Throwback Edit Version: I edited this in April 2024, checked links and converted it to the new WordPress format.

I was intrigued when I saw this camera. It looked like a cross between a rangefinder and a point-and-shoot. There was barely anything on the net about it apart from the basics.

All I could find was that it was from 1982, was fully automatic, had auto-focus, automatic film loading, automatic winding, and automatic rewind.

Here is what I can add. The flash can be turned on and off as per your choice. There was a self-time and a focus lock switch on the front. On the back, there was a film indicator that turned when the film advanced or rewound (the MF probably means motorised film). You could choose up to 400 ASA by turning the dial around the lens. The lens was a 38mm F2.8 Hexanon lens that had a 46mm filter thread. And the best bit? it took two readily available AA batteries.

There was a good weight to this camera without it being overbearing. I liked it, but did it work?

Yes, it worked quite well on a dreary day and on a sunnier one. My scanner didn’t work quite so well. I have found that the index prints I get from the lab look really nice, but my scans don’t match the quality. I don’t feel like coughing up the extra cash to pay for a CD on development at the moment. I will have to cope with the tints.

So keep or sell…nice though it is, I will sell this one…oh how I wish I hadn’t.