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The Big Mini 21 is a rather obscure point-and-shoot camera with a fixed 30mm f/4.5 lens produced by Konica around 1994. Sharing nothing physically in common with any other Konica product of the 1990s, and with the manual so far MIA on the internet, the BM-21 remains somewhat of a mystery in terms of functionality.


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Konica Big Mini F is the top-tier and the latest film camera in the series of mid-level Japanese point-and-shoots. It features a fast 35mm ๐’‡2.8 lens, quiet motors, and an updated shell design. This Big Mini sports relatively new mechanics, optics, and electronics, having been launched in 1997 (it's only 16 years old!)


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How I Used It. Konica Big Mini (BM-201) and a roll of Fuji Pro 400H which I didn't use for any of the photos below. The Big Mini is shaped like a bar of soap. It's very sleek, with power and shutter buttons on top as well as several buttons on the back for mode, timer, and rewind. The buttons, lens, and flash are all flush with the body.


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May 28 Take a look at Part I: Shooting the Konica Big Mini BM-201 [Review with Sample Shots]. It's been three years since I first posted about arguably the most affordable point-and-shoot film camera: the Konica Big Mini 201.


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Konica Big Mini - This shot shows fine edge to edge sharpness Overall, I like the Konica Big Mini. It does a solid job and if you see one for a good price, I recommend it as a decent point-and-shoot option. I guess you might ask whether you should choose a Konica Big Mini or an Olympus Mju II.


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The Konica Big Mini BM-510Z is a full automatic point-and-shoot compact that uses the 135 film format. It has the following specifications, taken from it's original manual: 35-70mm f/3.9-7.4 lens. 5 groups and 6 elements. infrared autofocus system.


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Konica Big Mini BM-201's design must've been an inspiration for one of the smallest and most capable point-and-shoot cameras ever made: Minolta TC-1. Launched six years prior, Big Mini featured a sharp ๐’‡3.5 lens in a handsome package complete with autofocus, autoexposure, and a very simple yet effective selection of compensation and flash modes.


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Big Mini F Specs History The Konica Big Mini F is probably the best model released for Konica's Big Mini line, and the last one with a fixed lens. In parallel, there were famous models with zoom lenses like the Big Mini BM-310Z or BM-610Z, which were never favorites among enthusiasts. These cameras were more intended for the consumer market.


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The Big Mini F is the latest top notch model from the high quality and legendary Konica Big Mini series. The Big Mini F was released in the late 90s. It is a very stylish and elegant camera with a sharp lens. 35mm f2.8 lens (4 elements, 3 groups) Closest focusing distance 0.35m Exposure compensation +/- 1.5 EV DX-codin


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Launched in 1990, the Konica Big Mini BM-201 is a a compact 35mm point and shoot film camera that originally sold for around $200 AUD / $130 USD. Here's a run down of all the Big Mini specs: Konica 35mm f3.5 lens, 4 elements in 4 groups, with a built-in skylight filter.


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A quarter century later, and with a little help from the internet hype industrial complex, the Konica Big Mini (model BM-201 in particular) has been revived and deified by the point-and-shoot community as a sleeper camera with incredible Konica optics - optics reportedly good enough for legendary photographer Robert Frank.


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Introduced in 1990, the Konica "Big Mini" BM-201, as well as the succeeding models in the series, remain to be a popular point-and-shoot choice for compact camera fans up to the present. Konica Big Mini ยฉ Alfred via Wikimedia Commons, Image used under Creative Commons license


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The button takes the Konica Big Mini through modes as follows: auto flash, flash on, flash off, flash off +1.5ev and flash off -1.5ev. Very simple, but actually that covers many of the likely eventualities for exposure compensation when using a compact. A positive start then. Well, yes, apart from the difficulty in pressing the Konica Big Mini.


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The Konica Big Mini Jr. BM-20 is a 35mm point-and-shoot camera with autowind and rewind, macro mode, a built-in auto flash, and a 34mm F3.5 lens. The all-plastic body is boxy but with well-rounded corners, it is compact and light and is just about right for the palm of your hand.


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Konica Big Mini BM-302 is a compact 35mm film point-and-shoot with an auto close-up feature. The camera's sharp ๐’‡3.5 35mm lens is supplemented with an auto-variable flash system for those subdued-light situations. I love BM-302's clean design, operational simplicity, and the results it creates, including those taken with the close-up (macro) lens.