Canon Sure Shot Classic 120 pix

[Katastrofo]

This camera has been quite a surprise, the lens is a zoom that goes from
38-120mm, using Fuji Xtra 800 film:

at The Flying Monkey Arts and Theatre:














No flash used, but I think the meter performed well in the difficult lighting.

Walgreens processing/scans

And a little blurb about the camera:

http://www.mattdentonphoto.com/cameras/canon_classic120.html

[Katastrofo]

And a few more:

black angus and pecan, Fuji 400, my scan


SEP conversion, Portrait mode, my scan


another from the Fuji 800 roll, Walgreens scan

[Attila]

Portrait is truly excellent!

[symphonic]

[cooltouch]

I hadn't heard of this camera until a couple days ago. I discovered it when I was followng some links, reading up on another Canon P&S. The guy at that site offered only one photo at a rather small size, so it was hard to tell the quality, but he really liked it.

I have the AF35ML (aka Super Sure Shot), and have always liked its images. But its lens is fixed focus, albeit a fast one at 40mm f/1.9.

Now that I've seen some good examples of this camera's performance, I'm most intrigued. I did a search on eBay and apparently it's a rather well thought of P&S. Not cheap. But then this was the only listing I found and it is NIB.

Click here to see on Ebay

[walter g]

Nice results. It looks like they were around $200 USD when they were new.
I think I will keep an eye out for one.

[Katastrofo]

Attila, Toni, Michael, and Walter, thanks for stopping by. The metering is
superior to other point and shoots I have, the Ricoh R1E would be close
though. If any of you get this camera, be SURE to grip it on the right side
and turn the dial on with left hand. The reason for this is the flash pops out
every time it's powered up and if you're only holding it with left hand, not
paying attention, it will push right out of your hand, onto the floor, and mine
is ceramic tile in the kitchen. These shots were taken after it's fall, so
lucked out.

This is a grainy pic, but I still like it, flash would be impossible as it would
bounce off the windows:



This is with that expired Fuji 800 that Walgreens did for me.

[fish4570]

These are some really good shots, even creepy (1 and 3), with that rascal, Bill. Good find ...

[Rolf]

Hi Bill, very nice pics from an interessting location. The portrait is excellent and you managed the scan by yourself much better than the photo laboratory.
Congrats for your find and thanks for sharing.

[cooltouch]

Hey Katastropho,

Those Walgreens scans look pretty nice. What was the resolution? Was the last one also a Walgreens scan? Those that you did, if you don't mind my asking, what were you using at at what resolution?

[Katastrofo]

Paul, Rolf, and Michael, thanks for your comments, thought this was a dead
thread.

Paul, interesting place and I'm going back tonight to make a nuisance of
myself at a Halloween dance being hosted there.

Rolf, every once in awhile I get the pot right with scans at home, but it has
only happened with point and shoot 35mm pics, don't know why! I have
better luck with medium format with my cheap scanner.

Michael, the two I scanned are at 2400dpi, which is all I ever use for 35mm.
The last shot of the artist's workshop through the window was a Walgreens
scan.

[DigiChromeEd]

I'm sorry for resurrecting an old thread but I've been watching ebay for one of these cameras since first reading this thread. I won one tonight for £16 incl shipping.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/220857893983?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

[Katastrofo]

Edgar, congrats, looks like new and at a very good price.

You're in for a treat. Don't hold the camera on the flash side when
turning it on.

[DigiChromeEd]

[cooltouch]

I've been keeping my eye out for one of these ever since first reading this thread over a year ago. The other day, I happened to spot a clean used one with manual and box at shopgoodwill.com and was the successful bidder for a paltry sum.

http://www.shopgoodwill.com/viewItem.asp?ItemID=8874231

It may arrive as soon as Friday or Saturday. I'll run a roll of film through it and post my results here.

As I mentioned above, I already own an earlier vintage Sure Shot -- the AF35ML, aka Super Sure Shot, with the 40mm f/1.9 lens. That's a cool old camera -- made out of metal and has that fast lens and all. It does a good job despite its rather archaic AF technology by today's standards. But I'm looking forward to using the Classic because it has a zoom lens, and a good one as near as I can see. And I'm hopeful that it meters indoor flash a bit more accurately than my AF35ML does (it tends to overexpose flash exposures at close distances).

[Katastrofo]

Congrats, looking forward to seeing samples from you both!

[Katastrofo]

Well, I'm still waiting for your pics, but finally finished a roll of expired KG200 (2008) today
and here's one:


this was in an alleyway, splotches of sunlight

scanned on Epson 4490, and used the 'Personal' setting that I set up with no flash, spot metering.

Hope you guys didn't encounter any issues with your cameras.

[Attila]

Excellent ! I like play with light!

[Katastrofo]

Thanks, Attila, the camera meters quite well.

[cooltouch]

That's some tough lighting, Kat. The features on the face are somewhat blown, no doubt because the camera was placing a bit too much emphasis on the shadows. Great sharpness though.

BTW, I scored a clean SSC 120 off shopgoodwill a couple months ago. Paid $13 for it plus shipping. I've been procrastinating, though. Why on earth did Canon decide it needed two 3v CR2 batteries, I would like to know. Enough juice for the flash, I'm guessing? Almost $20 for batteries for a camera I didn't even pay that much for. Just to see if I can make sure it works, I plan to remove the 6v battery out of one of my A-series Canons and cut a piece of doweling to the right length and then cover the doweling with foil. That should work to test it out, but I'm figuring that if I use the flash, I'll drain that 6v battery pretty fast.

[Katastrofo]

CT, shop around the 'bay for the battery. I think I paid either $8.95 or $9.95 (with free shipping).

The flare on her face is pretty much what I saw when I told her to move into the light. I live in a town where
bright jewel colors are hard to find. The graffiti caught my eye when we passed the alley.

Amazon has a good deal for a 2-pack:

http://www.amazon.com/Kodak-KCR2-2-Lithium-Photo-Battery/product-reviews/B00006FXIP

[cooltouch]

Thanks for the heads-up on the batteries, Kat. Well, that's certainly a much better price. I just ordered a set. Glad I did, too. Apparently I had an item for my motorcycle sitting in my shopping cart at Amazon that I'd forgotten I'd put there. Looking forward to getting that item just as much as I am the batteries.

[Katastrofo]

That's good, CT, hope your camera has no issues. Did a BW conversion using
VirtualStudio:

[Attila]

Even better! Great subject for b&w conversion!

[cooltouch]

Wow, nice. The high contrast in the B&W really works. Sure doesn't look like a P&S took that shot.