So let me introduce you to the Nikon L35AF – unusually for me and my adventures in film so far it’s a fully auto everything point and shoot camera, and I love it!

This also allows you to mount a lens hood and cap, if you’re that meticulous about things. Focusing / ViewfinderL35AW AF, also knows as the Action Touch or the One Touch All Weather is a waterproof version. This version still has a 35mm f/2.8, but it is a different, arguably inferior lens than all of the predecessors.

The rest of the camera is plastic, but the battery door is really plasticy. It’s very badly built, and prone to breaking well before the rest of the camera. And once it’s warped at all, the batteries won’t engage properly, and the camera won’t get power. You have to hold the door in place manually, or the thing won’t run at all. p>Hey Ian!!... I don't think its nice to see the prices rising i was thinking of getting one of these cameras but it would cost me over 30 dollars not and i hear all these stories of people getting them for at most 10 dollars but most bay under 5 i hear.. Unfortunate for me i guess

Shooting is a smooth and effortless process. A half-press of the shutter release button engages the camera’s autofocus system. This active infrared system measures the distance to any subject framed within the central focusing patch indicated in the viewfinder and simultaneously brings to life a focus distance needle display which indicates clearly the point of focus. This methodology lends itself perfectly to the “focus and recompose” method of shooting, in which the desired subject is centralized, the shutter release half-pressed, and then composition achieved before finally pressing the shutter release button completely. An in-viewfinder LED light doubles as both a “subject too close” and an “insufficient light” warning. If this illuminates (which it rarely does) either turn on the flash, recompose the shot, or both. I took about three photos before the whole camera seemed completely broken. I was devastated. Happy Birthday, I don’t think so. Let’s jump right in – the lens isn’t that prone to flare I’ve found, still I use a (cheap & cheerful) screw-in hood most of the time – because it just looks cool and also protects the lens – I like to avoid UV filters if possible. Lens: 35mm f/2.8 with autofocus from 0.8m to infinity. It had 5 elements in 4 groups. 46mm filter thread. At that time, single-lens reflex (SLR) systems were long the Nikon cameras' stronghold. However, the trend of this new style was very strong and it involved and energized the entire industry. Similar cameras were released successively from individual competitors. Eventually the new trend motivated Nikon to develop compact cameras.