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Models & Brands: Pentax 1354, Kodak Preview, Pentax 1364, Minox 60200, Polaroid, Pentax 10444, Pentax 5534, Leica Z2X, Konica Minolta 5 QD, Leica Z2X
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Pentax 1354 Dimentions: 2.4 x 5.3 x 3.5 inches Weight: 1 pounds Price: $612.99
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Key features Pentax 1354
- Preview your image in any exposure mode with the electronic control mechanism
- Viewfinder and easy-to-read LCD panel help keep track of the settings
- Lens not included
- Autobracketing takes normal, under-, and over-exposed images
- 6-segment metering, center-weighted metering, and spot metering
- Model: Pentax ZX-5N 35mm SLR Camera (Body Only)
Review Pentax ZX-5N 35mm SLR Camera (Body Only) / Pentax 1354:Though the Pentax ZX-5N autofocus camera body has all of the popular attributes of its predecessor, the ZX-5, several sophisticated features-such as six-segment metering, center-weighted metering, spot metering, as well as a TTL phase-matching autofocus system-have been added. A single turn of the metering mode switch lets you select one of the three metering mode options, giving you full control in any lighting situation. The automatic exposure compensation, which works with the multipattern metering system in the autoexposure mode, lets you try many creative options. Pentax's original electronic control mechanism also lets you preview your image in any exposure mode. Simply push the preview button and you can pinpoint the exact in-focus area (depth-of-field) of your image in relation to the selected aperture. The TTL (through the lens) phase-matching autofocus system gives you high-quality, crisply focused images, no matter the lighting conditions. You get to choose between one of two autofocus frames-three-point or spot AF-whichever suits your individual preference or needs. The autobracketing is easy-to-use and automatically takes three different exposures: normal, under-, and overexposed of the same scene in 1EV or 1/2 EV steps; using a simple dial control, you can quickly shift exposure across a range of +/- 3EV in 1/2EV steps. This feature works when using flash photography, too. When you want to frame the same scene a little differently, you can simply push the memory lock button and your current settings are memorized for 10 seconds. [+]
This lets you recompose your subject without changing all of your settings. If the standard setting just doesn't capture the scene, you can switch to panorama mode at any frame on a roll of film. This is perfect for large group shots or landscapes. In addition, you can also set your own pace with three drive modes: single-frame advance, consecutive-frame advance at two frames per second, and a self-timer with a 12-second delay. With all of these options, it could be easy to forget what your camera's indications and settings are. However, the ZX-5N has a multidata, fixed pentaprism viewfinder and easy-to-read LCD panel so you can keep track of all your information, such as: the exposure frame number, exposure compensation factor, battery exhaustion warning, flash use recommendation, and recharge completion/incompletion. The LCD panel even has an automatic brightness level adjustment, so you can easily check your settings whether it's day or night. |
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Kodak Preview Weight: 0.09 pounds Price: $349.99
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Key features Kodak Preview
- Pictures available for immediate preview on 1.8-inch LCD screen
- 2.6x zoom lens
- Advanced Flash System
- Panorama mode, midroll change, auto film advance
- Choose the number of prints you want as soon as you take them
- Model: Kodak Advantix Preview APS Camera
Review Kodak Advantix Preview APS Camera / Kodak Preview:Kodak Advantix Preview is the first APS camera that lets you know you've got the shot. Preview screen lets you view your pictures right after you take them. You can choose the number of prints you want on the spot and skip printing of pictures you don't want. The camera features 1. 8" color LCD for preview screen with adjustable backlight. When you press the shutter button, the image is recorded on the film and, at the same time, captured by a digital sensor. To view the image on the Preview Screen, just press the Preview button. While viewing the image, you can use the Print Quantity Selection feature to order the number of copies you want printed. You can also change the picture format (CHP) to re-compose the shot or add a print title. The Print Quantity and picture format data are recorded on the magnetic layer of the APS film for the photofinisher to read. |
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Pentax 1364 Dimentions: 2.5 x 5.3 x 3.6 inches Weight: 1 pounds Price: $490.99
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Key features Pentax 1364
- Multidata LCD panel and LCD panel for easy access to settings
- Autopicture mode for hands-off exposure selection
- Memory lock memorizes current settings for 20 seconds
- High-precision, high-speed phase matching autofocus system (SAFOX IV)
- Lens not included
- Model: Pentax ZX-7 35mm SLR Camera (Body Only)
Review Pentax ZX-7 35mm SLR Camera (Body Only) / Pentax 1364:Featuring the innovative "Auto Picture Mode," the Pentax ZX-7 is so smart that it completely frees you from complicated exposure control! It will automatically select one of five Picture Modes: landscape, close-up, action, portrait or standard program based on your subjects' distance, lens focal length and movement, and tells you about its decision via the illuminated mode dial and the viewfinder indication. Packaged in a lightweight silver-and-black body, the ultracompact Pentax ZX-7 Autofocus camera body has an attractive round-edged design and its controls are conveniently positioned, making it easy and comfortable to operate. Also, with the innovative auto-picture mode, complicated exposure control decisions are no longer necessary. This feature automatically selects one of the five picture modes: landscape, close-up, action, portrait, or standard, ensuring that your image will be properly exposed. Once you've selected the auto-picture mode, the ZX-7 automatically chooses the autoexposure mode best suited for the scene you want to shoot. This selection is based on the subject's distance, lens focal length, and whether or not the subject is in motion. Once the mode is chosen, the camera "tells" you its decision via the illuminated mode dial and the viewfinder indicator. You can also manually select from the available picture modes, as well as two conventional autoexposure modes (aperture-priority AE and shutter-priority AE), metered manual, and bulb modes. In addition to the hands-off autoexposure mode selection, the ZX-7 has a high-precision, high-speed phase matching autofocus (SAFOX IV) system designed to deliver crisply focused images. The six-segment, multipattern light metering system calculates the optimum exposure, while the three-point wide focus frame enables pinpoint focusing, regardless of the lighting conditions. [+]
If your subject is in motion, the predictive autofocus function automatically detects the subject's motion and anticipates the subject's position at the time of shutter release, resulting in perfectly focused photos. When you want to frame the same scene a little differently, you can simply push the memory-lock button and your current settings are memorized for 20 seconds. This lets you recompose your subject without changing all of your settings. If the standard setting just doesn't capture the scene, you can switch to panorama mode at any frame on a roll of film. This is perfect for large group shots or breathtaking landscapes. With an exposure compensation of +/- 3EV in + 1/2EV steps, you can intentionally over- or underexpose your images, depending on the results you want to attain. You can also expose more than two images on a single frame to create multiple exposures. If you want to take three or more exposures on the same frame, simply press the multiple-exposure button after each exposure. For large group shots or to capture a beautiful landscape, simply switch to panorama mode-at any frame on the roll of film. The viewfinder image automatically adjusts to indicate the panorama format so you know what your picture will look like. With all of these options, it could be easy to forget what your camera's indications and settings are. However, the ZX-7 has a multidata LCD panel, with large icons and numbers, as well as an LCD panel with a green illuminator that brightens the panel to make data confirmation easier. The illumination dial clearly indicates which program is selected by the camera, or by you-even in the dark, as the selected mode is also indicated in your viewfinder display. |
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Minox 60200 Dimentions: 3 x 1 x 0.82 inches Weight: 0.2 pounds Price: $289.99
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Key features Minox 60200
- Measures 3.1 by 1.4 by 0.9 inches
- 15mm/f4.8 lens with 3 lens elements
- Central shutter speed at 1/125 of a second
- Manual focus from 3 feet to infinity
- Thumb wheel allowing one-handed operation advances film and readies shutter for next exposure
- Model: Minox MX Subminature 8 x 11mm Camera
Review Minox MX Subminature 8 x 11mm Camera / Minox 60200:A camera that has ambitions to become a classic has to feature an ingenious design, which will enthuse photographers for years to come. The concept at MINOX has always been to provide cameras with the smallest possible dimensions, demonstrating absolute precision and a top class design. That's MINOX. Past, present, future. Without having to compromise on optical performance, this small but powerful camera controls all required functions automatically. Using high-strength plastics reinforced with glass fiber, the Minox MX Subminiature Camera weighs in at a tiny 55 grams. You can concentrate on the subject and let your creative imagination run free. |
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Polaroid List Price: $49.99 Price: $60.00
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Key features Polaroid
- Built-in automatic flash
- Requires Polaroid 600 format film
- Focus range of 4 feet to infinity
- Switchable lens for regular or close-up instant shots
- Camera bag and 1 box of film included
- Model: Polaroid One-Step Kit - NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Review Polaroid One-Step Kit - NO LONGER AVAILABLE / Polaroid:The Polaroid OneStep 600 Express camera offers a contemporary design and snaps Polaroid's signature instant images. It features a focus range of 4 feet to infinity, an automatic flash with a 2-to-10-foot range, and a close-up lens for shots between 2 and 4 feet. The Polaroid OneStep 600 Express camera uses Polaroid 600 Platinum film to produce 3. 13-by-3. 13-inch exposures. The Polaroid OneStep Express camera kit contains a OneStep 600 Express camera, a camera bag, and Polaroid 600 Platinum film so you can get started snapping pictures right away. |
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Pentax 10444 Dimentions: 2.1 x 4.7 x 2.7 inches Weight: 1 pounds Price: $192.99
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Key features Pentax 10444
- Large, easy-to-read LCD panel provides you with a wide range of data on camera operations and settings
- Actual-image zoom viewfinder
- Red-eye reduction lamp helps to eliminate the unsightly effect of red-eye
- Built-in electronic self-timer with 10-second delay
- Extrememly flexible for shooting everything from landscape scenes to casual snapshots
- Model: Pentax IQ Zoom 80S 35mm Camera
Review Pentax IQ Zoom 80S 35mm Camera / Pentax 10444:Encased in a stylish body, the Pentax IQZoom 80S offers everything for quick, effortless zoom photography. Day or night, indoors or out, it performs with quality and in style. With a focal length range of 38mm to 80mm and a zoom ratio of approximately 2. 1 times, the IQZoom 80S offers excellent picture framing flexibility for a variety of subjects from landscapes to casual snapshots. The large and easy-to-read LCD panel provides useful exposure information at a glance. The IQZoom 80S' autofocus and auto exposure operation make it extremely easy for the user to take clear, high quality images time after time. The IQZoom 80S handles film loading, film speed setting with DX-coded film, film advance and film rewind automatically. Built-in automatic flash offers five modes: flash-on, flash-off (museum mode), slow shutter sync (sunset mode), bulb-sync (fireworks mode) and bulb (evening mode) for great pictures in any lighting condition. The red-eye reduction mode effectively helps to reduce the unwanted red-eye phenomena that may sometimes occur in flash shots. Backlight compensation mode makes good use of natural lighting (without a flash) to improve the balance of light between the subject and the rest of the picture. [+]
The actual-image zoom viewfinder adjusts the viewfinder image according to the selected focal length. It also offers a close-distance compensation frame, in-focus confirmation, close-distance warning, and flash recharge signal. The built-in electronic self-timer delays the shutter release by 10 seconds, allowing the photographer to join family or friends for memorable pictures. This feature also works well for time exposures. When the landscape mode is selected, the cameras focus is fixed at infinity to capture distant subjects in sharp focus. This mode also works well when taking pictures through a window or through bars at the zoo. |
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Pentax 5534 Dimentions: 2.2 x 5.3 x 3.6 inches Weight: 1 pounds Price: $280.99
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Key features Pentax 5534
- Wide variety of creative, yet user-friendly options
- Memory lock feature holds exposure settings for up to 10 seconds
- Crisp, sharply focused images, even if the subject is in motion
- Preview button lets you check the depth-of-field
- Lens not included
- Model: Pentax ZX-M 35mm SLR Camera (Body Only)
Review Pentax ZX-M 35mm SLR Camera (Body Only) / Pentax 5534:Like its sister models in the popular ZX-series, the ZX-M offers super-compact dimensions and straightforward, easy-to-read dial controls, but it is totally manual. It incorporates an array of creative and user-friendly features, including a multi-mode exposure system, an advanced light metering system, and a 1/2000-second high-speed shutter. As a result, this is the model for the next generation of photographers as well as those who want to learn the basic skills through creativity and fun. The ZX-M helps teach photography in a simple and easy way. The super-compact Pentax ZX-M camera has straightforward, easy-to-read dial controls, and it offers fully manual operation. It comes with a wide variety of creative, yet user-friendly options, including: multimode exposure system, an advanced light metering system, and a 1/2000-second high-speed shutter. You have the option of choosing one of four exposure modes: the hands-off programmed AE, the depth-oriented aperture-priority AE, the action-oriented shutter-priority AE, and the totally maneuverable metered manual. The easy-to-use exposure compensation lets you quickly adjust the exposure level within a +/- 3 EV range in 1/2 EV steps for bracketing or for intentional under- or overexposure. No matter the lighting conditions, from difficult backlighting to high-contrast situations, the ZX-M's autoexposure modes are designed to give you high-quality, properly exposed images. With the simple push of a button, the memory lock feature holds your exposure settings for up to 10 seconds, letting you reframe your shot without losing your settings. [+]
With a top shutter speed of 1/2000 of a second, this camera gives you crisp, sharply focused images, even if your subject is in motion. This high shutter speed makes the ZX-M ideal for sports and other action photography. The built-in self timer can help you avoid camera shake during slow-shutter and bulb applications, while the 12-second delay gives you plenty of time to get in the shot. The preview button lets you check the depth-of-field for your aperture setting before you shoot. This features ensures that you get the effect you're looking for. You can also take advantage of this function when the aperture ring is set on the "A" (auto) position. The external LCD panel and viewfinder display can give you a range of useful photographic data, including: external flash status, shutter speed, aperture, exposure compensation, and out-of-exposure coupling range warning, over- and underexposure indication in metered manual. |
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Leica Z2X Dimentions: 5 x 1.71 x 2.75 inches Weight: 1 pounds List Price: $309.99 Price: $199.99
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Key features Leica Z2X
- Stylish and fully automatic 35mm compact camera with date imprinting
- Bright real-image viewfinder allows for easy composition
- High-quality Leica Vario-Elmar 35-70mm zoom lens (f/4.0 to f/7.6)
- Passive autofocus system with automatically activated flash
- Automatic exposure with center-weighted metering and manual shutter speeds of up to 99 seconds
- Model: Leica Z2X Date 35mm Camera (Black)
Review Leica Z2X Date 35mm Camera (Black) / Leica Z2X:The LEICA Z(oom) 2X (with double focal length range) is an exceptionally elegant, handy, fully automatic 35mm-format camera with an excellent 35-70mm zoom lens. It is small enough to be stowed away in just about any pocket and thanks to its minimal weight it's a pleasure to have around all the time. Composing your pictures is delightfully easy with the brilliant real-image viewfinder of the LEICA Z2X. Everything you see will be in the picture. Clearly delineated markings for the autofocus field, close-up and panorama photographs are very helpful aids for perfect picture composition. And a clearly legible LCD display keeps you fully informed about all the important functions and settings. With the LEICA Z2X, you have everything under very convenient control so you can devote full attention to your subject. |
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Konica Minolta 5 QD Weight: 1 pounds List Price: $249.88 Price: $93.99
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Key features Konica Minolta 5 QD
- Selected Focus Area Indication
- Quartz Dating
- 7-Point Autofocus System with Wide Focus Area
- Fast Autofocusing that tracks even fast action & random movements effortlessly
- Built-in Flash
- Model: Minolta Maxxum 5 Date 35mm SLR Camera (Body only)
Review Minolta Maxxum 5 Date 35mm SLR Camera (Body only) / Konica Minolta 5 QD:So, you know about the high performance and superior image quality you can get with a Minolta Maxxum AF SLR camera, but you say that all SLR cameras are too big and bulky to carry around? Well, Minolta heard you. Maxxum 5 QD is the world's smallest and lightest 35mm AF SLR. It's easy to pack, carry, and handle, so you can instantly react on your creative impulses anytime and anywhere. Plus, the Maxxum 5 QD houses a powerful array of high-performance features that will quickly satisfy beginner photographers and yet be valuable tools for photo hobbyists. If you want a true take-anywhere SLR, the little Maxxum 5 QD is the big winner. |
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Leica Z2X Dimentions: 5 x 1.65 x 2.75 inches Weight: 1 pounds List Price: $399.99 Price: $199.99
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Key features Leica Z2X
- High-quality Leica Vario-Elmar 35-70mm zoom lens (f/4.0 to f/7.6)
- Bright real-image viewfinder allows for easy composition
- Passive autofocus system with automatic flash
- Stylish and fully automatic 35mm compact camera
- Automatic exposure with center-weighted metering and manual shutter speeds of up to 99 seconds
- Model: Leica Z2X 35mm Camera
Review Leica Z2X 35mm Camera / Leica Z2X:The LEICA Z(oom) 2X (with double focal length range) is an exceptionally elegant, handy, fully automatic 35mm-format camera with an excellent 35-70mm zoom lens. It is small enough to be stowed away in just about any pocket and thanks to its minimal weight it's a pleasure to have around all the time. Composing your pictures is delightfully easy with the brilliant real-image viewfinder of the LEICA Z2X. Everything you see will be in the picture. Clearly delineated markings for the autofocus field, close-up and panorama photographs are very helpful aids for perfect picture composition. And a clearly legible LCD display keeps you fully informed about all the important functions and settings. With the LEICA Z2X, you have everything under very convenient control so you can devote full attention to your subject. The Leica Z2X is a high-quality 35mm compact zoom camera that allows you to get the shot you need in almost any situation. The Z2X (Zstands for "zoom" and 2X stands for "double focal length range") boasts a fully automatic exposure control and focus system that ensures well-balanced exposures with maximum ease. It also has a manual override for more creative shooting. [+]
The flash activates automatically in low light or can be turned off altogether. The outstanding Leica Vario-Elmar 35-70mm zoom lens uses optical glass of the highest quality. Special coatings on the lens surface, combined with the best glass, are designed to capture true color as well as super-sharp, high-contrast images. The zoom has three settings-35mm, 50mm, and 70mm- covering most of the usual needs for scenes such as landscapes, parties, and portraits. A self-timer is included with a frontal flashing-light countdown of approximately 10 seconds. About LeicaSeventy-five years ago, the first Leica camera was introduced to the public at the 1925 Leipzig Spring Fair. At the time, it was by far the most innovative 35mm camera ever produced (as well as one of the very first). Since then, no camera in the world has been more widely acclaimed for continuously meeting the highest standards of excellence in both optical precision and design quality. Notably, many internationally acclaimed photographers such as Henri Cartier-Bresson and Sebastião Salgado have used Leica cameras throughout their careers. We think you'll find that Leica compact cameras maintain the same integrity as the M and R models used by the pros, but at more affordable prices. The lenses in all Leica 35mm cameras are still designed by the Leica optical department in Solms, Germany. Every compact camera is also tested for quality in Germany before being released. When you choose Leica, you are buying into one of the great traditions in the history of photography. |
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