harder than what I had anticipated. Nevertheless, I pushed through and got him for a pretty decent price, about 7000yen. Growing up, Pingu has always been a very fond part of my childhood so I was ecstatic when I got my hand on this little guy.

The camera has quite a small built and is very comfortable to hold, the design is of course is absolutely adorable. This is my favorite camera aesthetic wise, the Pingu on the lenses cover is such a cute touch that I almost always squeal when looking at it. It is a fully automatic point and shoot (auto flash, film winding, focus), you just load the film in and it does everything for you, a great companion to put inside my purse and take out conveniently whenever I need it. The camera itself is powered by one CR123A battery, it has a little digital counter on the top near the capture button, but mine is a bit broken so I can’t really see it well. Overall a surprisingly nice built, the camera has a nice weight to it which makes it comfortable to hold.

Loading a roll of lomography 200, I took him to the street, all over Tokyo as my companion. Let’s look at a few of my favorite shots using this camera.

This was an enjoyable experienced, the Pingu k mini nicely delivered a very fun time as my travel companion out on the street. While yes, it is still a toy camera but I found myself being able to take lovely photos, albeit a little blurry at times but it adds to the charms. Walking around the street of Tokyo with this guy in my pocket added an extra layer of whimsical, I can go explore and take him out whenever I find anything interesting that’s worth capturing. It is easy to see why he is my favorite child in the collection – who could say no to the noot noot himself.

I hope you enjoy this post and thank you so much for taking the time to read (*^▽^*)

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