I picked up the Canon Powershot SX 730 HS for a great deal. This could be an option if you are looking for an every day type of carry around point and shoot compact camera.
In late 2016 / early 2017 I took this camera (along with the Olympus Stylus Infinity) on my wedding / honeymoon trip to San Diego, California. I must say I was quite pleased with the results of both cameras. I will do a review on the Olympus as well.
The Minolta Hi Matic AF 2 is a funny little camera. It has manual wind and rewind and just about everything else is auto. The shutter speed, aperture, and focus is all auto and only auto. There are no manual overrides. The only other option the user can manually control is the ISO, which goes from 50 to 400. The viewfinder is nice and bright. The camera feels good in the hands. There is a switch that turns on the flash when desired. One other option that the camera has is a self timer. Oh, and I almost forgot… There is a tripod socket on the bottom. During my trip I shot around 6 rolls of 24 exposure film with this camera and I think I MAYBE had 1 or two frames where I missed focus. I must say, I was quite pleased with the results.
Cons:
- Some might say the manual wind and rewind but that does not bother me
- I wish the ISO went up to 1600 or at least 800
Pros:
- Feels great in the hands
- Great build quality. Built in Japan
- Awesome… Sharp… lens
- flash can be turned on or off by the user
- great battery life
Over the last year or so I’ve been interested in shooting with fully or mostly fully automatic cameras. I found this Nikon RF 2 at a local thrift store and bought it for under $5 U.S. This camera feels good in the hands. While it’s mostly plastic it has more weight than I expected. It’s well built for being all plastic and it was made in Japan.
There is a switch that turns on the camera by opening up the 35mm lens. There are two buttons on top. One triggers the shutter and the other is for the self timer. There is a tripod mount on the bottom. There is one switch on the side which opens up the compartment for the film.
Pros
- Well built for being plastic
- Built in Japan
- light
- nice lens
- feels good in the hands
Cons
- It is a plastic camera, would rather it be metal
- flash fires when camera thinks necessary (no flash on / off button)
