Well, well, point and shoot!

[Sewin]

I've a wedding coming up soon (not mine!) so rather than take the bulky gear I decided to treat myself to a couple of cheap autofocus point and shoots from fleabay.

I managed to pick up a Ricoh RZ-3000, surprisingly solid, good quality with many features and a nice smooth zoom and also a Minolta AF-E. Both are working and were less than £5. (I also picked up a Ricoh FF9 for the wifes handbag!)

I was looking at the Nikon AFL35 and Canon AF35M but the prices seemed to be a bit OTT for what I needed.

OK I can't control the apertures etc.,the lenses may not be the fastest but the cameras are quite sophisticated with a nice 80's whirr from the motors!

Film loading is so simple and to have motorised advance and re wind is a blessing, although slightly noisy.

Not sure of the "compact" size though !

I can see these cameras being with me a lot.

 

[blockend]

I have a soft spot for plastic compacts. Some of them deliver great results and all of them provide interesting ones.

 

[frank]

The Canon that you mentioned is quite noisy. I'm carrying around the Nikon these days.

 

[Paul Howell]

I was given a box of point and shoots, Olympus, Nikon, Pentax, and Vivitair. I even glued a Series V adaptor the front of the Nikon lens for a lens hood and light yellow filter for black and white or a UV haze for color. The Nikon takes very good pictures, I really like the Pentax IQ 140, has a nice reach, but the lens telescopes out so I cant add a filter or lens hood. The Olympus has the clam shell case so it very easy to carry. I keep a point and shoot in my various bags, 35mm, MF and LR kits.

 

[BrianShaw]

There's a time and a place for point and shoots. Add me to the list of folks who understand that too.

 

[Mustafa Umut Sarac]

I have two Leica PSs and I advise anyone to use non zoom models.