35 Cameras Project, DL-400 Report

Holy smokes, not only did I buy the cameras, I'm actually getting film through them!

Last week I loaded the Fuji DL-400 with Walgreens 200 iso color film. My first look at the camera encouraged me....so many well thought out features in one P&S. I have to say, after this one quick roll at least, I'm not disappointed. It was a pleasure to use overall. There were a few small negatives on the ergonomics, like some very small buttons, but overall I found it pretty handy.

Best of all I think, the dual lens thing seems to have been a good design decision. Maybe it's just my preference for primes over zooms, but I found it easier to just switch between 35mm and 70mm without all that zooming in between. Seems to me that zooms encourage you to just jog the thing back and forth, trying to find just the right focal length. That feels like a distraction I can do without. Pushing a single button and having a longer lens felt much better.

So, let's get to the results. First off, please remember I'm just snapping away when I can with these things. Not going for high art...just pointing and shooting.

First a couple of low light, available light shots. No flash here, just braced the camera on a table or bar and shot. The DL-400 did a fine job of auto exposure. Both shots at 70mm. No complaints here. 

Flash was well regulated as well. I'm not a big flash fan, perhaps since in my unskilled hands it usually comes off as way too harsh.  Not so in the few flash shots I made. This one is at 70mm with the flash popped up. Not bad at all.

Oh...and 1 shot at 35mm. Did a bw conversion on this one, just cause I liked it better.

Overall, I'd say we've got a keeper here. By "keeper" I mean that I'd be comfortable with the DL-400 as the camera I have with me when I'm not really going out to take pictures. That may sound like faint praise, but it really isn't. When I go "out to take pictures" I usually carry enough crap to load down a small pack animal. As a camera to sit in my glove box, it fits the bill.

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I have the TF-500 too-the square shape of the lens barrel is also seen on many Ricoh Shotmaster cameras. Have owned a TF-500 for over a decade (about 20 years) and some years back shot some photos with it.