There will be an article coming soon that discusses the cameras in more detail and provides alternatives! Watch our socials to see. Thanks for watching! - Connor

I use a Leica Mini II for 8/9 months now, I feel like no one is searching for it..

yeah they should make a list of more popular cameras. Plus the Leica/ Contax ones are overpriced too much, not everybody could get one.

@@NamBungTo Hey there! If I can be honest with you, not everyone needs a Leica/Contax. These are luxury items within the small luxury niche of film photography, and we think they're priced accordingly. Even when they were new, these cameras were not available to everyone. The same is true for Leica rangefinders and many medium format cameras. There are not enough of them to meet the demand, so prices go up. They are not overpriced simply because not everyone can buy them. This list is the most searched & most popular, as chosen by Google search data. Hope that helps! - Connor

@@Kamerastore fuck an article do a video

I live in one of “that” part of the the world where film photography is nearly forgotten and you have no access to neither camera nor any rolls or absolutely anything related. And i wanna learn and try🥺😭

Thanks for watching, John! - Connor

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it. (-: - Connor

Thanks for watching! It can be hard to tell sometimes with quirky electronics! (-: - Connor

My T2 doesn’t do anything when switching from AF to MF, wandering now if mine has issues but it doesn’t looks at all, actually I think it’s a problem if it does like in the video

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Glass by Hoya...

Why can't you stand the Olympus?

@@TheSweBro It's too small, I don't like tiny cameras, although I am getting used to it.

@@ceritat625 ah I see!

It's always interesting to think about how photographers nowadays view cameras differently than they did back in the day! Thanks for watching!

@@Kamerastore well I was a teenager and probably knew less about what I was doing than the average person who is spending thousands of dollars on a T2 :)

It's not really, there are many great cheap alternatives available. The image quality differences will be very small. Personally I think anyway that it's nonsense to look for the best possible analog camera. Then you might as well get a digital camera. Analog is great for its unique look and little imperfections. So if I were you I'd get a cheap film camera and start shooting! Maybe one of your family members even has an old camera laying around. That's how I came into an Olympus OM-30 which works perfectly.

@@jeejbeej great point

I tend to agree with you, Daniel! While the high-end compacts have an allure, I'm generally a bigger fan of something I won't be afraid to use. Thanks for watching! - Connor

Hey Sebastian! Here's the article you were looking for! Thanks for watching! - Connor kamerastore.com/a-leica-shootout-minilux-vs-cm-vs-minilux-zoom/

The Prego line is full of cool cameras! Great choice. As we say in the video, there are tons of cameras out there that can do 90%+ of what the popular models can. This is just a ranking based on Google Search results! Thanks for watching! - Connor

Hey Frank! Perhaps unfortunately, many people agree with you that the Mju and T2 are excellent. That’s precisely why they’re as expensive as they are! I’d recommend checking out the article version of this video (link in bio) where I make some suggestions for alternatives to these super popular models! Thanks for watching! - Connor

The compact market, more than any other camera segment, has exploded in popularity in the last few years! I think it has a bit to do with younger people being used to compact devices but loving the image quality compared to small digital offerings. Luckily, wonderful cameras like the XA haven't risen as much in price as the Mju-II or T3! Thanks for watching! - Connor

That's a great deal! The AF-1 is a camera I think will get a lot more popular in the coming years. Thanks for watching! - Connor

Awesome! Hopefully they continue to work and expose properly. Turning on and firing =/= working properly in our experience. Good luck with them! - Connor

@@Kamerastore let's hope so :) thanks!

Bought an Autoboy F recently, I didn't expect much but the photos came out so well and sharp for such an underrated camera. Not to mention the camera is even smaller than a iPhone 8, very convenient and easy to carry around.

Hey Nick! A point & shoot like the Leica Mini Zoom can be a great first camera for snapshots, party shots, and other candid moments, but the Leica is priced a bit higher than cameras with similar features because it comes from a well-regarded company. I'd suggest checking out compacts from companies like Minolta, Pentax, or Ricoh. The A-1 is a great choice, although it's gotten a lot more expensive in the past few years because of exposure through influencers. If you check out our blog post for the Top 10 35mm SLRs of 2022 ( kamerastore.com/blogs/posts/top-10-35mm-slrs-for-2022 ) you can find some other popular models as well as alternatives! Hope that helps! - Connor

Hey Ignacio! The simple answer is that, although the film community is very passionate, there is nowhere near enough of a market to dedicate factory space and R&D to producing film cameras outside of extremely niche, high-end products (think Leica) or extremely low-end products (think Ilford reusable 35mm camera). If you look at what film SLRs sold for new, adjusted for inflation they're around the same price as the newest digital gear. Simply put, very few would pay those prices these days with so much used gear out there. For example, a Nikon F3HP cost $449.50 US in 1985 (according to a catalog we have here). Adjusted for inflation, that's just over 1,160$ for the body alone. A Canon AE-1 Program with 50mm f1.8 lens cost the equivalent of $605.75. The reality of the situation is that film shooters have gotten used to prices being EXTREMELY (and unsustainably) low, which would make them hesitant to dedicate time and money to a new SLR that would be decidedly less capable than the ones that exist today. ----- Homemade/3D printed cameras like the Chroma come with many pros and cons. They're often designed to fill very specific niches (like panoramic/lightweight models) because they cannot compete directly with, say, a normal 35mm SLR. Their 35mm offering is a pinhole camera, and their 120 is a flexible multi-format system that functions more like a large format camera than something like a Hasselblad or Pentax 67. These cameras are alternatives for some, and can be had quite cheaply, but they're not replacements. Hope that answers your questions a bit! - Connor

lomo is doing it

I agree to some extent, Aaron! I'm constantly recommending Minolta Rivas, Canon Primas, and Pentax Espios (what IQZooms are called outside of the US) to people, especially the zoom models. They can do 90% of what the sought-after models can do, but for a fraction of the price! Thanks for watching! - Connor

I personally call them compact viewfinder cameras to differentiate them from more automatic point & shoots and higher-end cameras of the time that had focusing aids, like SLRs or rangefinders. Even some later cameras, like the Rollei 35 or Agfa Optima Sensor, fit this description. They can be really difficult to classify, and how we categorize them on our website has been an ongoing debate! There's no real right answer! Good question. - Connor

@@Kamerastore May I humbly propose "mini-panzer" as they are compact, mostly metal, and built-like-a-(German) tank.

This list was driven by google search results, not our opinions. That's just how the data works (-: thanks for watching! - Connor

They can still be found for that price today in second-hand stores! I bought one here in Finland for 7 Euro! It's an absurd deal considering how much they sold for new, and how great they are! Thanks for watching! - Connor

The Mju-II cameras are weather-sealed, so they're designed to withstand a splash or other moisture but earlier ones are not. Look for a sticker or an "all-weather" designation on the camera to know more. Otherwise they're made of the same plastic, glass, and metal as the rest of the cameras of the era so they can probably take a small drop but likely not much more. Mju-II cameras also commonly have degraded light seals inside the lens that leave ring-shaped light leaks on photos. This repair process is difficult and slow, so very few people will do it. Overall, they're basically the same as most other mid-level point & shoots but with the plus of being weather-sealed. Obviously after 20+ years though the condition of individual cameras varies WILDLY and it's not reasonable to expect all Mju cameras to perform and behave the same way. - Connor

It's a great camera! Thanks for watching, Aaron! - Connor

In the 80s, I bought one for a girlfriend and liked it so much that I bought one for myself. The lens quality is superb!

Yeah, the zoom versions used to be much more than the fixed, but now its been reversed.

Point & shoots really aren't made for macro work. You can't see directly through the viewfinder, and most don't have focus aids at all to let you know if you're in focus. Probably your best bet is to find a camera with pure manual focus like the Nikon 35Ti, Contax T2, or Leica Minilux so you can at least be sure how far the camera is focused. An additional barrier to good macro work with compacts is wide focal lengths. Most macro lenses are between 60 and 100mm, IE slightly longer than normal. Most compacts are between 28 and 40mm. This difference in focal length and optical design makes macro work difficult. Hope that helps! - Connor

The flex cable can be changed and fix the E02 error.

"error E02" - If you get one fixed or it's currently functioning, I allow all these 'pop-out lens' cameras to Go-to-Sleep to limit the lens movement issues (the lens is stored & waiting in the 'ready-to-fire' position). Plus for many of these, when they go into 'Sleep mode', they save your settings !

The L35AD has a date back and the L35AF doesn't. Otherwise yes, they're the same camera! Thanks for watching! - Connor

Sample photos shown for a few seconds do very little to showcase a camera's innate abilities. The truth is that most point & shoots, in the right hands, can capture great images! It's about finding what fits best in your hand and makes you want to shoot, and that's why we're showcasing the cameras this way! If you're interested in some sample photos, we have an article on the Leica compact cameras on our site. The TLDR is that it's pretty hard to tell the results apart even when the cameras have different lenses! Thanks for watching! - Connor

Since this list was driven by search results, I'd err more towards the first one. The TC-1 was a high-end machine when new and didn't sell particularly well compared to cameras like the Contax T2 and Leica Minilux we see here. Very cool camera though! Thanks for watching! - Connor

The point & shoot market is a bit too volatile to pin down prices for specific models for more than a few months. Some go up, some go down, some stay the same. You can always check our site ( kamerastore.com ) for more info! Thanks for watching. - Connor

As the content is based on search history the Minolta TC-1 is not usually a high search camera, its an amazing camera for sure. But not so well known.

The Olympus P+S cameras take great photos, but the two Stylus model I’ve owned eventually locked up on me after a few years of use. So I’m kinda surprised at what people are paying for these models today.

Many higher-end point & shoots, like the Contax T2 and Leica Minilux, will have metal frames. Most compacts will have plastic frames though, even some that cost hundreds of Euro (Olympus Mju II, Yashica T4, etc.). Thanks for watching! - Connor

Oops! Sorry about that! Here's a link: kamerastore.com/blogs/posts/top-10-point-shoot-cameras-for-2022

@@Kamerastore thanks! :)

Just like the Minlux a SUPERB Summarit lens ! (the 'cheaper' version is the less desirable Zoom model) - But, the CM is far more expensive than the only slightly larger Minilux. - BTW, I own both Summarit units, but because of skyrocketing CM prices (more than double the Minilux), I'm fearful to use it in real-world situations...

You're right, but maybe they're doing it for a semi comedy effect, or maybe he can't pronounce it.

Youre right Brian, that's a pretty common issue with the Minilux. It's unfortunate since they're otherwise an absolute joy to shoot, but I bet it made some excellent images in 25 years! Thanks for watching! - Connor

@@Kamerastore Yes, the photographs were excellent, I was very disappointed with the problem this camera developed especially from a company like Leica. I owned an old pre WW2 range finder camera that worked perfectly. The photo's were a little soft but otherwise a great little camera, to be fair I always found my M6 a wonderful point and shoot even though not auto focus....look at Henri Cartier Bresson's work... he used Leica 35mm range finder cameras all the time....

"It's nothing more than an ornament now" - Why ? - It's TOTALLY repairable with the problematic flex lens cable now available for replacement (not an easy DIY repair though). Okay, now that you got it fixed : I allow all my 'pop-out lens' cameras to Go-to-Sleep to limit their lens movement issues (the lens is stored & waiting in the 'ready-to-fire' position). Plus for the Minilux when it goes into 'Sleep mode', it saves all your settings !

I believe it was #11 or #12 on our list! Remember, this list was driven by user data and search results, not our opinion. If your favorite camera isn't on the list, get people to search for it! Although prices may rise if you do 😉 thanks for watching! - Connor

Shhhhh

The Ti wasn't far down the list, but didn't quite crack the Top 10! I think there aren't many out there, and perhaps people would be surprised to see Nikon make a "luxury point & shoot". They're excellent cameras though! Thanks for watching! - Connor

We avoid saying what cameras are "best" because we can't pretend to know what's best for you. We're not you, and different cameras work best for different people. Many of these cameras are popular BECAUSE they bring unique features or high levels of quality to the compact market. What we have is data from search results and ads, and that's how we make these videos. Plenty of people like to see how trends change over the years with videos like this. It may not be interesting to you, but your opinion is not applicable to everyone. Thanks for watching! - Connor

"what's the best for what we pay?" - Well I own the (*problematic motorized lens movement) Leica Minilux, Nikon 35Ti, Contax T2 & T3 (love them all), BUT my favorite of these P&S models, is the rugged & weatherized Nikon L35 AW/AF (great optic & even low-mileage samples are still bulletproof bargains).