I'm currently shooting with a Kodak Pony IV camera. I picked it up a few weeks ago at a local antique mall. It has a cool look and feel. Very hipsterish. It even has a little red dot with Kodak in the middle...hmm, maybe trying to copy Leica?
It shoots 35mm film and is 90% manual which is perfect. I had to go online and check the manual to figure out how to use it. What's interesting is you meter the camera by looking at the lighting pictures on the back which translate to numbers (like Bright Sun = 13). You then move the aperture & shutter speed dials on the lens so the total of the 2 moveable numbers equals the lighting number. Very interesting. The bottom of the lens barrel actually shows what those numbers mean ("lens opening" number 6 equals f/8, and so on). Same thing for shutter speed. You'll have to see it for yourself, but it makes sense when you work it a few times. Focus is manual but there are distance marks on the focus ring.
There is no film advance armature. You simply turn the film advance knob until it clicks stop between each shot. Also, advancing the film doesn't cock the shutter, you have to cock the shutter with the small lever on the side of the lens. I have almost finished my first roll of film through it and almost every time I forgot to cock the shutter.
This is a super fun camera and I hope the photos come out.
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