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A cheap and cheerful plastic camera designed for 35mm film. With fixed focus and shutter speed and a small aperture it fits into the "toy camera" category. Very small and lightweight. Assembled in China for the American [[Vivitar]] company. ISO 400 film is recommended.
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A cheap and cheerful plastic camera designed for [[35mm]] film. With fixed focus and shutter speed and a small aperture it fits into the [[toy camera]] category. It's very small, lightweight, and fragile. It was assembled in China for the American [[Vivitar]] company, mainly for sale in far eastern markets, sometime in the 2000s. [[ISO]] 400 film with only 24 exposures (to prevent strain on the shutter release spring) is recommended.
 
See also the similar IC 101 Panorama.
 
See also the similar IC 101 Panorama.
 
== Specifications ==
 
== Specifications ==
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* No batteries required.
 
* No batteries required.
  
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Revision as of 00:33, 1 March 2010

A cheap and cheerful plastic camera designed for 35mm film. With fixed focus and shutter speed and a small aperture it fits into the toy camera category. It's very small, lightweight, and fragile. It was assembled in China for the American Vivitar company, mainly for sale in far eastern markets, sometime in the 2000s. ISO 400 film with only 24 exposures (to prevent strain on the shutter release spring) is recommended. See also the similar IC 101 Panorama.

Specifications

  • Fixed focus.
  • Manual film advance.
  • Small aperture (approx. f/11) for large depth of field.
  • Wide angle 24mm lens.
  • Shutter speed fixed at 1/85s.
  • Lens cover opens and closes at the same time as the shutter.
  • Hot shoe for clip-on flash.
  • No batteries required.