Film Fridays: Are premium 35mm compact cameras a waste of money?
(Digital Photography Review)

Photo: Dan Bracaglia Back in the 1990`s virtually every camera manufacturer produced a line (or multiple lines) of premium autofocusing pocket cameras. Many of these cameras packed excellent optics and great metering into impossibly small, easy-to-use bodies, making them perfect for capturing spontaneous moments. These days, with the resurgence of interest in film photography, these premium compacts are fetching high asking prices on the secondhand market. So are these (mostly) fantastic plastic pocket cams worth their asking price? Our pals at Kosmo Foto investigate... Read: Are premium 35mm compacts a waste of money? About Film Fridays: We recently launched an analog forum and in a continuing effort to promote the fun of the medium, we`ll be sharing film-related content on Fridays, including articles from our friends at KosmoFoto and 35mmc.