Small size, full metal construction, built-in date/time/titling features, relatively fast lens (f 3.5), backlight compensation (just remember to select it!), powerful flash, wide film speed support (some APS cameras limited to ASA 100, 200 or 400), Excellent photo quality.

Red eye with flash pictures (has red eye reduction feature, but it complicates picture taking), Hard to see "reverse Galileo" framing indicators in low light or when wearing hats with visor, No "zoom" capability (of course that''s why the lens is so fast & sharp).

This is a GREAT pocket camera! It takes fantastic "snap shots" - perfect for traveling and groups of friends/family. Of course it''s 28mm (similar to 35mm lens on a 35mm camera) is not best suited for portraits, distant sporting events, etc., but otherwise I have no complaints. I keep this camera with me whenever I''m taking pictures even if I''m using something else (digital, 35mm SLR, etc.) as my primary camera. That way I can grab the Konica to take quick shots between lens changes, film changes, during breaks/meals, etc. For $30 this camera was a STEAL - about the equivalent of 3-4 dispoble cameras!

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Other 35mm autofocus & fixed focus cameras from Ricoh & Minolta.

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this camera completely died after 1.5 rolls of film--it has great features, but poor quality

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Nice look
Quality lens and exposure acuracy

It's APS. (The processing is expencive.)

HIGH QUALITY PICTURES.
Wish smaller size and more manual controls or overrides, midroll change possibility.
Seems Konica is discontinued this camera. It is pitty. Now Canon Fuji and Olympus are taking the top of APS market. Konica entered the APS market with nice products, but now I do not see something extraordinary.
Tooday I would prefer some of Canon's IXUS.

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Sutter repair was covered by the warranty.
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The only APS camera I used.
Several 35 mm SLR, p&s, rangefinders. Mid format SLR and TLR.

Compact, metal body. Excellent lens and exposure accuracy. The "TV MODE" is great for computer screen shots.

Minor: too many captions in too many languages.

i shoot professionally and sell P/S in a retail enviroment. Of all the APS cameras out there, two stand out for image quality and exposure accuracy: the Konica BMS100 and Olympus Centurian-S.

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Almost every APS model 1998 to present except the Rollei models and Nikon's Nuvis-S.

Pocket sized
Selection of controls
Sharp lens, good autofocus
Range of shutter speeds

Small size means red eye with indoor flash.
Galileo-type viewfinder lines lose visibility if you wear a hat or are not in bright light.

An excellent, rugged camera with an outstanding lens. Prints are always sharp with good color and contrast. Controls allow good manual selection of flash and shutter modes. I bought it 18 months ago and it has been the workhorse camera for all kinds of family events & trips. It has been a stellar performer. Panorama shots in APS are great fun, but don't expect sharp enlargements beyond 8x12 from any APS negative, even from a quality lab.

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sharp optics
compact design
metal case

viewfinder is not the real image type

This $30 camera produces pictures better than the
$100 Nikon Nuvis Mini and the $400 Fuji Endeavor
4000ix SLR APS. It's discontinued so get one while it's still available. This is the best camera you can get for $30 period!

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nikon nuvis mini
fuji endeavor 4000i

Very Small. Very sturdy design due to the full metal housing and the lense that pops inside the housing when the camera is not turned on. I bought this camera to take picture on mtb rides and the metal box shape seems to hold up real good. The lens is of pretty good quality for the pictures I take. It doesn"t have a zoom though. Several nice features on the camera like several flash-modes (anti-red eyes) and slow shutter sync. And the 3 format APS thing is nice even though I always use the H format to get the most out of the negative.

No zoom.
APS requires a special scanner or special hardware to go with a scanner. Negatives offer the best scan and APS kinda makes it real difficult. The smaller frame also doesn't offer 35mm quality, but it will do for what I shoot on the mtb.

Very small and sturdy camera with APS format. Works fine if no zoom is required.

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No problems or questions so far.

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