Vivitar CV35

INCLUDED ITEMS: 

• Vivitar CV35 35mm film camera
• Strap (attached)
• AA battery

CONDITION:  Pre-owned. Battery tested and fully working. Excellent condition, with normal signs of light use. Nine photos from the test roll of another Vivitar CV35 (taken with Kodak Ultramax 400) can be viewed in the images.

MORE ABOUT THIS CAMERA:  The CV35 was released by Vivitar in 1999 and designed for freedom and fun. Its most noteworthy attribute is its transparent body which came in a variety of colours - red, purple, blue, green, and clear. The other interesting thing about this camera is that it has a two-element lens (in two groups), which is a step-up from other similar plastic lens toy cameras. The in-built flash also marks a point of differentiation between the CV35 and a toy camera. These nice bits aside, the rest of the camera is very simple - both mechanically and operationally. It takes just one AA battery, the sole purpose of which is to power the flash - and the benefit to this is that the camera will still work perfectly well (minus the flash) once the battery has died (or without a battery inserted). The film confirmation window is handy too for checking whether or not a roll of film is loaded (and what type of film it is) without having to open the film door and potentially accidentally causing ruined frames. The wide-angle 27mm f/11.0 focus free plastic lens ensures dreamlike results in the photos with a lovely soft-focus feel not too dissimilar to a disposable camera. The advantage over a disposable though of course is that this camera can be loaded with film again and again, and it can handle a roll with 36 exposures (versus the standard 27 frames for a disposable camera). Whilst the CV35 is a lightweight plastic camera with a simplistic manual/mechanical design, it appears to be constructed quite well with the potential to outlast many other point and shoots. The shutter speed is fixed at 1/100 seconds, which suggests you are better off with a bit of awareness around selecting films with an appropriate ISO speed for the light in which you are shooting. As a rough rule, 100 ISO film will work well in bright sunlight, 200 ISO film will be appropriate with a touch of cloud or shade, and 400 ISO film will be the best choice for overcast days, sunsets, and at night with flash.

YEAR RELEASED:  1999
LENS:  Plastic lens (2 elements in 2 groups)
FOCAL LENGTH:  27mm
APERTURE:  Fixed at f/11.0
SHUTTER SPEED:  Fixed at 1/100 sec
AUTOFOCUS:  Focus free
FOCUS LOCK:  No
INFINITY FOCUS MODE:  No
MACRO MODE:  No
CLOSEST FOCUS DISTANCE:  1.5m
DX READING:  No
LCD PANEL:  No
FILM CONFIRMATION WINDOW:  Yes
FLASH:  Manual switch (on/off)
RED EYE REDUCTION:  Yes
FLASH RELOAD TIME:  ?
SELF-TIMER:  No
FILM ADVANCE/REWIND:  Manual advance / manual rewind
TRIPOD SOCKET:  No
POWER SOURCE:  1x AA battery
BATTERY LIFE:  ?

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