Quality, pocketable 35mm travel camera?

[Iwagoshi]

Nikon L35

Stephanie was in search of a B/W disposable and it got me thinking (not a good thing, getting me thinking that is). So I picked up a Nikon L35 for $35, from the camera repair shop around the corner.

I found the Tri-X Pan in my box of lost and forgotten films.

Terry

 

[robridge]

XA2 - but replace the seals a la Jon Goodman before you leave

Roger

 

[thuggins]

The list from Olympus is long and illustrious. In addition to the Stylus, RC and XA's that have been mentioned, I'd add the Trip 35. I never thought I could fall in love with an "all automatic" camera but that is a real beauty. There are also all the Pens, both viewfinder and F's

 

[dynachrome]

A Konica TC or TC-X with the 40/1.8 Hexanon is quite small and light. Greg Weber [gwebera@webercamera.com] should have all of these.

 

[polaski]

If you have a Minox GT35, pick up a US$10 Zing belt pouch tht slips onto your belt, Velcros closed, and is practically indestructable. I've never had a problem wih it and my 35ML.

 

[chut]

In my opinion, the most pocketable, high quality 35mm camera is the Minolta TC-1. It was released in 1996 and won a few awards and has a very highly regarded Rokkor 28/3.5 lens that produces some nice bokeh.

http://www.photoethnography.com/ClassicCameras/index-frameset.html?MinoltaTC1.html~mainFrame

Some shots from a TC-1:

http://www.flickr.com/groups/tc1/pool/

 

[Christopher Walrath]

Pick up an older Zeiss Ikon or some such rangefinder. The Contivas came with a pop up window light meter.

 

[Ian Tindale]

chut, - I'm surprised that the Minolta TC-1 got such a high rating. Each lens element is chopped in half and there's a great big hole in the body to let the light fog the film. Still, better than a holga I suppose.

 

[Arvee]

The best photo accessory on these trips has consistantly been my black, Nylon Domke 803 satchel.

I have the Navy Blue version and I believe it beats anything I have owned so far by a wide margin.

At the moment, the kit is a Minolta X-700 with a 45mm f/2.0 pancake lens and it drops right into the supplied pouch in the 803 with the optional 70-210 series 1 and the Minolta IVF. At this point I don't see a need for the other inserts but time will tell.

I am still working on the 'pocketable' kit. In addition I also picked up one of those little AF compact Nikons, One Touch, I think.

Fred

 

[pquser]

I bought an XA on ebay it's so good I never go anywhere without it.
hp5 at 200 iso dev in perceptol 1+3.....16 x 12 prints no problem....just as good as my mates m6 !

wonderfull lens...easy to use...just perfect.

rewinding's a bit of a fiddle but with this quality of result who cares.

pquser. Bob from rochdale uk.

 

[Andy K]

Last week I picked up an Olympus LT Zoom 105. Nice looking, pocketable, fill-in flash, and with spot metering.

 

[thuggins]

Andy, the LT is a beautiful camera. It's the Stylus with a Leather Trim, but it does not have a spot meter.

The 38mm, F2.8 Stylus II is still available new from the "Big Photo Store in New Your that has Terrible Customer Service". I just picked one up because I couldn't resist. It is even smaller than the XA!! I believe when it is all said and done it will hold the record as the smallest 35mm camera ever made.

 

[Andy K]

Andy, the LT is a beautiful camera. It's the Stylus with a Leather Trim, but it does not have a spot meter.

Yes, it does. Press the flash and timer buttons simultaneously to switch to the spot meter.

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