Kyocera Super Weatherproof T5 35mm Film Camera
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- Film Type: 35mm
- Zoom Lens: Without Zoom Lens
- Camera Type: Point and Shoot
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Razor Sharp!
Pros
Inexpensive, high-quality
Cons
Low-power flash
Recommended it?
Yes
For years I was frustrated by compact cameras that consistently took incorrectly exposed, blurry photographs. I bought my T-4 Super because it was recommended at Photo.net as the point & shoot used most often by professionals. I figured I couldn't go wrong with that! I couldn't be more happy with this camera.
The Carl Zeiss T* lens is unbelievably sharp and contrasty. It will make you weep with gratitude for no longer having to suffer the injustices inflicted by the cheap zoom lenses, inadequate meters and cruddy autofocus mechanisms of the point and shoot cameras that dominate the market.
I shoot mostly slide film, and have found the metering on this camera to be up to the task of properly exposing this somewhat-delicate medium.
The autofocus has given me few "surprises". Usually what I intuitively expect to be in focus indeed is when I get my processed film back. When the situation has called for using the focus and exposure lock feature, it is simple to use.
The lens on this camera is really what it's all about. It is beautiful. Many people I talk to are put off by the fact that this camera doesn't have a zoom lens. If you try to pin someone down on why they are bothered by this, they get cagey and nervous, afraid to admit that they've been brainwashed by the evil marketing people into believing that they need a gadget camera with a low-quality-but-impressive-looking zoom lens. In desperation, one of my co-workers actually said "What if you need to take a picture of something on the other side of a river?" It could happen, but the tradeoff for being prepared for that oddball eventuality is accepting a lower quality for the other 99.999%. The fact is, for most situations you can use an accessory zoom: YOUR FEET. I'll take the decent quality, thank you. If I ever DO have to photograph something on the opposite bank of a river, and there is no boat or bridge, I can always snap the picture and have it cropped to the intended subject. The lens is sharp enough that the resulting photo will probably be as decent as the one taken with their 3x f/5.6 lens. Don't mistake me for a luddite; I like gadgets as much as anyone else. Just not when they are counter-productive.
Other plusses: Super Scope right-angle viewfinder. Take sneaky shots, or use it upside down held over your head for above-the-crowd pictures. Pure genius, Yashica. I'm also glad they made it weatherproof. That's come in handy more than once.
Minuses: Infinity focus mode resets after every shot. You have to press the mode button 5 times to get it back. Makes photography through windows a bit of a hassle.
If you want a camera to take decent photos with, get one of these. If a major requirement in selecting a camera is showing off wealth, impressing members of the opposite sex, or taking pictures of something on the other side of the river, it may not be for you.
Available with Quartz Data back for imprinting date/time in frame.
The Carl Zeiss T* lens is unbelievably sharp and contrasty. It will make you weep with gratitude for no longer having to suffer the injustices inflicted by the cheap zoom lenses, inadequate meters and cruddy autofocus mechanisms of the point and shoot cameras that dominate the market.
I shoot mostly slide film, and have found the metering on this camera to be up to the task of properly exposing this somewhat-delicate medium.
The autofocus has given me few "surprises". Usually what I intuitively expect to be in focus indeed is when I get my processed film back. When the situation has called for using the focus and exposure lock feature, it is simple to use.
The lens on this camera is really what it's all about. It is beautiful. Many people I talk to are put off by the fact that this camera doesn't have a zoom lens. If you try to pin someone down on why they are bothered by this, they get cagey and nervous, afraid to admit that they've been brainwashed by the evil marketing people into believing that they need a gadget camera with a low-quality-but-impressive-looking zoom lens. In desperation, one of my co-workers actually said "What if you need to take a picture of something on the other side of a river?" It could happen, but the tradeoff for being prepared for that oddball eventuality is accepting a lower quality for the other 99.999%. The fact is, for most situations you can use an accessory zoom: YOUR FEET. I'll take the decent quality, thank you. If I ever DO have to photograph something on the opposite bank of a river, and there is no boat or bridge, I can always snap the picture and have it cropped to the intended subject. The lens is sharp enough that the resulting photo will probably be as decent as the one taken with their 3x f/5.6 lens. Don't mistake me for a luddite; I like gadgets as much as anyone else. Just not when they are counter-productive.
Other plusses: Super Scope right-angle viewfinder. Take sneaky shots, or use it upside down held over your head for above-the-crowd pictures. Pure genius, Yashica. I'm also glad they made it weatherproof. That's come in handy more than once.
Minuses: Infinity focus mode resets after every shot. You have to press the mode button 5 times to get it back. Makes photography through windows a bit of a hassle.
If you want a camera to take decent photos with, get one of these. If a major requirement in selecting a camera is showing off wealth, impressing members of the opposite sex, or taking pictures of something on the other side of the river, it may not be for you.
Available with Quartz Data back for imprinting date/time in frame.
