135COMPACT.COM

135compact.com

On this site you will find a comparison of small cameras for 135 film I own(ed). It's a personal choice, not a complete selection. It will be a kind of on-going project, whenever I come across an inexpensive really small one, I will try to test it.

A remark about my view of photography: There is nothing worse than missing a photo. A non-optimal one is still better than none. So I always carry a tiny camera in my pocket. I started with a Minox 35 in 1975 which was replaced by an Olympus XA in 1979. The XA stayed in my pocket for 30 years. I tried small digital ones in the 2000's, but it was only in 2009 when I came across the Canon S90 that I found one that was at least as good as the Olympus XA in my eyes. So it was digital for 12 years, the last camera was a Canon G9X. But this is over. I now have an old Huawei P30 Pro cell phone. Its 3 cameras are still top class. It even has a real 5x zoom lens and it can shoot RAW in case of. Not ideal either, but sufficient and very handy.

And still there is mostly a film camera in my jacket or coat, either a 120 film folder or a really small 135 film compact.

So here are some small 135 film cameras, full frame.

Fujifilm ZoomDate F2.8.	Minox GT.	Minox GTE.	Olympus XA.	Olympus mju II.
Fujifilm Super Mini	Cosina CX2.	Lomo LC-A	Lomo LC Wide	Elikon 535.
Konica A4.	Konica Lexio 70.	Nikon AF600.	Minolta TC-1.	Agfa Optima 1535.
Ricoh GR1(s).	Olympus mju III Wide.	Canon Prima Super 28. (Canon Sure Shot Z70W)	Panasonic C-625AF. (Minolta Riva Mini)	Rollei Prego Micron. (Ricoh R1)
Contax T	Minolta Riva 70W.	Fuji DL 500 Wide Mini	Pentax Espio 24EW	Pentax Espio Mini.
Fuji Tiara Zoom	Ricoh FF-9.	Ricoh Hi-Color.	Pentax Espio 145M	Vivitar 35 EM.
Olympus Superzoom 105G.	Fuji DL-300.	Konica Lexio 115.	Braun trend AF-M	Pentax Espio 738
Konica Z-up 110 VP	Konica Z-up 110 Super	Pentax Espio 70	Pentax Espio 120SW	Konica Big Mini Ex
Olympus Trip 200	Canon Prima Super 130	Canon Prima BF-80	Yashica Zoomate 70	Yashica AW mini
Olympus mju I.	Olympus AF 1 Twin	Olympus AF10 Super	Nikon Zoom 300 AF (Lite Touch Zoom AF)	Canon Prima Super 115u
Ricoh FF-1	Canon Prima BF-90	Canon Top Shot (Sure Shot Supreme)	Konica Pop EF-88	Nytech AF 3570
Canon Prima 5	Pentax Espio 928	Rollei 35 S	Konica Z-Up 125e	Olympus AFL-T
Samsung AF Slim Zoom	Lomo Sardina Beluga	Voigtländer Vito C (Balda CA 35)	Revue 35 FC	Canon Prima Mini (Shure Shot M)
Panasonic mini&Zoom C-2200ZM	Minox AF mini	Chinon Auto GL-S	Samsung AF444wr	Pentax Pino 35
Minolta AF-C	Minolta AF-E	Zeiss Ikon Contessa S310	Revue 28 AF	Carena Twin
Kneissel AF BF69	Voigtländer Brillant 2x Zoom	Rollei Prego 115	Samsung Fino 105SE
			size comparison page specs comparison page

Some half frame, sqare or odd format 135 film cameras.

Ansco Memo II Automatic.	Canon Dial 35.	Fujica Mini.	Lomo Agat 18K.	Ricoh Auto Half SL.
Taron Chic.			Beirette electric SL400	Tessina L.
Robot Star II	Robot Star.	Robot Junior.	Robot Star 25.	Robot Star 50.
(Bolta) Photavit V	Zeiss Taxona (Tenax).	Zeiss Ikon Tenax (I)	Kodak 133X	Rollei A26
			half frame camera size comparison page

Other small formats, non-135, like APS, 16mm, 110, 21mm and 8x11mm have been moved to a new subcompact cam site as they became too many.

Most compacts have a metering system, but if you are into historic cameras, here is a comparison between tiny accessory shoe light meters and some hand held ones. And a little page about the rangefinders WataMeter and WataCombiMeter, just in case... Both links lead to my 120 film page and open in a new window. So do the links to my other projects.

Here you will find the mandatory contact page. There are more of my projects if you are interested, about 120 film folders, about using manual lenses on a Sony A7, about plastic(k) cameras, about subcompact cameras, about instant photography and some odd camera models. All links will open in a new window.

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