Focusing still remains fast and accurate. Thanks to the active focus beams, the camera performs well in low light. The lens flare like plastic, and the shape of the flare is distracting. All of the images below are were with Ektar 100. You may want to avoid direct light because this camera produces very ugly flare, it has the typical rainbow flare you may see on many plastic lenses. The Konica Big Mini F lens in daylight produces sharp images, strong contrast and pleasing vignette. The images rendered with this lens are dreamy with a subtle swirl-blur on out of focus areas.
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The lens on the Konica Big Mini F is full of characters, it’s sharp and contrasty. The camera has a good range of shutter speed from 1/450-4sec which should be good enough for daily use. This means the camera can focus faster, more accurate especially in the dark where lighting is insufficient. Being the last release, the Konica Big Mini F is equipped with an advanced active infrared autofocus system. The shooting modes on this camera are usual on a typical P&S, with an additional exposure compensation of ☑.5. The Konica Big Mini is a P&S at its core, so you won’t get much control over it. The bottom of the camera the text are engraved. The viewfinder is big and bright, there’s no info displayed in the viewfinder, only bright lines for framing. You must press it in hard with the tip of your thumb to trigger the buttons. The buttons on the back are unfortunately also hard to press, they are tiny and mushy.
On the back of the Konica Big Mini F the controls buttons are laid out neatly along with the always on LCD display. The control panel of the Konica Big Mini F It’s big, but there’s no sense of half press and there’s no satisfaction of releasing the shutter due to its shallowness. The shutter button on the Big Mini F is not that great, it’s extremely shallow and unresponsive like its predecessors. The top of the Konica Big Mini FĪt the top of the Konica Big Mini F there’s the power switch and the shutter button. As a result, one-handed shooting is a pleasant experience with the Konica Big Mini F. The camera control layouts favor right-handed operation, the control layouts are shifted to the right. It’s secured enough so that I can hold it in one hand without the fear of dropping it. The ergonomic of the Big Mini F is great, the camera feels secured in my hand thanks to the boxy body and the rubber grip. The build quality is substantial, the finish of both plastic and metal surface have a premium feel to it. The lens cover is a clear sheet of glass which exposes the lens even when the camera is turned off, while this makes the camera pleasing to look at, but you’ll risk smudging or even worse, scratching the lens. The Konica Big Mini F is a gorgeous minimalist camera, its design can not be mistaken as one of the cheap looking plastic cameras from the 90s. Despite its reputation, the Big Minis don’t get talked about very much. The Big Mini F also has a metal front shell as seen on previous models.
As the name suggests, the Big Mini F has a wider aperture of f2.8 compared to f3.5 of its predecessors. The last of the line-up was the Konica Big Mini F. These cameras are known for their sleek design while still being decent performers.
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The Konica Big Mini series is a premium line-up from Konica.
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