Point & Shoot

Here you will find a list of all the point & shoot film camera reviews that have been published on 35mmc. Point & Shoot film cameras are small and mostly pocketable. They are the more basic variety that allow the photographer to concentrate on just framing/composition.

A lot of point & shoot cameras are still very affordable, but it’s fair to say that some have fallen foul of become cultishly popular – often for very little reason beyond buying trends perpetuated through social media.

As with all the content on this website, if you find something of interest, you can find more similar products by clicking on the tags you will find at the bottom of the reviews.

20 January, 2016

Canon AF35ML Review – A Curious incident – by Torsten Kathke

By Torsten Kathke

Pray, listen! I give unto you another review of mine. It is, as per the challenge of Hamish Gill, Esquire, Lord of Range, purveyor of most excellent essays and sundry for her Ma...

6 December, 2015

Minolta Explorer Freedom Zoom Review (Riva Zoom 70W) – by Benn Murhaaya

By Benn Murhaaya

Earlier this year, while I was visiting San Francisco, my photographer friend Arachide presented me with a bulky yet interesting looking compact camera – A Minolta Explore...

21 October, 2015

Minolta Hi-Matic AF2 Review – A Camera Between the Ages – by Torsten Kathke

By Torsten Kathke

Look at that, my second review for this site: the Minolta Hi-Matic AF2. It is not the most compact of compacts, and it’s a bit off an odd beast, having autofocus but manua...

2 October, 2015

Minolta Riva Mini Review – by Torsten Kathke

By Torsten Kathke

If you ask me, on any given day, “what’s in your jacket pocket?” the answer is likely to be “that’s none of your business.” Then again, if we...

23 August, 2015

Olympus mju-iii wide 100 review

By Hamish Gill

This little Olympus mju-iii wide 100 became a deviation from a path. If I’d followed the results of a little poll I did, I’d be reviewing the Petri Color 35 now. But...

7 August, 2015

Konica AiBORG Review – Big/ugly/horrible… Good lens

By Hamish Gill

In accordance with my recent poll - which I later found out was rigged by a mate of mine with a "sense of humour" - Here is my review of the Konica AiBORG...

13 July, 2015

Fuji DL-500 review – Tiara’s older brother – by Benn Murhaaya (NSFW)

By Benn Murhaaya

You may remember my review of Fuji DL Super Mini from a while back, that was something like a crown jewel at the top of the DL line. Now, let’s delve into not-so-top (but...

10 July, 2015

Konica Mermaid – One roll mini-review

By Hamish Gill

The Konica Mermaid is also known as the Waterproof Konica Big Mini, the Konica big mini is a camera I wanted to like but ultimately found quite annoying to use, it just felt unr...

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