Konica pop-10

The nice thing about having low expectations about something is that there is a better chance of them being exceeded.  The Konica pop-10 falls into this category, it looks like a toy it functions like a toy but it takes pretty good pictures non the less.

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I can’t find much information about this camera but what I do know is that it is plastic has a maximum aperture of  f4, which  can only be achieved with ISO 100 film and the flash on.  With 400 ISO film it appears to be stopped down to somewhere near f 16.  There is a photo cell beside the viewfinder that likely functions  to control the LED indicator for the flash warning as I haven’t seen any variation in speed from the shutter.  It has an interesting top plate that mimics a rangefinder even though it is fixed focus.  The flash is powered by a single AA battery and must be turned on manually once the clam-shell lens cover has been slid back.  It’s easy to use and really delivered sharp well exposed images with it’s 35mm lens.