Whatever happened to the true pocket-sized camera? ... You know - the ones that shot FF, but could be slid into a pants pocket?
Feb 21, 2019 20:22:45 #
Harry0 wrote:
I have a Kiev35 around here ... somewhere. It would fit in a shirt pocket.
Does it have a zoom, Harry … or, is it a fixed lens?
The new Sony HX-99 has a 20mp sensor, a 24-720mm zoom, AND fits in a shirt pocket!!!! [$449]
Feb 22, 2019 15:27:17 #
Harry0 wrote:
I have a Kiev35 around here ... somewhere. It would fit in a shirt pocket.
Gotta be Russian - right, Harry? … Does it have a zoom? … If so - what is it? … What's the Res?
Feb 23, 2019 15:51:42 #
Harry0
Loc: Gardena, Cal
Chris T wrote:
Gotta be Russian - right, Harry? … Does it have a zoom? … If so - what is it? … What's the Res?
Yup. Russkie. Fixed lens. 35mm. FF. Minox 35 copy. @ 35yrs ago. Too similar to a LOMO LC-A
This was typical quality of the time and era. Quality depending on the supervisor, machine maintenance, and whether the boss was looking at you in the middle of the week or drinking with you at the end. Mine actually works well, but it'll kill batteries quick- don't matter if the camera is on or off, they last a day. Some camera brands and models have consistent issues- these all had separate and individual quirks. Part of the adventure. But a nice "pocket" camera.
BTW, my Kodak 2A was also called a "pocket camera".
Feb 23, 2019 16:09:14 #
Harry0 wrote:
Yup. Russkie. Fixed lens. 35mm. FF. Minox 35 copy.... (show quote)
To think a camera the size of a Minox - could produce FF 35mm images. Look at the behemoth DSLRs we use today to produce FF images. Hardly makes sense, does it, Harry? … QC was THAT bad, was it? … I've got issues with batteries on a bunch of my bridges, too, Harry - and even one APS-C DSLR - my EOS 60D. We all have 'em, Harry - even now, with ALL the advances we've made in Digital Camera Technology, too.
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