Topic: Latest addition to my camera collection is..

[Fluminian]

... a Olympus IS-1000 (IS-1). The camera has an extraordinary lens  according to camerapedia:

"The lens is a multi-coated 35-135mm f4.5/5.6 lens with 16 elements in 12 groups and including
an ED (Extraordinary Dispersion) objective lens element, providing sharp and contrasty images of
a quality approaching that of Nikon prime-lenses. "

Here is a picture of the camera and a photo from the first roll.

[Francois]

Oooh! ZLR  (slight mocking ooh!)

I have one somewhere that just kills batteries... that's about it.

[Fluminian]

Oooh! ZLR  (slight mocking ooh!)

I have one somewhere that just kills batteries... that's about it.

OK, but what does the "Z" stand for in that acronym?

[AJShepherd]

Zoom - I would think.

And are those two flashes on the top?

[Fluminian]

Zoom - I would think.

And are those two flashes on the top?

Zoom? You're probably right. They say  a picture is worth thousand words so probably  there are
two flashes on top of the camera. (i'm at work now so can't confirm it).

[Fluminian]

I'm home now and I'm confirming that there are two flashes on the camera. 

[Francois]

The two flashes are for redeye reduction.
And yes, it is a Zoom Lens Reflex camera

Or what I usually call an SLR with no removable lenses.

[Fluminian]

The two flashes are for redeye reduction.
And yes, it is a Zoom Lens Reflex camera

Or what I usually call an SLR with no removable lenses.

You don't need removable lenses with the range from 35mm to 135mm in one lens. 

[02Pilot]

Kind of reminds me of my Yashica Samurai Z: somewhat similar form factor and features (mine is a 12 element in 10 group 25-75mm (35-105mm full-frame equivalent) zoom, though of course mine is half-frame as well (as if it wasn't weird enough). The 1980s were an odd time....

[Fluminian]

I have enriched my collection with another ZLR - Ricoh Mirai 135. Lens has 15 elements in 13 groups
and shutter speeds range from 32/1 to 1/2000,  simmilar as Oly IS-1.

[Francois]

The yashica samurai was a strange beast. It was also sold under the Kyocera brand (who used to make Yashica) and came in both leftie and rightie versions for some models. Also, it's got vertical film transport making all the images horizontal by default.

Lots of design experiments went on during the 80's. Some of it was fantastic while other times were the worse. But still, it was a pretty awesome time.

[tkmedia]

Fluminian, all you need now is a canon photura and chinon genesis!

http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Canon_Photura/Epoca/Autoboy_Jet
http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Chinon_Genesis

[tkmedia]

Lots of design experiments went on during the 80's. Some of it was fantastic while other times were the worse. But still, it was a pretty awesome time.

like non 'user' replaceable batteries. "I gotta send this camera to fuji to have the battery replaced?"

[Fluminian]

Fluminian, all you need now is a canon photura and chinon genesis!

http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Canon_Photura/Epoca/Autoboy_Jet
http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Chinon_Genesis

That's my intention, tkmedia. I've got Minolta Riva Zoom 105i, Olympus IS-1000 and Ricoh Mirai 135 for the time being, but I see the
others in my future soon. All bridge cameras will be mine. Bwahahaha! 

[Photo_Utopia]

Has anyone seen or owned one of these?:
http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/camera/film/data/1986-1990/1990_ab-jet.html?lang=us&categ=crn&page=1986-1990

Mark

[jojonas~]

... a Olympus IS-1000 (IS-1). The camera has an extraordinary lens  according to camerapedia:

"The lens is a multi-coated 35-135mm f4.5/5.6 lens with 16 elements in 12 groups and including
an ED (Extraordinary Dispersion) objective lens element, providing sharp and contrasty images of
a quality approaching that of Nikon prime-lenses. "

Here is a picture of the camera and a photo from the first roll.

ooh! I had one of those! just recently sold it though. before getting a handheld meter, I used that. nice with spot metering

[Fluminian]

ooh! I had one of those! just recently sold it though. before getting a handheld meter, I used that. nice with spot metering

Yes, the spot metering is indeed very useful. Why did you sell the camera?

[AJShepherd]

This reminds me, I really must get hold of a battery for my Yashica Samurai and run a film through it.

That and some of the other cameras mentioned here do remind me of a time when camera manufacturers were willing to experiment with form.

[Fluminian]

This reminds me, I really must get hold of a battery for my Yashica Samurai and run a film through it.

That and some of the other cameras mentioned here do remind me of a time when camera manufacturers were willing to experiment with form.

You do that. I would really like to see images produced by the camera.

[Fluminian]

Here is an image taken with the Ricoh Mirai on Fomapan 200:

[Urban Hafner]

If I hadn't sworn of 35mm I would be in big trouble now That last shot is great BTW. I need to give Fomapan 200 a try when my stash of Fomapan 100 runs out.

[Fluminian]

If I hadn't sworn of 35mm I would be in big trouble now That last shot is great BTW. I need to give Fomapan 200 a try when my stash of Fomapan 100 runs out.

Thanks , Urban. 35mm cameras are half the fun of having photography as a hobby. The big cameras are pretentious and their size is  prohibiting,
though this 35mm camera (Mirai) is bigger than some medium format cameras. 
 

[Urban Hafner]

I just can't be bothered anymore to scan a whole roll of 36 exposures. And besides, they are not even square!

[Fluminian]

Hahaha!! Don't scan the whole roll. Select the worthy ones in the preview screen, and use this:

It's on sale for $35 on www.njuskalo.hr. 

[Urban Hafner]

But how will I know beforehand? I like to scan everything do a bit of PP and decide then. But that Fujica is a beauty. I just got one recently from eBay. Unfortunately it's broken.

[Fluminian]

But how will I know beforehand? I like to scan everything do a bit of PP and decide then. But that Fujica is a beauty. I just got one recently from eBay. Unfortunately it's broken.

My scanning software (came with the Canon Canoscan 9000f) shows me previews before scanning "for real". Too bad for your Fujica, but you can  get it repaired.

[Urban Hafner]

I guess I could try myself one day. After all I only paid 1€ for it. But it's actually not that bad that I have less cameras to use now. I will get to know each one better and will have results faster as I don't shoot with a different camera each day.

[Fluminian]

I guess I could try myself one day. After all I only paid 1€ for it. But it's actually not that bad that I have less cameras to use now. I will get to know each one better and will have results faster as I don't shoot with a different camera each day.

Interesting. I don't have a camera I haven't shot with and I would definitely shoot with different cameras on the same day,

[Urban Hafner]

Interesting. I don't have a camera I haven't shot with and I would definitely shoot with different cameras on the same day,

I have two small kids and I work from home. So I a) don't have much time for photography and b) don't get the chance to get out of the use very much. So it's hard to find the time to do much photography. I'm lucky if I find the time to shoot 1 roll of 120 a week.

[Fluminian]

I'm sorry, Urban. Didn't want to lecture you how to spend your time, but If I were you, I'd shoot the kids all the time. 

[Ordinal]

Oh, I have one of those IS-1000s - I went through a phase of buying old 80s/90s/early 2000s 35mm stuff that was posh in its day but which nobody wants now. This one cost me about ten pounds on eBay. I was playing with it this morning actually.

I didn't realise it was supposed to have such a good lens - I've only put one roll through it and that was some cheap consumer colour film. Maybe I'll stick some T-Max in it and take it out for a walk.

It has all sorts of cunning features, like the portrait mode which automatically zooms in and out for different types of portrait once you lock on, and I've been told the AF is really good in the dark. Thing is that the lens is really slow.

[Fluminian]

Oh, I have one of those IS-1000s - I went through a phase of buying old 80s/90s/early 2000s 35mm stuff that was posh in its day but which nobody wants now. This one cost me about ten pounds on eBay. I was playing with it this morning actually.

I didn't realise it was supposed to have such a good lens - I've only put one roll through it and that was some cheap consumer colour film. Maybe I'll stick some T-Max in it and take it out for a walk.

It has all sorts of cunning features, like the portrait mode which automatically zooms in and out for different types of portrait once you lock on, and I've been told the AF is really good in the dark. Thing is that the lens is really slow.

It's feature packed camera with a great lens. Here is an example from the expired roll of Kodak Portra 400.

[Fluminian]

Another solution for Urban 

Zeiss Ikon Tenax 24mm x 24mm frame format

[Urban Hafner]

You don't give up, do you?  But don't fear I won't be giving up 35mm after all (what a surprise). A Minolta Dynax 7 (with vertical grip) or a Dynax 9 are high on my list. And to go with it a 50mm f/2.8 macro lens, because I can never get close enough with other lenses. And maybe some Provia 400X for kicks.

[Fluminian]

You don't give up, do you?  But don't fear I won't be giving up 35mm after all (what a surprise). A Minolta Dynax 7 (with vertical grip) or a Dynax 9 are high on my list. And to go with it a 50mm f/2.8 macro lens, because I can never get close enough with other lenses. And maybe some Provia 400X for kicks.

At last! I thought you'll never succumb to the charms of the 35mm let alone to non-rectangular format. 
Minolta Dynax 9 is a great choice!  If I weren't such a Pentaxian I would get that camera too.

[jojonas~]

ooh! I had one of those! just recently sold it though. before getting a handheld meter, I used that. nice with spot metering

Yes, the spot metering is indeed very useful. Why did you sell the camera?

because I never used it, I guess? I liked it well enough when using it but I generally like wider lenses and/or more compact bodies for my 35mm. so off to someone more willing to use it went

here's a shot from it:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jonasfx/6086174173/#

[Fluminian]

So, buy Olympus IS-100s with 28mm-110mm lens which is more compact than Oly IS 1000.
I'm doing that anyway. 

Beautiful shot, jojonas~.

[zapsnaps]

Love the Fujica Rapid S2. This site is costing me so much money! That's another camera to add to my wish list

[Francois]

I actually sometimes find it useful to have a drool bucket near my desk 

[zapsnaps]

A drool bucket?! Now that's the one thing I don't have in the camera bag.

[Fluminian]

I actually sometimes find it useful to have a drool bucket near my desk 

Drool bucket!? Good one, Francois. I usually drool all over the place, but now
I'm getting myself a Drool Bucket (TM).  We all need one. 

[Francois]

 

[ambaker]

Has anyone seen or owned one of these?:
http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/camera/film/data/1986-1990/1990_ab-jet.html?lang=us&categ=crn&page=1986-1990

Mark

I have one sitting on my desk.  I haven't shot with it yet.  It is suffering from the sticky plastic covering disease.  The cushioned part of the casing has a sticky/tacky feel.  Need to clean it, or find a way to remove the stickiness. 

[Fluminian]

So, buy Olympus IS-100s with 28mm-110mm lens which is more compact than Oly IS 1000.
I'm doing that anyway. 

Beautiful shot, jojonas~.

And I did what I said I'll do. My latest ZLR is ...   Olympus IS-100S!  28mm - 110mm +screw-on lens 1.7x.

[Ordinal]

So partly based on this thread I got a Yashica Samurai X3.0 in the post yesterday... £22.50 + P&P + new battery which wasn't very much, so maybe £30 total. I put in a roll of expired Neopan 400 and took it out into the sun. It's a very different sort of beast to the IS-1000, being basically an high performance snaps camera with barely any manual features, but it's a lot of fun to use - I burned through the whole roll during a day when I was technically at work.

The vertical grip is pretty secure - it's one of the few film cameras I'd use one-handed, and with your other hand on top it's very solid indeed. The AF is... well, okay in the daylight anyway, not great in poor light, but it seems to have worked fine. And while I've not finished scanning the roll yet it appears that, even on 10+ year expired film and in half frame, it's given me surprisingly sharp pictures. WOULD FILMWASTE WITH AGAIN.

[Ordinal]

Apparently this TV commercial was shot with a Samurai:

TV commercial with Goldfish

[Fluminian]

Must be a fun camera, Ordinal. Being a half-frame camera going out with just one roll is plenty.   

[Fluminian]

You don't give up, do you?  But don't fear I won't be giving up 35mm after all (what a surprise). A Minolta Dynax 7 (with vertical grip) or a Dynax 9 are high on my list. And to go with it a 50mm f/2.8 macro lens, because I can never get close enough with other lenses. And maybe some Provia 400X for kicks.

At last! I thought you'll never succumb to the charms of the 35mm let alone to non-rectangular format. 
Minolta Dynax 9 is a great choice!  If I weren't such a Pentaxian I would get that camera too.

Being a die-hard Pentaxian didn't help me a bit when I was offered a Minolta Dynax 9xi body in 10/10 state for 60$.
Needless to say I bought it immediately and am now looking for a suitable lens.  I'm about to buy a 28-105mm 3.5-4.5
locally and am bidding for 50mm 1.7 on evilbay.   

[Fluminian]

Here it is: the Beauty and the Beast in one body.

[Fluminian]

Here is an image I took with the Minolta 9xi and the Minolta 28-105mm 3.5-4.5 lens.