I used a Kodak 110 camera for 5yrs in the Military. Got pics that were so good Kodak even bought some from me when I sent the film in for development (Overseas, on a ship, everyone sent their stuff back stateside for development). I've got 110 slides that are awesome. Only lost 4 cameras (the scene in "Good Morning Vietnam" where the guy got his camera snatched happened... more often than you'd think... EVERYWHERE. But if you caught the guy, a $40 camera at the end of a strap makes a surprisingly good weapon). Pentax Auto 110: I just picked up a NIB 110 & a NIB 70mm lens for $180 (camera was $100). Yes, some paid that much for the ENTIRE kit, but they can't say it's never been used. pbbbbtttt :-p Even though it's in Japanese, this chap has pretty much everything you'd care to SEE in a Pentax Auto 110... including how to trim the 110 cartridge to get it to meter correctly. "A picture is worth a thousand words" in practice. http://www.geocities.co.jp/Hollywood-Stage/4072/item/item.HTML This fellow has Pentax 110's for sale... but is on summer holiday. http://nwcollectorcamera.com/submini/default.htm Typing Auto 110 + Pentax into GOOGLE generates a surprising number of hits. Generally, once I started looking, there seems to be quite a bit of traffic centered around Pentax stuff. Not a clue if it's just because I started watching or if (as one dealer said) summer is ending & things are "picking up". 110 cartridges are still readily available at K-Mart's & the like. Asking for 110 film at the camera shop tends to generate the same look as if the clerk stepped in something foul. (Usually a hint I need to take my money elsewhere if they're going to be THAT snooty). Looking at the Pentax Auto 110 on the internet & reading the specs for the size is one thing. Holding the Auto 110 in your hand sends the cutesy scale right off the meter. lol Why in the world Pentax put so much time & money into such a tiny camera is beyond me. Esp when Kodak was pumping out 110's by the Millions... even GI-Joe & Barbie models. If they thought 110 film was going to be "the wave of the future" like COBOL or Fortran was going to be "the language of the future"... both concepts severly missed the boat. I used to make plastic injection molds. When I think of the WORK to get such a tiny body right, let alone get a production run going & make a quality product. Pentax could have made a LOT more money on a better, LARGER product. Their P3-P30 type cameras could have been plastic LX's for what they spent, & still charge the user P3 prices. (Though I do seem to remember Kodak sueing someone over copy-cat 110 cameras). Wish I'd found out about it 10yrs earlier... but then, I'd probably have had to pay the $245 for the camera (like the price tag on the box said) VS the $100 I just paid. Sometimes, ya just can't win for loosing. Scoot - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
