Nikon L35AF Camera

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It’s also worth mentioning that the Nikon and Canon both support film speeds only as high as ISO 400, further hampering low-light shooting. Before the pandemic I spent a large part of my working life on the road/rails and sometimes in the air! Perhaps the least-discussed and one of the most delightful features of this camera is a small window with black and blue stripes that move/scroll as if they were animated when the film is properly loaded and advancing.

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Since I don’t have those two exact models to compare, I’ll just say that despite their age gap, the two cameras still share a lot in common.

I feel like these automatic cameras from the late 70s and early 80s were pioneering designs in themselves as they introduced the world to features and capabilities never before possible. The fourth image of the narrow gravestone with the Freemason logo on it was another good test as the camera would have only had a very narrow area in which to focus on. If you’re looking at the L35AF (Or AF2, AF3/One Touch) then it’s worth carrying on with the rest of this article, I’ll compare this with a similar, cheaper camera to see who comes out and top and I’ll also cover all of your potential questions! Any time the camera is used in saltwater or in a chlorinated pool, the camera should be thoroughly rinsed with fresh water.

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It will fail but when working, the images these plastic 1980s cameras make, provides a compelling reason to treasure them and keep them working (your “Abandoned Chair” picture showcases this point for me). When the batteries are almost worn out, both the film winding time and flash charging time increase. They insert easily enough, but the compartment feels like it can open or break very easily and takes a bit of effort to get it to stay in place. Continue to depress the shutter release button halfway, change your composition and depress the shutter release button completely.

I have just dug out mine (in black) which I bought in 1991 in Kuala Lumpur before jumping on a plane back to the UK.

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Later models in each cameras’ production run would resolve this deficiency by bumping the selectable film speed to ISO 1000, a welcome upgrade. The camera weighs a scant 280 grams without any film or battery, and 318 grams with the battery, but still no film.I believe I can see that images from the premium models like Nikon Ti’s, Contax T2 or Minolta TC-1 are one level ahead of this, but I guess I had a hard time to distinguish images from the models I shot alongside in a blind test. Initially there was some concern and rumours that the lens on this camera was not manufactured by Nikon.