Canon Sure Shot 115u 35mm Camera

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Summary: Great Camera
Review: I am not a professional photographer. However, I do like to take pictures. I primarily purchased this camera because of its zoom feature. I've owned Canon products in the past and have been satisfied with them, but I was wanting a camera that would allow me to zoom in on objects and people if I wanted. The Sure Shot 115u allows me to do that. The camera also includes all kinds of other features including a dating feature, timer, and optional flash. The camera has a whole on the bottom that allows one to place it on a tripod if one so desires. There are also many other features on the camera, but I haven't owned it long enough to figure out what they all are. However, in the time that I have owned it, I've found this camera to be quite useful and the rather inexpensive price I paid to own it a bargin.

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Summary: Great Buy. Great Pictures.
Review: I have a manual camera, but wanted a point and shoot for my recent trip to Italy. I wanted something that was small and light to carry in my purse, but with a zoom lens that would allow me to take architectural detail pictures. This camera satisfied all my needs, including budgetary ones. I highly recommend this camera. No If, And, or Buts.

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Summary: I love this camera
Review: I just got this camera yesterday, I haven't even developed a roll of film off of it yet, but I love it! The zoom power is amazing. I also love the compact size of it too!

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Summary: a great buy!
Review: I received this camera as a gift, and it has surpassed all my expectations! There are 6 zoom levels, a timer, and 5 modes (nighttime, portrait, still life, and motion are the only ones I've used). I've gotten 3 rolls of film developed, and the quality is AMAZING. My old Panasonic would zoom in well, but the developed pictures were really blurry. With the Canon Sureshot 115u, there is no blur whatsoever, even on the furthest zoom setting. An excellent buy.

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Summary: Great little camera!
Review: I'm a person who needed Basic Camera Use 101 and Cameras for dummies so my sister bought me a Canon Sureshot for Christmas fifteen years ago. I liked it so much I replaced the old one with this current model - although the old one was still going. It's extremely user-friendly and near-impossible to take a bad picture with this great little camera. Forget the more expensive models - for the average tourist or family shutterbug, this is what you need. Great value for the price and it's also very forgiving. I slammed mine around a lot like the idiot I was but it's like a Timex - keeps on going. Highly recommend. Makes a great gift

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Summary: If you ABSOLUTELY need a zoom. If not....
Review: Let me start off by saying that I am a bit of a traditionalist when it comes to photography. All things considered, I would much rather shoot film than digital. I primarily shoot in B+W, with an SLR, process my own film, and if I need a digital copy, I'll have the film scanned. I own a terrific little digi-cam (Canon S330), but I never fell in love with the format. I also use my 24mm and 50mm lens more than any other in my bag.

That being said, I wanted to compliment my SLR system with a small 35mm camera to carry with me all the time. I considered a Lomo, but decided against it taking into consideration the reliability issues. Since I love my EOS Elan 7e and the S330 performs commendably, I choose a Canon Sure Shot 115u. I wasn't very impressed with the first few rolls, but I wasn't expecting much from a point and shoot. After about 10 or so rolls, I did some research (perhaps later than I should have). I learned that the key to a good point and shoot was the speed of the lens. Very few point and shoots have fast lenses, and a big whopping zoom only slows down the lens more. The lens on the 115u is an f5.6 at its fastest, with the zoom fully retracted. This makes camera shake an issue, flash photography a must, and a tripod a necessity indoors.

More than this, the camera is just slow period. It takes a while to open up when the power is switched on, the auto-focus and auto-exposure take an eternity, and even in the "Real Time" mode, there is more than an excusable delay when shooting. I find that all of the modes are more a distraction than a creative enhancement. If you think you need a zoom lens, you don't; move closer to your subject. If that doesn't help, the photograph probably wouldn't have been that good with the zoom lens anyway.

The pictures were OK. If this was the only point and shoot I ever used, I probably would have been happy. Canon lenses are well designed and most of the photographs were crisp and clear. When everything was set right, it took a nice photograph. However, I wanted a camera to take a photograph on the fly. I think Canon engineered a camera that performs well within the limitations of a point and shoot with a zoom. However, with the research I did, I ended up purchasing another point and shoot that I am enamored with, the Olympus Stylus Epic (I reviewed that camera as well).

If you think you need a zoom and are willing to sacrifice the ability to shoot from the hip, then go with this camera. It will serve you well. I still have mine even though it does not serve the purpose intended.


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Summary: Amazing quality with great ease of use
Review: This is a very simple camera to use. The results are excellent. I mostly use 800 speed films and that might contribute to the vivid colors. But I have a Nikon N50 SLR with Quantraray lens and 115u gives me quality pictures which are as good as if not better, N50. I tried night close-ups, low-light, action and general pictures. Interesting thing is that, I found Walmart development better than any other place. We usually use, Walmart one day service. They use Fuji machine vs Kodak at most other places.