Compact Cameras

Compact film camera reviews – here you will find reviews and experiences covering all sorts of different types of compact film camera. These include point & shoot and advanced compact cameras, disposable cameras and scale focus cameras.

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Kodak Star, 60 and S30 – One City, One Film, Three 110 Cameras

I was given my first camera when I was seven. My grandfather’s Box Brownie. Ever since then, and I’m seventy now, I’ve collected Kodak cameras. The second one, which I bought myself, was an Instamatic 100 which took the 126 square format film cartridge. In the mid seventies when I was a hard-up student Kodak …

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Ricoh Mirai as a Semi-Professional Task Camera – Back to See “the Future”

“Mirai”, it’s a name that often stands for pioneering (and a high chance of failure) in the naming history of Japanese manufacturers. Unlike the BMW Z series which possesses the name of “future” and claims both commercial as well as exposure success, the Toyota Mirai and the hydrogen FCV pathway seemed to be failing its …

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Kodak Ektar H35N in Bologna in front of red scooter

Worth the Upgrade? Reviewing the Kodak Ektar H35N’s Hip New Features: Glass Lens, Star Filter, and Bulb Shutter

The second-generation Kodak Ektar H35N dazzles and shines. Quite literally. With metallic skins and a built-in star filter, it’s clear this camera was made to stand out. Amongst a plethora of new plastic 35mm point-and-shoot bodies released in the last few years, the Ektar H35N has something most of the rest of them don’t. It shoots half-frame. …

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Canon Zup140

Konica zUp 140 Super Review – Gratis Gratification

The Konica zUp 140 Super is an all-plastic analog camera, circa 1996. I found this camera for free here in Calgary on Kijiji, Canada’s Craiglist. Researching the camera, I found very little information, but what reviews I did find spoke highly of the lens. Thankfully, mine came with the “User Manual”, which wasn’t very helpful. …

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