Happy as a clam {shell camera} Cosina CX7

These three little clam shells have something else in common other than their method of opening. They all have a thumb wheel for advancing the film, which adds to making them look like toys or disposable cameras. The thing is they most definitely are not disposable, each of them sports a unique lens that out performs there appearance. Here are links to the Olympus XA2 and Konica Pop10 but this post is about my most recent use of the Cosina CX7.

My Cosina CX7 has been unused for several years now, mostly for the reason that I haven’t gotten back around to it. Two years seems to be just enough time without using a camera for me to feel a little sense of newness when using the old stuff. I was pleasantly surprised by the results particularly the exposure system which gave me a full roll of images that all scanned easily.

There is something so quirky about this cameras design too from it’s boxiness to the clamshell that slides up to reveal the lens. A lens which has as, you guessed it, a quirky 33mm focal length.