Pentax Espio Mini (UC-1)
Oh no, my Pentax Espio Mini has developed a problem. The rewind motor is no longer rewinding the film all the way back after all the frames are exposed. The result is that I opened the back after the rewind only to find that the film was still there. I closed it quickly to limit the damage and then manually rewound the film in a dark bag (my backpack). So I think I lost about 4 frames near the beginning of the roll but more worrisom to me is the loss of my camera. I really like this little point and shoot and will have to begin a search for a replacement.
So what is so appealing about this camera? Well it’s extremely small, it has a fantastic 32mm f3.5 lens with three elements and has an accurate exposure system. The focus on this camera is very accurate with parallax correction in the viewfinder that allows framing when as close as the 12 inch minimum. I like that extra bit of view the 32mm gives over other cameras like the Olympus Stylus Epic /Konica Big Mini/Leica Mini or Yashica T3 with their 35mm lenses. And aside from the Olympus it is the smallest of the bunch.
And now for the images. These are from the previously mentioned light struck roll.
