What do you carry for a pocket camera?

[Arlon]

This was my grandfathers pocket camera. I have it now but I doubt I'll carry it around too much.. I think they must have had bigger pockets.

Anyone ever try actually using one of these? Seems like everything works.


Shot with Nikon D200 and MF 28mm F2.8 vivitar (kiron) lens. 1/250s, f2.8, ISO 100.


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D200, D90, D70 (IR converted), D50, F2
Big box of MF lenses from 18mm to 600mm and a lot in between..

Favorites are the micro nikkors (55mm, 105mm and 200mm).

[LucisPictor]

Isn't it amazing to see the cams that our grandparents have used?

My pocket cam I take from this list:

Digital:
- Pentax Optio S (There is no pocket where this little gem does not fit into!)
- Kodak DX7440 (I need a bigger pocket for that.)

Film:
- Olympus 35RC
- Minolta Mi-Matic F
- Ricoh 500RF
- Leica C2 (the lens slides inside, so that's really a "pocketable" cam.)
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Cams in use: EOS 40D, EOS 350D, EOS 50e, EOS 500, Spotmatic SPII, EXA I & 1c, Zenit EM; Oly 35RC,Minolta Hi-Matic E & F, Ricoh 500RF, Yashica Electro 35 GS, FED-3b and some others...
Lenses in use: Asahi Pentax: 2.8/28;3.5/35;1.4/50;1.7/50;2.8/105;3.5/135;28-80 | Canon (AF):1.8/50;17-85;75-300 | Former GDR: CZJ Flek 4/20; Pentacon 3.5/30; Pentaflex 1.8/50; CZJ 2.8/50; CZJ 4/135; Pentacon 4/200 | Fujinon: 43-75 | Hanimex: 3.5/23; 4/100;80-200 | Hoya: 25-42;80-205 | Leica: Elmarit-R 2.8/35 | Mamiya: 1.8/55 | Minolta: 1.7/50 | Nikkor: 2.8/24;2/35;2/50;1.2/55;1.8/85;3.5/135 | West German: Ludwig 2.9/50; Meyer 2.8/100; Will 4.5/105; Schneider 3.5/135;Enna 3.5/135; Zeiss 4/135;Isco 4/135; Enna 4.5/240 | Olympus: 3.5/28;1.4/50;3.5/135 | Rikenon: 1.7/50;35-70 | Rollei/Voigtländer: 1.4/55;1.8/50 | Russian: Peleng3.5/8; Zenitar2.8/16; MIR2.8/37; Volna2.8/50; Industar2.8/50; Industar3.5/50; Industar3.5/5cm; Helios2/50; Helios2/58; MIR38 3.5/65; Volna2.8/80; Jupiter2/85; Kaleinar2.8/100;Tair2.8/135; Jupiter3.5/135; Jupiter4/135; Telear3.5/200; Jupiter4/200; Tair4.5/300;RF: Jupiter2.8/35;Industar2.8/53 | Sigma: 28-85;28-105(AF);17-70(AF) | Soligor: 28-105;35-200;70-220 | Tamron: 2.5/24;2.5/135;60-300;70-210 | Tokina: 28-105;80-200;12-24(AF);70-210(AF) | Vivitar: 3.5/17;2/24;2/28;2.5/28;2.8/28 | Yashica: 2/5cm | Other Japanese: Cosina3.8/20; Albinar2.8/28; Porst1.8/35; Beroflex 8/500; Spiratone28-200; Maginon70-210
Green are the lenses I shoot the most.
More? http://forum.mflenses.com/viewtopic.php?t=65

[nemesis101]

Hi, I carry either my tiny Konica C35 or a very trusty old Nagel / Retina 11c both of which serve me well...

The Konica, with its clean simplicity attracts attention from hardened film freaks, whilst the Nagel gets soppy sentimental looks from anyone over a certain age, who express pleasure that in the point and shoot digital age, quality of design and manufacture still exist in a camera over 60 years old...


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[Nesster]

In pocket, right now I'm carrying the Yashica T4. Next week probably the Retina IIa. I've also carried a Bessa 66 with great effect.

We'd received a morale-present for the Y2K night, so we could take photos of each other at work I never used the Vivitar plasto-cam until this year, when I realised it has a 28mm lens! It was fun, but it didn't even survive an entire 37 exposure roll.

That's the opposite extreme...
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[Seymore]

Sweeeeeet Arlon... LOL!!! Yep, bigger pockets.

I also have one of these... (Kodak No. 1A Autographic - Kodak Jr)



But you really need the original "pocket camera". (Kodak No. 3A - Folding Pocket Camera) It's actually huge! Folded it's 10"x5"x2"!



And mine also appear fully functional. But I've not shot film is quite some time, so no ideas how they will actually function.

Also, what's the last copyright on the inside of the back cover on your copy? Mine dates from June 21, 1898 to June 16, 1914. And, does yours have the stylus on the back?
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[Attila]

My father in low also used in 50th-es Kodak folder camera, still working I asked him to give me. I hope I can test it soon.
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Olympus E-1,Bessa L,Bessa RF,Olympus OM2n,Nikon FA,Yashica Eletro 35 GN,
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Carl Zeiss Jena:Flektogon 2.8/20mm,4/25mm,2.4/35,2.8/65mm,4.5/4cm Tessar, 8/500mm Fernobjektiv
Pancolar 1.4/55mm,1.8/50mm,1.8/80mm,Tessar 2.8/50mm,Biotar 2/58mm,1.5/75mm,1.5/7,5cm
Carl Zeiss: Sonnar 2.8/135,2.8/180mm,Tessar 4/135mm
Nikon: 3.5/20mm,2.8/28mm,1.4/35mm,1.4/50mm,1.2/50mm,2/50mm,1.8/105mm,2.5/105mm,4/200mm macro,4.5/300mm
Pentax: Pentax 1.2/50mm,1.8/85mm,4/200mm
Helios: Helios-40 1.5/8,5cm,Helios-44-1 2/58mm,Helios-44-2 2/58mm
Olympus OM: 3.5/18mm,3.5/21mm,1.4/50mm,3.5/55mm macro,2.8/135mm,2/90mm macro,35-70mm,60-250mm
Meyer: 4.5/35mm Primagon,Primoplan 1.9/58mm,1.9/75mm,2.8/100mm,Orestegor 2.8/135mm,4.5/40 Helioplan
Leica: 4/100 Macro Elmar,2.8/90 Elmarit last version
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[Poolhall]

Minox 35GT or digital Samsung L73
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Film: Pentax and Yashica's and a Minox 35gt
Lenses: Mostly M42 Pentacon and far too many Russian, Some Yashica,Pentax and some AF.

[Attila]

Phone LOL
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Olympus E-1,Bessa L,Bessa RF,Olympus OM2n,Nikon FA,Yashica Eletro 35 GN,
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Carl Zeiss Jena:Flektogon 2.8/20mm,4/25mm,2.4/35,2.8/65mm,4.5/4cm Tessar, 8/500mm Fernobjektiv
Pancolar 1.4/55mm,1.8/50mm,1.8/80mm,Tessar 2.8/50mm,Biotar 2/58mm,1.5/75mm,1.5/7,5cm
Carl Zeiss: Sonnar 2.8/135,2.8/180mm,Tessar 4/135mm
Nikon: 3.5/20mm,2.8/28mm,1.4/35mm,1.4/50mm,1.2/50mm,2/50mm,1.8/105mm,2.5/105mm,4/200mm macro,4.5/300mm
Pentax: Pentax 1.2/50mm,1.8/85mm,4/200mm
Helios: Helios-40 1.5/8,5cm,Helios-44-1 2/58mm,Helios-44-2 2/58mm
Olympus OM: 3.5/18mm,3.5/21mm,1.4/50mm,3.5/55mm macro,2.8/135mm,2/90mm macro,35-70mm,60-250mm
Meyer: 4.5/35mm Primagon,Primoplan 1.9/58mm,1.9/75mm,2.8/100mm,Orestegor 2.8/135mm,4.5/40 Helioplan
Leica: 4/100 Macro Elmar,2.8/90 Elmarit last version
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[maddog10]

I carry my Nikon D3 almost everywhere I go (even though I rarely use it ).
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DSLR: Nikon - D3, D80, D40 Canon- 5D
Film: Nikon - F5, F2, F, EM, FG, FE, Nikkorex Contax - G2 Mamiya - M645 Olympus - OM1 Praktika - LTL PLC3 Pentax - Spotmatic SP Yashica Electro 35 GSN Zenit - B
Nikon Mount Lens: Nikkor - 2.8/20 2.8/24 2/28 2.8/28 3.5/28 2/35 2.8/35 1.4/50 1.8/50 2/50 1.8/85 2/85 2.5/105 2.8/135 3.5/135 2.8/180 4/200 4.5/300 Micro 2.8/55 Micro 4/200 Zoom 3.5/36-72 3.5/43-86 4/70-210 Sigma - Zoom 2.8-4/35-70 Soligor - 3.5-4.5/28-80 4.5/80-200 5.6/95-310 Tamron - SP 2.8-3.8/35-80 SP 3.5/70-210 3.8-4/80-210 Vivitar - 3.8/19 2.8/28 (Series 1) 3.5-4.5/19-35 (Kiron) 3.5/70-210 Zenitar - 2.8/16
Contax Mount Lens: Carl Zeiss - Biogon 2.8/21 Biogon 2.8/28 Planar 2/45 Sonnar 2.8/90 Yashica - 4.5/70-210
M42 Screw Mount Lens: CZJ - Flek 2.8/20 Flek 2.4/35 Tessar 2.8/50 3.5/135 Focal - 2.8/28 Helios - 44-2 2/58 44M 2/58 44M-4 2/58 40 1.5/85 Industar - 50-2 3.5/50 Jupiter - 37A 3.5/135 Meyer Optik Gorlitz - Domiplan 2.8/50 MIR - 24M 2/35 1B 2.8/37 Pentacon - 2.8/29 1.8/50 2.8/135 Pentax - SMC 3.5/135 SMC 4/200 SMC 5.6/400 Rexatar - 6.3/400 Rokinon - 3.5-4.5/35-135 Sears - 2.8/28 2.8/135 4.5/90-230 Soligor - 2.8/105 3.5-4.5/28-80

[Farside]

I always carried an Olympus XA or a cheapy 110 cartridge cam, just in case. Now, I still carry the XA, but it takes turns, not so much in my pocket but in the vehicle, with other film cams of various sizes. For pocket ware I always have a phobile moan cam.
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[glockman99]

The Olympus XA2 is my pocket camera...It actually takes nice photos for a little 35mm camera.
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The cameras I use are: Nikon F3HP with MD4, (black) FA with MD15, N90s with MB10...All 35mm film cameras.
The lenses I use are: Nikon, Tokina, & Sigma.

[Séamuis]

Asahi Pentax MX and the smc-M 40mm 2.8
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Spotmatic II / Spotmatic F / Spotmatic ESII / KX / K1000 / MX / ME-F / superA / K110D / K10D
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Winder MX w/ Remote Trigger Socket / Winder ME II / Motor Drive A / Auto Bellows M Set
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M42: S-M-C Takumar 35 3,5 / S-M-C Takumar 50 1,4 / S-M-C Takumar 55 1,8 / S-M-C Takumar 85 1,9 / S-M-C Takumar 135 3,5
K: smc-M 20 4 / smc-M 28 2 / smc-M 35 2,8 / smc-M 40 2,8 / smc-M 50 1,7 / smc Pentax 55 1,8 / smc-M 50 4 macro / smc-M 85 2 / smc-M 135 3,5 / smc-M 200 4 / smc-M 40~80 2,8~4
KA: smc-A 28 2,8 / smc-A 35 2,8 / smc-A 50 1,7 / smc-A 100 2,8 macro / smc-A 70~210 4 / smc-A 28~135 4
KAF: smc-FA 43 1,9 Limited
KF: smc-AF ZOOM 35~70 2,8
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[Laurence]

I used to sneer at the lowly Minolta Freedom Zoom "all plastic" camera, but then one day I had to pull it out of the glove compartment (a poor place to keep a camera) to use, as it was all I had.

Found out it was actually capable of taking a decent shot, so now it's my pocket backup!(And I keep it in the insulated box with my other gear now).

Here's a shot from that little piece of plastic:

Mist on Ruby Beach Trail
Minolta Freedom Zoom
Plastic fixed aperture lens, probably about f:11

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Cameras in Use: Yashica Mat 124 w/ Yashinon 80/3.5, Revueflex 3003 w/ M42 lenses, Yashica Electro 35 w/ Yashinon 1.7, Voigtlander Bessa R w/ APO Lanthar 90/3.5, Contaflex 126 w/ Zeiss Pantar, Tessar, Sonnar, and Distagon

[Attila]

Larry you can take superb captures virtually with any camera ! Beautiful capture!
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Olympus E-1,Bessa L,Bessa RF,Olympus OM2n,Nikon FA,Yashica Eletro 35 GN,
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Carl Zeiss Jena:Flektogon 2.8/20mm,4/25mm,2.4/35,2.8/65mm,4.5/4cm Tessar, 8/500mm Fernobjektiv
Pancolar 1.4/55mm,1.8/50mm,1.8/80mm,Tessar 2.8/50mm,Biotar 2/58mm,1.5/75mm,1.5/7,5cm
Carl Zeiss: Sonnar 2.8/135,2.8/180mm,Tessar 4/135mm
Nikon: 3.5/20mm,2.8/28mm,1.4/35mm,1.4/50mm,1.2/50mm,2/50mm,1.8/105mm,2.5/105mm,4/200mm macro,4.5/300mm
Pentax: Pentax 1.2/50mm,1.8/85mm,4/200mm
Helios: Helios-40 1.5/8,5cm,Helios-44-1 2/58mm,Helios-44-2 2/58mm
Olympus OM: 3.5/18mm,3.5/21mm,1.4/50mm,3.5/55mm macro,2.8/135mm,2/90mm macro,35-70mm,60-250mm
Meyer: 4.5/35mm Primagon,Primoplan 1.9/58mm,1.9/75mm,2.8/100mm,Orestegor 2.8/135mm,4.5/40 Helioplan
Leica: 4/100 Macro Elmar,2.8/90 Elmarit last version
Please visit my Ebay shop to support my reviews !

[Laurence]

Thank you Attila!

Hey Arlon! I can't IMAGINE you NOT putting a roll of film through the Kodak! Aren't you curious about it?
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Cameras in Use: Yashica Mat 124 w/ Yashinon 80/3.5, Revueflex 3003 w/ M42 lenses, Yashica Electro 35 w/ Yashinon 1.7, Voigtlander Bessa R w/ APO Lanthar 90/3.5, Contaflex 126 w/ Zeiss Pantar, Tessar, Sonnar, and Distagon