Konica Minolta Zoom 80c
INCLUDED ITEMS:
- Konica Minolta Zoom 80c 35mm film camera
- Case
- Strap
- CR2 battery
- Roll of Kodak Colorplus 200 (may vary due to availability)
CONDITION: Pre-owned. Film tested and fully working. Excellent condition, with only tiny marks and scratches around the body as seen in the images. The lens is in immaculate condition. Six photos from the test roll (shot with Fujifilm C200) can be viewed in the images.
MORE ABOUT THIS CAMERA: The Zoom 80c is a fun and capable point & shoot that was released in 2004 which was pretty late in the film camera game. It was a mid-level point & shoot retailing for €209 upon release (which is about €269 in today's terms). Its zoom lens offers a handy 35-80mm range, a little more versatile than some of the similar models like the Minolta Zoom 60. Perhaps the best thing about this camera is its quite fast top shutter speed of 1/500 seconds, which is ideal for helping avoid blurry results, especially when you're using the zoom.
The aperture range is f/6.0 to f/12 - which we like as it prevents any aperture wider than f/6.0 coming into play, meaning the background doesn't ever become too out-of-focus. However, if you are into that 'bokeh' (i.e. out-of-focus background) look, then this won't be the camera for you, and you should perhaps seek something that goes to f/2.8 or wider.
There's also some other handy features including focus-lock (where you can half press the shutter to focus on the subject and then move the frame before fully pressing and taking the shot), infinity-focus mode (great for ensuring landscapes are in focus), self-timer, red-eye reduction, DX-reading (100-400ISO), a tripod socket, and a relatively fast flash-reload time of 7 seconds. The flash is great too - and we wish we had some sample photos taken at night to show you - but Minolta's point and shoot cameras were renowned for having a great flash with excellent colour composition on photos taken at night with flash. Overall a classy performer with some handy functions that will absolutely do the job and provide some charming memories.
YEAR RELEASED: 2004
LENS: Konica Minolta lens (5 lens elements in 5 groups, 1 aspherical)
FOCAL LENGTH: 35mm - 80mm
APERTURE: f/6.0 - f/12.0
SHUTTER SPEED: 1/500 sec - 1/2 sec
AUTOFOCUS: Active autofocus system
FOCUS LOCK: Yes
INFINITY FOCUS MODE: Yes
MACRO MODE: No
CLOSEST FOCUS DISTANCE: 0.9m
DX READING: 2 Zone DX code (ISO 100/400)
LCD PANEL: Yes
FILM CHECK WINDOW: Yes
FLASH: Auto (with fill-flash, flash cancel, landscape/night view, and slow shutter sync modes)
RED EYE REDUCTION: Yes
FLASH RELOAD TIME: 7 sec
SELF-TIMER: Yes
FILM ADVANCE/REWIND: Auto advance / auto rewind (and forced rewind button)
TRIPOD SOCKET: Yes
POWER SOURCE: 1x CR2 battery
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