135compact.com

On this site you will find a comparison of small cameras for 135 film I own(ed). It's a personal choice, not a complete selection. It will be a kind of on-going project, whenever I come across an inexpensive really small one, I will try to test it.

A remark about my view of photography: There is nothing worse than missing a photo. A non-optimal one is still better than none. So I always carry a tiny camera in my pocket. I started with a Minox 35 in 1975 which was replaced by an Olympus XA in 1979. The XA stayed in my pocket for 30 years. I tried small digital ones in the 2000's, but it was only in 2009 when I came across the Canon S90 that I found one that was at least as good as the Olympus XA in my eyes. So it was digital for 12 years, the last camera was a Canon G9X. But this is over. I now have an old Huawei P30 Pro cell phone. Its 3 cameras are still top class. It even has a real 5x zoom lens and it can shoot RAW in case of. Not ideal either, but sufficient and very handy.

And still there is mostly a film camera in my jacket or coat, either a 120 film folder or a really small 135 film compact.

So here are some small 135 film cameras, full frame.
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Fujifilm ZoomDate F2.8.
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Minox GT.
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Minox GTE.
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Olympus XA.
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Olympus mju II.
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Fujifilm Super Mini
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Cosina CX2.
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Lomo LC-A
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Lomo LC Wide
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Elikon 535.
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Konica A4.
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Konica Lexio 70.
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Nikon AF600.
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Minolta TC-1.
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Agfa Optima 1535.
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Ricoh GR1(s).
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Olympus mju III Wide.
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Canon Prima Super 28.
(Canon Sure Shot Z70W)
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Panasonic C-625AF.
(Minolta Riva Mini)
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Rollei Prego Micron.
(Ricoh R1)
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Contax T
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Minolta Riva 70W.
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Fuji DL 500 Wide Mini
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Pentax Espio 24EW
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Pentax Espio Mini.
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Fuji Tiara Zoom
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Ricoh FF-9.
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Ricoh Hi-Color.
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Pentax Espio 145M
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Vivitar 35 EM.
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Olympus Superzoom 105G.
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Fuji DL-300.
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Konica Lexio 115.
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Braun trend AF-M
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Pentax Espio 738
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Konica Z-up 110 VP
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Konica Z-up 110 Super
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Pentax Espio 70
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Pentax Espio 120SW
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Konica Big Mini Ex
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Olympus Trip 200
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Canon Prima Super 130
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Canon Prima BF-80
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Yashica Zoomate 70
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Yashica AW mini
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Olympus mju I.
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Olympus AF 1 Twin
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Olympus AF10 Super
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Nikon Zoom 300 AF
(Lite Touch Zoom AF)
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Canon Prima Super 115u
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Ricoh FF-1
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Canon Prima BF-90
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Canon Top Shot
(Sure Shot Supreme)
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Konica Pop EF-88
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Nytech AF 3570
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Canon Prima 5
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Pentax Espio 928
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Rollei 35 S
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Konica Z-Up 125e
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Olympus AFL-T
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Samsung AF Slim Zoom
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Lomo Sardina Beluga
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Voigtländer Vito C
(Balda CA 35)
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Revue 35 FC
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Canon Prima Mini
(Shure Shot M)
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Panasonic mini&Zoom
C-2200ZM
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Minox AF mini
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Chinon Auto GL-S
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Samsung AF444wr
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Pentax Pino 35
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Minolta AF-C
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Minolta AF-E
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Zeiss Ikon Contessa S310
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Revue 28 AF
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Carena Twin
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Kneissel AF BF69
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Voigtländer Brillant 2x Zoom
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Rollei Prego 115
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Samsung Fino 105SE
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Carena Micro AF
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Elite 35 SFX
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Olympus AF10 Mini
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Nikon AF 240 SV
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Lomo 135 BC
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Polaroid 3000 AF
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Tronic AF 3590
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Vivitar Big View BV35
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Premier PC 845D
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Braun Trend Zoom 70 C-AF
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Chinon Monami
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Minox 35 ML
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Konica Pop EF 80
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Konica Z-up 140
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Vivitar R 600
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Accord AW 10000D
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Cosina CX7
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Pentax Zoom 105R
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Yashica Zoomate 105
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Voigtländer Vitessa 105
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Haking AFF






specs comparison page

size comparison page

Some half frame, sqare or odd format 135 film cameras.
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Ansco Memo II Automatic.
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Canon Dial 35.
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Fujica Mini.
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Lomo Agat 18K.
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Ricoh Auto Half SL.
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Taron Chic.
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Yashica Samurai X 3.0
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Kyocera Samurai Z2
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Yashica Rapide
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Yashica Mimy S
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Yashica 72 E
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Tessina L.
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Superheadz Golden Half
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Konica AA35 (Recorder)








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Beirette electric SL400
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Agfamatic 300 Sensor
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Kodak Instamatic 50
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Kodak Instamatic 133
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Kodak 133X
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Rollei A26
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Zeiss Ikon Ikomatic F
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Robot Star II
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Robot Star.
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Robot Junior.
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Robot Star 25.
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Robot Star 50.
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(Bolta) Photavit V
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Zeiss Taxona (Tenax).
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Zeiss Ikon Tenax (I)












half frame camera size comparison page

Other small formats, non-135,  like APS, 16mm,
110, 21mm and 8x11mm have been moved to a new subcompact cam site as they became too many.

Most compacts have a metering system, but if you are into historic cameras, here is a comparison between tiny accessory shoe light meters and some hand held ones. And a little page about the rangefinders WataMeter and WataCombiMeter, just in case... Both links lead to my 120 film page and open in a new window. So do the links to my other projects.

Here you will find the mandatory contact page. There are more of my projects if you are interested, about 120 film folders, about using manual lenses on a Sony A7, about plastic(k) cameras, about subcompact cameras, about instant photography and some odd camera models. All links will open in a new window.


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