Canon Sure Shot 35mm point and shoot film camera with 38 mm f/2.8 Lens

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That to be worthy of a viral TikTok, a point-and-shoot must bear the name Contax, or Mju, or Minilux. Canon sales brochures of the era claimed that the XL could reliably produce photos with image quality to match the pro-level Canon FD zoom lenses of the brand’s SLR cameras. This mechanical switch gives the added benefit that, when cycling the power off and on again, the camera retains our chosen flash settings.

So the little Sure Shot ticks all my boxes in the user interface department, but at the same time its spec sheet certainly justifies some degree of hesitance among most experienced users, leaving image quality as the decisive factor tipping the scale in its favor or against it. Markings on the top of the lens barrel indicate our approximate focal length in demarcations of 50mm, 70mm, and 85mm (the resting wide focal length of 38mm is not marked). Stephen Shore, in his forward to the book SHOOT- Photography of the Moment, puts it best; “A Michelangelo drawing of the turn of a wrist may not have the complexity of one of his frescos, but it communicates the spontaneity of his hand. It was love at first sight and as soon as I had some of them serviced and ready to shoot, my Nikon D90 found its way to someone else’s camera bag.You wouldn’t go far wrong with a Canon Sure Shot AF-7, or Owl, or Prima, or whatever else it may come labelled as. You don’t really have much choice as the camera is essentially that irritating 2 film speeds only common on entry-level cameras (ignore the 200 ASA bit, they’re just relying on latitude covering for shooting on 100 ASA settings) Gretna.

It is possible people may have baulked slightly over the two CR123s it requires for power and left it out of use. Focus, aperture value, exposure, film advance and rewind, and flash are all automatic, with limited user control over each of these functions. There are also two LEDs to show when we’ve achieved focus, if focus has been missed, and when the flash is ready to burn.Obviously this means that correct exposure will frequently rely on exposure latitude of the used negative film, in fact the instruction manual clearly warns against the use of slide film. Probably the worst noise I’ve ever heard come out of a camera; grinding and winding, it sounds like it’s breaking. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions.