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

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The Canon Sure Shot A1 is a point-and-shoot 35mm film camera which first debuted in 1994. It’s a friendly, cute and simple-to-use camera, with a good lens and some interesting features not found in typical point-and-shoots of its era, most obvious of which is its ability to operate underwater to depths as great as 15 feet.

There’s no reason to choose the Canon over any of the other underwater point-and-shoot cameras, but there’s also no reason to choose the others over the Canon. This decision may come down to brand loyalty, an aesthetic tingle, or a fondness or loathing for white plastic. I love my A1. With our unpredictable British weather it gets a lot of use – it’s essentially my go to point and shoot when I don’t want to risk anything else in a downpour. The output is so much better than you would expect for something that looks like it was made by Fisher-Price.The focus on the Canon Sure Shot Supreme is located in the middle of the frame, which means when focusing the camera, part of your subject has to be overlapping the square in the middle of your viewfinder. It also shows you where the edge of your frame will be so that you can line up your shots accurately. Regardless, all of these posts feature shots taken with it. Some of my favourites are these colour images from Chongqing, China, and a monochrome photo essay I made in Qingdao, also in China. There are a couple of ergonomic design features that are easy to miss when looking at the camera but are revealed when it comes to handling it. Canon Prima Zoom 85N Compact Point and Shoot Vintage Analog Film Camera 35 mm Photography Lomography

Furthermore, it doesn’t have a very good lens either. With an f/4.5 maximum aperture, it’s slow for a start, but it’s also quite soft. I knew this from a bit of low level research I did about it before I started shooting it. I found this short review which talks of a soft lens – this didn’t put me off though, in fact, it just added weight to my ability to forget about trying to achieve “high quality” results, and instead gave me the impetus to just snap. If this was to happen, and it did happen, the cameras would have to be easy to operate. The AF-7 certainly fits this bill. I have a Canon Prima AS-1 that I bought around 1996 and I always loved the photos of it. I didn’t know it was possible to scan the photos, as I always used films. I have always taken good care of it, and kept the camera without a battery, which avoids damaging it. Seeing your story for sure I will buy battery and film and reactivate. I’m from Brazil and congratulations on the article. Covid test (she was negative) I’m not sure why the flash didn’t fire here – maybe there was enough light reflecting off the covid test to fool itKnown as the Canon Sure Shot Owl in the US and the Canon Prima AF-7 in continental Europe, I’m presuming my plain old Sure Shot AF-7 was a UK release. Apart from the above lofty aims, at its time of release it was also the lightest and smallest waterproof 35mm camera.It is no surprise that it was quite successful in what is effectively a sub category of the compact camera category of cameras. By the mid 1990s, camera technology had improved significantly and it was now possible for to produce zoom lenses for affordable, compact cameras like the Canon Sureshot series. This looks like pretty cool little camera. I think that the milennium compacts are perhaps the most overlooked. Hi! Great review, really enjoyed my grampa’s model of the camera after being fascinated with your review. Lookin to try slide film, have you tried it? How did it go? Thanks a lot,

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