plastikcam.com       Mini Style Focus Free Camera

This is a so-called Focus Free or Toy Camera, a simple plastic camera. It is quite common and seems to be still availble, at least second hand. The design resembles vaguely to the Olympus Mju II.

Its main features are:

28mm wide angle plastic lens, focus free
Shutter ~ 1/100
Double Exposure Prevention, flash, lens protection slider
Size 114 x 62 x 36,  Weight 90 gr.

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The box.

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What's in the box: camera with strap, instructions.

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Camera front closed.
Flash switch under the flash.

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Camera back. Viewer, flash ready, film advance.

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Camera top. Shutter release only.


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Camera bottom. Rewind handle, film counter, rewind release (engages when pressed) and battery compartment. Takes one AA battery.

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Film compartment. Note the curved film plane, it helps against the vignetting of the simple plastic lens.

These are the ultimate basics of a camera, focus free, single shutter speed and fixed aperture. Point and shoot only. If you choose the right film, ISO 400 in general and ISO 200 on very sunny days, you can shoot outside photos that look OK. The rest will be "Lomo" style, but you can use flash for interior photos.

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