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As of 2011, one rare remaining [[35mm film]] camera available through consumer retail channels was the '''Cobra Crystal'''. This is an all-plastic [[trashcam]] with a [[fixed focus|focus free]] "27mm Optical Lens" and a weak AA-cell-powered electronic flash. It has a one-element 27mm lens which gives significant blur everywhere outside the center of the frame. By [[Lomography]] standards, its USD ~$10 retail price may be considered a bargain.
 
As of 2011, one rare remaining [[35mm film]] camera available through consumer retail channels was the '''Cobra Crystal'''. This is an all-plastic [[trashcam]] with a [[fixed focus|focus free]] "27mm Optical Lens" and a weak AA-cell-powered electronic flash. It has a one-element 27mm lens which gives significant blur everywhere outside the center of the frame. By [[Lomography]] standards, its USD ~$10 retail price may be considered a bargain.
  
The Cobra Crystal is clearly the [[Jazz 207]] under another name, and shares that model's see-through colored plastic front panels. The Cobra corporate website does not acknowledge this analog aberration amongst its offerings, however one cheap digital model advertised there seems suspiciously similar to the [[Jazz JDC 9]] <ref>[http://cobradigital.com/specs/1/DC345.pdf PDF: Model DC 345 manual] from [http://cobradigital.com/index.php Cobra Digital]</ref>.  Other brandings that use this body style include the [[Bell and Howell 250]] and the Sakar.
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The Cobra Crystal is clearly the [[Jazz 207]] under another name, and shares that model's see-through colored plastic front panels. The Cobra corporate website does not acknowledge this analog aberration amongst its offerings, however one cheap digital model advertised there seems suspiciously similar to the [[Jazz JDC 9]] <ref><!--Commented out link, page no longer present/available, please remove if not returned by 03/2019 [http://cobradigital.com/specs/1/DC345.pdf PDF: --> Model DC 345 manual formerly published at [https://web.archive.org/web/20070427163853/http://cobradigital.com/ Cobra Digital] (archived)</ref>.  Other brandings that use this body style include the [[Bell and Howell 250]] and the [[Sakar]].
 
 
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<!--Commented out link, page no longer present/available, please remove if not returned by 06/2017 *[http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_10104_020W875604110001P One online source for the Cobra Crystal], the US retailer [http://www.kmart.com/ K-Mart] -->
 
 
 
  
 
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Revision as of 05:30, 28 September 2018

As of 2011, one rare remaining 35mm film camera available through consumer retail channels was the Cobra Crystal. This is an all-plastic trashcam with a focus free "27mm Optical Lens" and a weak AA-cell-powered electronic flash. It has a one-element 27mm lens which gives significant blur everywhere outside the center of the frame. By Lomography standards, its USD ~$10 retail price may be considered a bargain.

The Cobra Crystal is clearly the Jazz 207 under another name, and shares that model's see-through colored plastic front panels. The Cobra corporate website does not acknowledge this analog aberration amongst its offerings, however one cheap digital model advertised there seems suspiciously similar to the Jazz JDC 9 [1]. Other brandings that use this body style include the Bell and Howell 250 and the Sakar.


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  1. Model DC 345 manual formerly published at Cobra Digital (archived)