I was very excited to see this camera in a junk bin. I thought it might be the famed Mju II, but no. Still, it looked like a clean version and might possibly work. Plus it was only $3, awesome.
I walked around a couple of places, including Asakusa. The rounded design of the camera made it feel really comfortable to hold. I didn’t have a strap on it at that point, but it was small enough to hold in my tiny hands. It is literally a point a shoot, no zoom. The only thing you have to think about is the flash. There are four flash settings auto, auto-s, off, and fill-in. It reverts back to auto on shutdown. The auto-s is for red-eye reduction.
The lens is a 35mm 3.5f minimum. It was released in 1992 and has magnets which move a mask in front of the film for panorama shots. Now, when I scanned the film I saw white lines on some photos. I wasn’t sure if it was the scanner or the mask. Looking closely at the negs I could see it was a scanner issue. Phew.
Here is my test roll.
I prefer the closer shots to the landscapes. The tree trunk and Starbucks cup especially show the great focusing effects of the camera. Despite the issues with the film and scanner, I really like the camera. I have already put in my last purple Lomography roll, which I don’t like. Maybe this camera will change my mind.
Keep or sell: I actually sent this camera to a friend.
I used a Lomochrome purple in this camera. Read about it here.
These images are beautiful.
Thank you.
It did very well! As I’ve said before, your “test shots” are way better than most people’s regular shots. I especially like the the scooter pic and the buildings, and the signs and the… wait they’re all really good! A keeper to be sure.
Thank you, you are very kind. I do live in a pretty place though.