Cameras I'm shooting with

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    Minolta Capios 25

    This is a late 90s 35mm P&S, fairly compact, with a 28 to 70 zoom. Excellent lens. Easy to use. Probably also known as a Freedom Zoom and / or as a Riva, depending on the market where it was sold.… view entry > | edit entry >

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    Ricoh 35R (Silver)

    Cool, fairly rare P&S with some manual features - can set aperture to 5.6, 11 or 16. Flash shoe. Lens is a 3.9/30mm triplet. The roll I shot last week with a hood on had a lot of dark corners, so I'm… view entry > | edit entry >

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    Fuji 400asa disposable with flash

    In my bag. view entry > | edit entry >

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    Stylus Epic (black)

    Everyone knows the Stylus Epic. I've loaded mine with 400asa.

    Here's a photo of my son and his girlfriend, taken with a Stylus Epic a couple of years ago:

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    Yashica L-AF

    This is a auto only mid-'80s point and shoot, with a 4-element f/3.5 34mm Yashica lens. It looks a lot like the Yashica T2, and of course I wonder whether the lens might be substantially the same… view entry > | edit entry >

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    Olympus Trip 35

    Love this old camera. An old school point and shoot from the late 70s, with a super D. Zuiko 2.8/40mm lens and a selenium meter based program exposure.

    I mean to load it soon.

    Sample:

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    Minolta Freedom 105i

    This is a cool brick of a zoom camera from the '90s, reputedly with an excellent 28 (38?) mm to 105mm lens and a feature called APZ, I think, that automatically closes in on some subjects. Loaded with… view entry > | edit entry >

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    Samsung AF-Slim R

    This is a compact 35mm point & shoot from the late '80s (?), with a super 4-element f/3.5 35mm lens and many features. It makes a loud whiny grinding noise when you open or close the retractable lens.… view entry > | edit entry >