My go-to camera for over a year. Full auto, two focal lengths, fits in a pocket. There is simply nothing else like it.
The Canon Auto Tele 6 was a camera I had wanted for a long time. I had seen multiple people take some amazing pics with it and wanted to give it a try. Plus it would be one of the only fully automatic cameras I owned. So I sought out a winner on eBay and clicked purchase.
This baby is built like a typical 80s point and shoot — shaped like an old checkbox with rounded corners, made of durable black plastic, with a loud shutter and an even louder film advance. What makes it truly unique: it can move between half frame and full-frame modes, and has two focal lengths at 35mm and 60mm. There is also a date stamp and self timer.
In use it is as simple as any point and shoot from the era. Load film, the camera reads the DX code, half-press to focus, press all the way to shoot. If you are too far from the subject, flick a switch to zoom to 60mm. My only real fault is the loud motor advance and the inability to manually set ISO — easily worked around by taping over the DX code.
The shots with this camera are quite good. The lens is sharp with a nice pop. Auto exposure is almost always spot-on. The ability to flip between 35mm and 60mm allows you to capture 90% of anything you need. This has been my go-to camera for the last year and a half and the one I do not leave home without.
