I'd Toss you Out--In a Snap
Written: Nov 22 '00
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Pros: lightweight, easy to use
Cons: terrible, grainy, blurry pictures
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| elliejo's Full Review: Canon Snappy LX II 35mm Film Camera |
When traveling to Italy three years ago I decided to buy my first inexpensive point-and-shoot camera in order to have a camera ready and loaded with black-and-white film for pictures that would accompany some travel articles I was working on. That way my Minolta 35 mm. could stay loaded with color slide film for my major views, and the Canon, lightweight and easily tucked into a purse, would do its duty in black and white, right?
Wrong. My black and white shots came out grainy, blurry, so fuzzy that they appeared to be shot on a foggy day in London town, instead of a nice bright, late afternoon in Rome. Perfectly angled shots of a row of shiny motorcycle parked against the rich facades and ornate carved doorways of a curving Roman street came out nearly indistinguishable. In my shots of children at play by the Trevi fountain, the fountain is distinguishable, but poor quality. Those shots were irreplaceable—I might never again be able to find the streets where I shot some of them—birds on a telephone wire, pigeons gamboling in a puddle while fast cars and motor scooters streaked by, let alone those "perfect" moments.
I was so discouraged with the results from my Canon Snappy I was never even able to return to the store and discuss a refund. The subject of the lost pictures is still just too painful. Since Rome, I’ve tried additional rolls of black-and-white and one of color. The results are the same, fuzzy pictures that appear out-of-focus, are grainy and appear to be underlit—on bright days! While it’s true the camera is lightweight, easy to load, has a built-in flash for questionable lighting, it’s still pretty worthless to me. It languishes in a drawer until someone else tosses it out, so I can forget my bitter experiences with it.
Other people I know have great experiences with inexpensive, even throwaway little cameras. I will stick with my finely-tuned, manually operable Minolta and my new, fun digital still-camera. (See my review of the Panasonic Camcorder-digital still combination camera.) Until I get over it and try another throwaway or cheapie for my black and whites.
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Member: Eleanor Sullo
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