The lens is probably focused around 8-10 feet, or 2.5.-3.0m. With the flash switched on, the aperture opens up fully to F/3.8, but only when the ASA is at F/100-200 when at 400, the aperture goes to back to F8, (from F/11-16) got that?įocusing fixed, manual states from 4.6′ (1.3m). When setting the ASA to 400, the aperture goes to about F/11-16, see images below. Weight and size camera with batteries, 9.2oz (261g). Price K-Mart blue light special around $45 in 1989.īuild material black plastic body with a clear plastic window over the view finder, flash signal, and film reminder slot. Made in Malaysia.ĭate of manufacture late 1980s, early to mid 1990s? Oddly, the Olympus trip S uses the same basic camera but with a minor face-lift. Name Canon Snappy 30, similar to the Canon EZ, Canon Snappy K, CB 35 or Prima Junior in Europe. So is this a super rare model, made only for a brief period by mistake? Or was it so awful that Canon doesn’t want to remember it? Either way, let’s take a closer look at the Canon Snappy 30. It looks like the Snappy 30 is a stripped down version of those models. I see plenty of Canon Snappy ‘EZ’ and Prima Juniors, but they do not exactly match my model, and have slightly different features. Oddly, I can’t seem to find a single page of information on Google for this particular model, even when scouring the Canon Museum site. I still get a kick out of running a roll through it every once in a while the technical image quality is pretty good, about the same as a top line $900 cell phone camera, but much quicker and easier to operate, and a whole lot less expensive pick up a nice copy on ebay for less than $10, or even less at a garage sale. When I bought it way back then I didn’t think I’d be using it almost 30 years later. At the time I thought I’d take a few rolls of what I needed, toss it in the drawer, and eventually it’d head to a garage sale or dumpster. I wanted to take some pictures of a house I was renovating, and did not have any other camera available. Counts down during film rewind.Īutomatic rewind with the lock release button and rewind switch.I bought this weeks review camera brand new in 1989 it was a K-Mart blue light special blister-pack model and I think I paid about $45 for it. Resets automatically when camera back is opened. When camera-shake warning lamp lights, pull out the flash switch to activate the flash.Īfter opening camera back, align film leader at mark then advance to frame 1 automatically by pressing the shutter button. Metering range of EV 8.6 – 15 (at ISO 100). SPC for fully automatic program EE with two shutter speeds. Battery check and camera-shake warning lamp provided. Controllable shutter speeds from 1/20 sec. Triangulation system with near-infrared beamģ5mm f/3.5 (4 elements in 4 groups), quick lens cover provided.Įlectronically-controlled programmed shutter and aperture. Fully automatic 35mm Lens-Shutter autofocus camera
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