looking for a good, cheap rangefinder.

Not a rangefinder but if you want a nice quasi-Point&Shoot camera, the Olympus Trip 35 is a fantastic camera. And this comes from an Olympus detractor (me).

The other alternative is another Olympus; the Olympus Pen EE-3 (half frame).

Third alternative, an Olympus 35 RC. Great little camera, and this one is a rangefinder. Oh, it seems that I like Olympus cameras, right? Well, yes, this kind of cameras were Olympus' specialty.

flavio81 said:

Not a rangefinder but if you want a nice quasi-Point&Shoot camera, the Olympus Trip 35 is a fantastic camera. And this comes from an Olympus detractor (me).

The other alternative is another Olympus; the Olympus Pen EE-3 (half frame).

Third alternative, an Olympus 35 RC. Great little camera, and this one is a rangefinder. Oh, it seems that I like Olympus cameras, right? Well, yes, this kind of cameras were Olympus' specialty.

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I should probably change the title of the thread. Im looking for an autofocus camera that can fit into my pocket. not a rangefinder. wrong terminology

mehguy said:

Anyone try the leica minis? even though they are a little bit out of my price range, i would buy just to say i own a leica haha

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Yes, I have the original Leica Mini. It's a nice camera, but with no controls (only flash on/off and set focus to infinity.) I got mine for $70, but I don't know what the going price is.

Olympus mju1 is most affordable and will fit in your pocket easily. The Nikon l35af has a superb lens and filter threads so you can shoot B&W with filters and also has an iso dial as well as a backlight comp button (either +1.5 or 2 stops) so is more versatile. Flash override is simple, just put your finger on the top of the flash to keep it from popping up. A mjuII is more pocketable with faster lens. The canon ML is also a neat alternative with a fast 40/1.9 lens and filter threads for shooting B&W but larger than the oly's (about the size of the Nikon l35af). By the way, I shoot all of these and would recommend them in the order I listed based on your needs. I also have a whole lot of other P&S's.

However, over all of these, I prefer the XA. Not a point and shoot but a real rangefinder (and tiny) but can be used as a P&S by using zone focusing. Just point and click. Around $60 or so on the bay.

Nikon AF600 aka Lite Touch. Tiny little thing with a wonderful 28mm lens.