Next
up is a boxy little 35mm point & shoot, an Olympus Infinity Jr. This is another
Goodwill find. Spent only $1.99. When I
purchased the camera there was no battery so I couldn’t tell if it worked. However, I gave it my standard “found camera”
going over. It looked clean so I bought it.
The
camera carries a 35mm f/3.5 lens. Not
very fast, but the lens size makes if perfect as a street photography film
camera. The camera is 4 ½” long x 2 ½”
tall x 2” wide. A bit too wide for a pocket,
but cool for a bag. The camera takes a standard 123A battery.
The
camera is a standard point & shoot.
DX coding. Almost all features are automatic. Autofocus, auto-flash, auto-film advance, and
auto-film rewind. The only feature that
can be adjusted is the flash control.
You can set it to “fill-in”, “off”, & “auto”. There is an obvious self-timer button on the
top of the camera. I measured it at 12
seconds. There is a simple red light
that is on when the self-timer is set and flashed with about 2 seconds to
go. There is a good slide cover over the
lens with a rubberized grip. The grip
allows you to slide the cover open and close easily.
The
has a boxy sleek look and your finger falls easily on the shutter release
button. The camera is a bit awkward
feeling to hold, but that’s probably just me.
Someone with big hands might have a problem.
I
loaded the camera with a roll of Fujicolor Superia X-TRA 400. A standard color film. I used it during a recent model shoot. About ½ of the time the flash went off. Lots of red eye with the flash. Quality was all over the map but that was
because I used the camera is several different lighting situations.
Bottomline,
it’s a good little camera. Nothing
special, but a reasonable film point & shoot if you can pick one up for a
few dollars. I wouldn’t go out of my way
to buy one.
A few shots
Model Anastasiya - Industrial lighting - flash didn't go off |
Model Anastasiya - Industrial lighting / partial shadow - flash went off |
Model Anastasiya - In Studio with fluorescent lights - flash didn't go off |