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Photo supreme mac review1/27/2024 ![]() I’m a big fan of the Nikon 元5AF and the Olympus XA. But really, who would bother with all that for a snap of the chums? Just let me hold it in my hand and have a look. Maybe I didn’t use a magnifying glass or a computer to try and see the differences. ![]() Maybe my artsy-fartsy eye isn’t the greatest. I’d be delighted I had my Canon Sure Shot Max and not one of those high end compacts. There’s not a camera I’d rather be carrying if I drank a bottle of Jameson and fell into a swimming pool (purely hypothetical). No other camera of mine holds that distinction. Hell, there’s plenty of other cameras I do have that are far superior, but there’s none I care so little about. There’s plenty of cameras I’d rather have. It ain’t bad! There’s a doo-hickey on the side for a strap. ![]() There are apertures and f-stops, shutter speeds and switches, and you can even turn the flash off with a thingamabob. It takes a picture when you push the button. As far as functionality goes though, it’s dynamite. It’s delightful for glancing past while looking at more ascetically pleasing cameras. It’s terrific for its unremarkable existence. ![]() A quick shot with the iPhone I did’t feel like scanning the prints (they look much better in hand).Īw shoosh, here I am rambling, let me sum it up: The Canon Sure Shot Max is the perfect camera not to care about. I know I used the Canon Sure Shot and Yashica T4 for most of them but I can’t remember what’s from what. Here’s a few prints I made in Ye Olde Darktoilet, that’s what I call my darkroom. Eat your liver Yaschia T4! You and me are quits. Not a bit of difference between the prints from cameras that cost 400 times as much as the Sure Shot. With all that in mind I put a few rolls of Kodak 400TX in the Canon Sure Shot Max, developed it in some D76, and printed on Ilford Pearl 5×7 paper. If I wanted to print larger or more thoughtful photos I’d use my Nikon F3 or Yashicamat 124g. I’m after the junk drawer of point-shoots now and I’ll tell you why as long as there is a prime lens on the camera, there’s hardly any difference in the final product I produce which is the darkroom print. I usually print 35mm snaps on 5×7 paper, it’s an enjoyable size for family photos shot with a compact camera. Fujifilm Velvia 50 Kodak 400TX Kodak 400TX Kodak 400TX Kodak 400TX Kodak 400TX Canon Sure Shot Max Kodak 400TX I can be as careless as I please handling the Sure Shot which is comforting as I tend to treat cameras pretty rough. I don’t want to say it’s a “hero”, cause what’s a hero? The Canon cost me $4 on eBay if I drop it or lose it at the bar I’m not gonna be heartbroken. So what’s a fella to do after scouring all the garage sales, thrift stores, and neighborhood attics for fancy cameras? The days of lusting after a mint Ricoh GR21 are over. That’s why I like the Canon Sure Shot Max.įor the hobby there’s film, chemicals, photographic paper, darkroom supplies I certainly can’t drop 400 bucks on a pocket camera. With the price of coveted compacts getting higher by the day, I decided I had enough. I’ve got a wife and kids, a mortgage, car payments, utility bills, and food of course. Of course I want a Contax T3, maybe a Nikon 35Ti, the Minolta Tc-1 or a Fuji Klasse S/W, but those prices….forget it. Nuts to that! I balk and scoff every time I go on eBay these days. That was over a year ago and they are listed at $400 now. It seems just yesterday I sold my Yashica T4 on eBay for $250. I love point-n-shoot 35mm cameras yet I’ve come to hate the price. I was recently on the lookout for a point-n-shoot film camera. Actually, I always am.
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