anthonymarsh Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 When people say P&S and in the case of the OP he really meant compact camera and not P&S. I was merely pointing out that any manual camera can be used as point and shoot if one knows how to use fundamental features. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 If compactness is not an issue, I would suggest the Minolta HiMatic 7S. In auto mode it offers programmed auto exposure. Or the aperture and shutter may be set independently. Not compact, but easy to use. If aperture priority rather than program is more important then either the Yashica MG-1 or GSN deliver with shutter ranging from a few seconds to 1/500 second. No real manual override, however, if the batteries are removed the shutter will operate a 1/500 second and the apertures can still be set. So it could be called a sort of limited manual operation, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machts gut Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 Maybe the Contax T, T2 or T3 come close to what you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbudding Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Maybe the Contax T, T2 or T3 come close to what you want. Contax P&S prices are a bit nutty. I sold off my T2 about 10 years ago for $200. I much prefer my Nikon SP. Not as portable, but pretty decent. And more fun to shoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBu Lamar Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Contax P&S prices are a bit nutty. I sold off my T2 about 10 years ago for $200. I much prefer my Nikon SP. Not as portable, but pretty decent. And more fun to shoot. Certainly but it's not p&s not compact. I thought about buying the T2 when it came out but didn't buy because it doesn't have full manual controls. I didn't know as an investment it's quite good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels - NHSN Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Certainly but it's not p&s not compact. I thought about buying the T2 when it came out but didn't buy because it doesn't have full manual controls. I didn't know as an investment it's quite good. Not a good investment in a conventional sense. The T2 is currently selling used around the same as it cost new, at least where I live. Considering inflation, it is not a good investment unless you include the joy you may have had during the years as your returns. The Yashica T4 on the other hand is selling at almost 3 times the price when new. In that perspective the T2 is still a bargain. Niels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_watson1 Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 These long-dead retro fashion statement "luxury" p&s cameras are never a "bargain" unless they're free--and working! Their distinction relied mainly on their prime lenses that easily bested the slow--often awful--zooms on most then-contemporary p&s cameras. Same iffy build quality with near-zero repair options now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbudding Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Certainly but it's not p&s not compact. I thought about buying the T2 when it came out but didn't buy because it doesn't have full manual controls. I didn't know as an investment it's quite good. Sorry, but the Contax T2 is a P&S. Your complaint that it lacks full manual controls verifies that. And it is definitely a compact camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBu Lamar Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Sorry, but the Contax T2 is a P&S. Your complaint that it lacks full manual controls verifies that. And it is definitely a compact camera. The Contax is but not the Nikon SP. While the Nikon SP is much more fun to use it's neither P&S nor compact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbudding Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 The Contax is but not the Nikon SP. While the Nikon SP is much more fun to use it's neither P&S nor compact. Agreed. But the Nikon SP is more fun! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBu Lamar Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Agreed. But the Nikon SP is more fun! It is but then never is a P&S fun. You just point and shoot what's fun is that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbudding Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 It is but then never is a P&S fun. You just point and shoot what's fun is that? People are different, even within my family. My older son just wants the shot to remember an event. My younger son, on the other hand, is interested in how changes in settings affect the image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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