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a good compact film camera

Anonymous Sun 05 Mar 2017 16:15:51 No.3033975 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>3033985 >>3034028 >>3034110 >>3034210

Hi /p/!
I would like to buy a good compact film camera, I own an Olympus XA 3 but I would like to have an antofocus camera with a flash.
I like the Yashica T4/T5, everybody seems to say that the lens is fucking awsome but I don't know if it's made of metal or plastic. Seems like plastic.
I like the contax t2 look, but it's fucking expensive, and doesn't seem a lot better than the yashica.
What do you know about the nikon 35ti or the minolta riva mini/ leica mini ?

TL;DR : contax t2 ? Leica "meme" mini ? Nikon 35ti ? Yashica T4/T5 ?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Mar 2017 16:35:08 No.3033985 Report

Quoted By: >>3033994

>>3033975
The yashica's are very very plasticy. The mju I is my favorite 35mm compact and its alot sturdier than the yashica's. Also cheaper.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Mar 2017 16:48:44 No.3033994 Report

Quoted By: >>3033995 >>3034019 >>3034040 >>3034042

>>3033985
Yeah, fuck. That's what I thought. I wan't to bring this camera to bars with friends, and don't really wan't it to break if it fall down. I already broke two camera's like that.
So, for you, the mju is better than the yashica ? Good to know because it's a lot cheaper...

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Mar 2017 16:49:46 No.3033995 Report

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>>3033994
want*
Fuck my english. Sorry.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Mar 2017 17:48:20 No.3034019 Report

Quoted By: >>3034107

>>3033994
In my opinion the mju ii is all you need. I would suggest buying a good copy though. Ive found a lot of them at thrift stores but they tend to have damaged electronics in them that will make the camera fail sooner or later.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Mar 2017 17:58:29 No.3034028 Report

Quoted By: >>3034039 >>3034193

>>3033975
R I C O H
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Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Mar 2017 18:13:40 No.3034039 Report

Quoted By: >>3034193

>>3034028
I know buddy. I know. I also know the price everybody ask for this, and i litteraly can't buy this. One day, maybe.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Mar 2017 18:14:02 No.3034040 Report

Quoted By: >>3034101

>>3033994
>I wan't to bring this camera to bars with friends
eww youre that guy lol

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Mar 2017 18:20:42 No.3034042 Report

Quoted By: >>3034107

>>3033994
get a mju1. get two.

i have like five of those, im pretty good killing film compacts so i get lots of them just in case. i gift them to friends too.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Mar 2017 19:56:24 No.3034101 Report

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>>3034040
>lol
and you're that type of guys.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Mar 2017 20:01:38 No.3034107 Report

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>>3034042
>>3034019
sold. thanks guys.

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Anonymous Sun 05 Mar 2017 20:12:44 No.3034110 Report

Quoted By: >>3034125

>>3033975
Nikon 35ti is about good as it gets, it has the famous advanced matrix metering and brilliantly sharp lens. Also, the build quality is very nice (titanium alloy) bc it was ridiculously expensive when new.
The only downside is the slightly larger body when compared to some really small 35mm cameras such as the Contax T rangefinder, T3 p&s, Olympus XA/Mju and the Minolta TC-1 p&s.

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Anonymous Sun 05 Mar 2017 20:15:48 No.3034113 Report

Quoted By: >>3034129

Ricoh R1 is the best compact film camera for its price. Its like a budget GR1

Here is what Ken Memewell had to say about it
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/ricoh/r1.htm

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Mar 2017 20:27:05 No.3034125 Report

Quoted By: >>3034128

>>3034110
that minolta is pure sex.

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Anonymous Sun 05 Mar 2017 20:31:47 No.3034127 Report

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thread soundtrack:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D3udbawA1Q

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Anonymous Sun 05 Mar 2017 20:35:14 No.3034128 Report

Quoted By: >>3034131

>>3034125
Yeah, shame it's so damn expensive though.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Mar 2017 20:35:34 No.3034129 Report

Quoted By: >>3034162

>>3034113
>wow found one for $19
>FOR PARTS OR REPAIR
r-ree

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Mar 2017 20:36:36 No.3034131 Report

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>>3034128
my heart.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Mar 2017 21:21:06 No.3034157 Report

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>>303411
op here
Fuck. I like this one. :-)

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Anonymous Sun 05 Mar 2017 21:39:06 No.3034161 Report

Quoted By: >>3034166 >>3034188

I want an AA-35/Recorder so bad. I don't care if it's an f/4 lens, I still fuck with the aesthetic.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Mar 2017 21:40:28 No.3034162 Report

Quoted By: >>3034196

>>3034129
Yeah, I liked to design but it seems that a lot of seller on eBay try to get rid of their broken / malfunctioning Ricoh r1. I think I'll try the mju.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Mar 2017 21:42:27 No.3034166 Report

Quoted By: >>3034188

>>3034161
Half-frame.
It's a no for me.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Mar 2017 22:27:53 No.3034188 Report

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>>3034166
>not liking the god tier format
dafuq.

>>3034161
>f/4 lens
daylight photo and flash for shade & night. pretty straightforward. lens seems to be sharp as balls.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Mar 2017 22:34:24 No.3034193 Report

Quoted By: >>3034196

>>3034028
>>3034039
Try the R1

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Mar 2017 22:41:35 No.3034196 Report

Quoted By: >>3034228

>>3034162
>>3034193
whups, didn't read to the end. Anyway I just bought my second R1 for 30 eurodollars. I had several Mju1 and mju2 and the R1 is better than both of them better lense and in camera gimmicks. Also the viewfinder is much much better and has shows framlines which both the viewfinders in the mouse don't do. personally this was the biggest selling point for me. Also the R1 is much much more quiet. If you want I can go into even more detail and comparison. Also note on most R1 the LCD is broken thats why ppl sell them as broken however you will not need rly need the LCD since the buttons on the Ricoh actually do what they promise instead of the shitty mju buttons

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Mar 2017 22:54:01 No.3034205 Report

Quoted By: >>3034235

T4 sux, mju ii is much faster.

I have a Ricoh R1s on the way. Will let y'all know how it is.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Mar 2017 23:07:37 No.3034210 Report

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>>3033975
in the same boat as you op, i had an xa and wanted af so i got an mju ii and i love it, build quality is good (not as good as xa) autofocus is fairly quick but can shoot through glass and its really fucking small

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Mar 2017 23:49:36 No.3034228 Report

Quoted By: >>3034235

>>3034196
There's one local for $25 with a broken top LCD. Worth getting?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 05 Mar 2017 23:55:43 No.3034230 Report

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these are surprisingly good and still cheap if not a little bit slow and loud

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Anonymous Sun 05 Mar 2017 23:58:35 No.3034233 Report

Quoted By: >>3034238 >>3034239

these are surprisingly good and still cheap

they're a little bit slow and loud but I like mine a lot

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 Mar 2017 00:04:07 No.3034235 Report

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>>3034205
ya the af of the mju2 is ever so slightly faster than the af of the R1 however there is a prefocus mode on the R1. So instead of the mju2 its possible to have no shutter lag on the R1. Also fcking nobody points that out about the mju2 is that to me if possible it tries to use the f2.8 which imo is nice to have in some situations but desu the lens needs to be stopped down in order to compete with most other compacts. In this regard I really like the mju1 better.
>>3034228
ya, for this price I doubt you will find a better point and shoot out there. I promise. just look up the manual on line and you should be good to go.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 Mar 2017 00:05:15 No.3034238 Report

Quoted By: >>3034240

>>3034233
These generally go for <100 so in this price range you can also start looking for mju2

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 Mar 2017 00:06:28 No.3034239 Report

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>>3034233
They used to be vastly underrated, but people have caught on and the prices reflect that.
If you can find one in a thrift then good on you, but good luck finding one for a good price in a shop that deals in second hand cameras or eBay.

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Anonymous Mon 06 Mar 2017 00:07:06 No.3034240 Report

Quoted By: >>3034261

>>3034238
I must be the wewest lad

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 Mar 2017 00:56:55 No.3034261 Report

Quoted By: >>3034293

>>3034240
Enjoy your broken flex cable.
Last week an opshop was trying to sell a Konica A4 (big mini precursor) for $12, had a look, immediately pointed out broken flex, got it for free.
My current plan is to pull it apart and sand the broken edges of the flex to reveal a flat surface of copper on each, and tape them together and hope for the best.

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Anonymous Mon 06 Mar 2017 01:28:27 No.3034293 Report

Quoted By: >>3034453

>>3034261
Already shot a couple rolls with it. It's pretty minty

Sugar !egyYvoBZV2

Sugar !egyYvoBZV2 Mon 06 Mar 2017 04:10:47 No.3034433 Report

Quoted By: >>3034674

Nikon Lite-Touch 28

>28mm
>no daido tax

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 Mar 2017 04:58:04 No.3034453 Report

Quoted By: >>3034455

>>3034293

>film shadows

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Anonymous Mon 06 Mar 2017 05:01:32 No.3034455 Report

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>>3034453
You're not missing out on any detail in the treeline anyways

It fared pretty well for a full auto compact though

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Anonymous Mon 06 Mar 2017 14:52:32 No.3034648 Report

Quoted By: >>3034703 >>3034704 >>3034780

Do you guys know any other small rangefinders, other than the Olympus XA-series and the Contax T? Preferable ones with metering and metal build.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 Mar 2017 15:16:27 No.3034674 Report

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>>3034433
this, the Nikon AF600 is quite good and doesn't have any sort of premium on it usually. I've found mine to be super reliable, and the programming is much more predictable than things like the Stylus Epic. Lens on the Olympus is better, though.

The programming is my main issue with the Stylus Epic - the programming prioritizes f/2.8 at all costs, and the shutter will go down to something like 4 seconds, which is just unusable in a compact. The Nikon only goes down to 1/8 second, which is more limiting but ultimately is way more usable for a 28mm compact. You can shoot in low light without flash on the Nikon and be confident that you'll probably get something usable/that the camera won't decide to jump down to a 1 second exposure without warning.

Also, never buy a Stylus Epic for more than $20 unless you can get your money back/it's been film tested. There's a light seal around the front of the lens that degrades over time, and beyond a certain point it's completely irreparable. Mine has a minor issue with it, and I had to tape up most of the inside of the camera just to get rid of the light leak.

TL;DR think about the Nikon AF600, sensible programming and a decent lens.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 Mar 2017 16:23:05 No.3034703 Report

Quoted By:

>>3034648
lomo

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 Mar 2017 16:24:25 No.3034704 Report

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>>3034648
Minox

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 Mar 2017 18:26:11 No.3034756 Report

Quoted By: >>3034766 >>3034862

I have several mentioned in this thread, some comments:
>Mju I
>pros
- can be found really cheap, paid €10 for mine
- great ergonomics, feels solid
- image quality is brilliant (same triplet lens as XA apparently)
>cons
- af not the best
- corners a bit soft
- 1/15 slowest shutter speed
- no infinity focus mode

>Mju II
>pros
- basically the Mju I but better
- also weatherproof
- fast lens, probably the best for low light out of all these

>cons
- triangle bokeh can look ugly
- shutter triggers really easily
- getting more expensive all the time
- no infinity focus mode

>Ricoh R1
>pros
- great lens, I also prefer the ~28mm focal length
- fun 24mm mode
- really compact
- actually useful modes, including infinity focus

>cons
- super plastic flimsy feel
- af basically doesn't work in low light
- prewinds the film, makes changing rolls slow

>Konica AA-35
>pros
- super cool
- great lens
- half frame if you're into it

>cons
- noisy
- only 3 ISO settings
- flash charges really slowly
- 1/15 slowest shutter speed and slow lens
- rare & potentially really expensive

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 Mar 2017 18:37:27 No.3034766 Report

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>>3034756
>cons
>- prewinds the film, makes changing rolls slow

this is also a pro as when the back gets opened while the film is loaded, the exposed photos are already in the can and don't get destroyed. Even if it never happens to you it is added insurance

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 Mar 2017 19:07:12 No.3034780 Report

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>>3034648
Smallest I can think of that isn't an XA, is probably something like a 35 RC.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 06 Mar 2017 19:12:30 No.3034783 Report

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How do the "triplet" lenses on these high-end compacts compare with a Soviet tessar or sonnar? I'm assuming it's harder to put filters and hoods on compacts, if it's even possible? (the first kills B&W for me almost entirely: no yellow filter, no cpol.)

This is a wide angle to standard comparison, so not quite fair -- but, I'm sure compact camera aficionados have their reasons, and I'd like to hear some. Especially when some of these Nikon things have about the backpack/manbag footprint of an OM-2 w/ 28mm f/2.8.

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Anonymous Mon 06 Mar 2017 21:11:04 No.3034846 Report

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recently got myself a canon ef35m. cheap, full auto and im pretty happy with it, this is with 200. very cool retro looks but noisey auto wind on

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!kurwaRB7YU Mon 06 Mar 2017 21:54:03 No.3034862 Report

Quoted By: >>3034865

>>3034756
> (same triplet lens as XA apparently)

Dude. Do you kiss your mother with that lying misinformed whore mouth?

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Anonymous Mon 06 Mar 2017 21:56:53 No.3034865 Report

Quoted By: >>3034875

>>3034862
Do you try to suck your own cock with yours while thinking about your dead mother?

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!kurwaRB7YU Mon 06 Mar 2017 22:06:45 No.3034875 Report

Quoted By: >>3034886

>>3034865
Excellent! Let us now engage in a base shitflinging match entirely ignoring and inconveniencing this thread!

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Anonymous Mon 06 Mar 2017 22:20:46 No.3034886 Report

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so fragile but so cool

>>3034875
this

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Anonymous Mon 06 Mar 2017 23:01:06 No.3034927 Report

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I've owned all the best compacts but ended up selling them all and settling on a collection of olympus mju cameras. Mju II and Mju III are my favourites.

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