Ricoh R1
The Ricoh R1 is a 1994 point and shoot with a wide angle setting. The base lens is a 30mm f3.5 that readjusts to a 24mm wide angle.
Read MoreOlympus revamped the OM line in 1983 with the introduction of the OM-3 as a mechanical and OM-4 as an electronic. They were intended to update the OM-1 and the OM-2 lines. The OM-3 was only in production for 3 years until 1986.
Read MoreDesigned by T. M. Lee, the great plastic Holga 120 was intended for the Chinese domestic market. Evidently there was a ready supply of 120 B&W film and a lack of affordable 120 cameras. The Holga was designed to fill that gap. It is reported to have hit the market in Hong Kong in 1982 and spread from there to the rest of the world. It has developed a cult following not because of what a quality camera it is but because of the limitations imposed and the element of unpredictability.
Read MoreProduced from 1977 to 1981, the M4-2 was either the death of the classic M or the return by Leica to the true path and salvation of the brand. Or maybe both.
Read MoreThe Canon FTb was introduced in 1971 as the amateur companion to the F-1 professional camera. It uses the Canon FD lens mount. In 1973 the design was modified to include a shutter speed indicator in the viewfinder. The new design also changed the film advance lever from all metal to now including a plastic tip. This one is the newer model.
Read MoreIntroduced in 1984 the LOMO LC-A was a compact Soviet camera that borrowed heavily from the Cosina CX-2. Production stoped in 2005. It was resurrected in 2006 as the LC-A+ and production was moved to China. This one is an original Russian version. LC-A stands for Lomo Kompakt Automat.
Read MoreThe Olympus M-1 was launched in 1971 and only produced for one year before being renamed the OM-1. Evidently Leica was so concerned about the impact to the Leica M1 that they objected to the name. Seriously, what them were likely reacting to was the fact that Olympus had just introduced an SLR that was the size of a Leica M rangefinder. Plus, the use of the M-System name was hitting a bit close to home.
Read MoreProduced at the end of the M2 product cycle as Leica was already switching to the M4, the M2-R was basically U.S. Military surplus sold to civilian consumers.
Read MoreIntroduced in 1981 the AF35ML is a quality built fully automatic point and shoot. The Canon Camera Museum refers to the AF35ML as the Super Sure Shot or Autoboy Super. It was the second in what would become the Sure Shot line of consumer cameras. The AF35ML added an upgraded lens (1.9 vs 2.8) to the 1979 AF35M.
Read MoreThe Konica Pop was introduced in 1982. Because nothing says '80s excess like a point and shoot that comes in a rainbow of colors. In 1985 it was updated and the "hexagon" was dropped from the lens but new colors were added. Production ended in 1988 and about that time an auto-date version came out.
Read MoreI just learned that BrokenCamera.Club was included on a list compiled by Jim Gray for his site Down the Road and also published on PetaPixel.
Read MoreIntroduced in 1994 the SureShot A1 was also know as the Prima AS-1 in Europe and the Autoboy D5 in Japan.
Read MoreThe Minolta Hi-Matic SD was the premium version of the Hi-Matic S. Both were introduced in 1978 and transitioned the Hi-Matic line to a plastic flash integrated line of consumer cameras.
Read MoreOriginally launched in 1972 as the M-1, the name was changed to OM-1 after Leica objected to the M-1 name. The OM series was designed by the Olympus Pen line team led by Yoshihisa Maitani.
Read MoreThe Canon VT de luxe was produced in 1957 as an upgrade of the VT. Like the VT the VT de luxe has a trigger film advance. Only 3,475 units are reported to have been produced. Most were chrome but this gorgeous example is original black.
Read MoreThe Olympus Infinity Stylus line was introduced in the early 1990s as the follow up to the Olympus XA design. Like the XA series it has a sliding lens cover that turn on the camera and activates the lens. Infinity Stylus was the U.S. market designation, in Japan and other markets they were the Olympus Mju. The Zoom 35-70 was introduce in 1993, assembled in China with parts from Japan.
Read MoreThe M2 was in production from 1957 to 1967. This one is an earlier version with a button rewind and the optional self-timer. Late versions used a lever release like the M3.
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