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My daughter is going on a school trip next year and she would like to take a film camera. She has an Olympus IS200 which does the job but is quite bulky.
What she really needs is a compact camera with autofocus and maybe a zoom option(Although not really needed). I don't want it to be too expensive in case it gets lost. So can anyone recommend some? Thanks David |
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https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F333341169947 Something like this Pentax would be ideal. Most of the big brand 35mm compacts can give decent results. I like the Olympus mju with a zoom lens. The fixed lens mjus are silly money. You may want to look at 35mm compacts that use aaa or aa batteries some of the compacts have expensive bats.
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I may be able to help.
I have two that might suit which I would be prepared to part with and be happy to see used rather than in a cupboard: Pentax Espio120SW (Date) in its box with case and instructions Olympus mju-III wide-100 (all weather) The choice is yours. I have put batteries in them and they both work. My only reservations about these cameras is that they are quite noisy and with the Olympus the flash insists on popping up and it decides whether to fire or not and won't expose if you close it down. I would include the battery if you want to pursue this but Royal Mail have become funny about batteries in the post. Mike |
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Thats very kind of you. I think she will be going to some museums so the Olympus may be an issue with the flash so the Pentax may be the best bet if thats ok with you. Not to worry about batteries as I have several types. Thanks David |
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Well that is the sort of thing I do, well done that person .. |
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The light conditions may be fine for a range of film speeds but as the mju is fully auto and obeys the DX code on the cassette with no over-ride I'd be tempted to use a 400 speed film as a minimum just in case.
The best compromise if this is available to you Quendil if you have bulk loaded HP5+ and a Fuji 800 speed used colour cassette is attaching the HP5+ to that. If she is a fan of colour and thinks b&w is "old hat" then a new cassette of Fuji 800 or Portra 800 might fill the bill at a price Just a thought Mike Mike |
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Royal Mail may have relaxed a bit. When I was sending a camera last week, the guidance in the Post Office referred specifically to Lithium.
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batteries are posted every day except lithium |
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I think new batteries are ok as long as still sealed
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