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This I meant, a bit better looking with the m.zuiko 17/1.8

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Not so much Gear Porn as a latest acquisition.....

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Agfa Isoly that's been in the family since the early 70s and a few vintage photographic paper boxes containing my dad's First Communion cards from 1948.
Just a couple of days ago, I got a mint one myself. Paid too much ($10), but it was my first camera, which the old ones presented me. Fond memories!

Next step after was the Zenit 3M with Helios-44.
 
Hey, I've still got my Trust F@mily Cam lying around too. Windows no longer supports it as a webcam though.
But might still take pictures, though, In full 0.6 Megapixels glory :D.
It did outlive my first Sony pocket digital.
 
Hey, I've still got my Trust F@mily Cam lying around too. Windows no longer supports it as a webcam though.
But might still take pictures, though, In full 0.6 Megapixels glory :D.
It did outlive my first Sony pocket digital.
0.6 Mpix. What a luxury! Will anyone ever need that many pixels?

Mine is a more modest 0.1 Mpix in high resolution 352x288. Or on economy setting, with memory for a whopping 80 pictures in lo res 176x144!
 
I wonder, if you put those pictures in Windows folder now, would the resulting thumbnails be bigger than the images they reference? 🤔

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I'm looking for some pictures from this camera on some old CD's.

Problem is they are so small, and therefore very hard to find...

Anyway, I just had this camera for a couple of months before buying a more advanced one, according to the surviving receipts of this and the next: Mustek gSm@rt 350. With EVF, but no real display. But that one I did sell off.

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Mustek's New GSm@rt 350 - World's First Digicam To Incorporate Kopin's CyberDisplay™

Mustek Systems Inc. is pleased to announce a new addition to its current digital camera family, the GSm@rt 350. Incorporate with Kopin's color CyberDisplay™ LCD, GSm@rt 350 is a 350K pixels VGA resolution (640x480) Digital Still Camera (DSC) that is not only compact in size but also versatile in functions.

Mustek is the world's first vendor to incorporate Kopin's CyberDisplay™ technology to DSC. Two to three times the resolution of a 90000 - 110000 pixel 1.8" - 2.0" LCD display, the CyberDisplay™ is an Active-Matrix Liquid Crystal Display (AMLCD) that has 320 x 240 full color resolution.

The result is the bright vivid color images (76800 pixels) mimicking having a PC monitor built-into a camera that enables viewing of the most realistic virtual images one or four at a time even under direct sunlight.

True framing and exposure feedback, what you see is what you get, while significantly reducing power requirements.

In addition to the 1MB of built-in memory, the GSm@rt 350 also provide a standard CompactFlash card slot to allow the freedom of expanding and portability.

The USB interface provides an efficient way of transferring the captured image to your PC/Notebook.

The unique Bus Power design requires no battery power while USB is connected, therefore, no power adapter will be needed.

The design of alkaline battery support allows the user to purchase them anywhere. Only 3 batteries supports up to 1,000 shots.

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Wow! But still a long way from 0.6 Mpix.
 
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Since I am starting over with a brand new Fuji kit. I decided to retire my trusty hot shoe cover which has been with me on a X-Pr0 2 or X-T2 through shooting in a hurricane, crazy off road trips, and many other adventures. So I ordered a new cover from Artisan Obscura for the new kit, and all the adventures to come.

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Eric's post brought back memories of my own PenCam SD, a 1.3Mp wonder that was modified with a switch that allowed it to be plugged into an R/C receiver and triggered remotely. Back then I thought the images were so cool. In the example, I got a selfie from an altitude of around 300 feet.

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My colleague at work, a big Fuji fan as well as a buyer of Olympus film cameras and manual glass, well he's forgotten all about that and only has love for this, which he purchased on a trip to Japan just before covid. As an every day take to work camera, I have my GR III and he has this. I think he's enjoying himself more.

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My colleague at work, a big Fuji fan as well as a buyer of Olympus film cameras and manual glass, well he's forgotten all about that and only has love for this, which he purchased on a trip to Japan just before covid. As an every day take to work camera, I have my GR III and he has this. I think he's enjoying himself more.

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Wow, I just checked on eBay, and the cheapest one can get a mint version of one of those little cameras is $850 USD, with some asking prices much higher than that.
 
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